December 27: Today in the History of Children’s Books

🎂 Born: December 27, 1934 Aiden Chambers

British author and read­ing pro­mot­erAiden Cham­bersBorn Aidan Cham­bers. He is not only a renowned young adult (YA) author, but also a high­ly influ­en­tial the­o­rist of chil­dren’s read­ing.

• High­est Hon­or:
• Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA): At 2002 Award­edWrit­ers’ AwardIn recog­ni­tion of his life­long achieve­ments.
• Carnegie Medal: With thePost­cards from the No Man’s Land-Post­cards from No Man’s Land(1999) Award­ed 1999 Carnegie Medal.
• Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works:
• nov­el: 《Youth Covenant-Dance on My Grave(Also trans­lat­ed as “Danc­ing on My Grave”) explores love and death dur­ing ado­les­cence.
• the­o­ry: 《Cre­at­ing a read­ing envi­ron­ment for chil­dren-The Read­ing Envi­ron­mentIt has pro­found­ly influ­enced the con­cept of read­ing edu­ca­tion world­wide.

| born Aidan Cham­bers | Aidan Cham­bers (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 December 27, 1904 – Birth: Ingrid Dorell

Nor­we­gian-Amer­i­can author and illus­tra­torIngrid DorellIngri d’Aulaire (1904–1980) was born. She and her hus­band, Edgar d’Aulaire, were a famous hus­band-and-wife cre­ative team in the his­to­ry of chil­dren’s books.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
• Calde­cott Medal: The cou­ple relied on “Rid­ing the Waves of Adver­si­ty: Dolores Tells the Sto­ry of Lin­coln-Abra­ham Lin­coln, pub­lished in 1939) won 1940 Calde­cott Medal.
• Influ­ence: They cre­ateBiog­ra­phyandMytho­log­i­cal sto­riesFamous for works such as the clas­sic “Aure­li­a’s Book of Greek Myths,” they use unique lith­o­graph tech­niques, result­ing in vibrant col­ors and a folk art feel.

| born Ingri d’Aulaire Ingri d’Aulaire (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born December 27, 1982: Erin E. Stead

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torErin E. Stead(Erin E. Stead) born.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
• Calde­cott Medal: She won the award for her debut film, “Amo’s Sick Day-A Sick Day for Amos McGeePub­lished in 2010, the book, authored by her hus­band Philip C. Stead, won an award. 2011 Calde­cott MedalThe sequels to the Amor series include […].Amo’s Late Day-Amos McGee Miss­es the Bus)and“Amo’s Snowy Day-A Snow Day for Amos McGee)
• style: Her illus­tra­tions usewood­block print­ingCom­bin­ing pen­cil sketch­ing tech­niques, the style is del­i­cate, qui­et, and full of warmth, per­fect­ly con­vey­ing the theme of friend­ship in the sto­ry.

| born Erin E. Stead | Erin E. Stead (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born: December 27, 1942 Annette Tison

French archi­tect and writerAnnette TisonAnnette Tison (1942–2010) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
• She and her hus­band, Talus Tay­lor, cre­at­ed the glob­al­ly pop­u­lar and icon­ic char­ac­ter **“Bar­ba­pa­pa”**.Bar­ba­pa­pa).
• Influ­ence: This group of pink char­ac­ters, which can change shape at will and are col­or­ful, has become a child­hood mem­o­ry for gen­er­a­tions around the world since its birth in 1970, thanks to its envi­ron­men­tal pro­tec­tion, peace and friend­ship con­cepts and high­ly rec­og­niz­able visu­al image, and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | Annette Tison | Annette Tison (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born: December 27, 1926 Gene Kemp

British writerGene KempGene Kemp (1926–2015) was born. She is known for her descrip­tions of…Cam­pus lifeHe is known for his humor­ous sto­ries.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
• Carnegie Medal: Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isTyke Tay­lor’s Mis­chie­vous Semes­ter-The Tur­bu­lent Term of Tyke Tiler(Pub­lished in 1977) won an award 1977 Carnegie Medal.
• fea­ture: This book is known for its unex­pect­ed end­ing and its focus on chil­dren with spe­cial edu­ca­tion­al needs, and is a clas­sic of British school fic­tion.

| born | Gene Kemp | Gene Kemp (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ December 27, 1998 – Passed away: Anna Hong

Dan­ish writerAnna HongAnne Holm (1922–1998) died.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
• Her rep­re­sen­ta­tive work isI am David-DavidEng­lish trans­la­tion I Am DavidAlso known as North to Free­domPub­lished in 1963, it enjoys a world­wide rep­u­ta­tion.
• con­tent: The sto­ry tells of David, a boy who grew up in a con­cen­tra­tion camp, and his jour­ney across Europe in search of free­dom and his moth­er. The book has been trans­lat­ed into many lan­guages, adapt­ed into a film, and includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death | Anne Holm | Anne Holm (Wikipedia) |

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🎂 Born: December 27, 1928 Lilo Fromm

Ger­man painter and illus­tra­torLilo Fromm(Lilo Fromm, 1928–2023) was born.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
• She won the award for her work on Grim­m’s Fairy TalesGold­en Bird-Der gold­ene VogelThe illus­tra­tions cre­at­ed by ) won the award Gold­en Plaque at the 1967 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB)Her style often has a dream­like qual­i­ty and a poet­ic feel.

| born Lilo Fromm | Lilo Fromm (Ger­man Nation­al Library) |

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🎂 Born: December 27, 1943 Diane Stanley

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torDiane Stan­ley(Diane Stan­ley) was born.

• Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
• She is known for her detailed and beau­ti­ful­ly illus­trat­ed works.Pic­ture Book Biog­ra­phyFamous for, such asda Vin­ci-Leonar­do da Vin­ciWorks such as “Shake­speare” intro­duce com­plex his­tor­i­cal fig­ures to young read­ers.
• Her chil­dren’s nov­els, such as *Mid­night Bel­la*,Bel­la at Mid­night) was also wide­ly acclaimed.

| born Diane Stan­ley | Diane Stan­ley (Wikipedia) |

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⚰️ December 27, 2023 — Passed away: Robert Andrew Parker

Amer­i­can artist and illus­tra­torRobert Andrew Park­erRobert Andrew Park­er (1927–2023) died.

• Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
• Calde­cott Hon­or: He relied on his work “Pop­corn and the kind-heart­ed old lady-Pop Corn and Ma Good­ness(Author: Edna Mitchell Pre­ston, pub­lished in 1969) won [award name miss­ing] 1970 Calde­cott Hon­or.
• His artis­tic style is bold and expres­sive, and he often illus­trates jazz musi­cian biogra­phies and chil­dren’s books on war themes.

| Death | Robert Andrew Park­er | Robert Andrew Park­er (Wikipedia) |