October 29: This Day in Children’s Book History

⚰️ October 29, 1924 – Died: Frances Hodgson Burnett

British-Amer­i­can writer and play­wrightFrances Hodg­son Bur­nettFrances Hodg­son Bur­nett (1849–1924) died. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… The great­est chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writer of the late 19th and ear­ly 20th cen­turiesOne of the rea­sons is that the work is char­ac­ter­ized by its…Imag­i­na­tion, social hier­ar­chy, and the restora­tive pow­er of the human spir­itIt is known for its pro­found themes.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her three nov­els are con­sid­ered clas­sics of glob­al chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture:Lit­tle Lord-Lit­tle Lord Fauntleroy(1886),Lit­tle Princess-A Lit­tle Princess, 1905) and “Secret Gar­den-The Secret Gar­den(1911).
• Far-reach­ing impact: Espe­cial­ly *The Secret Gar­den*, which explores…Nature, friend­ship, and self-heal­ingThe theme, and with its unique sym­bol­ic mean­ing, has becomeEndur­ing lit­er­ary clas­sicsBur­net­t’s nov­els pro­found­ly shaped the mod­ern chil­dren’s fic­tion genre.Resilient and imag­i­na­tiveThe main char­ac­ter.

| Death Frances Hodg­son Bur­nett | Frances Hodg­son Bur­nett (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 October 29, 1933 – Birth: Valerie Worth

Amer­i­can poet and writerValerie WorthValerie Worth (1933–1994) was born. She focused on her cre­ative work.Chil­dren’s Poet­ry, with itsEvery­day thingsIt is known for its poet­ic style and pre­cise obser­va­tion.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Worth’s poet­ry is con­cise and often uses…Short free verseForm gives life and dra­ma to ordi­nary objects such as spi­der webs, pins, or toma­toes.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: Her port­fo­lio includes […].All the short poems and four­teen poems-All the Small Poems and Four­teen More)and“Poems about Pugs and Oth­er Ani­mals-Pug: And Oth­er Ani­mal Poems).
• hon­or: Voss 1991 Award­edAward­ed the “Chil­dren’s Poet­ry Excel­lence Award” by the Nation­al Coun­cil of Teach­ers of Eng­lish as a Sec­ond Lan­guage (NCTE).“(Award for Excel­lence in Poet­ry for Chil­dren) rec­og­nizes her full con­tri­bu­tions to chil­dren’s poet­ry.

| born Valerie Worth | Valerie Worth (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 October 29, 1937 – Birth: Helga Eisinger

Aus­tri­an illus­tra­tor and writerHel­ga Eisinger(Hel­ga Aichinger) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Iisinger’s illus­tra­tion art had a sig­nif­i­cant influ­ence in Europe dur­ing the sec­ond half of the 20th cen­tu­ry.
• Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: She has won two awards at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB):
  • 1969 With theMy Sec­ond Grade Read­er-Mein Lese­buch für das 2.Schuljahr) won BIB Hon­or­able Men­tion(Hon­orary Men­tion).
  • 1971 With theA grain of rice from a pea­cock-Ein Körnchen für den Pfau) won BIB Medal Award(BIB Plaque).

| born Hel­ga Aichinger | Dig­i­tal BIBIANA |