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January 10th: Today in the history of children’s books

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⚰️ January 10, 2011 — Passed away Maria Elena Walsh

Argen­tine poet, writer, and musi­cianMaria Ele­na WalshMaría Ele­na Walsh (1930–2011) has passed away. She holds an extreme­ly high posi­tion in the Latin Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture world and is hailed as Argenti­na’s “nation­al trea­sure”.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Inter­na­tion­al recog­ni­tion: She once 1992 getHans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA) Writer AwardHigh­ly Com­mend­ed.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: Lit­tle Ele­phant Jifu­ji（Dailan Kif­kiThis sto­ry tells of the absurd and heart­warm­ing adven­tures of Gio­fuc­ci, an ele­phant aban­doned on a doorstep, and the girl who adopts him, filled with fan­ta­sy and humor. Her nurs­ery rhymes and poems are also part of the child­hood mem­o­ries of gen­er­a­tions of Argen­tini­ans.

| Death | María Ele­na Walsh | María Ele­na Walsh (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born January 10, 1963: Mark Teague

Amer­i­can best­selling illus­tra­tor and authorMark TeagueMark Teague was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • ““Dinosaurs at Home” series（How Do Dinosaurs…His pic­ture book series with Jane Yolen (such as “How Dinosaurs Say Good­night” and “How Dinosaurs Go to School”) has become a glob­al phe­nom­e­non. Teague’s dinosaurs retain real­is­tic, mas­sive size while pos­sess­ing child­like expres­sions and move­ments, a charm­ing con­trast that chil­dren adore.
  • In addi­tion, he wrote and illus­trat­ed his own book, *Dear Mrs. Spot*.Dear Mrs. LaRueThe series has also been well received.

| born | Mark Teague | Mark Teague (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 10, 1929 – Birth: Remy Charlip

Amer­i­can artist, writer, chore­o­g­ra­ph­erRemy Char­lipRemy Char­lip (1929–2012) was born. He was a ver­sa­tile fig­ure in the world of pic­ture books and a found­ing mem­ber of the Mer­ce Cun­ning­ham Dance Com­pa­ny.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Ned’s incred­i­ble luck（For­tu­nate­ly(1964): This is a clas­sic pic­ture book in terms of struc­ture, telling the sto­ry of Ned’s bumpy jour­ney to the sur­prise par­ty through alter­nat­ing nar­ra­tives of “for­tu­nate­ly…” and “unfor­tu­nate­ly…”. This rever­sal of “for­tu­nate and unfor­tu­nate” has had a pro­found influ­ence on lat­er pic­ture book cre­ation.

| born Remy Char­lip | Remy Char­lip (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 10, 1890 – Birth: Hildegard Swift

Amer­i­can writ­ersHilde­gard Swift(Hilde­garde Swift, 1890–1977) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • Two-time New­bery Hon­or:
  • 1930: Lit­tle Black Nose（Lit­tle Blac­knoseThe sto­ry’s pro­tag­o­nist is a real locomotive—the DeWitt Clinton—which tells its life sto­ry from its own per­spec­tive.
  • 1933: The Rail­way to Free­dom（The Rail­road to Free­domThis is a bio­graph­i­cal nov­el about Har­ri­et Tub­man, an abo­li­tion­ist.

| born Hilde­garde Swift | Hilde­garde Swift (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born January 10, 1980: Imai Ayano

Japan­ese illus­tra­torImai Ayano(Ayano Imai) is born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • She relied on her work “Puss in Boots-Puss & Boots) obtained 2011 Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tions (BIB) Chil­dren’s Jury PrizeHer paint­ings are del­i­cate and hazy, often car­ry­ing a unique atmos­phere of slight melan­choly or sur­re­al­ism, and she enjoys a high rep­u­ta­tion inter­na­tion­al­ly.

| born | Ayano Imai | Ayano Imai (Offi­cial Website/Info) |

🎂 January 10, 1939 – Birth: Harry Helen

Dutch illus­tra­tor and writerHar­ry HelenHar­rie Gee­len was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • He 1997 With the work “I’m going to Chi­na tomor­row-Mor­gen ga ik naar Chi­na) wonPlaque Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)He is also a renowned Dutch ani­ma­tion writer and direc­tor.

| born Har­rie Gee­len | Har­rie Gee­len (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 10, 1995 – Passed away: Chloë Sebel Bonsall

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torChloë Sebel Bon­sallCros­by Bon­sall (1921–1995) died. (Note:)She was born on Jan­u­ary 2nd, as pre­vi­ous­ly briefed.).

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • She is a lead­ing fig­ure in the “I Can Read” series, and has cre­at­ed works such as…The mys­tery of the cat’s meow》《Dou­ble decep­tion case-The Case of the Dou­ble CrossDetec­tive sto­ries such as those pop­u­lar with novice read­ers.

| Death Cros­by Bon­sall | Cros­by Bon­sall (Wikipedia) |

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