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October 1: This Day in Children’s Book History

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Octo­ber 1, 1868: Amer­i­can writerLouisa May Alcott (Louisa May Alcott, 1832–1888) pub­lished the first part of Lit­tle Women – The book tells the com­ing-of-age sto­ry of four sis­ters, explor­ing themes of fam­i­ly, inde­pen­dence, and moral­i­ty. It has become a time­less clas­sic of children’s lit­er­a­ture world­wide, has been adapt­ed into films and TV series many times, and has had a pro­found impact on young adult lit­er­a­ture.

⚰️ EB White (1899 – 1985) – died on October 1

EB WhiteEB White is a famous Amer­i­can writer and essay­ist, who holds a high posi­tion in the chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture world.Sim­ple, ele­gant and full of human­is­tic spir­itWith his unique writ­ing style, he inte­grates pro­found life phi­los­o­phy into ani­mal sto­ries full of imag­i­na­tion and human­i­ty. He has taught count­less chil­dren the true mean­ing of friend­ship, life and self-iden­ti­ty.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: His three chil­dren’s nov­els -Char­lot­te’s Web、Stu­art Lit­tle and The Trum­pet of the SwanRec­og­nized as an endur­ing lit­er­ary clas­sic, Char­lot­te’s Web has a pro­found impact on read­ers due to its explo­ration of life, death, and com­mit­ment.
  • Awards: New­bery Sil­ver Medal in 1953 (NEWBERY 1953); Lau­ra Ingalls Wilder Award in 1970 (CLLA 1970); High Com­men­da­tion of the Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Awards in 1970 and 1976 (HCAA 1970; HCAA 1976).

⚰️ Eve Bunting (1928 – 2023) – died on Octo­ber 1

Octo­ber 1, 2023 — Died: Irish-Amer­i­can chil­dren’s book author Eve Bunting died in San­ta Cruz, Cal­i­for­nia, at the age of 94. She is the author of more than 250 chil­dren’s books, includ­ing “The Wall” and “Smoky Night,” the lat­ter of which won the 1995 Calde­cott Medal. Her works explored social issues and emo­tions, and won numer­ous awards, enrich­ing mul­ti­cul­tur­al chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

⚰️ Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 – 1962) – died on October 1

Lud­wig Bemel­mansLud­wig Bemel­mans is an Aus­tri­an-Amer­i­can author and illus­tra­tor known for hisExot­ic、humor­ous and wit­tyHis illus­tra­tions are free and unre­strained, with a strong expres­sion­ist touch, and he is par­tic­u­lar­ly good at depict­ing Euro­pean cities and the inno­cent world of child­hood.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: His most famous con­tri­bu­tion is the cre­ation of the clas­sic series **Madeleine** (Made­line), which revolves around a brave lit­tle girl who lives in a Parisian board­ing school. With its unique Euro­pean style and beau­ti­ful­ly rhyth­mic text, the series has become an icon­ic work in Amer­i­can pic­ture book his­to­ry.
  • Awards: His work “Hans is Hans” won 1937 New­bery Medal; Made­line 1940 Calde­cott Medal; The sequel “Made­line’s Res­cue” won 1954 Calde­cott Medal.

🎂 Kota Taniuchi (1947–10-01 – 2019-07-02) – Birthday on October 1st

Kota Tani­uchiKota Tani­uchi is a famous Japan­ese pic­ture book writer and illus­tra­tor. His works are in the style ofFresh and sim­ple, with a strongPoet­ic and blank aes­thet­icsHe is good at using sub­tle col­or changes and con­cise brush­strokes to depict every­day scenes, cre­at­ing a tran­quil and deeply imag­i­na­tive artis­tic con­cep­tion, which has an impor­tant influ­ence on the devel­op­ment of mod­ern Japan­ese pic­ture books.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: His works are full of del­i­cate obser­va­tions of nature, light and shad­ow, and dai­ly life.1979 and 1981 Won twiceHon­or­able Men­tion, Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB).

🎂 Jan Jutte (1954 – ) – Birthday: October 1

Jan UteJan Jutte is a famous Dutch illus­tra­tor and design­er, known for his richsense of humor、Mod­ernandExpres­sion­ist col­orsHis illus­tra­tion style is well-known in Europe. His works are bright­ly col­ored, with sim­ple and pow­er­ful lines, full of child­like fun and imag­i­na­tion. He is par­tic­u­lar­ly good at cap­tur­ing the del­i­cate expres­sions and move­ments of char­ac­ters through images.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: He has col­lab­o­rat­ed with many well-known Dutch chil­dren’s book writ­ers and con­tributed a large num­ber of excel­lent works. His illus­tra­tion work Opstaan! 1999 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB) BIB Plaque Award.

Elizabeth Olds (1896 – 1972) – October 1st

Eliz­a­beth OldsEliz­a­beth Olds (Decem­ber 10, 1896 – March 4, 1991) was a famous Amer­i­can print­mak­er, illus­tra­tor, and chil­dren’s book author., with its bold and con­ciseShe is known for her seri­graph illus­tra­tion style. In the field of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture, she is rec­og­nized for her abil­i­ty to com­bine non-fic­tionA pio­neer in intro­duc­ing themes such as indus­try and urban life into pic­ture books, her works often pos­sess pow­er­ful visu­al impact and social rel­e­vance, seam­less­ly inte­grat­ing art and edu­ca­tion.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isfeath­er moun­tain-Feath­er Moun­tain), which won the 1952 Calde­cott MedalShe is com­mit­ted to cre­at­ing chil­dren’s books that reflect con­tem­po­rary Amer­i­can life and are high­ly artis­tic.

🎂 Miguel Angel Pacheco (1944 – ) – Birthday: October 1st

Miguel Angel PachecoMiguel Angel Pacheco is a Span­ish writer, illus­tra­tor and graph­ic design­er. His works are known forInno­va­tionandAbstract artis­tic senseA unique fig­ure in the inter­na­tion­al chil­dren’s book world, he is com­mit­ted to explor­ing the nar­ra­tive bound­aries of pic­ture books, imag­i­na­tive­ly inte­grat­ing mod­ern visu­al art with sto­ry­telling, and has pro­mot­ed the mod­ern­iza­tion of Span­ish chil­dren’s books.

  • Main con­tri­bu­tions and works: His work Antolo­gia de la lit­er­atu­ra infan­til uni­ver­sal Tomo I (Anthol­o­gy of World Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture) won the 1971 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB)BIB Plaque Awards.

• Octo­ber 1, 1924 — Pub­lished:The first issue of The Horn Book Mag­a­zine, an Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture mag­a­zine, was pub­lished. Focus­ing on review­ing and pro­mot­ing chil­dren’s books, the mag­a­zine has become a vital resource for chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture research world­wide, pro­mot­ing indus­try pro­fes­sion­al­iza­tion and read­ing edu­ca­tion.

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[31] Twen­ty-six years after the La Jol­la chil­dren’s book author died, some

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