November 8th: Today in the History of Children’s Books

⚰️ November 8, 1979 — Died: Edward Adizone

British author and illus­tra­torEdward Adi­zoneEdward Ardiz­zone (1900–1979) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…One of the founders of 20th-cen­tu­ry British chil­dren’s pic­ture books.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Adi­zong with itsLight­heart­ed and humor­ous pen and water­col­or draw­ingsIt is known for its nos­tal­gic and nau­ti­cal-themed adven­ture sto­ries.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
  • He wrote and paint­ed “Lit­tle Tim and the Brave Cap­tain-Lit­tle Tim and the Brave Sea Cap­tain(Pub­lished in 1936) pio­neered the British pic­ture book genre and was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.
  • He relied on “Tim is alone-Tim All AloneIn 1956, he won the high­est hon­or in British chil­dren’s illus­tra­tion—The first Kate Green­away Medal (1956).

| Death | Edward Ardiz­zone | Edward Ardiz­zone (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 8, 1998 — Died: Ruma Gordon

British writerRuma Gor­donRumer God­den (1907–1998) died. She was a pro­lif­ic writer whose works includ­ed nov­els for adults and chil­dren, and she was par­tic­u­lar­ly skilled at depict­ing…Emo­tion­al con­flict, the sto­ry of the doll, and the Indi­an cul­tur­al back­ground.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Her workHol­ly and Ivy’s sto­ry-The Sto­ry of Hol­ly and IvyPub­lished in 1958, illus­trat­ed by Bar­bara Cooney, the book tells a heart­warm­ing sto­ry of orphan Hol­ly and aban­doned Christ­mas doll Ivy as they search for each oth­er and a home dur­ing Christ­mas.
• Influ­ence: This nov­el is because ofA del­i­cate por­tray­al of emo­tions, a explo­ration of lone­li­ness and hope.The explo­ration of the theme has become a clas­sic of West­ern Christ­mas sto­ries and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Rumer God­den | Rumer God­den (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 8, 2021 — Passed away: Miroslav Tsipal

Slo­va­kian illus­tra­tor and graph­ic design­erMiroslav Tsi­palMiroslav Cipár (1938–2021) has died. He is con­sid­ered to be…One of the lead­ing fig­ures in con­tem­po­rary Slo­va­kian illus­tra­tion art.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Zip­pert’s illus­tra­tion style is full ofPoet­ic and imag­i­na­tive, with diverse tech­niquesIt has had a pro­found influ­ence on chil­dren’s book illus­tra­tion art in Slo­va­kia and inter­na­tion­al­ly.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: He has won numer­ous awards at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB):
  • 1973 With theWhite Princess-Biela kňažná) won BIB Medal Award(BIB Plaque).
  • 1977 With theQueen of the Danube-Duna­jská kráľovná) won BIB Medal Award.

| Death Miroslav Cipár | Miroslav Cipár (Slo­vak Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born November 8, 1951: Apon Americo

Brazil­ian illus­tra­torApon Ameri­co(Apon Améri­co) was born. He is con­sid­ered to be…Brazil­ian con­tem­po­rary illus­tra­tion and com­ic artOne of the impor­tant rep­re­sen­ta­tives.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Amer­ic’s illus­tra­tions are known for their…Vibrant col­ors, unique style, and a deep con­nec­tion to Brazil­ian cul­tureIt is known for its fusion.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: He 1985 By being a Brazil­ian writer Tatiana Belinky The workThe mon­key bit me-Maca­cos me mor­dam) won the Hon­or­able Men­tion at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(Hon­ourable Men­tion).

| born Apon Améri­co | Apon Amer­i­ca (Escritores Brasileiros) |

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⚰️ November 8, 1976 – Died: Robert Dubravetz

Slo­vak illus­tra­torRobert Dubravetz(Róbert Dúbravec, 1924–1976) died.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Dubravez is a ded­i­cat­edFolk tales and his­tor­i­cal themesAn illus­tra­tor.
• Inter­na­tion­al Hon­ors: He 1975 By rely­ing on “Hero­ic Epic-Bohatierske byliny) won theBratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Illus­tra­tion Bien­nale (BIB) Hon­ors.

| Death | Robert Dúbravec | Róbert Dúbravec (Web page) |