November 13: Today in the History of Children’s Books

⚰️ November 13, 1952 – Died: Margaret Wise Brown

Amer­i­can writ­ersMar­garet Wise Brown(Mar­garet Wise Brown, 1910–1952) died. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… Inno­va­tors of 20th-cen­tu­ry Amer­i­can pic­ture booksOne of the things her work cap­tures is…The inno­cence, sense of secu­ri­ty, and basic under­stand­ing of the world in child­hood.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her workGood­night, moon.-Good­night Moon, 1947) and “The Run­away Bun­ny-The Run­away Bun­ny(Illus­tra­tion: Clement Hurd, 1942)A clas­sic exam­ple of pic­ture books world­wide.
• Influ­ence: Brown’s artis­tic styleQui­et, rhyth­mic and gen­tleThese works have had a pro­found influ­ence on the mod­ern pic­ture book genre of “bed­time sto­ries,” teach­ing count­less chil­dren to build a sense of secu­ri­ty through rep­e­ti­tion and gen­tle lan­guage. Both works are also par­tic­u­lar­ly beloved by read­ers in Chi­na and have been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.”

| Death | Mar­garet Wise Brown | Mar­garet Wise Brown (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 13, 1850 – Birth: Robert Louis Stevenson

Scot­tish writer and poetRobert Louis Steven­sonRobert Louis Steven­son (1850–1894) was born. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The great­est adven­ture nov­el­ist in the his­to­ry of world lit­er­a­tureone.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • His nov­elTrea­sure Island-Trea­sure IslandPub­lished in 1883, it is hailed as “the great­est trea­sure hunt sto­ry in his­to­ry” and set the tone for themes such as pirates, trea­sure maps, and mys­te­ri­ous islands in mod­ern pop­u­lar cul­ture.
• Influ­ence: Trea­sure Island, with itsTense plot, vivid char­ac­ters(such as “John Sil­ver, the Long­man”) and theMoral ChoiceThe explo­ration of this top­ic has become a focus of adven­ture lit­er­a­ture for young adults.Immor­tal Clas­sicsIt was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born | Robert Louis Steven­son | Robert Louis Steven­son (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 13, 1933 – Birth: Peter Herdrin

Ger­man writerPeter Her­drinPeter Härtling (1933–2017) was born. He is con­sid­ered to be… The most impor­tant Ger­man-lan­guage chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writer of the sec­ond half of the 20th cen­tu­ryone.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Her­drin’s styleReal­ism, emo­tion­al sen­si­tiv­i­tyPay atten­tionFam­i­ly prob­lems, lone­li­ness, mar­gin­al­iza­tion and iden­ti­tySeri­ous top­ics such as…
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
  • His nov­elBen Ainah-Ben Liebt Anna)and“Theo who left-Theo Haut AbIt is very pop­u­lar in the “Col­or­ful Crow” series in Chi­na.
  • He 2006 Nom­i­nat­edHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) Final­ist List(Final­ist).
  • Anoth­er workAunt Tilly’s Mag­ic Box-Tante Tilli macht The­ater) was also wide­ly acclaimed.

| born | Peter Härtling | Peter Härtling (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born November 13, 1963: Tasia

Span­ish illus­tra­torTasia(Tàssies, whose orig­i­nal name was José Anto­nio Tàssies Penel­la) was born. He is con­sid­ered to be…Con­tem­po­rary Cata­lan and Span­ish Illus­tra­tion ArtA key rep­re­sen­ta­tive fig­ure.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Tasi­a’s illus­tra­tion style isStrong lines, a sense of humor, and inno­v­a­tive use of tra­di­tion­al tech­niques.He is renowned for his work. His book, *The Gold­en Shad­ow*, pub­lished in Chi­na, is a prime exam­ple of his style.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: He has won numer­ous awards at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB):
  • 1993 With thelet­ter of admo­ni­tion-Lli­bre de bons amon­es­ta­ments) won BIB Plaque.
  • 2009 With the pic­ture bookThe miss­ing boy-El nen per­dut) won BIB Grand Prix.

| born | Tàssies | José Anto­nio Tàssies Penel­la (Gale­ria d’Il.lustradors de Catalun­ya) |

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🎂 Born November 13, 1959: Jez Apollo

British author and illus­tra­torJez Apol­loHe was born in (Jez Albor­ough). He was known for…Full of humor and rhythmPic­ture books andCute ani­mal pro­tag­o­nistsis famous.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • His worksWhere did my ted­dy bear go?-Where’s My Ted­dy?(Pub­lished in 1992) tells a humor­ous sto­ry about a lit­tle boy and a big bear who get their ted­dy bears mixed up.
  • Anoth­er famous word­less pic­ture book ishug-HugThe film uses only the word “Hug” to depict the heart­warm­ing sto­ry of Eddie the lit­tle mon­key search­ing for his moth­er.
• Influ­ence: His work was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” because of his…Chil­dren’s emo­tion­al and lan­guage devel­op­mentIt is wide­ly pop­u­lar due to its pos­i­tive effects.

| born Jez Albor­ough | Jez Albor­ough (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 13, 1940 – Birth: Tessa Doudall

New Zealand writerTes­sa Doudall(Tes­sa Dud­er) was born. She focused on her cre­ative work.Young adult nov­els.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isAlex-Alex(Pub­lished in 1987) is a series of nov­els. The series revolves around a…swim­merThe pro­tag­o­nist explores the lives of teenagers in…The psy­cho­log­i­cal and phys­i­o­log­i­cal stress faced in pur­su­ing excel­lenceAnd the com­plex issues of ado­les­cence.
• Influ­ence: “Alex” is con­sid­ered a clas­sic of New Zealand young adult lit­er­a­ture and is rec­om­mend­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born | Tes­sa Dud­er | Tes­sa Dud­er (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 13, 1948 – Birth: Sabina Friedrichsson

Ger­man illus­tra­torSabi­na Friedrichs­son(Sabine Friedrich­son) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Friedrich­son’s illus­tra­tion style is full ofStrange, fan­tas­ti­cal and humor­ousShe has illus­trat­ed numer­ous Ger­man and inter­na­tion­al chil­dren’s books.
• Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: She 1983 By rely­ing on “Elder­ber­ry Mom: 21 Fairy Tales in a Teapot-Mut­ter Hol­un­der: 21 Märchen aus dem Teekessel) won theMedal Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(BIB Plaque).

| born | Sabine Friedrich­son | Sabine Friedrich­son (Ger­man Wikipedia) |