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November 20th: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 November 20, 1858 – Birth: Selma Lagerlöf

Swedish writerSel­ma Lager­löfSel­ma Lager­löf (1858–1940) was born. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Lit­er­a­ture (1909) and is one of the most out­stand­ing writ­ers in the his­to­ry of Swedish and world chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isThe Won­der­ful Adven­tures of Nils-The Won­der­ful Adven­tures of Nils(Pub­lished in 1906–1907). This work was orig­i­nal­ly com­mis­sioned by the Swedish Nation­al Teach­ers’ Asso­ci­a­tion as…Swedish Geog­ra­phy Text­bookAnd cre­at­ed.
  • Far-reach­ing impact: The nov­el tells the fan­tas­ti­cal sto­ry of a mis­chie­vous boy named Nils who, after being turned into a tiny per­son, trav­els around Swe­den rid­ing on the back of a swan. The book suc­cess­ful­ly…Geo­graph­i­cal knowl­edge, folk tales and moral edu­ca­tionThey merged into one, becom­ing a clas­sic of world lit­er­a­ture, and were includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born | Sel­ma Lager­löf | Sel­ma Lager­löf (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born November 20, 1965: Roger Miró

Brazil­ian illus­tra­tor and writerRoger MiróRoger Mel­lo was born. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The most impor­tant pic­ture book artist in con­tem­po­rary Latin Amer­i­caone.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Miró’s works are known forBold col­ors, abstract com­po­si­tionAnd toBrazil­ian indige­nous cul­ture, folk art and mythol­o­gyIt is known for its pro­found inter­pre­ta­tion.
  • High­est Hon­or: He 2014 The Nobel Prize win­ner for chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) for Illus­tra­tionGold Award, becom­ingfirst placeThe Latin Amer­i­can artist who received this hon­or. He was pre­vi­ous­ly short­list­ed. 2010 and 2012 The final short­list.
  • con­tribute: His art­works show­caseThe diver­si­ty and dynamism of Brazil­ian cul­tureThis has boost­ed the glob­al influ­ence of Brazil­ian pic­ture books.

| born Roger Mel­lo | Roger Mel­lo (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 20, 1938 – Birth: Marion Dane Bauer

Amer­i­can writ­ersMar­i­on Dane BauerMar­i­on Dane Bauer was born. She focused on her cre­ative work.Young adult nov­els and pic­ture booksThe work is char­ac­ter­ized by its…Chil­dren’s Emo­tion­al and Psy­cho­log­i­cal Real­i­tyHe is known for his keen obser­va­tion.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her young adult nov­elThe day the acci­dent hap­pened-On My Hon­or(Pub­lished in 1986) tells the sto­ry of two boys who are forced to con­front respon­si­bil­i­ty, guilt, and com­plex moral dilem­mas after an acci­dent while swim­ming. The book won numer­ous awards. 1987 New­bery Hon­or.
    • She also cre­at­ed the pic­ture book “Let’s dance on a snowy day.-Win­ter Dance(These works, etc., demon­strate its achieve­ments in dif­fer­ent gen­res.)

| born | Mar­i­on Dane Bauer | Mar­i­on Dane Bauer (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 20, 1939 – Birth: Ruth White

Amer­i­can writ­ersRuth White(Ruth White) was born. She was named after…Back­ground of a small town in the south­ern Unit­ed StatesKnown for his young adult nov­els, his works often fea­ture…Nos­tal­gic themes, focus on fam­i­ly and mar­gin­al­ized indi­vid­u­als.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her workBel­la’s son-Belle Prater’s Boy(Pub­lished in 1996) tells the sto­ry of a boy who, after his moth­er’s dis­ap­pear­ance, explores fam­i­ly secrets and friend­ships with his cousin in a small Vir­ginia town. The book won numer­ous awards. 1997 New­bery Hon­or.
    • Her oth­er nov­el,Sum­mer Mem­o­ries-Mem­o­ries of Sum­mer) was also wide­ly acclaimed.

| born Ruth White | Ruth White (chil­dren’s author) (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 20, 1912 – Birth: Noel Roni

Roman­ian illus­tra­torNoel RoniNoël Roni (1912–1981) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Ron­nie was a famous book illus­tra­tor in 20th-cen­tu­ry Roma­nia.
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: He 1977 With the pic­ture bookGold­en Apple Tree-The Gold­en Apple Tree) wonMedal Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(BIB Plaque).

| born Noël Roni | Noël Roni (Roman­ian Nation­al Library) |

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