{"id":10650,"date":"2026-09-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=10650"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:17:33","slug":"kidsbook_history_0912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/09\/12\/kidsbook_history_0912\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 12: 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c-1024x819.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u590d\u6d3b\u8282\u7684\u60ca\u559c.jpg 1080w\" 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=\"363\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-Miss-Suzy.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-Miss-Suzy.jpg 363w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-Miss-Suzy-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-Miss-Suzy-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1974 \u2013 Death: Miriam Young<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s author and nov\u00adel\u00adist (1913\u20131974). Born into a Broad\u00adway the\u00adatri\u00adcal fam\u00adi\u00adly, she was skilled at con\u00adstruct\u00ading sto\u00adries with dra\u00admat\u00adic, tight\u00adly plot\u00adted nar\u00adra\u00adtives, del\u00adi\u00adcate and heart\u00adwarm\u00ading anthro\u00adpo\u00admor\u00adphic per\u00adspec\u00adtives of small ani\u00admals, and a deep sense of pro\u00adtec\u00adtive\u00adness towards home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and con\u00adtent passed down through gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Miss Susie<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Miss Suzy<\/em>(1964, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Arnold Lobel) \u2014 A beloved and heart\u00adwarm\u00ading clas\u00adsic ani\u00admal pic\u00adture book in the Unit\u00aded States. The sto\u00adry tells of Susie, a gen\u00adtle and hard\u00adwork\u00ading lit\u00adtle gray squir\u00adrel who has trans\u00adformed her tree\u00adhouse at the top of an old oak tree into a neat and com\u00adfort\u00adable home. A group of fierce and noisy red squir\u00adrels take over her tree\u00adhouse, forc\u00ading the home\u00adless Susie to seek refuge in a beau\u00adti\u00adful\u00adly dec\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded doll\u00adhouse aban\u00addoned in the attic. There, she lov\u00ading\u00adly cares for a band of for\u00adgot\u00adten toy sol\u00addiers. Upon learn\u00ading of Susie\u2019s plight, the brave and loy\u00adal toy sol\u00addiers march for\u00adward, using acorn bombs to dri\u00adve away the bul\u00adly\u00ading red squir\u00adrels and help Susie reclaim her home. Arnold Lobel\u2019s exquis\u00adite and warm col\u00adored pen\u00adcil illus\u00adtra\u00adtions per\u00adfect\u00adly com\u00adple\u00adment Miri\u00adam Young\u2019s reas\u00adsur\u00ading text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His notable works also include the clas\u00adsic sequel to the role, *Miss Susie\u2019s East\u00ader Sur\u00adprise*.<em>Miss Suzy\u2019s East\u00ader Sur\u00adprise<\/em>(Illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Arnold Lobel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed Away | Miri\u00adam Young |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miriam_Young\">Miri\u00adam Young (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=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pat-Marriott_Figgie-Hobbin.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pat-Marriott_Figgie-Hobbin.jpg 365w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pat-Marriott_Figgie-Hobbin-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pat-Marriott_Figgie-Hobbin-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>2002 \u2013 Passed away: Pat Marriott<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned British book illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and print\u00admak\u00ader (1920\u20132002). She was a low-key mas\u00adter of British illus\u00adtra\u00adtion in the sec\u00adond half of the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry, known for her extreme\u00adly refined, pow\u00ader\u00adful, expres\u00adsive, and whim\u00adsi\u00adcal pen lines. She was the visu\u00adal design\u00ader for clas\u00adsic adven\u00adture and poet\u00adry nov\u00adels by authors such as Joan Aiken for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Select\u00aded as rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Figie Hob\u00ading<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Fig\u00adgie Hob\u00adbin: Poems for Chil\u00addren<\/em>(1970, poem by Charles Caus\u00adley) \u2014 includ\u00aded in *1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books*. Mar\u00adriott illus\u00adtrat\u00aded this mas\u00adter\u00adpiece of chil\u00addren\u2019s poet\u00adry by the renowned British Poet Lau\u00adre\u00adate Charles Caus\u00adley with unfor\u00adget\u00adtable black-and-white pen illus\u00adtra\u00adtions. With rhyth\u00admic lines, she depicts the coastal cliffs of Corn\u00adwall, vagrants, kings, and strange ghosts, bring\u00ading the poem\u2019s vast, ancient folk rhythms to life in a vibrant visu\u00adal tapes\u00adtry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His notable achieve\u00adments in illus\u00adtra\u00adtion also include his work on Joan Aiken\u2019s mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *The Wolf Fight at Willough\u00adby Cas\u00adtle*.<em>The Wolves of Willough\u00adby Chase<\/em>The first edi\u00adtion\u2019s clas\u00adsic inte\u00adri\u00ador illus\u00adtra\u00adtions were drawn by [author\u2019s name].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed Away | Pat Mar\u00adriott |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q98748834\">Pat Mar\u00adriott (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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_a.jpg 794w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_a-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_a-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_a-768x966.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_b.jpg 782w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_b-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_b-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_b-768x981.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_c.jpg 783w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_c-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_c-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_c-767x979.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1979: Ann Cathrin Raab<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Ger\u00adman chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1979). She grad\u00adu\u00adat\u00aded from the Ham\u00adburg Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Applied Sci\u00adences with a degree in illus\u00adtra\u00adtion. Her style is full of mod\u00adern micro-humor, rough and sim\u00adple lines, and unique ani\u00admal triv\u00adia.<\/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>With her self-writ\u00adten and illus\u00adtrat\u00aded pic\u00adture book, *The Whis\u00adper of the Tick*<em>Zeck\u00adenge\u00adfl\u00fcster<\/em>Award\u00aded in 2008&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award, 2009 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (BIB)<\/strong>It breaks down peo\u00adple\u2019s pre\u00adcon\u00adceived notions about micro\u00adscop\u00adic par\u00ada\u00adsitic insects with an extreme\u00adly humor\u00adous and inter\u00adest\u00ading per\u00adspec\u00adtive, show\u00adcas\u00ading the cut\u00adting-edge exper\u00adi\u00admen\u00adtal style of con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Ger\u00adman pic\u00adture books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ann Cathrin Raab |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Cathrin_Raab\">Ann Cathrin Raab (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-10942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_d.jpg 783w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_d-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_d-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2009_Ann-Cathrin-Raab_Zeckengefluster_d-767x979.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;1974\u5e74 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1a\u7c73\u4e3d\u5a05\u59c6\u00b7\u626c Miriam Young \u7f8e\u56fd\u513f\u7ae5\u6587\u5b66\u4f5c\u5bb6\u3001\u5c0f\u8bf4\u5bb6 (19 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10934,"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-10650","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\/0427_01__Miriam-Young-\u82cf\u897f\u5c0f\u59d0.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10650","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=10650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10943,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10650\/revisions\/10943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}