{"id":10640,"date":"2026-09-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=10640"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:18:01","slug":"kidsbook_history_0902","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/09\/02\/kidsbook_history_0902\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 2nd: Today in the his\u00adto\u00adry of chil\u00addren\u2019s books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-713x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-768x1103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-1070x1536.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb-679x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb-767x1157.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u7cbe\u7075\u5b9d\u94bb.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212-792x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0047_03__J.-R.-R.-Tolkien-\u9b54\u6212.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1973 \u2013 Death: J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Ronald Ruel Tolkien (1892\u20131973), a renowned British lin\u00adguist, pro\u00adfes\u00adsor at Oxford Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty, and a founder of mod\u00adern fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, was a pio\u00adneer of the mod\u00adern \u201cSec\u00adond World\u201d high-fan\u00adta\u00adsy sys\u00adtem. With his rig\u00ador\u00adous and pro\u00adfound knowl\u00adedge of Old Eng\u00adlish and lin\u00adguis\u00adtics, he sin\u00adgle-hand\u00aded\u00adly cre\u00adat\u00aded the mod\u00adern \u201cSec\u00adond World\u201d high-fan\u00adta\u00adsy sys\u00adtem and is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as the father of mod\u00adern clas\u00adsi\u00adcal seri\u00adous fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>An endur\u00ading lit\u00ader\u00adary mon\u00adu\u00adment:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Hob\u00adbit<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Hob\u00adbit, or There and Back Again<\/em>(1937) \u2014 Select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d a mile\u00adstone in the his\u00adto\u00adry of chil\u00addren\u2019s fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture. The sto\u00adry begins with Bil\u00adbo Bag\u00adgins, a hob\u00adbit who loves a peace\u00adful life in Bag End, embark\u00ading on an adven\u00adture to the Lone\u00adly Moun\u00adtain to reclaim the dwar\u00adven trea\u00adsure seized by the drag\u00adon Smaug, at the invi\u00adta\u00adtion of the wiz\u00adard Gan\u00addalf and the thir\u00adteen dwarves. Bil\u00adbo encoun\u00adters Gol\u00adlum in the Misty Moun\u00adtains and unex\u00adpect\u00aded\u00adly obtains the One Ring, ulti\u00admate\u00adly grow\u00ading into a true hero through his kind\u00adness, wit, and courage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Lord of the Rings tril\u00ado\u00adgy<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>(1954\u20131955) and&nbsp;<strong>The Sil\u00admar\u00adil\u00adlion<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Sil\u00admar\u00adil\u00adlion<\/em>(1977) \u2014 Con\u00adstructs a grand epic of Mid\u00addle-earth encom\u00adpass\u00ading a self-cre\u00adat\u00aded Elvish lan\u00adguage, geog\u00adra\u00adphy, chron\u00adi\u00adcles, and mythol\u00ado\u00adgy, and pro\u00adfound\u00adly explores the allure of pow\u00ader, sac\u00adri\u00adfice, friend\u00adship, and the preser\u00adva\u00adtion of civ\u00adi\u00adliza\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Deceased | JRR Tolkien |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._R._R._Tolkien\">JRR Tolkien (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=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-695x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja-1390x2048.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0022_01__Elizabeth-Borton-de-Trevio-I-Juan-de-Pareja.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1904 \u2013 Born: Elizabeth Borton de Trevi\u00f1o<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a renowned American\/Mexican chil\u00addren\u2019s author and jour\u00adnal\u00adist (1904\u20132001). Hav\u00ading lived in Mex\u00adi\u00adco for many years, she excelled at recon\u00adstruct\u00ading the lives of his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal fig\u00adures through rig\u00ador\u00adous his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal research, a dig\u00adni\u00adfied human\u00adis\u00adtic per\u00adspec\u00adtive, and beau\u00adti\u00adful, authen\u00adtic clas\u00adsi\u00adcal nar\u00adra\u00adtives.<\/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>\u201cI, Juan de Pare\u00adja\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>I, Juan de Pare\u00adja<\/em>(1965) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>1966 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>Based on a true his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal fig\u00adure, this film tells the sto\u00adry of Juan de Pare\u00adja, a black slave in 17th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Spain dur\u00ading the Gold\u00aden Age. From a young age, Juan served Diego Vel\u00e1zquez, the chief court painter. While slaves were for\u00adbid\u00adden from paint\u00ading, Juan secret\u00adly learned the art and dis\u00adplayed remark\u00adable tal\u00adent. Vel\u00e1zquez, moved by Juan\u2019s tal\u00adent and noble char\u00adac\u00adter, even\u00adtu\u00adal\u00adly freed him and took him on as his offi\u00adcial assis\u00adtant and life\u00adlong friend. Juan lat\u00ader became a renowned painter in Span\u00adish his\u00adto\u00adry. The work pro\u00adfound\u00adly inter\u00adprets the dig\u00adni\u00adty of art and the equal friend\u00adship that tran\u00adscends social sta\u00adtus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Bor\u00adton de Tre\u00advi\u00f1o |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Borton_de_Trevi%C3%B1o\">Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Bor\u00adton de Tre\u00advi\u00f1o (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=\"600\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6d82\u8272.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6d82\u8272.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6d82\u8272-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6d82\u8272-15x12.jpg 15w\" 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=\"600\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u62fc\u56fe.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u62fc\u56fe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u62fc\u56fe-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u62fc\u56fe-300x243.jpg 300w\" 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=\"600\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6570\u6570.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6570\u6570.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6570\u6570-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u6570\u6570-15x12.jpg 15w\" 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=\"600\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u9b54\u6cd5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u9b54\u6cd5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u9b54\u6cd5-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0027_01__Ellen-Stoll-Walsh-\u4e09\u53ea\u8001\u9f20\u7231\u9b54\u6cd5-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1942 \u2013 Born: Ellen Stoll Walsh<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book author, illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and col\u00adlage artist (1942). She was adept at using sol\u00adid-col\u00ador cut-paper col\u00adlage and high\u00adly refined ani\u00admal sto\u00adries to trans\u00adform ear\u00adly con\u00adcepts such as col\u00ador har\u00admo\u00adny, spa\u00adtial graph\u00adics, and num\u00adbers into pic\u00adture books full of play\u00adful\u00adness and sus\u00adpense.<\/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>\u201cEar\u00adly Con\u00adcep\u00adtu\u00adal Under\u00adstand\u00ading Series of \u201cThree Mice\u201d<\/strong>\uff08<em>Mouse Books<\/em>&nbsp;(series) \u2014 A time\u00adless clas\u00adsic in ear\u00adly child\u00adhood cog\u00adni\u00adtive devel\u00adop\u00adment across the Unit\u00aded States:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three Mice Love Col\u00ador\u00ading<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Mouse Paint<\/em>(1989) \u2014 Three pure white mice hide from a cat on a piece of white paper and acci\u00adden\u00adtal\u00adly dis\u00adcov\u00ader three cans of paint: red, yel\u00adlow, and blue. Through the fun game of mix\u00ading col\u00adors and leav\u00ading foot\u00adprints, the book vivid\u00adly demon\u00adstrates to young chil\u00addren the mag\u00adi\u00adcal col\u00ador prin\u00adci\u00adple that mix\u00ading the three pri\u00adma\u00adry col\u00adors pro\u00adduces sec\u00adondary col\u00adors of orange, green, and pur\u00adple.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three Mice Love to Count<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Mouse Count<\/em>(1991) \u2014 Com\u00adbin\u00ading num\u00adber count\u00ading with the clever escape plan of a lit\u00adtle mouse out\u00adsmart\u00ading a hun\u00adgry snake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works also include \u201cThree Mice Love Puz\u00adzle\u201d (<em>Mouse Shapes<\/em>), Three Mice Love Mag\u00adic (<em>Mouse Mag\u00adic<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ellen Stoll Walsh |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q132733196\">Ellen Stoll Walsh (Wiki\u00adda\u00adta)<\/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=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen-689x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen-768x1140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Der-Krieg-mit-den-Molchen.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen-889x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen-767x884.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Die-Schlange-Regenbogen.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Vom-Rauberchen-dem-Rock-und-dem-Ziegenbock.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Vom-Rauberchen-dem-Rock-und-dem-Ziegenbock.jpg 441w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Vom-Rauberchen-dem-Rock-und-dem-Ziegenbock-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hans-Ticha-Vom-Rauberchen-dem-Rock-und-dem-Ziegenbock-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1940: Hans Ticha<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Ger\u00adman illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, print\u00admak\u00ader, and graph\u00adic design\u00ader (1940). He was a lead\u00ading fig\u00adure in East Ger\u00adman and con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Ger\u00adman Pop Art and Mod\u00adernist illus\u00adtra\u00adtion, known for his dis\u00adtinc\u00adtive style char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by strik\u00ading geo\u00admet\u00adric blocks of col\u00ador, smooth spheres and cylin\u00adders, strong mechan\u00adi\u00adcal Pop Art ele\u00adments, and sharp, humor\u00adous social satire.<\/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>At&nbsp;<strong>In 2022, he received the Spe\u00adcial Prize for Life\u00adtime Achieve\u00adment in Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion from the Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP).<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Sala\u00adman\u00adder Rebel\u00adlion<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Der Krieg mit den Molchen<\/em>Karel \u010capekvin) and&nbsp;<strong>Rain\u00adbow Ser\u00adpent<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Die Schlange Regen\u00adbo\u00adgen<\/em>\u2014 Show\u00adcas\u00ading his unique Cubist and Pop Art com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtions; his rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works also include the chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book \u201cThe Lit\u00adtle Rob\u00adber, the Coat, and the Goat\u201d (<em>Vom R\u00e4u\u00adberchen, dem Rock and dem Ziegen\u00adbock<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Hans Ticha |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Ticha\">Hans Ticha (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=\"1000\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0037_01__Junko-Nakamura-Chez-Bergamote.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0037_01__Junko-Nakamura-Chez-Bergamote.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0037_01__Junko-Nakamura-Chez-Bergamote-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0037_01__Junko-Nakamura-Chez-Bergamote-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0037_01__Junko-Nakamura-Chez-Bergamote-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1975: Junko Nakamura<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Japan\u00adese-French pic\u00adture book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1975). Born in Japan, she lat\u00ader moved to Paris. Her style blends the del\u00adi\u00adcate imprints of East\u00adern prints with the poet\u00adic white space of mod\u00adern Euro\u00adpean chil\u00addren\u2019s books, skill\u00adful\u00adly using mono\u00adchrome roller print\u00ading and ink tex\u00adtures to depict the tran\u00adquil\u00adi\u00adty and warmth of every\u00adday life.<\/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>At the Banana House<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Chez Berg\u00adamote<\/em>(2023) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>2024 French Prix Sor\u00adci\u00e8res (Prince of Sor\u00adci\u00e8res) Award for Tod\u00addler Pic\u00adture Books (Car\u00adr\u00e9\u00adment tout-petits)<\/strong>The book uses hand-print\u00aded prints with a very approach\u00adable and tac\u00adtile feel to depict the dai\u00adly light and shad\u00adow, smells and small details of a lit\u00adtle girl in the warm home of berg\u00adamot, show\u00ading the tran\u00adquil\u00adi\u00adty and secu\u00adri\u00adty of ear\u00adly life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Junko Naka\u00admu\u00adra |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q11365903\">Junko Naka\u00admu\u00adra (Wiki\u00adda\u00adta)<\/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=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales-674x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0032_01__John-Bierhorst-Latin-American-Folktales.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1936 \u2013 Born: John Bierhorst<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan folk\u00adlorist, anthro\u00adpol\u00ado\u00adgist, and trans\u00adla\u00adtor of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture (1936). He ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded his life to col\u00adlect\u00ading, research\u00ading, and trans\u00adlat\u00ading into Eng\u00adlish the oral lit\u00ader\u00adary her\u00aditage of Native Amer\u00adi\u00adcans (Aztec, Mayan, Iro\u00adquois, etc.) and var\u00adi\u00adous Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan peo\u00adples.<\/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>Select\u00aded Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Folk Tales<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Folk\u00adtales: Sto\u00adries from His\u00adpan\u00adic and Indi\u00adan Tra\u00addi\u00adtions<\/em>(2002) \u2014 This book sys\u00adtem\u00adat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly reviews and retells ani\u00admal fables, cre\u00adation myths, and ghost sto\u00adries that have been passed down in Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adca for hun\u00addreds of years, open\u00ading the door for Eng\u00adlish-speak\u00ading chil\u00addren and gen\u00ader\u00adal read\u00aders to under\u00adstand the diverse tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal cul\u00adtures of Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adca.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | John Bier\u00adhorst |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Bierhorst\">John Bier\u00adhorst (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=\"414\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-\u5f7c\u5f97\u91d1\u4e00\u5bb6.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-\u5f7c\u5f97\u91d1\u4e00\u5bb6.jpg 414w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-\u5f7c\u5f97\u91d1\u4e00\u5bb6-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-\u5f7c\u5f97\u91d1\u4e00\u5bb6-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers-663x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers-767x1186.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0042_01__Lucretia-Peabody-Hale-The-Peterkin-Papers.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1820 \u2013 Born: Lucretia Peabody Hale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a renowned 19th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s humor writer and edu\u00adca\u00adtor (1820\u20131900). She was an ear\u00adly pio\u00adneer of absur\u00addist humor lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture for Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren in the 19th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/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 Peter Kings<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Peterkin Papers<\/em>(1880) \u2014 A clas\u00adsic of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s humor: This book tells the sto\u00adry of the bum\u00adbling and con\u00adfused Peter King fam\u00adi\u00adly, who, when faced with triv\u00adial prob\u00adlems in their dai\u00adly lives, always come up with extreme\u00adly com\u00adpli\u00adcat\u00aded and absurd ideas (such as putting salt in cof\u00adfee instead of sug\u00adar and try\u00ading var\u00adi\u00adous chem\u00adi\u00adcals to rem\u00ade\u00addy the sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion), until the clever \u201cLady Philadel\u00adphia\u201d offers a sim\u00adple, com\u00admon-sense sug\u00adges\u00adtion that resolves the trou\u00adbles. The entire book show\u00adcas\u00ades the joy of com\u00admon sense and log\u00adic through gen\u00adtle satire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Lucre\u00adtia Peabody Hale |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucretia_Peabody_Hale\">Lucre\u00adtia Peabody Hale (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;1973\u5e74 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1aJ. R. R. \u6258\u5c14\u91d1 J. R. R. 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