November 24: Today in the History of Children’s Books

🎂 November 24, 1826 – Birth: Carlo Collodi

Ital­ian writer and jour­nal­istCar­lo Col­lo­diCar­lo Col­lo­di (orig­i­nal name Car­lo Loren­zi­ni, 1826–1890) was born in Flo­rence. He is the author of *The Adven­tures of Pinoc­chio*.The Adven­tures of Pinoc­chio) cre­ator.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • 《The Adven­tures of Pinoc­chio(1883) tells the fan­tas­ti­cal adven­ture sto­ry of Pinoc­chio, a pup­pet who goes from being naughty and self­ish to even­tu­al­ly becom­ing a real boy after pass­ing a moral test.
• Far-reach­ing impact: This nov­el is known for itsAbsurd imag­i­na­tion and rich folk sto­ry ele­mentsand pairChild­hood naughty natureHis pro­found under­stand­ing of the sub­ject has made it one of the most famous and most trans­lat­ed and adapt­ed works in world chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture, and it has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born Car­lo Col­lo­di Car­lo Col­lo­di (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 24, 1849 – Birth: Frances Hodgson Burnett

British-Amer­i­can writer and play­wrightFrances Hodg­son Bur­nettFrances Hodg­son Bur­nett (1849–1924) was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… The great­est chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writer of the late 19th and ear­ly 20th cen­turiesone.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her three nov­els are con­sid­ered clas­sics of glob­al chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture:Secret Gar­den-The Secret Gar­den(1911),Lit­tle Princess“and“Lit­tle Lord》.
• Far-reach­ing impact: Espe­cial­ly *The Secret Gar­den*, which explores…Nature, friend­ship, and self-heal­ingThe theme is fea­tured in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” and Bur­net­t’s nov­els have pro­found­ly shaped the mod­ern chil­dren’s fic­tion genre.Resilient and imag­i­na­tiveThe main char­ac­ter.

| born Frances Hodg­son Bur­nett | Frances Hodg­son Bur­nett (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 24, 1990 — Died: Dodi Smith

British writer and play­wrightDodi SmithDodie Smith (1896–1990) died.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her most famous chil­dren’s nov­el is101 Dal­ma­tians-The Hun­dred and One Dal­ma­tians(Pub­lished in 1956). The nov­el tells the sto­ry of two spot­ted dogs, Pan­go and Pur­dy, who res­cue 97 pup­pies from the evil vil­lain Cruel­la De Vil.
• Influ­ence: The work is based onA cap­ti­vat­ing ani­mal adven­tureand pairFam­i­ly, Loy­al­tyIt received high praise and became a clas­sic of British chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture. It was also adapt­ed by Dis­ney into many ani­mat­ed films and movies, influ­enc­ing glob­al pop­u­lar cul­ture.

| Death Dodie Smith | Dodie Smith (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 24, 1935 – Birth: Mordecai Goldstein

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torMorde­cai Gold­steinMordi­cai Ger­stein (1935–2020) was born. He was known for…Imag­i­na­tive and free-flow­ing linesand pairTrue sto­ryHe is known for his mov­ing retelling.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Calde­cott Medal: He wrote and drew his own pic­ture bookHigh-wire walk­ers-The Man Who Walked Between the Tow­ers(Pub­lished in 2003) tells the true sto­ry of Philippe Petit walk­ing a tightrope between the Twin Tow­ers of the World Trade Cen­ter in New York City in 1974. The book won numer­ous awards. 2004 Calde­cott Medal.
• con­tribute: His works willHis­to­ry, poet­ry and pic­to­r­i­al artA per­fect com­bi­na­tion, pro­vid­ing chil­dren with infor­ma­tion aboutCourage, Dreams and PeaceA pro­found theme.

| born | Mordi­cai Ger­stein | The Man Who Walked Between the Tow­ers (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 24, 1933 – Birth: Silvia Engdal

Amer­i­can sci­ence fic­tion writerSil­via Eng­dal(Sylvia Eng­dahl) was born. She focus­es on cre­ative work.Young adult sci­ence fic­tion nov­elsThe work is char­ac­ter­ized by its…Cos­mic phi­los­o­phy, social evo­lu­tionandThe indi­vid­u­al’s place in the vast uni­verseIt is known for its explo­ration.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Her sci­ence fic­tion nov­elWitch from the Stars-Enchantress from the Stars(Pub­lished in 1970) won an award New­bery Hon­or, 1971This nov­el is char­ac­ter­ized by…Com­plex moral views and atti­tudes towards dif­fer­ent civ­i­liza­tionsIts pro­found reflec­tions are con­sid­ered a clas­sic of sci­ence fic­tion lit­er­a­ture for young adults.

| born | Sylvia Eng­dahl | Sylvia Eng­dahl (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born November 24, 1976: Li Mingai

Kore­an illus­tra­torLi Min­gaiMyung Ae Lee was born. She is an impor­tant rep­re­sen­ta­tive of con­tem­po­rary Kore­an pic­ture book indus­try.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Li Min­gai’s illus­tra­tions are known for their…Strong col­ors, unique col­lage tech­niques, and a focus on the envi­ron­ment and soci­etyis known for its atten­tion.
• Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion:
  • 2015 With the pic­ture bookPlas­tic island-Plas­tic island) won BIB Medal Award(BIB Plaque).
  • 2021 With theTomor­row the weath­er will be sun­ny.-Naeile­un mal­get­sum­ni­da(ten­ta­tive trans­la­tion) won BIB Gold­en Apple Award(Gold­en Apple BIB).

| born | Myung Ae Lee | Myung Ae Lee (BIBIANA – Knižni­ca) |

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🎂 November 24, 1929 – Birth: Jiri Behunek

Czech illus­tra­torJiri Behunek(Jiří Běhounek) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Behunek is one of the lead­ing fig­ures in the Czech illus­tra­tion world.
• Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: He 1987 With the pic­ture bookJew­ish Sto­ry: The Eight Lamps of Hanukkah-Jew­ish tales: the eight lights of the Hanukkiya) won BIB Gold­en Apple Award(Gold­en Apple BIB).

| born | Jiří Běhounek | Jiří Běhounek (Czech Nation­al Library) |