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December 2nd: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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🎂 Born: December 2, 1946 David Macaulay

British-Amer­i­can author and illus­tra­torDavid MacaulayDavid Macaulay was born. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…Mas­ters of con­tem­po­rary non-fic­tion and pop­u­lar sci­ence pic­ture booksHis works areExquis­ite pen draw­ings, com­plex mechan­i­cal struc­tures, and humor­ous nar­ra­tive.is famous.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • Calde­cott Medal: His pic­ture bookBlack and White-Black and WhiteAward­ed in 1990 1991 Calde­cott MedalThe book chal­lenges read­ers’ per­cep­tions of nar­ra­tive and illus­tra­tion with four par­al­lel sto­ries.
    • Three-time Calde­cott Hon­or: include“cathe­dral-Cathe­dral(1973)City-City, 1974) and “pyra­mid-Pyra­mid(1975).
    • Life­time Achieve­ment: He 2010 Award­edEric Car­le Hon­orary Artist Award(Car­le Hon­ors Artist).
  • con­tribute: Macaulay, with hisEngi­neer­ing, Archi­tec­ture and His­to­ryIts vivid and easy-to-under­stand descrip­tions ele­vate pop­u­lar sci­ence books to the lev­el of art.

| born David Macaulay | David Macaulay (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 2, 2001 — Passed away Elizabeth Burton de Trevino

Amer­i­can writ­ersEliz­a­beth Bur­ton de Trevi­noEliz­a­beth Bor­ton de Tre­viño (1904–2001) has passed away. She lived in Mex­i­co for many years and her works large­ly focused on…Span­ish-speak­ing world, Mex­i­can cul­ture and his­to­ry.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • New­bery Medal: Her his­tor­i­cal nov­elI, Juan de Pare­ja-I, Juan de Pare­ja(Pub­lished in 1965) won awards 1966 New­bery MedalThe nov­el, told from a first-per­son per­spec­tive, recounts the sto­ry of a Span­ish painter.VelázquezThe life of Juan de Pare­ja, a slave of (Velázquez) who lat­er became a painter.
  • con­tribute: This work is famous for itsArt his­to­ry and his­tor­i­cal back­groundThe detailed descrip­tion and theIden­ti­ty, free­domIt has been high­ly praised for its explo­ration of the top­ic.

| Death Eliz­a­beth Bor­ton de Tre­viño | Eliz­a­beth Bor­ton de Tre­viño (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 2, 1926 – Birth: Milos Machaurek

Czech writer, play­wright, and poetMilos Machau­rekMiloš Macourek (1926–2002) was born. He is con­sid­ered to be…The most out­stand­ing con­tem­po­rary chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture writ­ers in the Czech Repub­lic and Slo­va­kiaOne of the bestSur­re­al­ism and Black Humor.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isMag­ic Micro­phone-Mach and Šebestová(Series). The sto­ry revolves around two ele­men­tary school stu­dents and their…Mag­ic Micro­phoneHe unfolds his mind, and every time he picks up the micro­phone, he can ful­fill all sorts of absurd wish­es.
  • Influ­ence: The series of sto­ries is full ofAbsurd imag­i­na­tion, sense of humorand pairThe sub­ver­sion of dai­ly lifeIt is very pop­u­lar in East­ern Europe and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Miloš Macourek | Miloš Macourek (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 2, 1992 – Passed away: Francis Carnet

Hun­gar­i­an-Amer­i­can writerFran­cis Car­netFran­cis Kalnay (1899–1992) died.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • His nov­elMus­tang Chu­caro-Chu­caro: Wild Pony of the Pam­pa(Pub­lished in 1958) won awards New­bery Hon­or, 1959.
  • con­tribute: The nov­el tells the sto­ry of a boy who has lost his par­ents and a horse train­er in the Argen­tine Pam­pas. The work is char­ac­ter­ized by its…South Amer­i­can cul­ture, ani­mals, and the rela­tion­ship between humans and natureFamous for its depic­tion.

| Death Fran­cis Kalnay | Fran­cis Kalnay (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born December 2, 1975: Camilla Christiansen

Dan­ish illus­tra­torCamil­la Chris­tiansenKamil­la Chris­tiansen was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Chris­tiansen’s illus­tra­tion styleBold and expres­sive.
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: She 2007 With two pic­ture books—Ten-lay­er sand­wich-En sand­wich med 10 lag)and“Despi­ca­ble Tom-Tarvelige Tom(Ten­ta­tive trans­la­tion) — Joint­ly wonGold­en Apple Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)(Gold­en Apple BIB).

| born Kamil­la Chris­tiansen | Kamil­la Chris­tiansen (BIBIANA – Knižni­ca) |

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