{"id":10419,"date":"2026-08-31T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=10419"},"modified":"2026-08-29T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:22:37","slug":"kidsbook_history_0831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/08\/31\/kidsbook_history_0831\/","title":{"rendered":"August 31: Today in the His\u00adto\u00adry of Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u68ee\u6797\u91cc\u7684\u805a\u4f1a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u68ee\u6797\u91cc\u7684\u805a\u4f1a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u68ee\u6797\u91cc\u7684\u805a\u4f1a-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u68ee\u6797\u91cc\u7684\u805a\u4f1a-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u9f9f\u5154\u8d5b\u8dd1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u9f9f\u5154\u8d5b\u8dd1.jpg 391w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u9f9f\u5154\u8d5b\u8dd1-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u9f9f\u5154\u8d5b\u8dd1-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u5317\u98ce\u548c\u592a\u9633.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u5317\u98ce\u548c\u592a\u9633.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u5317\u98ce\u548c\u592a\u9633-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u5317\u98ce\u548c\u592a\u9633-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Brian-Wildsmith-ABC.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Brian-Wildsmith-ABC.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Brian-Wildsmith-ABC-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Brian-Wildsmith-ABC-17x12.jpg 17w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis-830x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-Saint-Francis.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>2016 \u2014 Passed away: Brian Wildsmith<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned British chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1930\u20132016). He is hailed as a \u201cmas\u00adter of col\u00ador in mod\u00adern pic\u00adture books\u201d and, along with John Burn\u00ading\u00adham and Charles Chip\u00adping, togeth\u00ader ush\u00adered in the gold\u00aden age of British pic\u00adture books in the 1960s. His style is char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by high\u00adly explo\u00adsive water\u00adcol\u00ador splash\u00ades, kalei\u00addo\u00adscop\u00adic geo\u00admet\u00adric col\u00ador blocks, and a deep appre\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion for nature and its crea\u00adtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top Award and Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive Works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Alpha\u00adbet Book<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Bri\u00adan Wild\u00adsmith\u2019s ABC<\/em>(1962) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>The 1962 Kate Green\u00adaway Medal (CIL)<\/strong>A ground\u00adbreak\u00ading visu\u00adal enlight\u00aden\u00adment mas\u00adter\u00adpiece. Will Smith broke away from the monot\u00ado\u00adnous and dull sketch\u00ades of tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal ear\u00adly lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adcy books, pair\u00ading each let\u00adter with large, rich, and vibrant water\u00adcol\u00ador ani\u00admal illus\u00adtra\u00adtions across mul\u00adti\u00adple pages, stun\u00adning the inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal chil\u00addren\u2019s book world with the pure beau\u00adty of visu\u00adal art.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The North Wind and the Sun<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The North Wind and the Sun<\/em>(1964) and&nbsp;<strong>The Tor\u00adtoise and the Hare<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Hare and the Tor\u00adtoise<\/em>(1966) \u2014 Using flow\u00ading col\u00adors, light, shad\u00adow, and tex\u00adtures, it retells Aesop\u2019s fables, show\u00adcas\u00ading the pro\u00adfound phi\u00adlos\u00ado\u00adphy that warmth is bet\u00adter than cold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works also include the nature pic\u00adture book \u201cBirds,\u201d which was hon\u00ador\u00adably nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for the Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award.<em>Birds<\/em>), For\u00adest Par\u00adty (<em>Jun\u00adgle Par\u00adty<\/em>(Also trans\u00adlat\u00aded as \u201cThe Gath\u00ader\u00ading in the For\u00adest\u201d) and the illus\u00adtrat\u00aded biog\u00adra\u00adphy \u201cSaint Fran\u00adcis\u201d (<em>Saint Fran\u00adcis<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Deceased | Bri\u00adan Wild\u00adsmith |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Wildsmith\">Bri\u00adan Wild\u00adsmith (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0059_01__Elizabeth-Coatsworth-The-Cat-Who-Went-to-Heaven.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0059_01__Elizabeth-Coatsworth-The-Cat-Who-Went-to-Heaven.jpg 408w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0059_01__Elizabeth-Coatsworth-The-Cat-Who-Went-to-Heaven-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0059_01__Elizabeth-Coatsworth-The-Cat-Who-Went-to-Heaven-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__-\u753b\u5bb6\u4e0e\u732b-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__\u53bb\u4e86\u5929\u5802\u7684\u732b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__\u53bb\u4e86\u5929\u5802\u7684\u732b.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__\u53bb\u4e86\u5929\u5802\u7684\u732b-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Elizabeth-Coatsworth-0094_01__\u53bb\u4e86\u5929\u5802\u7684\u732b-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1986 \u2013 Death: Elizabeth Coatsworth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s author, poet, and nov\u00adel\u00adist (1893\u20131986). In her ear\u00adly years, she trav\u00adeled exten\u00adsive\u00adly to the Far East, Egypt, and the Mediter\u00adranean region. She was adept at blend\u00ading East\u00adern phi\u00adlos\u00ado\u00adphy, folk beliefs, and poet\u00adic descrip\u00adtions of nature, and was spe\u00adcial\u00adly nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for the Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) for Best Writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top Award and Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive Works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Cat That Went to Heav\u00aden<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Cat Who Went to Heav\u00aden<\/em>(Illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Lynd Ward, 1930; also trans\u00adlat\u00aded as \u201cThe Painter and the Cat\u201d) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>The 1931 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>Set in ancient Japan, the sto\u00adry tells of a poor young painter com\u00admis\u00adsioned by a tem\u00adple to paint a mas\u00adsive Bud\u00addhist paint\u00ading depict\u00ading the Bud\u00addha\u2019s Nir\u00advana and the farewell of all liv\u00ading beings. The painter adopts a remark\u00adably intel\u00adli\u00adgent white cal\u00adi\u00adco cat named Fukuko. Accord\u00ading to leg\u00adend, the cat\u2019s arro\u00adgance pre\u00advents it from being accept\u00aded by the Bud\u00addha; how\u00adev\u00ader, the painter is moved by Fukuko\u2019s piety and com\u00adpas\u00adsion, and at the last minute, risk\u00ading the tem\u00adple\u2019s destruc\u00adtion of the paint\u00ading, he adds the cat to the Bud\u00addha\u2019s feet. A mir\u00ada\u00adcle occurs at dawn: the Bud\u00addha\u2019s image reach\u00ades out and strokes the cat, demon\u00adstrat\u00ading the equal\u00adi\u00adty of all beings and self\u00adless love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Died | Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Coatsworth |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Coatsworth\">Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Coatsworth (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_01__Conrad-Buff-Big-Tree-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_02__Conrad-Buff-The-Apple-and-the-Arrow.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_02__Conrad-Buff-The-Apple-and-the-Arrow.jpg 359w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_02__Conrad-Buff-The-Apple-and-the-Arrow-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_02__Conrad-Buff-The-Apple-and-the-Arrow-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_03__Conrad-Buff-Magic-Maize.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_03__Conrad-Buff-Magic-Maize.jpg 362w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_03__Conrad-Buff-Magic-Maize-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_03__Conrad-Buff-Magic-Maize-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-691x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside-1024x745.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside-767x558.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside-17x12.jpg 17w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0051_04__Conrad-Buff-Dash-and-Dart-inside.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1886 \u2013 Born: Conrad Buff<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was a renowned Swiss-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan painter, lith\u00ado\u00adg\u00adra\u00adph\u00ader, and pic\u00adture book illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1886\u20131975). He and his wife, chil\u00addren\u2019s author Mary Buff, were an out\u00adstand\u00ading cre\u00adative cou\u00adple in the his\u00adto\u00adry of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan pic\u00adture books and chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture. Buff was adept at using large, heavy wood\u00adcut prints, majes\u00adtic geo\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal land\u00adscapes, and pre\u00adcise sketch\u00ades of ani\u00admals and plants to depict the mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcence of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mul\u00adti\u00adple New\u00adbery and Calde\u00adcott Medals:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Big Tree<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Big Tree<\/em>(1946) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1947<\/strong>With its epic prints and text, the book tells the sto\u00adry of Wawona, a giant red\u00adwood in Cal\u00adi\u00adfor\u00adnia, which sprout\u00aded in ancient Greece and sur\u00advived 3,500 years of wind, rain, fire, Native Amer\u00adi\u00adcan migra\u00adtions, and mod\u00adern log\u00adging threats, wit\u00adness\u00ading the nat\u00adur\u00adal epic of human his\u00adto\u00adry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Apples and Arrows<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Apple and the Arrow<\/em>(1951) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1952<\/strong>Based on the leg\u00adendary sto\u00adry of the Swiss nation\u00adal hero William Tell, who shot an apple off his son\u2019s head with an arrow and led his peo\u00adple in rebel\u00adlion against tyran\u00adny.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mag\u00adi\u00adcal Corn<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Mag\u00adic Maize<\/em>(1953) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1954<\/strong>It depicts the explo\u00adration of Guatemalan Mayan indige\u00adnous youths between tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal beliefs and mod\u00adern agri\u00adcul\u00adtur\u00adal tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nat\u00adur\u00adal Pic\u00adture Book \u201cLeap\u00ading and Run\u00adning\u201c<em>Dash and Dart<\/em>, 1942) won&nbsp;<strong>1943 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Con\u00adrad Buff |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_and_Conrad_Buff\">Mary and Con\u00adrad Buff (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/El-Capitan-Trueno.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/El-Capitan-Trueno.jpg 365w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/El-Capitan-Trueno-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/El-Capitan-Trueno-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1913 \u2013 Born: Ambr\u00f3s (original name Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Span\u00adish com\u00adic book artist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1913\u20131992). He was a lead\u00ading fig\u00adure in the Span\u00adish Gold\u00aden Age of comics in the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry, whose work was char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by stun\u00adning dynamism, flu\u00adid pan\u00adel\u00ading, and a pow\u00ader\u00adful sense of hero\u00adism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and con\u00adtent:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cap\u00adtain Thun\u00adder<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>El Capit\u00e1n Trueno<\/em>(1956, writ\u00adten by V\u00edc\u00adtor Mora) \u2014 Select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d a Span\u00adish nation\u00adal his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal adven\u00adture com\u00adic. Ambos, the main cre\u00adator, pro\u00advid\u00aded the most icon\u00adic visu\u00adal char\u00adac\u00adters, vivid\u00adly depict\u00ading the leg\u00adendary adven\u00adtures of the medieval knight Cap\u00adtain Thun\u00adder and his com\u00adpan\u00adions Goliath and Crispin as they trav\u00adel the world, fight tyran\u00adny, and res\u00adcue the weak, pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenc\u00ading gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions of Span\u00adish read\u00aders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ambr\u00f3s |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ambr%C3%B3s\">Ambr\u00f3s (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons-741x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons-767x1061.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0053_01__Paul-Jacques-Bonzon-Les-Six-Compagnons.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1908 \u2013 Born: Paul-Jacques Bonzon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned French chil\u00addren\u2019s adven\u00adture nov\u00adel\u00adist and pri\u00adma\u00adry school teacher (1908\u20131978). He was adept at using sim\u00adple and vivid every\u00adday lan\u00adguage to con\u00adstruct tight\u00adly woven and thrilling sto\u00adries of young detec\u00adtives and coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtive puz\u00adzle-solv\u00ading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and con\u00adtent:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Six Boys\u2019 Mys\u00adtery Explo\u00adration Series<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Les Six Com\u00adpagnons<\/em>&nbsp;The series, first pub\u00adlished in 1961 (with the debut work \u201cThe Friends of the Cave of Carouche\u201d) \u2014 includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d is a clas\u00adsic adven\u00adture detec\u00adtive series for young read\u00aders that has swept the French-speak\u00ading world. It tells the heart\u00adwarm\u00ading adven\u00adture sto\u00adries of six boys from a poor sub\u00adurb of Lyon and their loy\u00adal dog Carouche, who, with their courage, team\u00adwork, and wis\u00addom, solve smug\u00adgling, theft, and oth\u00ader mys\u00adter\u00adies in old fac\u00adto\u00adries, under\u00adground pas\u00adsages, and the old town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Paul-Jacques Bon\u00adzon |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul-Jacques_Bonzon\">Paul-Jacques Bon\u00adzon (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0049_01__Ann-Weil-Red-Sails-to-Capri.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0049_01__Ann-Weil-Red-Sails-to-Capri.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0049_01__Ann-Weil-Red-Sails-to-Capri-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0049_01__Ann-Weil-Red-Sails-to-Capri-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1908 \u2013 Born: Ann Weil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal and geo\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal nov\u00adel\u00adist (1908\u20131969).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top Award and Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive Works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Red Sails of Capri<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Red Sails to Capri<\/em>(1952) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1953<\/strong>The sto\u00adry takes place in 1826 on the island of Capri in the Bay of Naples, Italy. Michel, the young own\u00ader of an inn, meets three for\u00adeign guests with dis\u00adtinct per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties (a painter, a schol\u00adar, and a writer). Amidst the locals\u2019 ancient super\u00adsti\u00adtions and fears about mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous sea caves, Michel fol\u00adlows them out to sea in a small boat with red sails, even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly dis\u00adcov\u00ader\u00ading the world-renowned nat\u00adur\u00adal won\u00adder, the \u201cBlue Grot\u00adto of Capri.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ann Weil |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Weil\">Ann Weil (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0055_01__Ted-CoConis-The-Summer-of-the-Swans.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0055_01__Ted-CoConis-The-Summer-of-the-Swans.jpg 327w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0055_01__Ted-CoConis-The-Summer-of-the-Swans-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0055_01__Ted-CoConis-The-Summer-of-the-Swans-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1927 \u2013 Born: Ted CoConis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, com\u00admer\u00adcial artist, and poster design\u00ader (1927\u20132023). He was known for his real\u00adis\u00adtic pen\u00adcil sketch\u00ades and oil illus\u00adtra\u00adtions with strong emo\u00adtion\u00adal ten\u00adsion and deep, del\u00adi\u00adcate light and shad\u00adow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and con\u00adtent:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sum\u00admer Swan<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Sum\u00admer of the Swans<\/em>(By Bet\u00adsy Byars, 1970) \u2014 Select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d (win\u00adner of the 1971 New\u00adbery Medal). Kirk\u00adness cre\u00adat\u00aded the poet\u00adic and melan\u00adcholic cov\u00ader and black-and-white illus\u00adtra\u00adtions for this clas\u00adsic com\u00ading-of-age nov\u00adel, vivid\u00adly depict\u00ading the psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion of 14-year-old Sarah, a con\u00adfused girl, and her intel\u00adlec\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly dis\u00adabled broth\u00ader Char\u00adlie, as they search for lost swans by the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ted CoCo\u00adnis |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ted_CoConis\">Ted CoCo\u00adnis (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;2016\u5e74 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1a\u5e03\u83b1\u6069\u00b7\u5a01\u5c14\u53f2\u5bc6\u65af Brian Wildsmith \u82f1\u56fd\u8457\u540d\u513f\u7ae5\u56fe\u753b\u4e66\u4f5c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[498],"tags":[406,10],"class_list":["post-10419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-498","tag-406","tag-10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_03__Brian-Wildsmith-Brian-Wildsmiths-\u9f9f\u5154\u8d5b\u8dd1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10638,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10419\/revisions\/10638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}