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November 28: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 November 28, 1931 – Birth: Yang Zhicheng

Chi­nese-Amer­i­can illus­tra­tor and writerYang ZhichengEd Young (1931–2023) was born in Tian­jin, Chi­na. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…Mas­ters of con­tem­po­rary pic­ture book artHis works areA fusion of tra­di­tion­al Chi­nese art and mod­ern West­ern designand toMul­ti­cul­tur­al­ismHe is known for his con­tri­bu­tions.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Calde­cott Medal: He retells and illus­trates the clas­sic Chi­nese sto­ryGrand­ma Wolf-Lon Po Po: A Red-Rid­ing Hood Sto­ry from Chi­naAward­ed in 1989 1990 Calde­cott Medal.
    • Calde­cott Hon­or: His worksThe Princess’s Kite-The Emper­or and the Kite, 1968) and “Sev­en Blind Mice-Sev­en Blind MiceBoth (in 1993) won sil­ver medals.
    • Life­time Achieve­ment: He 2017 Award­edEric Car­le Hon­orary Artist Award(Car­le Hon­ors Artist).

| born Ed Young | Ed Young (illus­tra­tor) (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 28, 1931 – Birth: Tommy Unger

French writer and illus­tra­torTom­my UngerTomi Unger­er (1931–2019) was born in Alsace, France. He is con­sid­ered… The most inno­v­a­tive, sub­ver­sive, and iron­ic of the 20th cen­tu­ryOne of the mas­ters of pic­ture books.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Unger­er’s styleBold, humor­ous, with dark humor and a rebel­lious spir­it.They often use anti-hero­ic pro­tag­o­nists to explore social issues.
    • His works, such asThree rob­bers-The Three Rob­bers), 《Mr. Moon-Moon Man)and“Krik­ta-Cric­torThese books, includ­ing [list of titles], are beloved by read­ers world­wide and have become clas­sics of pic­ture books.
  • High­est Hon­or: He 1998 The Nobel Prize win­ner for chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) for Illus­tra­tionGold Award.

| born Tomi Unger­er | Tomi Unger­er (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ November 28, 1968 – Died: Enid Brighton

British writerEnid Brighton(Enid Bly­ton, 1897–1968) died. She wasOne of the world’s best-sell­ing chil­dren’s authorsThe sheer vol­ume of her works has been enor­mous, influ­enc­ing gen­er­a­tions of chil­dren in Britain and the Com­mon­wealth.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her works areAdven­ture, mys­tery and board­ing schoolThe main sub­ject mat­ter includes *The Gang of Five*.（The Famous Five, (Also trans­lat­ed as “The Junior Detec­tives”) series (the first book being “Great-Great-Great-Grand­fa­ther’s Island Trea­sure Map”).Sev­en Secrets**The Secret Sev­en) series and fan­ta­sy sto­riesThe Fly­ing Mag­ic Chair Adven­ture-The Adven­tures of the Wish­ing Chair)wait.
  • Influ­ence: Despite the con­tro­ver­sy sur­round­ing her work in lit­er­ary and edu­ca­tion­al cir­cles, herUnpar­al­leled read­ing charmand pairChil­dren’s friend­ship, adven­tur­ous spir­itHer praise has made her an indis­pens­able part of the his­to­ry of British chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

| Death | Enid Bly­ton | Enid Bly­ton (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ November 28, 1994 – Passed away: Ian Sierra Leone

British writer and poetIan Sier­ra Leone(Ian Ser­rail­li­er, 1912–1994) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His most famous young adult nov­el is […].Sil­ver Sword-The Sil­ver Sword(Pub­lished in 1956). The nov­el is based on…Europe after World War IIAgainst this back­drop, the film tells the touch­ing sto­ry of three Pol­ish chil­dren who trav­el through the post-war ruins in search of their par­ents.
  • Influ­ence: Sil­ver Sword because of itsChil­dren’s resilience, hope, and fam­i­ly strengthHis depic­tion became famous in Britain and inter­na­tion­al­ly.War-themed young adult nov­elsA clas­sic, includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death | Ian Ser­rail­li­er | Ian Ser­rail­li­er (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ November 28, 2003 — Passed away Antonia Forrest

British writerAnto­nia For­restAnto­nia For­est (1915–2003) has passed away. She focused on her cre­ative work.Board­ing school and fam­i­ly sto­ries.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her Mar­low seriesThe nov­el is wide­ly rec­og­nizedA prime exam­ple of the British board­ing school sto­ry genre. The series, fea­tur­ing the Mar­lowe fam­i­ly chil­dren, metic­u­lous­ly depicts their com­plex lives at board­ing school and dur­ing hol­i­days.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: The first nov­el in the series,Fall Semes­ter-Autumn Term(Pub­lished in 1948) is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death | Anto­nia For­est | Anto­nia For­est (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 28, 1901 – Birth: Walter Harvighurst

Amer­i­can writer and his­to­ri­anWal­ter HarvighurstWal­ter Hav­ighurst (1901–1994) was born. He focused onMid­west­ern Unit­ed StatesHis­tor­i­cal and folk tale cre­ation.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His nov­elSong of the Pine Tree-Song of the Pines: A Sto­ry of Nor­we­gian Lum­ber­ing in Wis­con­sin(Pub­lished in 1949) won awards New­bery Hon­or, 1950The book tells the sto­ry of a young Nor­we­gian immi­grant’s life in the log­ging indus­try in Wis­con­sin.
  • con­tribute: His works pro­vide young read­ers with an under­stand­ingAmer­i­can Mid­west­ern Immi­grant and Fron­tier His­to­ryA unique per­spec­tive.

| born Wal­ter Hav­ighurst | Wal­ter Hav­ighurst (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 28, 1893 – Died: Talbot Baines Reid

British writerTal­bot Baines Reid(Tal­bot Baines Reed, 1852–1893) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His most famous nov­el isFifth graders at St. Dominic School-The Fifth Form at St. Dominic’s(Pub­lished in 1881). This work is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The foun­da­tion­al work of the British board­ing school sto­ry genre.
  • Influ­ence: Reed’s nov­els empha­sizeHon­or, team spir­it and sports­man­shipIt pro­found­ly influ­enced the cre­ation of British young adult nov­els in lat­er gen­er­a­tions and was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death | Tal­bot Baines Reed | Tal­bot Baines Reed (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 28, 1936 – Birth: Imhild Proft

Ger­man illus­tra­torImhild ProftShe was born Irmhild Proft. She was pri­mar­i­ly active in the chil­dren’s book illus­tra­tion field dur­ing the **East Ger­many (GDR) peri­od**.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her illus­tra­tion styleEle­gant and full of details.
  • Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: She 1969 With the pic­ture bookSun­flower: A Ukrain­ian Fairy Tale-Die Son­nen­rose: ukrainis­che Märchen) wonHon­or­able Men­tion at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(Hon­orary Men­tion BIB).

| born | Irmhild Proft | Irmhild Proft (Ger­man Nation­al Library) |

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