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November 3rd: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 Born November 3, 1957: Jenny Kenon

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torJen­ny Kenon(Janell Can­non) was born in Min­neso­ta. She is known for…Self-writ­ing and self-draw­ingHe is known for his pic­ture books, espe­cial­ly for depict­ing things that are gen­er­al­ly con­sid­ered…Unlov­able, unpop­u­lar ani­malsSto­ries about ani­mals (such as bats, snakes, and hye­nas) imbue them with warmth and human­i­ty.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isStars and Moon-Stel­lalu­na(Pub­lished in 1993). The sto­ry tells of a young fruit bat liv­ing with a fam­i­ly of birds, even­tu­al­ly find­ing its own kind and accept­ing its iden­ti­ty.Green Flute-Ver­di(Pub­lished in 1997), the pro­tag­o­nist is a lit­tle snake named Green Flute who is eager to grow up and turn green.
  • Hon­ors and Influ­ence: “Star and Moon” because of itsExquis­ite illus­tra­tions, sci­en­tif­ic accu­ra­cyand dis­cus­sionAccep­tance and iden­ti­tyThe uni­ver­sal theme led to its glob­al best­seller sta­tus:
    • Award­ed 1994 Amer­i­can Book­sellers’ Chil­dren’s Book of the Year Award (ABBY).
    • Award­ed 1996 Gram­my Award for Best Chil­dren’s Audio­book.
    • At 2014 Select­edInde­pen­dent Book­sellers’ Choice Awards — Pic­ture Book Hall of Fame(Indies Choice Book Award—Picture Book Hall of Fame).

| born | Janell Can­non | Stel­lalu­na (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 3, 1925 – Birth: Monica Hughes

Cana­di­an writerMon­i­ca Hugh­esMon­i­ca Hugh­es (1925–2011) was born in Eng­land. She is con­sid­ered…Cana­di­an sci­ence fic­tion for young adultsOne of the pio­neers.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Hugh­es’s works are most­ly sci­ence fic­tion or fan­ta­sy, and the set­tings are often…Beyond EarthAt the same time, exploreSocial, polit­i­cal and envi­ron­men­talSeri­ous top­ics such as…
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: Her sci­ence fic­tion nov­elCri­sis on the Tenth Con­ti­nen­tal Shelf-Cri­sis on Con­shelf Ten(Pub­lished in 1975) tells the sto­ry of a boy liv­ing in an under­wa­ter colony (Con­shelf Ten) and how he bal­ances inter­na­tion­al rela­tions and per­son­al respon­si­bil­i­ty amidst a cri­sis in out­er space. The book was spe­cial­ly rec­om­mend­ed by “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” which calls it “a book that observes inter­na­tion­al rela­tions through out­er space,” demon­strat­ing the author’s abil­i­ty to com­bine adven­ture sto­ries with social com­men­tary.

| born Mon­i­ca Hugh­es | Mon­i­ca Hugh­es (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 3, 1930 – Birth: Vieira Gergelova

Slo­va­kian illus­tra­tor and artistVieira Gergelo­va(Viera Gergeľová) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Ger­galo­va’s illus­tra­tion style is based onRich fan­ta­sy and imag­i­na­tionThe works are full of lyri­cism, with either sharp or soft col­or con­trasts, and pos­sess…The mag­i­cal mys­tery.
  • Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: She Raul Roine of“The Dev­il’s Mill: A Finnish Folk­tale-Čer­tov mlynček: fínske ľudové rozprávkyThe illus­tra­tions cre­at­ed in 1988 won an award. Gold­en Apple Award at the 1989 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB).

| born | Viera Gergeľová | Viera Gergeľová (Bib­iana – Knižni­ca) |

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