{"id":10646,"date":"2026-09-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=10646"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:03:59","slug":"kidsbook_history_0908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/09\/08\/kidsbook_history_0908\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 8th: 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=\"805\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_02__Jon-Scieszka-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u732a\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6545\u4e8b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_02__Jon-Scieszka-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u732a\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6545\u4e8b.jpg 805w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_02__Jon-Scieszka-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u732a\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6545\u4e8b-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_02__Jon-Scieszka-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u732a\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6545\u4e8b-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_02__Jon-Scieszka-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u732a\u7684\u771f\u5b9e\u6545\u4e8b-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408-832x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0057_01__Lane-Smith-\u81ed\u8d77\u53f8\u5c0f\u5b50\u7206\u7b11\u6545\u4e8b\u5927\u96c6\u5408.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\"><\/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\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0266_01__Jon-Scieszka-\u6570\u5b66\u9b54\u5492-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1954: Jon Scieszka<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s author and edu\u00adca\u00adtor (1954). He was a pri\u00adma\u00adry school teacher and pos\u00adsessed a deep under\u00adstand\u00ading of chil\u00addren\u2019s, espe\u00adcial\u00adly boys\u2019, read\u00ading psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgy. He skill\u00adful\u00adly employed post\u00admod\u00adern tech\u00adniques such as decon\u00adstruc\u00adtion, irony, meta\u00adnar\u00adra\u00adtive, and break\u00ading the fourth wall to com\u00adplete\u00adly sub\u00advert tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal fairy tale con\u00adven\u00adtions. In 2008, he was appoint\u00aded by the Library of Con\u00adgress as\u2026<strong>The first Nation\u00adal Ambas\u00adsador for Young Peo\u00adple\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture<\/strong>.<\/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 True Sto\u00adry of the Three Lit\u00adtle Pigs<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The True Sto\u00adry of the 3 Lit\u00adtle Pigs!<\/em>(1989, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Lane Smith) \u2014 Select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d a post\u00admod\u00adern pic\u00adture book clas\u00adsic: The sto\u00adry unfolds entire\u00adly from the first-per\u00adson per\u00adspec\u00adtive of the Big Bad Wolf, Alexan\u00adder T. the Wolf. The Wolf claims he only went to the neigh\u00adbor\u2019s to bor\u00adrow a cup of sug\u00adar to bake a cake for his sick grand\u00admoth\u00ader, that he sneezed a few times due to a bad cold which caused the straw and wood\u00aden hous\u00ades to col\u00adlapse, and that he ate the piglet sim\u00adply to avoid wast\u00ading food. The work, with its bril\u00adliant irony, inspires chil\u00addren to crit\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly con\u00adsid\u00ader nar\u00adra\u00adtive stances and objec\u00adtive real\u00adi\u00adty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Col\u00adlec\u00adtion of Hilar\u00adi\u00adous Sto\u00adries of the Stinky Cheese Boy<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Stinky Cheese Man and Oth\u00ader Fair\u00adly Stu\u00adpid Tales<\/em>(1992, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Lane Smith) \u2014 Select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d (win\u00adner of the 1993 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador): A satir\u00adi\u00adcal pic\u00adture book that com\u00adplete\u00adly sub\u00adverts tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal lay\u00adout and nar\u00adra\u00adtive log\u00adic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Math\u00ade\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal Curse<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Math Curse<\/em>(1995, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Lane Smith) \u2014 A hilar\u00adi\u00adous pic\u00adture book about a lit\u00adtle girl who is cursed by a sin\u00adgle sen\u00adtence from her teacher, turn\u00ading all her every\u00adday trou\u00adbles into tricky math word prob\u00adlems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Jon Sci\u00adesz\u00adka |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jon_Scieszka\">Jon Sci\u00adesz\u00adka (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.douban.com\/personage\/37281770\/\">Douban Peo\u00adple<\/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=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-1024x934.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-1024x934.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-767x700.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762-1536x1402.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762.jpg 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761-823x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u4e0b\u96e8\u4e0b\u732a\u4e0b\u9762\u6761.jpg 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_01__Jack-Prelutsky-The-New-Kid-on-the-Block.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_01__Jack-Prelutsky-The-New-Kid-on-the-Block.jpg 382w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_01__Jack-Prelutsky-The-New-Kid-on-the-Block-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0261_01__Jack-Prelutsky-The-New-Kid-on-the-Block-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1940 \u2013 Born: Jack Prelutsky<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s poet, singer, and musi\u00adcian (1940). He is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as a lead\u00ading fig\u00adure in con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Eng\u00adlish chil\u00addren\u2019s poet\u00adry, adept at break\u00ading down bar\u00adri\u00aders between chil\u00addren and seri\u00adous poet\u00adry through extreme\u00adly live\u00adly and boun\u00adcy rhythms, whim\u00adsi\u00adcal word\u00adplay, and bound\u00adless imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion. He was select\u00aded by the Poet\u00adry Foun\u00adda\u00adtion of Amer\u00adi\u00adca in 2006 as\u2026<strong>The first Chil\u00addren\u2019s Poet Lau\u00adre\u00adate in the Unit\u00aded States<\/strong>.<\/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 New Kid in the Neigh\u00adbour\u00adhood<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The New Kid on the Block<\/em>(1984, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by James Steven\u00adson) \u2014 Includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d. One of the most read clas\u00adsic humor\u00adous poet\u00adry col\u00adlec\u00adtions in Amer\u00adi\u00adcan homes and class\u00adrooms, con\u00adtain\u00ading over one hun\u00addred catchy lit\u00adtle poems depict\u00ading mis\u00adchie\u00advous chil\u00addren, mon\u00adster pets, picky eaters, and every\u00adday fam\u00adi\u00adly life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cRainy Day with Pig and Noo\u00addles\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>It\u2019s Rain\u00ading Pigs &amp; Noo\u00addles<\/em>(1993) \u2014 Con\u00adtin\u00adu\u00ading his unre\u00adstrained and non\u00adsen\u00adsi\u00adcal poet\u00adic style, he pushed the rhyth\u00admic beau\u00adty of lan\u00adguage and visu\u00adal asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion to the extreme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Island of Strange and Won\u00adder\u00adful Ani\u00admals<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Scran\u00adi\u00admals<\/em>(Illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Peter S\u00eds) \u2014 A col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with illus\u00adtra\u00adtor Peter S\u00eds, this book imag\u00adines var\u00adi\u00adous hybrid plants and ani\u00admals (such as car\u00adrot ele\u00adphants, straw\u00adber\u00adry pup\u00adpies, and banana pythons) as crea\u00adtures on a fan\u00adtas\u00adti\u00adcal island, cre\u00adat\u00ading a delight\u00adful inter\u00adplay between text and illus\u00adtra\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Jack Pre\u00adlut\u00adsky |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Prelutsky\">Jack Pre\u00adlut\u00adsky (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.douban.com\/personage\/37199042\/\">Douban Peo\u00adple<\/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=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-697x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men-1394x2048.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0207_01__BB-The-Little-Grey-Men.jpg 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"><\/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\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0207_01__BB-\u7070\u77ee\u4eba-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1990 \u2013 Died: Pippi BB (real name Denys Watkins-Pitchford)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned British nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adist, illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and author of chil\u00addren\u2019s and out\u00addoor lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture (1905\u20131990), he used the pen name \u201cBB\u201d (derived from the spec\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion code for shot\u00adgun shells). He was a lead\u00ading fig\u00adure in 20th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry British rur\u00adal nature writ\u00ading, adept at using metic\u00adu\u00adlous scratch\u00adboard print\u00ading tech\u00adniques and poet\u00adic, sim\u00adple lan\u00adguage to depict the flo\u00adra and fau\u00adna and micro\u00adcosm of the British wilder\u00adness.<\/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>Grey Dwarfs<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Lit\u00adtle Grey Men<\/em>(1942) \u2014 Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>The 1942 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>A clas\u00adsic British nat\u00adur\u00adal fan\u00adta\u00adsy nov\u00adel. The sto\u00adry tells of the last four wild gnomes (Doug, Dug\u00adgie, Sneez, and Claude) liv\u00ading under the roots of an ancient oak tree in Eng\u00adland. To find their broth\u00ader Claude, who has been miss\u00ading for a year while on an adven\u00adture, the oth\u00ader three build a stur\u00addy boat made of moss and set sail upstream. They embark on their jour\u00adney accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by otters, king\u00adfish\u00aders, and oth\u00ader wild ani\u00admals and birds, and brave the harsh win\u00adter snow\u00adstorms. The book is filled with pro\u00adfound and tran\u00adquil details of wilder\u00adness nat\u00adur\u00adal his\u00adto\u00adry, vivid\u00adly con\u00advey\u00ading a sense of awe for nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed away | Pipi BB |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D._J._Watkins-Pitchford\">DJ Watkins-Pitch\u00adford (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=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down-693x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0251_01__Danica-Novgorodoff-Long-Way-Down.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1980: Danica Novgorodoff<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary car\u00adtoon\u00adist, graph\u00adic nov\u00adel\u00adist, and water\u00adcol\u00ador artist (1980). She is known for her expres\u00adsive use of splashed water\u00adcol\u00adors, dynam\u00adic com\u00adic pan\u00adels, and intense\u00adly emo\u00adtion\u00adal col\u00ador palettes to depict con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary issues.<\/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>\u201cThe Long Road Down\u00adwards\u201d (Com\u00adic Ver\u00adsion)<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Long Way Down: The Graph\u00adic Nov\u00adel<\/em>(2020, by Jason Reynolds) \u2014 Award-win\u00adning&nbsp;<strong>2022 Kate Green\u00adaway Medal (CIL)<\/strong>This is a full-col\u00ador graph\u00adic nov\u00adel adapt\u00aded from Reynolds\u2019 New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador nov\u00adel in free verse. The sto\u00adry fol\u00adlows 15-year-old Will, who enters an ele\u00adva\u00adtor with a gun, intend\u00ading to avenge his broth\u00ader\u2019s mur\u00adder. In the short 60 sec\u00adonds it takes for the ele\u00adva\u00adtor to descend from the eighth floor to the first, the ghost of some\u00adone who died from gun vio\u00adlence enters each floor. Nov\u00adgorodov uses visu\u00adal\u00adly strik\u00ading smoky tex\u00adtures and deep blue-red water\u00adcol\u00adors to vivid\u00adly por\u00adtray the boy\u2019s inner tur\u00admoil and soci\u00adetal reflec\u00adtions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Dan\u00adi\u00adca Nov\u00adgorod\u00adoff |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danica_Novgorodoff\">Dan\u00adi\u00adca Nov\u00adgorod\u00adoff (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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u4ea4\u901a\u5de5\u5177-300x300.jpg 300w\" 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=\"800\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u62dc\u4f26\u00b7\u5df4\u987f\u8ba4\u77e5\u542f\u8499\u7ecf\u5178\u7cfb\u5217.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u62dc\u4f26\u00b7\u5df4\u987f\u8ba4\u77e5\u542f\u8499\u7ecf\u5178\u7cfb\u5217.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u62dc\u4f26\u00b7\u5df4\u987f\u8ba4\u77e5\u542f\u8499\u7ecf\u5178\u7cfb\u5217-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u62dc\u4f26\u00b7\u5df4\u987f\u8ba4\u77e5\u542f\u8499\u7ecf\u5178\u7cfb\u5217-18x11.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_02__Byron-Barton-\u62dc\u4f26\u00b7\u5df4\u987f\u8ba4\u77e5\u542f\u8499\u7ecf\u5178\u7cfb\u5217-767x459.jpg 767w\" 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=\"500\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_01__Byron-Barton-Dinosaurs-Dinosaurs.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_01__Byron-Barton-Dinosaurs-Dinosaurs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_01__Byron-Barton-Dinosaurs-Dinosaurs-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0246_01__Byron-Barton-Dinosaurs-Dinosaurs-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1930 \u2013 Born: Byron Barton<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1930\u20132023). He was one of the inno\u00adva\u00adtors of ear\u00adly child\u00adhood cog\u00adni\u00adtive pic\u00adture books in the Unit\u00aded States in the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry. He was skilled at using extreme\u00adly thick and straight black out\u00adlines, full and bright high-puri\u00adty pri\u00adma\u00adry col\u00adors, and pure pla\u00adnar geo\u00admet\u00adric shapes to build a safe and clear visu\u00adal world for young chil\u00addren who are just learn\u00ading to read.<\/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>\u201c\u201cAmaz\u00ading Vehi\u00adcles\u201d series<\/strong>(Includ\u00ading \u201cMy Lit\u00adtle Car\u201d)<em>My Car<\/em>,\u201cair\u00adplane\u201c<em>Air\u00adplanes<\/em>,\u201ctruck\u201c<em>Trucks<\/em>,\u201ctrain\u201c<em>Trains<\/em>,\u201cBoat\u201c<em>Boats<\/em>\u2014 A peren\u00adni\u00adal favorite for ear\u00adly child\u00adhood trans\u00adporta\u00adtion and machin\u00adery cog\u00adni\u00adtion, this book uses pre\u00adcise and sim\u00adple short sen\u00adtences and bright\u00adly col\u00adored vehi\u00adcle mod\u00adels to help young chil\u00addren devel\u00adop their ini\u00adtial under\u00adstand\u00ading of liv\u00ading spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs<\/em>(1989) \u2014 This work trans\u00adforms mas\u00adsive, ancient pre\u00adhis\u00adtoric dinosaurs into play\u00adful, min\u00adi\u00admal\u00adist blocks of red, yel\u00adlow, and green, clear\u00adly show\u00adcas\u00ading the phys\u00adi\u00adcal char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics and sur\u00advival habits of Tyran\u00adnosaurus Rex, Tricer\u00adatops, and Stegosaurus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Byron Bar\u00adton |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byron_Barton\">Byron Bar\u00adton (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=\"815\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u72fc\u548c\u4e00\u53ea\u5927\u574f\u732a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u72fc\u548c\u4e00\u53ea\u5927\u574f\u732a.jpg 815w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u72fc\u548c\u4e00\u53ea\u5927\u574f\u732a-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u72fc\u548c\u4e00\u53ea\u5927\u574f\u732a-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u4e09\u53ea\u5c0f\u72fc\u548c\u4e00\u53ea\u5927\u574f\u732a-768x926.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_03__Eugene-Trivizas-\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u53ea\u9ed1\u732b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_03__Eugene-Trivizas-\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u53ea\u9ed1\u732b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_03__Eugene-Trivizas-\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u53ea\u9ed1\u732b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_03__Eugene-Trivizas-\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u53ea\u9ed1\u732b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_03__Eugene-Trivizas-\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u53ea\u9ed1\u732b-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u9b54\u6795.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u9b54\u6795.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u9b54\u6795-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0256_01__Eugene-Trivizas-\u9b54\u6795-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1946 \u2013 Born: Eugene Trivizas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Greek chil\u00addren\u2019s author, crim\u00adi\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgist, and pro\u00adfes\u00adsor of law at the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Lon\u00addon (1946). He is hailed as the \u201cspokesper\u00adson for con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Greek chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture,\u201d and is adept at blend\u00ading rig\u00ador\u00adous legal log\u00adic, satire of total\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan oppres\u00adsion, and absurd and fan\u00adtas\u00adti\u00adcal fairy tale imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Awards and Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive Works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At&nbsp;<strong>In 2006, he was short\u00adlist\u00aded as a final\u00adist for the Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) for Best Writer.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Three Lit\u00adtle Wolves and the Big Bad Pig<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Three Lit\u00adtle Wolves and the Big Bad Pig<\/em>(1993, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Helen Oxen\u00adbury) \u2014 A pic\u00adture book mas\u00adter\u00adpiece that sub\u00adverts clas\u00adsic fairy tales: Three adorable and kind wolf cubs lis\u00adten to their moth\u00ader and build their own house, while a big bad pig wield\u00ading a sledge\u00adham\u00admer, a drill, and even explo\u00adsives destroys a brick house, a cement house, and a steel-plat\u00aded nuclear bunker house. In the end, the wolf cubs build a fra\u00adgrant flower house, and the big bad pig, smelling the flow\u00aders, los\u00ades his mal\u00adice, has a change of heart, and becomes good friends with the wolf cubs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works also include the alle\u00adgor\u00adi\u00adcal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece of resis\u00adtance against tyran\u00adny, *The Mag\u00adic Pil\u00adlow*.<em>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u30ea\u30a2<\/em>The chil\u00addren\u2019s nov\u00adel *The Last Black Cat* explores prej\u00adu\u00addice and ecol\u00ado\u00adgy.<em>The Last Black Cat<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Eugene Triv\u00adizas |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Trivizas\">Eugene Triv\u00adizas (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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u4f60\u5c0f\u5c0f\u7684\u5947\u8ff9-768x768.jpg 768w\" 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=\"385\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-The-Lesser-Blessed.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-The-Lesser-Blessed.jpg 385w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-The-Lesser-Blessed-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-The-Lesser-Blessed-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-Die-ohne-Segen-sind.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-Die-ohne-Segen-sind.jpg 303w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-Die-ohne-Segen-sind-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0276_01__Richard-van-Camp-Die-ohne-Segen-sind-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1971: Richard Van Camp<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Cana\u00addi\u00adan Indige\u00adnous (Dogrib\/T\u0142\u0131\u0328ch\u01eb) nov\u00adel\u00adist, chil\u00addren\u2019s author, and sto\u00adry\u00adteller (1971). He excels at weav\u00ading ancient oral tra\u00addi\u00adtions of the Indige\u00adnous peo\u00adples of the harsh, cold wilder\u00adness of north\u00adern Cana\u00adda into his works, reflect\u00ading the exis\u00adten\u00adtial iden\u00adti\u00adty of mod\u00adern Indige\u00adnous youth.<\/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 Unblessed<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Less\u00ader Blessed<\/em>Ger\u00adman trans\u00adla\u00adtion, 1996.&nbsp;<em>Die ohne Segen sind<\/em>\u2014 Award&nbsp;<strong>2001 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP) for Young Peo\u00adple\u2019s Books<\/strong>This is a real\u00adis\u00adtic com\u00ading-of-age sto\u00adry about Lar\u00adry, a 16-year-old Dogreb boy liv\u00ading in a small town in north\u00adwest\u00adern Cana\u00adda. After sur\u00adviv\u00ading a dev\u00adas\u00adtat\u00ading fire, he grows up with phys\u00adi\u00adcal and men\u00adtal trau\u00adma, and seeks self-redemp\u00adtion amidst school bul\u00adly\u00ading, first love, and trib\u00adal mem\u00ado\u00adries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works also include the heart\u00adwarm\u00ading and poet\u00adic board book pic\u00adture book for young chil\u00addren, \u201cLit\u00adtle You, Lit\u00adtle Mir\u00ada\u00adcle\u201d (<em>Lit\u00adtle You<\/em>(Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion by Julie Flett).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Richard Van Camp |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Van_Camp\">Richard Van Camp (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=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-807x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers-1614x2048.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0271_01__Michael-Hague-A-Childs-Book-of-Prayers.jpg 1941w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1948 \u2013 Born: Michael Hague<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor of fan\u00adta\u00adsy and clas\u00adsic chil\u00addren\u2019s books (1948). He inher\u00adit\u00aded the clas\u00adsic water\u00adcol\u00ador tra\u00addi\u00adtion of Arthur Rack\u00adham and Beat\u00adrix Pot\u00adter, and is known for his del\u00adi\u00adcate and dense feath\u00adered hatch\u00ading, warm and ele\u00adgant earthy tones, and rich for\u00adest fairy\u00adtale atmos\u00adphere.<\/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>For Chil\u00addren\u2019s Prayer Book (<em>A Child\u2019s Book of Prayers<\/em>They also cre\u00adat\u00aded a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of illus\u00adtra\u00adtions for clas\u00adsic Euro\u00adpean and Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s books such as \u201cThe Wind in the Wil\u00adlows,\u201d \u201cThe Wiz\u00adard of Oz,\u201d and \u201cPeter Pan,\u201d which are full of nos\u00adtal\u00adgia and warmth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Michael Hague |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Hague\">Michael Hague (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=\"433\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0281_01__Jeanie-Adams-Pigs-and-Honey.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0281_01__Jeanie-Adams-Pigs-and-Honey.jpg 433w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0281_01__Jeanie-Adams-Pigs-and-Honey-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0281_01__Jeanie-Adams-Pigs-and-Honey-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1944: Jeanie Adams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aus\u00adtralian chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book author, illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and anthro\u00adpol\u00ado\u00adgist (1944). She worked exten\u00adsive\u00adly in the Abo\u00adrig\u00adi\u00adnal com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties of Cape York Penin\u00adsu\u00adla in north\u00adern Queens\u00adland, Aus\u00adtralia.<\/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>Piglet and Hon\u00adey<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Pigs and Hon\u00adey<\/em>(1989) \u2014 Win\u00adner of the Aus\u00adtralian Chil\u00addren\u2019s Book Coun\u00adcil (CBCA) Book of the Year Award. With sin\u00adcere and real\u00adis\u00adtic sketch\u00ades and water\u00adcol\u00adors, it records the heart\u00adwarm\u00ading life of con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Aus\u00adtralian Abo\u00adrig\u00adi\u00adnal fam\u00adi\u00adlies going out for week\u00adend camp\u00ading trips in the bush, hunt\u00ading wild boar and col\u00adlect\u00ading wild hon\u00adey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Jeanie Adams |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austlit.edu.au\/austlit\/page\/A43841\">Jeanie Adams (AustLit)<\/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=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897-1024x813.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897-767x609.jpg 767w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier_Rajah_advertising_poster_1897.jpg 1464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1922 \u2013 Death: Henri Meunier<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Bel\u00adgian Art Nou\u00adveau print\u00admak\u00ader, poster design\u00ader, and book illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1873\u20131922).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic achieve\u00adments and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was one of the lead\u00ading fig\u00adures of the Art Nou\u00adveau move\u00adment in Europe at the end of the 19th and begin\u00adning of the 20th cen\u00adturies. His style is char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by refined and flow\u00ading black out\u00adlines, flat blocks of col\u00ador rem\u00adi\u00adnis\u00adcent of ori\u00aden\u00adtal prints, and ele\u00adgant flo\u00adral vine dec\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtions, which had a pro\u00adfound aes\u00adthet\u00adic influ\u00adence on the posters and typog\u00adra\u00adphy of ear\u00adly 20th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Euro\u00adpean hard\u00adcov\u00ader chil\u00addren\u2019s books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed Away | Hen\u00adri Meu\u00adnier |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henri_Meunier\">Hen\u00adri Meu\u00adnier (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier04.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier04.jpg 524w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier04-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Henri_Meunier04-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-794x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels-1191x1536.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Strike_in_Brussels.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;1954\u5e74 \u2014 \u51fa\u751f\uff1a\u7ea6\u7ff0\u00b7\u5e2d\u65af\u5361 Jon Scieszka \u7f8e\u56fd\u8457\u540d\u513f\u7ae5\u6587\u5b66\u4f5c\u5bb6\u3001\u6559\u80b2\u5bb6 (1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10838,"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-10646","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\/09\/0261_02__Jack-Prelutsky-\u7a00\u5947\u53e4\u602a\u52a8\u7269\u5c9b\u5c01\u9762.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646","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=10646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10857,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10646\/revisions\/10857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}