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December 18: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 Born: December 18, 1942 Manuel Boix

Span­ish painter and illus­tra­torManuel BoixManuel Boix was born. He is one of the most impor­tant artists in the Valen­cian region of Spain, known for his exten­sive achieve­ments in paint­ing, sculp­ture, and illus­tra­tion.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • He isA reg­u­lar par­tic­i­pant in the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB), and a two-time win­ner of the Gold­en Apple Award.:
  • 1973: With the work “Gold­en Crab-El Can­gre­jo de Oro).
  • 1987: With the work “Snake and Riv­er-La serp, el riu).
  • style: His works typ­i­cal­ly pos­sess a strong visu­al impact and a unique artis­tic qual­i­ty, per­fect­ly com­bin­ing mod­ern aes­thet­ics with tra­di­tion­al sto­ries.

| born | Manuel Boix | Manuel Boix (Offi­cial Website/Bio) |

🎂 December 18, 1927 – Birth: Marilyn Sachs

Amer­i­can writ­ersMar­i­lyn Sachs(Mar­i­lyn Sachs, 1927–2016) was born. She was skilled at cre­at­ing works with…Social sig­nif­i­canceChil­dren’s nov­els do not shy away from depict­ing fam­i­ly dif­fi­cul­ties and char­ac­ters with com­plex per­son­al­i­ties.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Bear House（The Bears’ House(1971): This book tells the sto­ry of Fran Ellen, a girl from a bro­ken home, who tries to keep her fam­i­ly togeth­er and immers­es her­self in a fan­ta­sy world. It was short­list­ed for the Nation­al Book Award and is high­ly praised for its real­is­tic depic­tion of child­hood trau­ma.
  • Veron­i­ca Ganz（Veron­i­ca Ganz(1968): It cre­at­ed a mem­o­rable “anti-hero” image—a girl who bul­lies oth­ers to cov­er up her inse­cu­ri­ty.
  • A Pock­et Full of Seeds（A Pock­et Full of Seeds(1973): The sto­ry of a French Jew­ish girl who sur­vived World War II.

| born | Mar­i­lyn Sachs | Mar­i­lyn Sachs (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 18, 1898 – Birth: Mary Hayes Wick

Amer­i­can writ­ersMary Hayes WickMary Hays Weik (1898–1979) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isJazz Male-The Jazz Man(Pub­lished in 1966) won awards 1967 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • Con­tent and impact: This book was writ­ten by her son, a renowned illus­tra­tor.Ann Gri­fal­coniWood­cut illus­tra­tions by Ann Gri­fal­coni. Set in Harlem, the sto­ry, told from the per­spec­tive of a young boy, depicts the mag­ic of jazz and the lone­li­ness and hope amidst pover­ty.

| born | Mary Hays Weik | Mary Hays Weik (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 18, 1930 – Died: Marian Hurd McNealy

Amer­i­can writ­ersMar­i­an Hurd McNealy(Mar­i­an Hurd McNeely, 1877–1930) died.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her posthu­mous workDepar­ture point-The Jump­ing-Off Place(Pub­lished in 1929) won an award New­bery Sil­ver Medal, 1930.
  • con­tent: This is a clas­sic.pio­neer­ing nov­elsThe film tells the sto­ry of four orphans who sur­vive by run­ning their own pri­vate plot in South Dako­ta, over­com­ing drought and bliz­zards, show­cas­ing extra­or­di­nary courage and resilience.

| Death | Mar­i­an Hurd McNeely | Mar­i­an Hurd McNeely (Wikipedia) |

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