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October 17: This Day in Children’s Book History

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🎂 October 17, 1934 — Born: Alan Garner

British writerAlan Gar­nerAlan Gar­ner was born in Cheshire, Eng­land. He is wide­ly known asBritish fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­tureOne of the founders ofDepth, com­plex­i­ty and appre­ci­a­tion of British mythol­o­gy and folk­loreKnown for its unique appli­ca­tion.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments: Gar­ner’s nov­els inter­weave mod­ern teenage life with ancient Celtic or Arthuri­an mythol­o­gy. His works are often chal­leng­ing and blur the lines between chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and adult lit­er­a­ture.
    • He won the Nobel Prize for his nov­elOwl’s Vengeance-The Owl Ser­vice, pub­lished in 1967) won 1967 Carnegie Medal (CMW).
    • He also worked in 1978 Select­edInter­na­tion­al Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen AwardShort List (HCAA Hon­or List).
  • con­tribute: His ear­ly worksThe strange rocks of Blissinga­man-The Weird­stone of Brisinga­men) is a clas­sic of British fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­ture.A poet­ic explo­ration of myth and lan­guageIt has great­ly enhanced the lit­er­ary sta­tus of young adult fan­ta­sy nov­els.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
born Alan Gar­ner Alan Gar­ner (Wikipedia)

🎂 October 17, 1971 — Born: Patrick Ness

British-Amer­i­can writerPatrick NessPatrick Ness was born in Vir­ginia, USA. He is one of the most influ­en­tial and crit­i­cal con­tem­po­raryYoung adult fic­tion writerOne of the works is itsEmo­tion­al depth, bru­tal hon­esty, and inno­v­a­tive struc­tureis famous.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments: Nice is the first in the his­to­ry of the Carnegie MedalSec­ond place for two con­sec­u­tive yearsWrit­ers who have won the Gold Medal (the first was Robert Wes Sanders).
    • He 2011 With Chaos Walk­ingChaos Walk­ing) The final chap­ter of the tril­o­gyVoice of Demons-Mon­sters of Men) won Carnegie Medal (CMW).
    • The fol­low­ing year, he won the Nobel Prize for his nov­elWhen mon­sters knock at the door-A Mon­ster Calls, based on the work of the late Siob­han Dowd and pub­lished in 2011) Carnegie Medal.
  • con­tribute: His works bold­ly exploreWar, Sor­row, Love and DutyHeavy top­ics such as these have great­ly expand­ed the bound­aries of youth lit­er­a­ture.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
born Patrick Ness Patrick Ness (Wikipedia)

⚰️ October 17, 2009 — Death: Norma Fox Mazer

Amer­i­can teen fic­tion writerNor­ma Fox Maz­erNor­ma Fox Maz­er (1931–2009) passed away. She was known forReal­ismThe brush­strokes andTeenage trou­bles, fam­i­ly secrets, and self-dis­cov­eryKnown for its sen­si­tive cap­ture.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments: Umeza­wa was a key fig­ure in the real­ist move­ment in late 20th-cen­tu­ry juve­nile lit­er­a­ture. Her works offer young read­ers a per­spec­tive onEmo­tion­al com­plex­i­ty and inter­per­son­al rela­tion­shipsAn hon­est por­tray­al.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: Her nov­elAfter the Rain-After the Rain, pub­lished in 1987) won 1988 New­bery Hon­orThis nov­el del­i­cate­ly depicts the rela­tion­ship between a girl and her dying grand­fa­ther.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
Death Nor­ma Fox Maz­er Nor­ma Fox Maz­er (EBSCO Research Starters)

🎂 October 17, 1910 — Born: Esther Weir

Amer­i­can writ­ersEsther Weir(Ester Wier) was born in Seat­tle.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Weir spe­cial­izes in writ­ing adven­ture and sur­vival nov­els for young peo­ple.Nat­ur­al envi­ron­mentIn-depth research andChil­dren’s psy­cho­log­i­cal devel­op­mentis known for its atten­tion.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: Her nov­elLone­ly per­son-The Lon­er, pub­lished in 1963, tells the sto­ry of an unnamed orphan who wan­ders in Mon­tana and is even­tu­al­ly tak­en in by a shep­herdess and learns how to con­nect with oth­ers. 1964 New­bery Hon­or, is an impor­tant rep­re­sen­ta­tive of youth real­ism nov­els in the 1960s.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
born Ester Wier The Lon­er (chil­dren’s nov­el) (Wikipedia)

⚰️ October 17, 2022 — Death: Marian Murawski

Pol­ish illus­tra­tor and graph­ic artistMar­i­an Muraws­kiMar­i­an Muraws­ki died. He is wide­ly regard­ed asPol­ish School of Illus­tra­tionHe is one of the rep­re­sen­ta­tives of the Pol­ish School of Illus­tra­tion, and his works have won wide acclaim inter­na­tion­al­ly.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Murawski’s illus­tra­tion style willThe Humor of Pol­ish Folk Art and the Col­or and Form of Mod­ern Paint­ingHe main­ly illus­trates chil­dren’s books, text­books and mag­a­zines.
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: He has won sev­er­al awards at the pres­ti­gious **Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB), includ­ing In 1989, he won the Grand Prix, the high­est hon­or of the exhi­bi­tion.,as well as Hon­ored in 1967 and 1977 (Plaque or Gold­en Apple).
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
Death Mar­i­an Muraws­ki Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion Bratisla­va (Wikipedia) – See Grand Prix Win­ner List

🎂 October 17, 1920 — Born: Miguel Delibes

Span­ish writer and jour­nal­istMiguel DelibesMiguel Delibes, a giant in Span­ish lit­er­a­ture and win­ner of the Cer­vantes Prize, was born in 1936.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Delibes’s adult nov­els are known for theirSpan­ish rur­al life, nature, hunters and chil­drenKnown for his pro­found insights.
  • Con­nec­tion to chil­dren’s books: His nov­elHunter’s Diary-Diario de un cazador)and“Spot­ted: A Bea­gle’s Tale-El camino, ten­ta­tive trans­la­tion) and oth­er works, because of itsChild­hood Inno­cence and the Nat­ur­al WorldHis depic­tions of chil­dren are often regard­ed as crossover clas­sics of young adult lit­er­a­ture. Through his nov­els from a child’s per­spec­tive, he brought a del­i­cate obser­va­tion of the lives of ordi­nary peo­ple to Span­ish lit­er­a­ture.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
born Miguel Delibes Miguel Delibes (Wikipedia)

⚰️ October 17, 2006 — Death: Ursula Molly Williams

British writerUrsu­la Mol­ly WilliamsUrsu­la Moray Williams (1911–2006) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Williams is a pro­lif­ic and pro­lif­ic British author whose career spans over six­ty years and whose work encom­pass­es pic­ture books, fan­ta­sy nov­els, and real­is­tic sto­ries.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: Her clas­sic works includeThe Adven­tures of the Lit­tle Wood­en Horse-The Adven­tures of the Lit­tle Wood­en Horse, 1938) and “Witch’s Cat-Gob­boli­no, the Witch’s Cat), espe­cial­ly the for­mer, which tells the sto­ry of a wood­en pony’s adven­ture in search of its own­er,Warmth, loy­al­ty and child­hood imag­i­na­tionIt has become a clas­sic due to its praise.
Event Type Char­ac­ter Name Main ref­er­ence links
Death Ursu­la Moray Williams Ursu­la Moray Williams (Wikipedia)

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