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January 26: Today in the history of children’s books

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🎂 Born January 26, 1954: María Teresa Andruetto

famous Argen­tine writerMaria There­sa Andrei­doborn.

  • High­est Hon­or:
  • Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award (HCAA): At 2012 Award­edInter­na­tion­al Hans Chris­t­ian Ander­sen Award for Writ­ersHe is the first Argen­tine writer to receive this award.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works:
  • Tina’s Sun­day（La niña,el cora­zon y la casa：This tells the sto­ry of a girl who finds her­self and rebuilds emo­tion­al bonds in a bro­ken fam­i­ly rela­tion­ship.
  • Clara and the Man Read­ing by the Win­dow（Clara and the Man With Books in his Win­dow).
  • style: Her works are not only aimed at chil­dren and teenagers, but also loved by adults. They are known for their beau­ti­ful lan­guage, rich poet­ry and depth, and often explore mem­o­ry, iden­ti­ty and social real­i­ty.

| born Maria There­sa Andrei­do | María Tere­sa Andruet­to (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 26, 1831 – Birth: Mary Mapes Dodge

Amer­i­can writer and edi­torMary Mapps DodgeBorn (1831–1905).

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Sil­ver Ice Skates（Hans Brinker, or The Sil­ver Skates(1865): This is a clas­sic chil­dren’s nov­el that has swept the world, telling the sto­ry of Hans, a Dutch boy who is deter­mined to win a skat­ing com­pe­ti­tion prize (a pair of sil­ver ice skates) in order to pay for his father’s med­ical treat­ment. This book vivid­ly intro­duces Dutch cul­ture to Amer­i­can read­ers (although she had nev­er been to the Nether­lands when she wrote it).
  • Edit­ing career: She is the famous Saint Nicholas (St. NicholasHe was the found­ing edi­tor of a chil­dren’s mag­a­zine that pub­lished works by famous authors such as Kipling and Mark Twain, and had a pro­found influ­ence on the devel­op­ment of Amer­i­can chil­dren’s lit­er­a­ture.

| born | Mary Mapes Dodge | Mary Mapes Dodge (Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born January 26, 1974: Shannon Hale

Amer­i­can best­selling authorShan­non HaleBorn. She is best known for writ­ing young adult fan­ta­sy nov­els fea­tur­ing princess­es.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • New­bery Hon­or: With thePrincess Romance-Princess Acad­e­my(Pub­lished in 2005) won awards 2006 New­bery Sil­ver Medal.
  • con­tent: The sto­ry is set in a remote moun­tain vil­lage where girls are sent to an acad­e­my in hopes of being cho­sen as princess­es. Hale infus­es the tra­di­tion­al fairy tale frame­work with a mod­ern sense of female inde­pen­dence and reflec­tions on edu­ca­tion and friend­ship. Her sequels include…Stone Palace-Princess Acad­e­my: Palace of Stone).

| born | Shan­non Hale | Shan­non Hale (Wikipedia) |

🎂 January 26, 1929 – Birth: Jules Feiffer

Amer­i­can car­toon­ist, play­wright, and illus­tra­torJules Fef­ferborn.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Such a small dog（A Dog So SmallHe illus­trat­ed Philip­pa Pierce’s mas­ter­piece.
  • Oth­er achieve­ments: His most famous chil­dren’s book illus­tra­tions also include Nor­ton Just’s *The Mag­ic Toll­booth* (…).The Phan­tom Toll­boothHis lines are relaxed, expres­sive, and high­ly rec­og­niz­able.

| born | Jules Feif­fer | Jules Feif­fer (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 26, 2000 — Died: Kathleen Hale

British illus­tra­tor and writerCather­ine HaleHe died in 1898–2000.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • Orlan­do series（Orlan­do the Mar­malade CatShe cre­at­ed the orange cat named Orlan­do. The series, which began in 1938, is known for its large for­mat and bright­ly col­ored lith­o­graph illus­tra­tions. It tells the adven­tures of Orlan­do and his feline wives and kit­tens and is includ­ed in “1001 Chil­dren’s Books”.

| Death Kath­leen Hale | Kath­leen Hale (Wikipedia) |

⚰️ January 26, 2007 — Passed away Emanuele Luzzati

Ital­ian painter, ani­ma­tor, stage design­erEmanuele Luza­tiHe died in 1921–2007.

  • Impor­tant works and achieve­ments:
  • BIB Gold Badge Award: He 1967 With the work “thief mag­pie-La gaz­za ladra) wonBratisla­va Inter­na­tion­al Bien­ni­al of Illus­tra­tion (BIB) Gold Medal(Gold­en Plaque). His style is col­or­ful, high­ly dec­o­ra­tive, and has a the­atri­cal visu­al effect.

| Death Emanuele Luz­za­ti | Emanuele Luz­za­ti (Inter­net Search) |

🎂 January 26, 1926 – Birth: George A. Woods

Amer­i­can writer and crit­icGeorge WoodsBorn (1926–1988).

  • Key con­tri­bu­tions:
  • He served as the direc­tor of The New York Times.Chil­dren’s book edi­torFor 21 years (1963–1984), it had a sig­nif­i­cant impact on the estab­lish­ment of stan­dards in the Amer­i­can chil­dren’s book review com­mu­ni­ty.
  • cre­ation: He also writes nov­els for young adults, includ­ing his most famous works.Hunt­ing the killer-Catch a Killer).

| born | George A. Woods | George A. Woods (Ger­man Wikipedia) |

🎂 Born January 26, 1956: Ashley Wolff

Amer­i­can writer and illus­tra­torAsh­ley Wolfborn.

  • Impor­tant works and con­tri­bu­tions:
  • She excels at cre­at­ing pic­ture books depict­ing nature and ani­mals.
  • Rep­re­sen­ta­tive works: 《A Bird’s Year-A Year of Birds)and“The Year of the Beast-A Year of BeastsThrough exquis­ite wood­block-style illus­tra­tions, it depicts the lives of ani­mals as the sea­sons change.

| born Ash­ley Wolff | Ash­ley Wolff (Wikipedia) |

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