November 2nd: Today in the history of children’s books

⚰️ November 2, 1961 – Died: James Thurber

Amer­i­can humorist, car­toon­ist, and crit­icJames ThurberJames Thurber (1894–1961) died. He was known for hisirony, absurdThe style, and the view of the human con­di­tion.gen­tle mock­eryHe is best known as a key fig­ure in The New York­er mag­a­zine.

• Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­ture Works and Con­tri­bu­tions: Thurber’s fairy tales for chil­dren are also full of wis­dom and humor.
  • 《Princess Moon-Many Moons(1943): This sto­ry about a princess ask­ing to have the moon brought to her is hailed as…A mod­ern fairy tale clas­sicIt chal­lenges the log­ic of tra­di­tion­al sto­ries and is full of philo­soph­i­cal impli­ca­tions.
  • 《Thir­teen Bells-The 13 Clocks(1950): This work is often regard­ed asPar­o­dy of the fairy tale mod­elIt is known for its ornate lan­guage and sus­pense­ful nar­ra­tive tech­niques.

| Death | James Thurber | James Thurber (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 2, 1920 – Birth: Margaret Broy Graham

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torMar­garet Broy Gra­ham(Mar­garet Bloy Gra­ham) is born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Gra­ham withcon­cise and humor­ouslines andAni­mal imageKnown for his vivid depic­tions, he is a rep­re­sen­ta­tive fig­ure of Amer­i­can pic­ture books in the mid-20th cen­tu­ry.
• Calde­cott Hon­ors: She won twiceCalde­cott Hon­or:
  • 《They all fell down-All Falling Down(Author Gene Zion): Award 1952 Calde­cott Medal.
  • 《Chil­dren in the Storm-The Storm Book(Author: Char­lotte Zolo­tow) Award 1953 Calde­cott Hon­or.
• Clas­sic works: She is also a writerGene ZionGene Zion’s clas­sic pic­ture bookDirty Har­ry-Har­ry the Dirty DogThe series fea­tures illus­tra­tions and is wide­ly pop­u­lar, mak­ing it a house­hold name among chil­dren’s books.

| born | Mar­garet Bloy Gra­ham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bloy_Graham | The Storm Book (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 2, 2000 — Died: Robert Cormier

Amer­i­can writ­ersRobert Cormi­erRobert Cormi­er (1925–2000) has passed away. He is…One of the most con­tro­ver­sial and influ­en­tial authors in the field of Amer­i­can young adult lit­er­a­ture (YA Lit­er­a­ture), known for his dark and real­is­tic style.andUncom­pro­mis­ing pes­simismIt is known for its theme.

• Impor­tant works and influ­ence:
  • 《Choco­late Wars-The Choco­late War(Pub­lished in 1974): This nov­el pro­found­ly depictsBul­ly­ing, abuse of pow­er, and sys­temic cor­rup­tion on cam­pusThe pro­tag­o­nist’s refusal to obey and ulti­mate fail­ure breaks the tra­di­tion­al con­ven­tion of “virtue always tri­umphs” in youth lit­er­a­ture.
  • Lit­er­ary sta­tus: This book was spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” which called it ““An incred­i­bly dark sto­ry that takes place in an excep­tion­al­ly dark world.”This guides read­ers to con­sid­er the issue of pow­er in the broad­er uni­verse. At the same time, it is also one of the most…Most cen­sored and bannedOne of the books.

| Death | Robert Cormi­er https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cormier | Robert Cormi­er (Goodreads) |

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⚰️ November 2, 2001 — Passed away László Rebe

Hun­gar­i­an illus­tra­torLás­zló RebeLás­zló Réber (1931–2001) has passed away. He was one of the most icon­ic fig­ures in the Hun­gar­i­an chil­dren’s book illus­tra­tion world.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Rebe with itsMin­i­mal­ism, Geo­met­ricAnd full ofHumor and poet­ryKnown for his unique style, his illus­tra­tions are loved by both chil­dren and adults.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: HeErwin LazarErvin Lázár’s workBabu Belch’s Adven­ture-Bab Berci kaland­jai) won the Medal Award at the 1989 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB).
  | Death | Lás­zló Réber | Lázár Ervin: Bab Berci kaland­jai (Dara­banth Kft.) |

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🎂 November 2, 1837 – Birth: Emil Bayard

French painter and illus­tra­torEmil Bayard(Émile Bayard, 1837–1891) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Béard was one of the most impor­tant book illus­tra­tors in late 19th-cen­tu­ry France; his illus­tra­tions are known for…Real­is­tic and detailedIts style accu­rate­ly depicts the social land­scape and emo­tions of the peo­ple at that time.
• Clas­sic illus­tra­tions: HeHec­tor Mar­low(Hec­tor Malot)‘s clas­sic nov­elThe Adven­tures of Tom Sawyer-Sans famille(Pub­lished in 1878) cre­at­ed illus­tra­tions, which are con­sid­ered to be the key to this mov­ing sto­ry.Author­i­ta­tive ver­sionIt is one of the books, and it was spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.
  | born | Émile Bayard | Sans Famille – Hec­tor MALOT (amis-hectormalot.fr) |

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🎂 November 2, 1918 – Birth: Roger Lansling Green

British writerRoger Lansling GreenRoger Lance­lyn Green (1918–1987) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Green isBritish mythol­o­gy and hero­ic leg­endsThe reteller had worked with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and was a mem­ber of The Inklings, an Oxford lit­er­ary soci­ety.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: His worksKing Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table-King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table(Pub­lished in 1953) is a mod­ern retelling of the Arthuri­an leg­end for teenagers.Most pop­u­lar ver­sionOne of them, and it was spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.
  | born Roger Lance­lyn Green https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Lancelyn_Green | King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Goodreads) |

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🎂 November 2, 1948 – Birth: Robert Brun

Slo­vak illus­tra­torRobert BrunRobert Brun was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Bren is a well-known book illus­tra­tor and graph­ic design­er in Slo­va­kia.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: HeGhu­lam Petryashvili(Guram Petri­ašvil­i’s work)The Chim­ney Sweep­er in the White Hat: A Mag­i­cal Sto­ry from a Mag­i­cal Town-Kom­inár v bielom klobúku: zázračné príbe­hy z čarovného mesteč­kaThe illus­tra­tions cre­at­ed in 1985 won an award. Gold­en Apple Award at the 1987 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB).
  | born Robert Brun | Robert Brun – Ilus­trá­cia ku kni­he Kom­inár v bielom klobúku (Web ume­nia) |