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December 1st: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 Born December 1, 1971: Baek Hee-na

Kore­an writer and illus­tra­torBaek Hee-naBaek Heena was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The most inno­v­a­tive and inter­na­tion­al­ly influ­en­tial con­tem­po­rary Kore­an pic­ture book indus­tryOne of the artists.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Baek Hee-na’s pic­ture books are uniqueHybrid Media Tech­nol­o­gy(such as clay, dolls, and minia­ture mod­els) andCin­e­mat­ic nar­ra­tive tech­niquesAnd is known for his works, whose themes often revolve aroundChil­dren’s psy­chol­o­gy, lone­li­ness, fam­i­lyandImag­i­na­tion.
  • High­est Hon­or: She 2020 Win­ner of the world’s high­est-pay­ing chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture award—Astrid Lind­gren Memo­r­i­al Award (ALMA)In recog­ni­tion of her life­long achieve­ments in chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: include“Cloud Bread》《Moon Ice Cream》《Sug­ar­ball》《Swal­low and Wil­low Tree Boy“wait.

| born | Baek Hee-na | Baek Hee-na (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born December 1, 1967: Albertina

Swiss illus­tra­torAlberti­naAlber­tine Zul­lo was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The most out­stand­ing pic­ture book illus­tra­tor in con­tem­po­rary Europeone.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Alberti­na’s illus­tra­tion style is full ofMin­i­mal­ism, refined lines, and a cri­tique of the absur­di­ty of the every­day.Her humor is cap­tured. She and her hus­band, a writer…Ger­mano ZuroGer­mano Zul­lo is a well-known cre­ative duo. Their rep­re­sen­ta­tive works include “Sky­scraper Bat­tle” and “Lit­tle Bird.”
  • High­est Hon­or:
    • She won 2020 Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) for Illus­tra­tionGold Award.
    • Zeng Yu 2018 They were short­list­ed for the award.
    • BIB Gold­en Apple Award: With theMata the cow charged for­ward-Mar­ta et la bicy­clette) won 1999 BIB Gold­en Apple Award.

| born Alber­tine Zul­lo | Alber­tine Zul­lo (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 1, 1964 – Died: JBS Haldane

British renowned geneti­cist, evo­lu­tion­ary biol­o­gist, and authorJBS Hal­daneJBS Hal­dane (1892–1964) has passed away. He was an impor­tant…Sci­ence writer.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His chil­dren’s booksMy friend Mr. Leakey-My Friend Mr. Leakey(Pub­lished in 1937) is a book full ofSci­en­tif­ic imag­i­na­tion and humorA fan­ta­sy nov­el. In the sto­ry, Mr. Leakey is a reclu­sive alchemist.
  • Influ­ence: This work clev­er­ly com­binesSeri­ous sci­en­tif­ic con­cepts and wild­ly imag­i­na­tive ideasCom­bined, they were includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books,” reflect­ing ear­ly under­stand­ing of chil­dren’s needs.Sci­ence fic­tion lit­er­a­tureThe explo­ration.

| Death | JBS Hal­dane | JBS Hal­dane (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 1, 1895 – Birth: Henry Williamson

British writerHen­ry WilliamsonHen­ry Williamson (1895–1977) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Williamson with hisThe nat­ur­al world, rur­al life, and ani­malsHe is known for his metic­u­lous obser­va­tions and lyri­cal descrip­tions.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His most famous work is the nov­elOtter Taka-Tar­ka the Otter(Pub­lished in 1927). This work is based on…Anthro­po­mor­phic ani­mal per­spec­tiveIt depicts the life of the otter Taka in the rivers and wilder­ness of Devon, Eng­land.
  • Influ­ence: “Taka the Otter” is wide­ly rec­og­nized asThe most out­stand­ing clas­sic of British nature writ­ingIt is one of the books in the series “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Hen­ry Williamson | Tar­ka the Otter (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 1, 1901 – Birth: Charles Frederick Tennickliffe

British illus­tra­tor and print­mak­erCharles Fred­er­ick Ten­nick­liffe(Charles Fred­er­ick Tun­ni­cliffe, 1901–1979) born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Ten­nikliff is The most famous nat­ur­al his­to­ry illus­tra­tor in 20th-cen­tu­ry BritainOne of them, espe­cial­ly good atBirds and ani­malsA real­is­tic depic­tion.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: He wrote Hen­ry Williamson’s “Otter TakaHe cre­at­ed illus­tra­tions, and hisExquis­ite ani­mal sketch­esThe nov­el­’s nat­u­ral­is­tic aes­thet­ics are enhanced by its depic­tion of the Eng­lish coun­try­side.

| born | Charles Fred­er­ick Tun­ni­cliffe | Charles Tun­ni­cliffe (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 1, 1944 Daniel Pennack

French writerDaniel Pen­nackDaniel Pennac was born. He was a pro­lif­ic writer and edu­ca­tor.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Pennac, with his “Mr. Mal­ose­na-MalaussèneHe is best known for his series of nov­els and edu­ca­tion­al essays.
  • Chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture works: His nov­elWolf’s Eyes-L’œil du loup(Pub­lished in 1984) tells the sto­ry ofA wolf with only one eyeandAfrican immi­grant boyThey exchange sto­ries of their trag­ic pasts by look­ing into each oth­er’s eyes.
  • Influ­ence: This work is char­ac­ter­ized bySim­ple fables, prej­u­dice, and empa­thyThe dis­cus­sion was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | Daniel Pennac | Daniel Pennac (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born December 1, 1966: Obrah Amit

Israeli illus­tra­torObrah Amit(Ofra Amit) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Amit’s illus­tra­tion style is full ofPoet­ic, imag­i­na­tive, and high­ly expres­sion­is­ticShe cre­ates illus­tra­tions for chil­dren’s and adult lit­er­a­ture in Israel and inter­na­tion­al­ly.
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: Her works So-So, Go-Go and Sun­ny At 2017 Award­edMedal Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(BIB Plaque).

| born Ofra Amit | Ofra Amit (Offi­cial Web­site – Awards Sec­tion) |

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