October 28: This Day in Children’s Book History

🎂 October 28, 1951 — Born: Caroline Coleman

Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writerCar­o­line Cole­manCar­olyn Coman was born. Her works are known asA deeply emo­tion­al por­tray­al of the inner strug­gles of teenagerswas praised for its del­i­cate por­tray­al.

• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
  • Mem­o­ry Bank（What the Whole Back­side of the World Looks Like, 1995, lat­er renamed The Mem­o­ry Bank)
  • Sum­mer Sis­ters（Many Stones, 1998)
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her novel­la **Remem­ber Me（What Jamie Saw, 1995) and won theNew­bery Medal**. This book exploresDomes­tic vio­lence, silence and trau­maIt tells the sto­ry of how a boy finds a way out of a dif­fi­cult sit­u­a­tion after wit­ness­ing a vio­lent inci­dent.

| born | Car­olyn Coman | Remem­ber MeWhat Jamie Saw) | New­bery Medal 1996 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Coman

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🎂 October 28, 1956 — Born: Lauren Walker

Amer­i­can writ­ersLau­ren Walk­erLau­ren Wolk was born. She is good at cre­at­ingResilient and hope­fulHis­tor­i­cal fic­tion and young adult fic­tion.

• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
  • Night in the Wolf’s Cave（Wolf Hol­low, 2016)
  • The Call of the Moun­tains（Echo Moun­tain, 2020)
• New­bery Hon­or Award: Her first novel­laNight in the Wolf Cave“At 2017 Award­edNew­bery MedalSet in Penn­syl­va­nia dur­ing World War II, the sto­ry tells the sto­ry of a girl fac­ing prej­u­dice and injus­tice in a rur­al set­ting.
• Oth­er hon­ors: “Echoes of the Moun­tains” has received numer­ous awards, includ­ing NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and Pub­lish­ers Week­ly.Best Books of 2020Hon­or.

| born | Lau­ren Wolk | Night at the Wolf’s DenWolf Hol­low) | New­bery Sil­ver Medal 2017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Wolk

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✝️ October 28, 1998 — Death: Ted Hughes

Famous British poet, play­wright and chil­dren’s writerTed Hugh­esTed Hugh­es (1930–1998) has passed away. He was appoint­edBritish Poet Lau­re­ate(Poet Lau­re­ate) until his death.

• Impor­tant chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture works:
  • Once Upon a Time（How the Whale Became and Oth­er Sto­ries): Pub­lished in 1963It is an imag­i­na­tiveCre­ation FableCol­lec­tion of sto­ries.
  • The Iron Giant（The Iron Man: A Chil­dren’s Sto­ry in Five Nights): Pub­lished in 1968This is his most famous chil­dren’s nov­el, which tells the sto­ry of a giant met­al robot on Earth and explores theWar, Peace, and Accep­tanceThe book was pub­lished in North Amer­i­ca under the titleIron Giant-The Iron Giant), which was lat­er adapt­ed into the clas­sic 1999 ani­mat­ed film.

| Death | Ted Hugh­es | The Iron GiantThe Iron Man) | 1968 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hughes