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January 12: Today in the history of children’s books

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🎂 January 12, 1628 – Birth: Charles Perrault

French writerCharles Per­raultCharles Per­rault (1628–1703) was born. He is hailed as the “Father of Fairy Tales” and laid the foun­da­tion for mod­ern fairy tale lit­er­a­ture.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Moth­er Goose’s Tales（His­toires and con­tes du temps passé / Tales of Moth­er Goose(1697): This col­lec­tion was the first to for­mal­ize oral folk tales such as Cin­derel­la, Lit­tle Red Rid­ing Hood, Sleep­ing Beau­ty, and Puss in Boots into lit­er­ary works.
  • Influ­ence: His ver­sion not only estab­lished the clas­sic plots of these sto­ries (such as Cin­derel­la’s glass slip­per), but also great­ly influ­enced the lat­er Broth­ers Grimm and was includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Charles Per­rault Charles Per­rault (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1876 – Birth: Jack London

Amer­i­can writ­ersJack Lon­donJack Lon­don (1876–1916) was born. He is one of the most famous adven­ture nov­el­ists in Amer­i­can lit­er­ary his­to­ry.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • The Call of the Wild（The Call of the Wild(1903): This nov­el fea­tures a dog named Buck as the pro­tag­o­nist and tells the sto­ry of his jour­ney from the civ­i­lized world back to the wild nature.
  • sta­tus: Despite the pro­found and some­times cru­el themes in Jack Lon­don’s works, “The Call of the Wild” has long been regard­ed as a must-read clas­sic of young adult lit­er­a­ture due to its vivid depic­tion of ani­mal psy­chol­o­gy and mag­nif­i­cent praise of nature, and has been includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Jack Lon­don | Jack Lon­don (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1908 – Birth: Clement Hurd

Amer­i­can illus­tra­torClement HurdClement Hurd (1908–1988) was born. He was a pic­ture book author.Mar­garet Wise Brown(Mar­garet Wise Brown)‘s most impor­tant part­ner.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Good­night Moon（Good­night Moon(1947): This pic­ture book, known as the “King of Bed­time Books,” has accom­pa­nied count­less chil­dren around the world to sleep with its hyp­not­ic rhythm and Hart’s warm, grad­u­al­ly dark­en­ing col­or changes.
  • Run­away Bun­ny（The Run­away Bun­ny(1942): This work depicts an imag­i­na­tive game about mater­nal love and inde­pen­dence. Both works are includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Clement Hurd | Clement Hurd (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1874 – Birth: Laura Adams Amherst

Amer­i­can writer, artist, pho­tog­ra­ph­erLau­ra Adams AmherstLau­ra Adams Armer (1874–1963) was born. She had an in-depth study of the Nava­jo cul­ture of the Amer­i­can South­west.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Medal: Her debut workWushui Moun­tain-Water­less Moun­tain(Pub­lished in 1931) won awards New­bery Medal, 1932The book tells the sto­ry of a Nava­jo boy who is trained to become a witch doc­tor.
  • Calde­cott Hon­or: With theFor­est Pond-The For­est Pool) won 1939 Calde­cott Hon­or.

| born | Lau­ra Adams Armer | Lau­ra Adams Armer (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1878 – Birth: Ferenc Molner

Hun­gar­i­an play­wright and nov­el­istFer­enc Mol­ner(Fer­enc Mol­nár, 1878–1952) born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • The Boys of Par Street（A Pál-utcai fiúk / The Paul Street Boys(1906): This is a world-class clas­sic about youth, friend­ship, and growth. The sto­ry depicts a “war” between two groups of boys in Budapest over a piece of land. The end­ing is heart­break­ing and thought-pro­vok­ing. It is the most famous chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture work in Hun­gary and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Fer­enc Mol­nár | Fer­enc Mol­nár (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1894 – Birth: Dorothy Wall

New Zealand-Aus­tralian writer and illus­tra­torDorothy WallDorothy Wall (1894–1942) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Wink Bill（Blinky BillShe cre­at­ed this naughty and adorable…koalaChar­ac­ter. Bil­l’s sto­ries are full of Aus­tralian local fla­vor and are one of the coun­try’s most famous chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture clas­sics. He is known as Aus­trali­a’s “Win­nie the Pooh” and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born | Dorothy Wall | Dorothy Wall (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 12, 1927 – Birth: Algirdas Steponavicius

Famous Lithuan­ian illus­tra­torAlgir­das Stepon­avi­cius(Algir­das Stepon­av­ičius, 1927–1996) was born.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • BIB Gold­en Apple Award: He 1967 With the work “Frog Queen-Var­lė Kar­alienė / The Frog Queen) wonGold­en Apple Award at the Bratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB)His works often pos­sess a strong folk fla­vor and a mod­ernist style.

| born Algir­das Stepon­av­ičius | Algir­das Stepon­av­ičius (Lithuan­ian Cul­ture Insti­tute) |

🎂 January 12, 1876 – Birth: Kolodi Nebert

Ital­ian writerKolo­di Nebert(Col­lo­di Nipote, real name Pao­lo Loren­zi­ni, 1876–1958) was born. He was the nephew of Car­lo Col­lo­di, the author of “The Adven­tures of Pinoc­chio”.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Susie and Bil­lie Bissie（Sus­si e Biribis­si(This is a title and not part of the main text.) It tells the sto­ry of two best friends who imi­tate Jules Verne’s “Jour­ney to the Cen­ter of the Earth” and embark on a hilar­i­ous adven­ture. It is a clas­sic Ital­ian chil­dren’s humor nov­el and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| born Col­lo­di Nipote | Pao­lo Loren­zi­ni (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 12, 1992 — Died: Walter Morey

Amer­i­can writ­ersWal­ter MoreyWalt Morey (1907–1992) died.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • My Friend’s Note­book（Gen­tle Ben(1965): Set in Alas­ka, the sto­ry tells of a deep friend­ship between a boy and a giant brown bear. This book received numer­ous awards, includ­ing…Dut­ton Ani­mal Book AwardIt has received numer­ous acco­lades, includ­ing being adapt­ed into a pop­u­lar TV series, and includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Walt Morey | Walt Morey (Wikipedia) |

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