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November 26: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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⚰️ November 26, 1997 — Died: Margaret Henry

Amer­i­can writ­ersMar­garet Hen­ry(Mar­guerite Hen­ry, 1902–1997) died. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…One of the great­est ani­mal nov­el­ists of the 20th cen­tu­ryEspe­cial­lyHorse rac­ing and equine sto­riesFamous through­out the world.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • New­bery Medal: Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isKing of the Wind-King of the Wind(Pub­lished in 1948) tells the leg­endary sto­ry of the famous Godol­phin Ara­bi­an horse and its mute sta­ble boy, Agba, and won numer­ous awards. New­bery Medal, 1949.
    • New­bery Hon­or: She relied on “Mr. Mor­gan has a horse-Justin Mor­gan Had a Horse, 1945) and “Starfish: Orphans of Chin­cott Island-Sea Star: Orphan of Chin­coteague(In 1949) won the sil­ver medal mul­ti­ple times.
  • Influ­ence: Her works areRig­or­ous his­tor­i­cal researchandA grip­ping nar­ra­tiveShe is renowned for her “Chin­cot­tige Pony” series (such as “The Snow­storm on Chin­cot­tige Island”), which remains essen­tial read­ing for horse lovers to this day.

| Death | Mar­guerite Hen­ry | Mar­guerite Hen­ry (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 26, 1922 – Birth: Charles M. Schultz

Amer­i­can car­toon­istCharles M. SchultzCharles M. Schulz (1922–2000) was born. He was the cre­ator of the pop­u­lar com­ic strip *Peanuts*.The cre­ators shapedChar­lie BrownandSnoopy and Snoopy are two glob­al­ly rec­og­nized char­ac­ters.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • 《Peanuts comicsSeri­al­ized since 1950, it ran for half a cen­tu­ry. Schultz explored the world through a child’s per­spec­tive.Anx­i­ety, fail­ure, friend­ship, and faithPro­found adult issues such as…
  • Influ­ence: Although it is a seri­al­ized com­ic, its antholo­gies (such as…) Peanuts Trea­suryIt is con­sid­ered an impor­tant part of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”. Schultz rede­fined the depth of four-pan­el comics and influ­enced count­less cre­ators after­ward.

| born Charles M. Schulz | Charles M. Schulz (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 26, 1901 – Birth: Doris Gates

Amer­i­can writ­ersDoris GatesDoris Gates (1901–1987) was born. She is a promi­nent fig­ure in Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.Real­ismOne of the impor­tant pio­neers of the school of thought.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isJen­ny’s Dream-Blue Wil­low(Lit­er­al­ly trans­lat­ed as “The Blue Wil­low Plate,” pub­lished in 1940) won an award. New­bery Hon­or, 1941.
  • con­tribute: This nov­el has been hailed as a “chil­dren’s ver­sion of The Grapes of Wrath”.“It tells the sto­ry of Jen­ny Larkin, the daugh­ter of a migrant work­er dur­ing the Great Depres­sion, who uses a “blue wil­low plate” as a sym­bol of her long­ing for a per­ma­nent home. Gates bold­ly explores this theme in chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.Pover­ty, home­less­ness, and social strat­i­fi­ca­tion issues.

| born Doris Gates | Doris Gates (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born November 26, 1953: Sinica Norborah

Finnish writerSini­ca Norbo­rah(Sinikka Nopo­la, 1953–2021) was born. She often had a rela­tion­ship with her younger sis­ter.Tina Nob­o­raThe col­lab­o­ra­tion between Tiina Nopo­la and the oth­er two is one of the most suc­cess­ful con­tem­po­rary chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writ­ing teams in Fin­land.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Togeth­er they cre­at­ed the wide­ly pop­u­lar book, *Straw Hat and Socks’ Adven­tures*.（Heinähat­tu ja Vilt­ti­tossu) series andRap­per Rupert**Ris­to Räp­pääjä)series.
  • Influ­ence: These works are char­ac­ter­ized byNon­sen­si­cal humor, quirky char­ac­ters(Like the cold noo­dle aun­tie who loves deli­cious food) and the…Child anar­chismKnown for its praise, it is not only a house­hold name in Fin­land, but has also been adapt­ed into films and plays many times, and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born | Sinikka and Tina Nopo­la | Sinikka Nopo­la (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 26, 1941 – Birth: Karina Keira

Finnish illus­tra­tor and artistKari­na Keira(Kaa­ri­na Kaila) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Kay­la is a renowned Finnish water­col­or painter and illus­tra­tor. Her style is del­i­cate, dream­like, and often imbued with a melan­cholic poet­ic qual­i­ty.
  • Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: She has won numer­ous awards at the **Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB):
    • 1979 With theAnne Man­nin-Anni Man­ni­nen) won BIB Medal Award(BIB Plaque).
    • 1983 With his work on Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen’s fairy talesThe Lit­tle Mer­maid-Pieni meren­neito) won the BIB Gold­en Apple Award(Gold­en Apple BIB).

| born | Kaa­ri­na Kaila | Kaa­ri­na Kaila (Finnish Nation­al Gallery) |

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