November 23: Today in the History of Children’s Books

⚰️ November 23, 1990 – Died: Roald Dahl

British writerRoald DahlRoald Dahl (1916–1990) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… The most impor­tant, sub­ver­sive, and pop­u­lar chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture author of the 20th cen­tu­ryone.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Dahl’s works are char­ac­ter­ized byDark humor, absurd plots, and satire of stereo­typ­i­cal adults.And toUnlim­it­ed sup­port for chil­drenAnd is known for it.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: include“Char­lie and the Choco­late Fac­to­ry-Char­lie and the Choco­late Fac­to­ry), 《Matil­da-Matil­da), 《witch-The Witch­es), 《BFG-The BFG)and“James and the giant peach-James and the Giant Peach)wait.
• Far-reach­ing impact: Dahl sub­vert­ed the tra­di­tion­al moral mod­el of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture through his works; his sto­riesTense, excit­ing, and imag­i­na­tiveIt has influ­enced gen­er­a­tions of read­ers world­wide.

| Death Roald Dahl | Roald Dahl (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 23, 1970 – Died: Alf-Plyoshin

Nor­we­gian writer and musi­cianAlf-PlyoshinAlf Prøy­sen (1914–1970) died. He is con­sid­ered to be…One of Nor­way’s most beloved writ­ers and cul­tur­al fig­uresEspe­cial­ly withFolk tales and humorHe is known for his chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • His most famous chil­dren’s work isMrs. Pep­per-Mrs. Pep­per­pot Sto­ries(Series). The pro­tag­o­nist of the sto­ry, Mrs. Pep­per­pot, is a…Sud­den­ly shrunk to the size of a pep­per shak­er with­out warn­ingAn ordi­nary house­wife, this leads to a series of inter­est­ing adven­tures.
• Influ­ence: The series of sto­ries is full ofThe warmth, absurd humor, and won­der of every­day life in the Nor­we­gian coun­try­side.The cap­ture of the char­ac­ter is pop­u­lar in North­ern Europe and inter­na­tion­al­ly, and it has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death Alf Prøy­sen | Alf Prøy­sen (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 23, 1915 – Birth: Marco Simon

His­pan­ic Amer­i­can illus­tra­torMar­co Simon(Marc Simont, 1915–2013) was born. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as… Mas­ters of Amer­i­can pic­ture books in the mid-to-late 20th cen­tu­ryone.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments: Simon’s illus­tra­tion style isVivid lines, a sense of humor, and a deep under­stand­ing of the char­ac­ters’ emo­tionsIt is known for its pre­cise cap­ture.
  • Calde­cott Medal: He Jan­ice May UdrihJan­ice May Udry’s workTrees are won­der­ful-A Tree Is NiceThe illus­tra­tions cre­at­ed in 1956 won an award. 1957 Calde­cott Medal.
  • Two-time Calde­cott Hon­or: Includ­ing his work for “A hap­py day-The Hap­py Day, 1950) and “stray dogs-The Stray DogIllus­tra­tions cre­at­ed in 2001.

| born | Marc Simont | Marc Simont (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 November 23, 1899 – Birth: Norman Hunt

British writerNor­man HuntNor­man Hunter (1899–1995) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • His most famous work isPro­fes­sor Branstrom-Pro­fes­sor BranestawmThe series (begin­ning in 1933). Pro­fes­sor Branstrom is a…A typ­i­cal “eccen­tric inven­tor”“His var­i­ous “genius” inven­tions always end­ed in chaos and dis­as­ter.
• Influ­ence: This series of nov­els is known for itsAbsurd humor and a dis­re­gard for sci­en­tif­ic log­icIts play­ful humor has become a clas­sic of British humor­ous chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| born Nor­man Hunter Pro­fes­sor Branestawm (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ November 23, 1965 – Died: Jochen Batsch

Ger­man illus­tra­torJochen BatschJochen Bartsch (1926–1965) died. He was an artist of great impor­tance in the post­war Ger­man illus­tra­tion world.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Batsch’s illus­tra­tion style is char­ac­ter­ized byVibrant and imag­i­na­tive linesAnd is known for it.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: HeJames Kluth James Krüss’s workMe, my great-grand­fa­ther, and the heroes-Ich und mein Urgross­vater und die HeldenWorks such as (ten­ta­tive trans­la­tion) were rec­om­mend­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death | Jochen Bartsch | J. Joachim Bartsch (Ger­man Wikipedia) |