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December 26: Today in the History of Children’s Books

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⚰️ December 26, 2012 — Passed away: Gerard Medmot

Amer­i­can illus­tra­tor, author, and film­mak­erGer­ard Med­motGer­ald McDer­mott (1941–2012) has passed away. He is known for…Vibrant, geo­met­ric styleKnown for retelling myths and leg­ends, he is adept at bring­ing folk tales from around the world to child read­ers.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Calde­cott Medal: With theAn arrow shot at the sun-Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indi­an Tale(Pub­lished in 1974) won awards 1975 Calde­cott Medal.
  • Calde­cott Hon­or:
  • 1973: 《Spi­der Anan­sie-Anan­si the Spi­der: A Tale from the Ashan­ti).
  • 1994: 《Raven: A Mis­chie­vous Leg­end of the Pacif­ic North­west-Raven: A Trick­ster Tale from the Pacif­ic North­west).
  • Oth­er rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: 《mason-The Stone­cut­ter)wait.

| Death Ger­ald McDer­mott | Ger­ald McDer­mott (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ December 26, 2021 — Passed away: Steve Jenkins

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torSteve Jenk­insSteve Jenk­ins (1952–2021) has passed away. He was known for his unique…Paper cut­ting and col­lage artHe cre­at­ed a large num­ber of pop­u­lar sci­ence pic­ture books about ani­mals and the nat­ur­al world, known for their sci­en­tif­ic rig­or and artis­tic cre­ativ­i­ty.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Calde­cott Hon­or: With his col­lab­o­ra­tion with his wife Robin Page, [the film/movie/film]What can you do with a tail like that?-What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?(Pub­lished in 2003) won awards 2004 Calde­cott Hon­or.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: include“Ani­mal Big Data-Ani­mals by the Num­bersMore than 80 pop­u­lar sci­ence works, includ­ing [list of works].

| Death | Steve Jenk­ins | Steve Jenk­ins (author) (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born December 26, 1970: Sissi Bell

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torSis­si BellCece Bell was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: Her auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal graph­ic nov­elSuper Hear­ing Hero-El Deafo(Pub­lished in 2014) won the award 2015 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • con­tent: In the book, she por­trays her­self as a rab­bit wear­ing a hear­ing aid, recount­ing how she found friend­ship and self-iden­ti­ty at school after los­ing her hear­ing due to ill­ness in child­hood. It is not only humor­ous and touch­ing, but has also become a clas­sic of chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture on the theme of dis­abil­i­ty.

| born | Cece Bell | Cece Bell (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 26, 1867 – Birth: Ella Young

Irish poet and Celtic mythol­o­gistElla Young(Ella Young, 1867–1956) was born. In her lat­er years, she moved to the Unit­ed States, bring­ing Irish folk­lore to a wider audi­ence.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Two-time New­bery Hon­or:
  • 1928: 《Mag­ic Smith and his son-The Won­der Smith and His Son).
  • 1930: 《Trans­former-The Tan­gle-Coat­ed Horse and Oth­er Tales).
  • con­tribute: Her works retain the rhythm and mys­tery of the Celtic oral tra­di­tion and are an impor­tant part of ear­ly fan­ta­sy lit­er­a­ture.

| born | Ella Young | Ella Young (Wikipedia) |

🎂 December 26, 1927 – Birth: János Kas

Hun­gar­i­an illus­tra­tor and graph­ic artistJános KasJános Kass (1927–2010) was born. He was one of the most impor­tant fig­ures in Hun­gar­i­an mod­ern art.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • He is a reg­u­lar at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB) and has won numer­ous awards.
  • 1967: With Fox Fish­ing (Halászik a róka) BIB Bronze Badge Award.
  • 1973: With the trem­bling king (A didergő kirá­ly) BIB Gold Badge Award(Plaque).
  • 1977: With the sto­ry of “The Lit­tle Pony and Our Oth­er Friends“Mese a kisc­sikóról…) BIB Hon­or­able Men­tion.

| born János Kass | János Kass (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born: December 26, 1937 Jane Van Ruwen

Amer­i­can writ­ersJane Van RuwenJean Van Leeuwen was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • She cre­at­ed the high­ly pop­u­lar **“Aman­da the Pig”**Aman­da PigThe Easy-to-Read series warm­ly depicts fam­i­ly life.
  • His­tor­i­cal nov­elTrou­ble Creek’s Lit­tle Wood­en House-Cab­in on Trou­ble Creek(This is also one of his rep­re­sen­ta­tive works.)

| born | Jean Van Leeuwen | Jean Van Leeuwen (Pen­guin Ran­dom House) |

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