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November 22: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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⚰️ November 22, 1963 – Died: CS Lewis

British writer and schol­arCS Lewis(CS Lewis, 1898–1963) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… The great­est fan­ta­sy writer and Chris­t­ian thinker of 20th-cen­tu­ry Eng­lish lit­er­a­tureone.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His most famous work is the sev­en-part series.The Chron­i­cles of Nar­nia-The Chron­i­cles of Nar­nia), the first “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe-The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeIt was pub­lished in 1950.
  • Far-reach­ing impact: The Chron­i­cles of Nar­nia series blends Chris­t­ian the­o­log­i­cal themes, clas­si­cal mytho­log­i­cal ele­ments, and pure chil­dren’s fan­ta­sy.A clever com­bi­na­tion cre­ates a world full of mag­ic and adven­ture, becom­ingTime­less clas­sics of world fan­ta­sy and chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureThis series has sold extreme­ly well world­wide and influ­enced gen­er­a­tions of read­ers.

| Death | CS Lewis | CS Lewis (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ November 22, 1916 – Died: Jack London

Amer­i­can writ­ersJack Lon­donJack Lon­don (1876–1916) died. He was… Amer­i­can real­ism and nat­u­ral­ism in the ear­ly 20th cen­tu­ryRep­re­sen­ta­tive fig­ures.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Lon­don’s works are char­ac­ter­ized by their…Nat­ur­al laws, sur­vival of the fittest, and wilder­ness adven­tureIt is known for its vivid depic­tions.
    • His novel­laThe Call of the Wild-The Call of the Wild(Pub­lished in 1903) tells the sto­ry of a domes­tic dog named Buck who is stolen and sold to Alas­ka, where he grad­u­al­ly regains his wild nature in the harsh envi­ron­ment of the gold rush and even­tu­al­ly becomes the leader of the wolf pack.
  • Far-reach­ing impact: “The Call of the Wild” isClas­sics of glob­al young adult adven­ture lit­er­a­tureBecause ofTense nar­ra­tive and explo­ration of ani­mal psy­chol­o­gyIts pro­found por­tray­al has made it a must-read on the read­ing lists of many schools.

| Death Jack Lon­don | Jack Lon­don (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born November 22, 1948: Claude Ponti

French writer and illus­tra­torClaude Pon­ti(Claude Pon­ti) was born. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…One of the most impor­tant and cre­ative pic­ture book mas­ters in con­tem­po­rary Franceone.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Pon­ti’s pic­ture books are known for theirFull of detail, sur­re­al­ism, and mas­sive imag­i­na­tionandRich word gamesAnd is known for it.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His worksAdela and Mr. Sand-Adèle et la pelle), 《Blaise-BlaiseThe series, etc., show­casedUnre­strained imag­i­na­tionIt often trans­ports read­ers to a fan­ta­sy world filled with bizarre crea­tures and mag­nif­i­cent land­scapes.

| born | Claude Pon­ti | Claude Pon­ti (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born November 22, 1964: David Peretti

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torDavid Peretti(David Pel­leti­er) was born. He was a per­son focused onCon­cept art and graph­ic designThe artist.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Peretti’s illus­tra­tion style willMin­i­mal­ism and Graph­ic DesignInte­grat­ing into pic­ture books, empha­siz­ingVisu­al humor and con­cep­tu­al clar­i­ty.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors: He was forgraph­ic of let­ters-The Graph­ic Alpha­betThe illus­tra­tions cre­at­ed by [author’s name] (pub­lished in 1996) are known for their [features/characters].Inno­v­a­tive typog­ra­phy, col­ors, and shapesTo define let­ters, won 1997 Calde­cott Hon­orThe book is con­sid­eredWith a strong exper­i­men­tal spir­itPic­ture book.

| born David Pel­leti­er | The Graph­ic Alpha­bet (Wikipedia) |

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