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January 20th: Today in the history of children’s books

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⚰️ January 20, 1997 – Passed away: Albin Brunovsky

Famous Slo­va­kian painter, print­mak­er, and illus­tra­torAlbin Brunovsky(Albín Brunovský, 1935–1997) died. He wasBratisla­va Acad­e­my of Fine ArtsThe key fig­ure, hailed as a mas­ter of fan­ta­sy real­ism.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Reg­u­lar par­tic­i­pant in the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB): He is one of the most award­ed artists in BIB his­to­ry.
  • 1967: Based onThe Lit­tle Mer­maid-Malá morská pan­na)Gold­en Plaque.
  • 1977: Based onHorned goats and hedge­hogs-Koza rohatá a jež)Gold­en Apple Award.
  • 1981: Based onPea­cock King-Páví kráľ(Achieved again)Gold­en Apple Award.
  • style: His illus­tra­tion style is extreme­ly del­i­cate and intri­cate, often incor­po­rat­ing sur­re­al­ist ele­ments, cre­at­ing a dream­like and mys­te­ri­ous effect that has had a pro­found influ­ence on East­ern Euro­pean illus­tra­tion art.

| Death | Albín Brunovský | Albín Brunovský (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 20, 1961 – Died: Anne Carole Moore

Amer­i­can librar­i­an, writer, and crit­icAnne Car­ole MooreAnne Car­roll Moore (1871–1961) has passed away. A pio­neer of chil­dren’s library ser­vices in the Unit­ed States, she long served as the head of the chil­dren’s depart­ment at the New York Pub­lic Library and was con­sid­ered a “gate­keep­er” of chil­dren’s book pub­lish­ing at the time. A Chi­nese-lan­guage pic­ture book, *Miss Moore Thought Oth­er­wise*, tells her sto­ry.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her workNicholas: A Christ­mas Sto­ry in Man­hat­tan-Nicholas: A Man­hat­tan Christ­mas Sto­ry(Pub­lished in 1924) won awards New­bery Sil­ver Medal, 1925.
  • con­tent: The book’s pro­tag­o­nist, Nicholas, is a wood­en boy about 8 inch­es tall, a famous pup­pet that Moore car­ried with him in real life. The sto­ry tells of his adven­tures in New York City.

| Death | Anne Car­roll Moore | Anne Car­roll Moore (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 20, 1949 – Birth: Ted Arnold

Amer­i­can best­selling chil­dren’s book author and illus­tra­torTed Arnold(Tedd Arnold) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • The Fly Boys series（Fly Guy: This is a series of humor­ous sto­ries about a boy named Buzz and his pet fly.
  • fea­ture: With its unique “big eyes” illus­tra­tion style, humor­ous plots, and easy-to-read vocab­u­lary, this series has become a phe­nom­e­nal best­seller in the **Easy Read­er** cat­e­go­ry, suc­cess­ful­ly mak­ing count­less chil­dren who are just begin­ning to learn to read fall in love with read­ing.

| born | Tedd Arnold | Tedd Arnold (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 20, 1921 – Died: Mary Louisa Morsworth

Scot­tish writerMary Louisa Mor­sworth(Mary Louisa Molesworth, 1839–1921, often signed Mrs. Molesworth) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Cuck­oo Clock（The Cuck­oo Clock(1877): This is a clas­sic work of Vic­to­ri­an chil­dren’s fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­ture.
  • con­tent: The sto­ry tells of a lit­tle girl named Grisel­da who enters a fan­tas­ti­cal world through her fam­i­ly’s cuck­oo clock. This book had a sig­nif­i­cant influ­ence on lat­er writ­ers, such as E. Nes­bit.

| Death | Mary Louisa Molesworth | Mary Louisa Molesworth (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 20, 2012 — Passed away Carolyn Reed

Amer­i­can writ­ersCar­olyn Reed(Car­olyn Reed­er, 1937–2012) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Grey Shad­ows（Shades of Gray(1989): This is an excel­lent his­tor­i­cal nov­el for young adults, which won the Scott O’Dell His­tor­i­cal Nov­el Award.
  • con­tent: Set after the Amer­i­can Civ­il War, the sto­ry fol­lows a South­ern boy who lost his fam­i­ly in the Holo­caust and is forced to live with his paci­fist uncle who refus­es to fight.

| Death | Car­olyn Reed­er | Car­olyn Reed­er (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 20, 1910 – Birth: Helen Hoover

Amer­i­can writ­ersHelen HooverHelen Hoover (1910–1984) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • She is best known for her nature writ­ings that depict life in the north­ern wilder­ness of Min­neso­ta.
  • The Deer’s Gift（The Gift of the DeerThis book details her and her hus­band’s true sto­ry of res­cu­ing an injured white-tailed deer and its off­spring while liv­ing in a for­est cab­in. It is beau­ti­ful­ly writ­ten and full of respect for wildlife.

| born Helen Hoover | Helen Hoover (Wikipedia) |

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