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November 17: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 Born November 17, 1952: Allison Lester

Aus­tralian author and illus­tra­torAlli­son Lester(Ali­son Lester) was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…Aus­trali­a’s most pop­u­lar and influ­en­tial pic­ture book cre­atorOne of the rea­sons is that the work is char­ac­ter­ized by its…Aus­tralian native scenery and ani­malsandFam­i­ly Adven­tureIt is known for its warm and invit­ing depic­tions.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isHave we arrived yet?-Are we there yet?(Pub­lished in 2004) It per­fect­ly presents a fam­i­ly of five dri­ving a carTour around Aus­traliaThe book will recount the expe­ri­ences of trav­el­ing.Bore­dom and the nov­el­ty of the scenery along the wayTo cre­ate a con­trast.
  • Hon­ors and Influ­ence:
    • The book won 2005 CBCA Pic­ture Book of the Year AwardLeices­ter’s works are full of…Vital­i­ty and Human­is­tic CareIt was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born Ali­son Lester | Ali­son Lester (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 17, 1886 – Birth: Irina Fouten

Span­ish writerIri­na Fouten(Ele­na Fortún, orig­i­nal­ly named Encar­nación Aragone­ses Urqui­jo, 1886–1952) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Her most famous work is the Celia series of nov­els, the first of which is…What Celia said-Celia, lo que diceIt began seri­al­iza­tion in a mag­a­zine in 1928 and was lat­er pub­lished as a book.
  • Far-reach­ing impact: Celia is a fig­ure in Span­ish chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.Pio­neers of the rebel­lious female pro­tag­o­nistShe defies con­ven­tion­al wis­dom, her mind brim­ming with ideas and absurd pranks mak­ing her both con­tra­dic­to­ry and charm­ing. This series suc­cess­ful­ly cap­tures…The lives of mid­dle-class chil­dren in Spain in the ear­ly 20th cen­tu­ryIt is very pop­u­lar in Spain and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born | Ele­na Fortún | Ele­na Fortún (Wikipedia) |

🎂 November 17, 1900 – Birth: Pierre Véry

French writer and screen­writerPierre VéryPierre Véry (1900–1960) was born. He was a pro­lif­ic writer whose works includ­ed detec­tive nov­els, sci­ence fic­tion nov­els, and screen­plays.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His young adult adven­ture nov­elDis­ap­peared in Saint-Agil-Les Dis­parus de Saint-Agil(Pub­lished in 1935) is one of his most famous works. The nov­el is set in a strict board­ing school and tells the sto­ry of stu­dents try­ing to uncov­er a series of mys­te­ri­ous dis­ap­pear­ances.
  • Influ­ence: This work belongs to the “board­ing school mys­tery sto­ry” genre in French young adult lit­er­a­ture.A clas­sic rep­re­sen­ta­tive, full ofThe sus­pense and humor were lat­er adapt­ed into a famous film.

| born | Pierre Véry | Pierre Véry (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born November 17, 1957: Vladimir Burkin

Russ­ian illus­tra­torVladimir Burkin(Vladimir Burkin) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Burkin is one of the lead­ing fig­ures in con­tem­po­rary Russ­ian illus­tra­tion.
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: He 1995 With the pic­ture bookLaugh­ter: Poet­ry in Chil­dren’s Lan­guage-Sme­jan­cy: stichi na det­skom jazyke) wonMedal Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(BIB Plaque).

| born | Vladimir Burkin | Vladimir Burkin (Russ­ian Wikipedia) |

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