- 1907 (born)Elizabeth Enright, an American children’s literature writer, was born in 1937. Enright is a Newbery Medal winner. Her 1938 book Thimble Summer won her the 1939 Newbery Medal. Her 1957 work The Lost Lake also won the Newbery Medal.[1]She also created children’s literature works such as the “Melendy Quartet” which are well-loved by readers and have a place in the history of American children’s literature.[1].
- 1947 (born): Gail Carson Levine, an American children’s literature author, was born. Her debut novel, Ella Enchanted, was published in 1997 and won the 1998 Newbery Medal (Newbery Honor Award).[9].
- 1929 (born)Anant Pai, Indian comic book publisher and founder of the Amar Chitra Katha series, was born[2][3]. Pye founded theAmar Chitra KathaA series of educational comics that introduces Indian epics and traditional folk tales to children through vivid picture stories. It is known as the pioneer of Indian children’s comics.[3]The series initially struggled but later became a huge success, with over 400 titles published and cumulative sales exceeding 90 million copies.[2]Pye also founded the children’s magazine Tinkle in 1980 and was affectionately known as “Uncle Pye” for his long-term response to readers’ questions.[4].
- 1998 (death): American children’s literature scholar Francelia Butler dies[5]Butler is one of the pioneers in the field of children’s literature research. In 1972, she founded the academic journal Children’s Literature, which promoted children’s literature as a serious academic research category.[6]As the founding editor of the journal Children’s Literature, she had a profound influence on the development of children’s literature criticism, and her death is regarded as a great loss to the children’s literature research community.[5][6].
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- 1916 (born): British author Mary Stewart was born. Stewart is famous for her “Merlin Trilogy,” which is based on the legend of King Arthur. She also wrote children’s books such as “The Little Broomstick.”[7][8].
- 1974 (born)French children’s book author and illustrator Raphaël Fejtö is born[10]He is a versatile French children’s book author who not only creates picture books but also dabbles in film.
- 2017Year (death)French children’s literature author Claude Cénac dies at 92[11]She wrote many young adult novels in the mid-20th century and had a certain influence on French children’s literature.
[1] Elizabeth Enright – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Enright
[2] [3] [4] Anant Pai obituary | India | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/07/anant-pai-obituary
[5] Portal:Children’s literature/Selected anniversaries/September – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature/Selected_anniversaries/September
[6] Children’s Literature (journal) – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Literature_(journal)
[7] [8] Mary Stewart – Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Mary-Stewart/337392
[9] Gail Carson Levine – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Carson_Levine
[10] Raphaël Fejtö — Wikipédia
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl_Fejt%C3%B6
[11] Claude Cénac — Wikipédia
