November 18: Today in the History of Children’s Books

🎂 Born November 18, 1958: Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Amer­i­can writ­ersSusan Camp­bell Bar­to­let­ti(Susan Camp­bell Bar­to­let­ti) was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The most impor­tant con­tem­po­rary non-fic­tion his­tor­i­cal writerOne of them, espe­cial­ly skilled at writ­ing about teenagersWorld War II, social move­ments and his­tor­i­cal con­tro­ver­siesIn-depth report­ing.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Bar­to­let­ti withRig­or­ous research and cap­ti­vat­ing nar­ra­tiveand pairMoral com­plex­i­tyIt is known for its explo­ration.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
  • Her non-fic­tion work,Hitler Youth: Grow­ing Up in Hitler’s Shad­ow-Hitler Youth: Grow­ing Up in Hitler’s Shad­ow(Pub­lished in 2005) won awards 2005 Robert F. Sib­ert Infor­ma­tion Book Award(Robert F. Sib­ert Medal) and 2006 New­bery Hon­or.
• Influ­ence: Her work breaks the stereo­types of non­fic­tion lit­er­a­ture, withLit­er­ary styleBring­ing com­plex his­tor­i­cal events into the view of teenagers.

| born | Susan Camp­bell Bar­to­let­ti | Hitler Youth: Grow­ing Up in Hitler’s Shad­ow (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 18, 1941 – Birth: Thun Tregen

Dutch writerThun Tre­gen(Toon Tel­le­gen) was born. He is aDoc­tor and writerIt is gen­er­al­ly rec­og­nized asThe most poet­ic and philo­soph­i­cal con­tem­po­rary Dutch and Euro­pean coun­triesOne of the chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture authors.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Tre­gen with itsFull of imag­i­na­tion, absur­di­ty and pro­found mean­ingofShort sto­riesIt is well known that the pro­tag­o­nists of these sto­ries are usu­al­lyAni­mals liv­ing in the for­estSuch as squir­rels, ants, and ele­phants.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: His sto­ryBrief and philo­soph­i­cal, exploredLone­li­ness, friend­ship, love and exis­tenceThe ulti­mate ques­tion remains.
• High­est Hon­or: He 2006 Nom­i­nat­edHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) Final­ist List(Final­ist), rec­og­niz­ing his life­long con­tri­bu­tions to chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

| born Toon Tel­le­gen | Toon Tel­le­gen (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 18, 2001 — Died: Ella Perozzi

Sloven­ian writerElla Per­ozziEla Per­o­ci (1922–2001) died. She is con­sid­ered…Sloven­ian post­war chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureOne of the rep­re­sen­ta­tive fig­ures.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Per­roz­i’s major worksPic­ture books and fairy talesHer works are char­ac­ter­ized byA gen­tle touch, an affec­tion for chil­drenUnder­stand­ing andA Cel­e­bra­tion of Imag­i­na­tionAnd it is loved by read­ers.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: Her fairy talesLit­tle Match-Muca copatar­i­ca(ten­ta­tive trans­la­tion) is a clas­sic known to every house­hold in Slove­nia. She was… 1970 Award­edHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) High Praise Award(High­ly Com­mend­ed, Writer), affirm­ing her sta­tus in the inter­na­tion­al chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture world.

| Death Ela Per­o­ci | Ela Per­o­ci (Wikipedia) |