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December 15th: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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⚰️ December 15, 1987 – Died: Bohumil Riha

Czech writerBohu­mil Riha(Bohu­mil Říha, 1907–1987) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The founder of mod­ern Czech chil­dren’s lit­er­a­tureone.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award: He 1980 Award­edHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) Writer AwardThe Gold Medal is award­ed in recog­ni­tion of his life­long con­tri­bu­tions to chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.
    • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His works, such asRur­al Trip in Xiao­hongza-Honzíko­va ces­ta, 1954) and “Adam’s City Tour-Adam a Otka(These works, along with oth­ers, depict chil­dren’s dai­ly lives and growth in a mod­ern real­ist style, and are beloved by read­ers.)

| Death | Bohu­mil Říha | Bohu­mil Říha (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 15, 1967 Zep

Famous Swiss car­toon­istZepZep (orig­i­nal name Philippe Chap­puis) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • He is the cre­ator of the wild­ly pop­u­lar Euro­pean com­ic book series, *Dick­ef the Kid*.Titeuf) cre­ator.
  • Influ­ence: The series is told from the per­spec­tive of a boy named Dede, who has a sig­na­ture spiky hair­style.Humor­ous, some­times a lit­tle vul­gar, but extreme­ly realThis book explores the adult world, sex, love, and friend­ship through the eyes of chil­dren. It has been trans­lat­ed into mul­ti­ple lan­guages and fea­tured in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | Zep | Zep (car­toon­ist) (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 15, 2006 — Passed away Mary Stoltz

Amer­i­can writ­ersMary StoltzMary Stolz (1920–2006) died. She is con­sid­ered to be…Pio­neers of mod­ern young adult real­ismone.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Two-time New­bery Hon­or:
      • 《Put a bell on the tiger-Belling the Tiger(1961): A fable.
      • 《Friends at noon-The Noon­day Friends(1965): It depicts the sto­ry of a broth­er and sis­ter from a work­ing-class fam­i­ly liv­ing in New York.

| Death | Mary Stolz | Mary Stolz (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 15, 1939 Alan Armstrong

Amer­i­can writ­ersAlan Arm­strong(Alan Arm­strong) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • New­bery Hon­or: His nov­elWelling­ton Leg­end-Whit­ting­ton(Pub­lished in 2005) won awards 2006 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • con­tribute: This is a heart­warm­ing sto­ry about barn ani­mals, a dyslex­ic boy, and a cat named Welling­ton (a descen­dant of the leg­endary Dick Whit­ting­ton cat).

| born | Alan Arm­strong | Alan Arm­strong (author) (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 15, 1977 – Died: Hildegard Woodward

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torHilde­gard Wood­wardHilde­gard Wood­ward (1898–1977) died.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Two-time Calde­cott Hon­or:
      • 1948: 《Roger and the Fox-Roger and the Fox(Author: Lavinia R. Davis)
      • 1950: 《Birth­day cake in the wild-The Wild Birth­day Cake(Author: Lavinia R. Davis)

| Death Hilde­gard Wood­ward | Hilde­gard Wood­ward (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 15, 1964 Wolfgang Slavski

Ger­man illus­tra­torWolf­gang Slavs­kiWolf­gang Slaws­ki was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • He 1997 With the pic­ture bookVis­i­tor Searcher-Die Besuch­er-Such­er) wonBratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB) Badge Award(Plaque).

| born Wolf­gang Slaws­ki | Wolf­gang Slaws­ki (Ger­man Nation­al Library) |

⚰️ December 15, 1950 – Died: Josep Maria Folchi Torres

Span­ish (Cata­lan) writerJosep Maria Folchi Tor­res(Josep Maria Folch i Tor­res, 1880–1950) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • He is a lead­ing fig­ure in Cata­lan chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture. His clas­sic work is…Martha Glen­n’s Extra­or­di­nary Adven­ture-Extra­or­di­nary adven­tures in Mas­sagran(Pub­lished in 1910) tells the sto­ry of a boy deter­mined to go on an adven­ture at sea.
  • rec­om­mend: The book has not only been adapt­ed into a pop­u­lar com­ic book, but it has also been spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed by “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Josep Maria Folch i Tor­res | Josep Maria Folch i Tor­res (Span­ish Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 15, 2023 — Passed away: Shirley Jordan

New Zealand writerShirley Jor­danSher­ryl Jor­dan (1949–2023) has passed away.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • She is best known for writ­ing fan­ta­sy and his­tor­i­cal nov­els for young adults.
    • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isLocke-Roc­coAlso known as A Time of Dark­ness(Pub­lished in 1990) is a dystopi­an nov­el about time trav­el, telling the sto­ry of a mod­ern boy who trav­els to a prim­i­tive future. The book was spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed by “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Sher­ryl Jor­dan | Sher­ryl Jor­dan (Wikipedia) |

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