November 5th: Today in the history of children’s books

⚰️ November 5, 1977 – Died: René Goscinny

French writer, edi­tor and car­toon­istRené Goscin­ny(René Goscin­ny, 1926–1977) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The mas­ter of Euro­pean comics (Bande Dess­inée)And one of the most influ­en­tial humor writ­ers.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Goscin­ny cre­at­ed many clas­sic com­ic book series with glob­al influ­ence:
  • Aris­to­tle（Astérix(In col­lab­o­ra­tion with Uder­zo): One of Europe’s best-sell­ing com­ic book series.
  • Lucky Luke（Lucky Luke(in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Mor­ris).
  • Lit­tle Nicholas（Le Petit Nico­las(in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Sem­pé): This is a film based onChil­dren’s per­spec­tiveandHumor­ous and nos­tal­gicA series of nov­els depict­ing French school life in the mid-20th cen­tu­ry.
• Influ­ence: “Lit­tle Nicholas” is known for its accu­rate depic­tion of the world of child­hood andLight­heart­ed and humor­ous nar­ra­tiveIt became a clas­sic of French chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.” Goscin­ny’s works great­ly enriched the inter­sec­tion of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and comics.

| Death René Goscin­ny | René Goscin­ny (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 5, 1892 – Birth: JBS Haldane

British renowned geneti­cist, evo­lu­tion­ary biol­o­gist, and authorJBS Hal­daneJBS Hal­dane (1892–1964) was born. He was The most influ­en­tial sci­en­tists of the 20th cen­tu­ryHe is one of the most impor­tant sci­ence writ­ers.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Hal­dane with hisSci­ence, Phi­los­o­phy, and Com­mu­nismKnown for his inter­est, he is ded­i­cat­ed to pop­u­lar­iz­ing sci­ence to the pub­lic in an easy-to-under­stand way.
• Chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture works: His chil­dren’s booksMy friend Mr. Leakey-My Friend Mr. Leakey(Pub­lished in 1937) is a book full ofSci­en­tif­ic imag­i­na­tion and humorA fan­ta­sy nov­el. In the sto­ry, Mr. Leakey is a reclu­sive alchemist who pos­sess­es mag­i­cal potions and a pet fire drag­on.
• Influ­ence: This work clev­er­ly com­binesSeri­ous sci­en­tif­ic con­cepts and wild­ly imag­i­na­tive ideasCom­bined, these works were includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up,” reflect­ing ear­ly aware­ness of chil­dren’s needs.Sci­ence fic­tion lit­er­a­tureThe explo­ration.

| born | JBS Hal­dane | JBS Hal­dane|

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🎂 Born November 5, 1959: Jenny Willis

British writerJen­ny WillisJeanne Willis was born. She is a con­tem­po­rary British…Most pro­lif­ic, most humor­ous and emo­tion­al­ly pro­foundOne of the chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture authors.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Willis cre­at­ed a vari­ety of works, includ­ing pic­ture books, poems, and novel­las; her sto­ries often fea­ture…A sub­ver­sive end­ing and a strong sense of irony.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works:
  • Pic­ture BookTad­pole’s Promise-Tad­pole’s Promise(2003): A sto­ry about a tad­pole and a nymph promis­ing nev­er to be apart, but break­ing their promise when the tad­pole turned into a frog.Dark humor love sto­ryIt was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.
  • Oth­er works such asI hate going to school-I Hate School) etc., for their effectChil­dren’s dai­ly emo­tionsIt is wide­ly pop­u­lar for its accu­rate cap­ture.

| born Jeanne Willis | Jeanne Willis (Wikipedia) |