October 22: This Day in Children’s Book History

🎂 October 22, 1897 — Born: Marjorie Flack

Amer­i­can writer and artistMar­jorie FlackMar­jorie Flack (1897–1958) was born. She was one of the pio­neers of Amer­i­can pic­ture books in the 20th cen­tu­ry, known for herWarm and child­likeAni­mal sto­ries andExot­ic cul­tureFamous for his depic­tion.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her most famous work isPing’s Sto­ry-The Sto­ry About Ping, pub­lished in 1933, illus­trat­ed by Kurt Wiese). The book tells the adven­ture sto­ry of a lit­tle duck liv­ing on the Yangtze Riv­er who runs away from home to escape pun­ish­ment and even­tu­al­ly returns home.
  • Flack is also the author of the pop­u­larAngus-Angus) is the author of a series of pic­ture books fea­tur­ing a curi­ous Scot­tish ter­ri­er.
• Influ­ence: Ping’s Sto­ry isOne of the ear­li­est pic­ture books for inter­na­tion­al cul­tur­al exchangeIts clas­sic sta­tus con­tin­ues to this day, and it is list­ed as one of the “Top 100 Chil­dren’s Books for Teach­ers” by the Nation­al Edu­ca­tion Asso­ci­a­tion of the Unit­ed States.

| born | Mar­jorie Flack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Flack | The Sto­ry About Ping (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 October 22, 1882 — Born: NC Weiss

Famous Amer­i­can illus­tra­tor and painterNC Weiss(NC Wyeth, 1882–1945) was born in Mass­a­chu­setts. He wasThe “Gold­en Age” of Amer­i­can Illus­tra­tion“A rep­re­sen­ta­tive fig­ure of the Gold­en Age of Illus­tra­tion.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Wyeth is famous for his illus­tra­tions for lit­er­ary clas­sics such as **Trea­sure Island** and **Robin­son Cru­soe**.
• Influ­ence: His works are known forRoman­tic real­ismHis style, exquis­ite paint­ing tech­niques and dra­mat­ic com­po­si­tion have shaped the visu­al imag­i­na­tion of gen­er­a­tions of Amer­i­can read­ers about lit­er­ary clas­sics. Octo­ber 19He passed away, but his birth­day was on Octo­ber 22, which was the start­ing point of his artis­tic career.

| born NC Wyeth NC Wyeth (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 October 22, 1902 — Born: Velino Herrera

Zia Pueblo Indi­an painter and illus­tra­torVeli­no Her­reraVeli­no Her­rera (1902–1973) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Her­rera is an Amer­i­canAbo­rig­i­nal Arts Move­mentHe was a rep­re­sen­ta­tive of the Flat­style, known for his flat-style paint­ings depict­ing Pueblo life, rit­u­als, and tra­di­tions.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and achieve­ments: HeAnn Nolan ClarkeAnn Nolan Clark’s pic­ture bookAt my moth­er’s house-In My Moth­er’s House, pub­lished in 1941) cre­at­ed illus­tra­tions for the book. 1942 Calde­cott Hon­or.
• Influ­ence: At My Mom’s HouseOne of the first chil­dren’s books illus­trat­ed by an Indige­nous artist to gain main­stream recog­ni­tion, to pro­mote Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureAbo­rig­i­nal cul­tureRespect and recog­ni­tion are of great sig­nif­i­cance.

| born Veli­no Her­rera Veli­no Her­rera (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ October 22, 1818 — Death: Johann Heinrich Kempe

Ger­man writer and edu­ca­torJohann Hein­rich KempeJoachim Hein­rich Campe (1746–1818) died. He wasGer­man Enlight­en­ment(Enlight­en­ment) is one of the most impor­tant chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writ­ers and edu­ca­tion­al the­o­rists.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Campe willRousseau’s Thoughts on Nat­ur­al Edu­ca­tionHe intro­duced Ger­man chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture, empha­siz­ing the use of sto­ries to teach moral­i­ty, ratio­nal think­ing, and prac­ti­cal knowl­edge.Mod­ern­iza­tion of Ger­man Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­tureThe founder of.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His nov­elLit­tle Robin­son-Robin­son der Jün­gere, pub­lished in 1779) is an adap­ta­tion and sim­pli­fied ver­sion of Defoe’s clas­sic Robin­son Cru­soe. It was wide­ly cir­cu­lat­ed in Europe and influ­enced count­less chil­dren’s adven­ture sto­ries in lat­er gen­er­a­tions.

| Death | Joachim Hein­rich Campe | Joachim Hein­rich Campe (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ October 22, 1885 — Death: Pavol Debuszynski

Slo­vak writer and priestPavol Debuszyn­s­ki(Pavol Dobšin­ský, 1828–1885) died.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Dbuszyn­s­ki is con­sid­eredSlo­vak folk lit­er­a­ture and fairy talesA great col­lec­tor and orga­niz­er.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His most famous work isSlo­vak fairy tales-Pros­tonárod­né sloven­ské povesti), a sys­tem­at­ic col­lec­tion of fairy tales, leg­ends, and myths passed down oral­ly in Slo­va­kia.
• Influ­ence: His work has left a valu­able lega­cy for Slo­vak nation­al cul­ture, and these sto­ries are stillSlo­vak Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture and Cul­tur­al Iden­ti­tycore.

| Death Pavol Dobšin­ský Pavol Dobšin­ský (Wikipedia) |