October 14: This Day in Children’s Book History

🎂 Jürg Schubiger (1936–2014)

Swiss author and psy­chother­a­pistJur­gen Schu­bigerJürg Schu­biger was born on this day in 1936.Short, philo­soph­i­cal and imag­i­na­tiveThe sto­ry explores the philo­soph­i­cal ques­tions of child­hood and the mys­ter­ies of every­day life.

Rep­re­sen­ta­tive worksWhen the world was young-Als die Welt noch jung war, 1995) tells the ori­gin of the world and the nature of life in a poet­ic short sto­ry, which is praised as “a philo­soph­i­cal fable in chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture”.Inter­na­tion­al Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award for Writ­ers, whose works are the mostDepth of thought and artis­tic exper­i­men­ta­tionOne of the rep­re­sen­ta­tives.

👉 Jürg Schu­biger (Wikipedia)


🎂 Lois Lenski (1893–1974)

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torLois LenskyBorn on Octo­ber 14, 1893. She is known asRegion­al Series“The nov­el describes ordi­nary life and social class­es across the Unit­ed States, show­ing a rare real­is­tic con­cern.

Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isStraw­ber­ry Girl-Straw­ber­ry Girl, 1945) won1946 New­bery Medal, and two oth­er works won the New­bery Sil­ver Medal. Lens­ki also wrote the pic­ture book clas­sic “The lit­tle train did it.-The Lit­tle Engine That Could) drew illus­tra­tions for the first edi­tion. Her del­i­cate brush­strokes broughtRegion­al real­i­ty and social warmth.

👉 Lois Lens­ki (Wikipedia)


🎂 Nicholas Fisk (1923–2016)

British writerNicholas Fis­co(Nicholas Fisk) was born on Octo­ber 14, 1923 and is an impor­tant rep­re­sen­ta­tive of British youth sci­ence fic­tion lit­er­a­ture.

His works are known as “What if…?”(What if…?) ques­tion­ing method, com­bin­ing the think­ing of real­i­ty and the future. His rep­re­sen­ta­tive works include10 mil­lion-Tril­lions, 1971) andGhost Granny-Grin­ny, 1973). With his unique sus­pense, rhythm and human­is­tic think­ing, Fisk expand­ed the bound­aries of sci­ence fic­tion in British chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

👉 Nicholas Fisk (Wikipedia)


🎂 Gunnel Linde (1924–2014)

Swedish writer and tele­vi­sion pro­duc­erGun­nel LindGun­nel Linde was born on Octo­ber 14, 1924. She is a pio­neer in Swedish chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.Chil­dren’s inde­pen­dent spir­it and social equal­i­ty aware­nessAn impor­tant writer.

Rep­re­sen­ta­tive worksA white stone-Den vita ste­nen(1964) tells the sto­ry of two chil­dren, con­sid­ered “trou­ble­mak­ers,” who use a mag­i­cal white stone to embark on games and adven­tures, and find them­selves in their imag­i­na­tions. The book was lat­er adapt­ed into a pop­u­lar Swedish tele­vi­sion series, becom­ing a shared mem­o­ry for gen­er­a­tions of chil­dren.

👉 Gun­nel Linde (Swedish Wikipedia)


🎂Toyoko Igarashi (1944–)

Japan­ese illus­tra­torToyoko Igarashi(Toyoko Igarashi) was born on Octo­ber 14, 1944. She is known asDel­i­cate lines and sense of formHe is well-known and is one of the impor­tant fig­ures in Japan­ese post­war illus­tra­tion art.

His works have been select­ed for many inter­na­tion­al exhi­bi­tions andIn 1981, he was hon­ored to be nom­i­nat­ed for the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB)., show­cas­ing the unique aes­thet­ics and tech­ni­cal skills of Japan­ese illus­tra­tions on the inter­na­tion­al stage.

👉 Ref­er­ence: PLAT Art Data Page


⚰️ Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)

Amer­i­can poet and crit­icRan­dall Jar­rellRan­dall Jar­rell died on Octo­ber 14, 1965. His short-lived chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture left behind an immor­tal clas­sic.

work“Bat Poem-The Bat-Poet, 1964) andWoman at the Zoo-The Ani­mal Fam­i­ly, 1965) is an ele­gant and melan­cholic explo­ration of the mean­ing of lone­li­ness and home.1966 New­bery Hon­or, which is praised as “a mirac­u­lous adven­ture between a poet and chil­dren’s books.”

👉 Ran­dall Jar­rell (Wikipedia)


⚰️ Willard Price (1887–1983)

Cana­di­an-Amer­i­can writer and nat­ur­al his­to­ri­anWillard Price(Willard Price) died on Octo­ber 14, 1983.

He wroteThe Adven­tures of Hal Roger-Adven­ture Series) is a well-known sto­ry about the adven­tures of broth­ers Hal and Roger as they trav­el the world and encounter wild ani­mals. With its rich zoo­log­i­cal knowl­edge and adven­tur­ous spir­it, this series has inspired count­less young peo­ple to explore the nat­ur­al world. Despite its colo­nial per­spec­tive, it holds a sig­nif­i­cant place in the his­to­ry of 20th-cen­tu­ry adven­ture fic­tion.

👉 Willard Price (Wikipedia)


⚰️ Rosemary Harris (1923–2019)

British writerRose­mary Har­risRose­mary Har­ris died on Octo­ber 14, 2019.

She is famous for her works that inter­weave fan­ta­sy and his­to­ry, and her rep­re­sen­ta­tive works areMoon in the Clouds-The Moon in the Cloud) is the first of a tril­o­gy set in ancient Egypt, which was award­ed1968 Carnegie MedalThe work is famous for its rich imag­i­na­tion and detailed his­tor­i­cal descrip­tion, and remains a clas­sic of British fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­ture.

👉 Rose­mary Har­ris (Wikipedia)


⚰️ Max Fatchen (1920–2012)

Aus­tralian poet and writerMax Fai­sonMax Fatchen died on Octo­ber 14, 2012.

HeHumour, rhyme and the flavour of Aus­tralian coun­try lifeHe is one of Aus­trali­a’s most beloved chil­dren’s poets. His works include the poet­ry col­lec­tion “Songs for My Dog and Oth­ers-Songs for My Dog and Oth­er Peo­ple) and the nov­elRiv­er King-The Riv­er Kings) shows deep feel­ings for the land and human­is­tic care.

👉 Max Fatchen (Lit­er­ary Agency)

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