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December 22: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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Today in Children’s Book History: December 22 Briefing

⚰️ December 22, 1767 – Death: John Newbery

British pub­lish­ersJohn New­beryJohn New­bery (1713–1767) died. He is revered as the “Father of Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture”.

  • His­tor­i­cal sig­nif­i­cance: New­bery was the first in his­to­ry to…Chil­dren’s booksAs a pub­lish­er at the heart of his pub­lish­ing busi­ness, he pub­lished his book in 1744.Beau­ti­ful Lit­tle Pock­et Book-A Lit­tle Pret­ty Pock­et-BookIt is wide­ly rec­og­nized as the begin­ning of mod­ern chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.
  • her­itage: In recog­ni­tion of his pio­neer­ing con­tri­bu­tions to chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture, the Amer­i­can Library Asso­ci­a­tion (ALA) estab­lished the world’s first chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture award in 1922.New­bery MedalThis is also one of the most influ­en­tial chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture awards in the world.

| Death John New­bery | John New­bery (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 22, 1943 – Died: Beatrix Potter

British author, illus­tra­tor, and nat­ur­al sci­en­tistBeat­rix Pot­ter(Beat­rix Pot­ter, 1866–1943) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • She cre­at­ed the world’s most famous rab­bit—Peter Rab­bitHer “Peter Rab­bit World” series (23 books in total) is a time­less clas­sic of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: include“The Sto­ry of Peter Rab­bit-The Tale of Peter Rab­bit(1902),The Sto­ry of Jere­my the Fish­er­man-The Tale of Mr. Jere­my Fish­er)and“The Sto­ry of Jemi­ma Pud­dle-Duck-The Tale of Jemi­ma Pud­dle-Duck).
  • style: Her works are char­ac­ter­ized by exquis­ite pre­ci­sionWater­col­or illus­tra­tionKnown for its humor­ous yet wild ani­mal sto­ries, it is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Beat­rix Pot­ter | Beat­rix Pot­ter (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 22, 1939 Jerry Pinckney

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torJer­ry Pinck­neyJer­ry Pinkney (1939–2021) was born. He was a mas­ter in the Amer­i­can pic­ture book indus­try, known for his del­i­cate and vibrant works.Water­col­or paint­ingKnown for its style, it is ded­i­cat­ed to show­cas­ing African Amer­i­can cul­ture and leg­ends.

  • High­est Hon­or: He isCalde­cott MedalA leg­endary reg­u­lar, who won a total of 1 gold medal and 5 sil­ver medals:
  • Calde­cott Medal: 《The Lion and the Mouse-The Lion & the Mouse(2010, Word­less Book).
  • Calde­cott Hon­or:
  • 《Milan­di and Broth­er Feng-Mirandy and Broth­er Wind(1989).
  • 《Talk­ing Egg-The Talk­ing Eggs(1990).
  • 《John Hen­ry-John Hen­ry(1995).
  • 《Ugly Duck­ling-The Ugly Duck­ling(2000).
  • 《Noah’s Ark-Noah’s Ark(2003).
  • Life­time Achieve­ment: He also won 2016 Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture Her­itage Award (CLLA) and 2014 Eric Car­le Hon­orary Artist Award.

| born Jer­ry Pinkney Jer­ry Pinkney (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 22, 1974 – Died: Sterling North

Amer­i­can writ­ersSter­ling North(Ster­ling North, 1906–1974) died.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: His mem­oir nov­elNaughty Lit­tle Rac­coon-Ras­cal: A Mem­oir of a Bet­ter Era(Pub­lished in 1963) won awards 1964 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • con­tent: The sto­ry recounts the author’s heart­warm­ing child­hood expe­ri­ence of rais­ing a rac­coon in Wis­con­sin, and was lat­er adapt­ed into a Dis­ney movie and a Japan­ese ani­me (“Lit­tle Rac­coon”), which became a sen­sa­tion.

| Death Ster­ling North | Ster­ling North (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 22, 1952 Mick Inkpan

British writer and illus­tra­torMick Inkpan(Mick Inkpen) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • His most famous cre­ation isChip the pup­py(Kip­per the Dog).
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: 《I am Chip-Kip­perThe pic­ture book series is loved by young chil­dren for its sim­ple style and gen­tle humor. It has not only been adapt­ed into an ani­mat­ed film, but has also been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Mick Inkpen | Mick Inkpen (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 22, 2018 — Passed away: Jane Langton

Amer­i­can writ­ersJane Lang­tonJane Lang­ton (1922–2018) died.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her fan­ta­sy nov­elGeorge Who Wants to Fly-The Fledg­ling(Pub­lished in 1980) won awards 1982 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • con­tent: It is part of the famous “Hall Fam­i­ly” chron­i­cle series, which tells the sto­ry of a lit­tle girl who believes she can fly and her encounter with a goose.

| Death Jane Lang­ton | Jane Lang­ton (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 22, 1911 – Birth: Henry Teresa

British poet and his­tor­i­cal nov­el­istHen­ry Tere­saHen­ry Treece (1911–1966) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • He is good at cre­at­ing works based onViking AgeandRoman BritainA chil­dren’s his­tor­i­cal nov­el set against a back­drop of his­tor­i­cal events.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: 《Dawn of the Vikings-Viking’s Dawn(Pub­lished in 1955) is the open­ing chap­ter of a clas­sic Viking adven­ture tril­o­gy and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Hen­ry Treece | Hen­ry Treece (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 22, 1917 – Birth: William O. Steele

Amer­i­can writ­ersWilliam O. SteeleWilliam O. Steele (1917–1979) was born. He is best known for his his­tor­i­cal nov­els about the Amer­i­can fron­tier.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: His nov­elDan­ger­ous road-The Per­ilous Road(Pub­lished in 1958) won awards 1959 New­bery Sil­ver MedalSet against the back­drop of the Amer­i­can Civ­il War, the book explores the com­plex­i­ties of war and the bonds of broth­er­hood.

| born | William O. Steele | William O. Steele (Wikipedia) |

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