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

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⚰️ December 5, 1975 – Died: Gene Zion

Amer­i­can writ­ersGene ZionGene Zion (1913–1975) died. He and his wife…Mar­garet Broy Gra­ham(A col­lab­o­ra­tive work with Mar­garet Bloy Gra­ham)Clas­sic pic­ture booksis famous.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • Zion’s most famous work isDirty Har­ry-Har­ry the Dirty Dog(Pub­lished in 1956). The sto­ry tells of Har­ry, a white dog with black spots who hates tak­ing baths and gets so dirty that his fam­i­ly can’t rec­og­nize him.
  • Influ­ence: Dirty Har­ryHumor­ous and relat­able to chil­dren’s psy­chol­o­gyThe plot andVivid illus­tra­tionsIt has become a clas­sic pic­ture book world­wide and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up”.

| Death | Gene Zion | Gene Zion (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 5, 1989 — Died: George Selden

Amer­i­can writ­ersGeorge SeldenGeorge Selden (born Chester Ezra Gould, 1929–1989) died. He was known for hisFull of imag­i­na­tion and humorHe is known for his ani­mal fan­ta­sy nov­els.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • His rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isCrick­ets in Times Square-The Crick­et in Times Square(Pub­lished in 1960) won awards New­bery Hon­or, 1961The nov­el tells the sto­ry of Chester, a crick­et from Con­necti­cut, who befriends a mouse and a cat in a sub­way sta­tion in Times Square, New York.
  • con­tribute: This work suc­cess­ful­lyNew York City back­drop, ani­mal per­spec­tiveand pairFriend­ship, MusicThe com­bi­na­tion of praise and inspi­ra­tion has made it a clas­sic of Amer­i­can chil­dren’s fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­ture.

| Death | George Selden | George Selden (author) (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 5, 1896 – Birth: Ann Nolan Clarke

Amer­i­can writ­ersAnn Nolan Clarke(Ann Nolan Clark, 1896–1994) was born. She pri­mar­i­ly ded­i­cat­ed her­self to…Native Amer­i­canChil­dren’s cre­ative books, works char­ac­ter­ized by their…Dif­fer­ent Cul­tureIt is known for its respect­ful depic­tion.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
    • New­bery Medal: Her nov­elThe Secrets of the AndesOr trans­lat­ed as “Secrets Writ­ten Among the Stars“Secret of the Andes(Pub­lished in 1952) won an award New­bery Medal, 1953The nov­el tells the secret of an Inca boy liv­ing in the Andes Moun­tains.
  • con­tribute: Clark’s nov­els helped main­stream Amer­i­can read­ers under­standNative Amer­i­can and South Amer­i­can indige­nous cul­tures,rightMul­ti­cul­tur­al Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­tureIt has had a pos­i­tive impact.

| born | Ann Nolan Clark | Ann Nolan Clark (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 5, 1939 Bennett Schroeder

Ger­man illus­tra­tor and writerBen­nett Schroed­er(Binette Schroed­er) was born. She is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The most imag­i­na­tive and sur­re­al­ist con­tem­po­rary Ger­man and Euro­peanOne of the artists who cre­at­ed the style of pic­ture books.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Schroed­er’s illus­tra­tions are known for theirRich in detail, dream­like scenes and dra­mat­icAnd is known for it.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and hon­ors:
    • BIB Gold­en Apple Award: With theLupine Fairy-LupinchenAward­ed in 1971 Gold­en Apple Award at the 1971 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB).
    • BIB Medal Award: With theFrog Prince-Der FroschkönigAward­ed in 1988 1989 BIB Medal.
    • Oth­er works such asThe Strange Sto­ry of the Lit­tle Train-Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Sto­ry of a Lit­tle Engine) was also wide­ly acclaimed.

| born | Binette Schroed­er | Binette Schroed­er (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 5, 1977 – Died: Katherine Millhouse

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torKather­ine Mill­house(Kather­ine Mil­hous, 1894–1977) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Mil­house­’s works are based onPenn­syl­va­nia Dutch Her­itageFamous for its depic­tion.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works and achieve­ments: Her self-writ­ten and self-illus­trat­ed pic­ture book,East­er Egg Tree-The Egg Tree(Pub­lished in 1950) won an award 1951 Calde­cott Medal.

| Death Kather­ine Mil­hous | Kather­ine Mil­hous (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 5, 1870 – Death: Alexandre Dumas

French writerAlexan­dre Dumas(Alexan­dre Dumas, Sr., 1802–1870) died. He is wide­ly rec­og­nized as…The great­est French adven­ture nov­el­ist in his­to­ryone.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
    • His rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isThe Three Mus­ke­teers-The Three Mus­ke­teers)and“The Count of Monte CristoIt is a clas­sic of world lit­er­a­ture.
  • Influ­ence: Although these works were cre­at­ed for adults, becauseA tense plot, a tale of hero­ism and roman­tic adven­tureIts depic­tion has made it a must-read clas­sic of adven­ture lit­er­a­ture for young peo­ple world­wide, and it has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death | Alexan­dre Dumas, Sr. | Alexan­dre Dumas (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born December 5, 1968: Aino Havukaynin

Finnish writer and illus­tra­torAino Havukaynin(Aino Havukainen) was born. She often inter­act­ed with her twin sis­ter.San­na Havukaynin(Sami Havukainen) coop­er­a­tion.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Their most famous work is the **Tatu ja Patu** series of pic­ture books.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: 《Tatu and Patu in Helsin­ki-Tatu ja Patu Helsingis­säWorks such as these, through the per­spec­tives of two broth­ers from dif­fer­ent plan­ets, use…Humor­ous, sub­ver­siveTo observe human dai­ly life and cus­toms in a way that allows us to under­stand them.
  • Influ­ence: The series is very pop­u­lar in Fin­land and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | Aino Havukainen | Aino Havukainen (Ger­man Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 5, 1918 – Birth: Maria Louisa Guifer

Span­ish writerMaria Louisa Guifer(María Luisa Gefaell, 1918–2008) born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions: Gif­fer is 20th Cen­tu­ry Span­ish Chil­dren’s Lit­er­a­tureAn impor­tant writer.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: Her workThe Princess with Mag­ic Fin­gers-La Prince­si­ta que tenía los dedos mági­cos(Pub­lished in 1950), etc., are con­sid­ered clas­sics of Span­ish chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture and are includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | María Luisa Gefaell | María Luisa Gefaell (Span­ish Wikipedia) |

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