{"id":5413,"date":"2025-12-14T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2025-12-13T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:01:25","slug":"kidsbook_history_1214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2025\/12\/14\/kidsbook_history_1214\/","title":{"rendered":"Decem\u00adber 14: 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=\"435\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rosemary_Sutcliff_The_Lantern_Bearers_br.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rosemary_Sutcliff_The_Lantern_Bearers_br.jpg 435w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rosemary_Sutcliff_The_Lantern_Bearers_br-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rosemary_Sutcliff_The_Lantern_Bearers_br-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eagle_of_the_Ninth_cover.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eagle_of_the_Ninth_cover.jpg 258w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eagle_of_the_Ninth_cover-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eagle_of_the_Ninth_cover-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1920\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7f57\u65af\u739b\u4e3d\u8428\u514b\u5229\u592b\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1920 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rosemary Sutcliffe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer<strong>Rose\u00admary Sut\u00adcliffe<\/strong>Rose\u00admary Sut\u00adcliff (1920\u20131992) was born. She is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as\u2026<strong>The Undis\u00adput\u00aded Queen of Chil\u00addren\u2019s His\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal Fic\u00adtion<\/strong>Espe\u00adcial\u00adly good at describ\u00ading<strong>Roman Britain<\/strong>The sto\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carnegie Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is<strong>light bear\u00ader<\/strong>-<em>The Lantern Bear\u00aders<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1959) won an award&nbsp;<strong>1959 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;She&nbsp;<strong>1974<\/strong>&nbsp;get<strong>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) Writ\u00aders\u2019 Award High Praise<\/strong>(High\u00adly Com\u00admend\u00aded) in recog\u00adni\u00adtion of his life\u00adtime achieve\u00adments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her works (such as The Eagle of the Ninth) are known for their rig\u00ador\u00adous his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal research, pro\u00adfound human\u00adis\u00adtic por\u00adtray\u00adals, and focus on dis\u00adabled pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnists (she her\u00adself suf\u00adfered from Stil\u00adl\u2019s dis\u00adease), which have pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenced the cre\u00adation of his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal nov\u00adels in lat\u00ader gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Rose\u00admary Sut\u00adcliff |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosemary_Sutcliff\">Rose\u00admary Sut\u00adcliff (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=\"908\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_The_Secret_River_br.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_The_Secret_River_br.jpg 908w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_The_Secret_River_br-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_The_Secret_River_br-768x846.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings_The_Secret_River_br-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-708x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-1061x1536.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u9e7f\u82d1\u957f\u6625.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1953\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u739b\u91d1\u7f57\u7433\u65af\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1953 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Margaret Rowlings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Mar\u00adgaret Rowl\u00adings<\/strong>(Mar\u00adjorie Kin\u00adnan Rawl\u00adings, 1896\u20131953) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her most famous work is<strong>Deer Park Changchun<\/strong>-<em>The Year\u00adling<\/em>(1938), the book tells the sto\u00adry of a boy and a fawn, and not only gained\u2026<strong>Pulitzer Prize<\/strong>It has also become a clas\u00adsic com\u00ading-of-age nov\u00adel that must be read by teenagers around the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her posthu\u00admous work<strong>Mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous Riv\u00ader<\/strong>-<em>The Secret Riv\u00ader<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1955) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1956 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Mar\u00adjorie Kin\u00adnan Rawl\u00adings |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings\">Mar\u00adjorie Kin\u00adnan Rawl\u00adings (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\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c11\u5e74\u6234\u7ef4\u548c\u732b-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1997\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u57c3\u7c73\u8389\u5207\u5c3c\u5185\u7ef4\u5c14\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1997 \u2014 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Emily Cheney Neville<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Emi\u00adly Cheney Neville<\/strong>Emi\u00adly Cheney Neville (1919\u20131997) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her first nov\u00adel<strong>Young David and the Cat<\/strong>-<em>It\u2019s like this, Cat<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1963) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1964 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtribute:<\/strong>&nbsp;This work is con\u00adsid\u00adered<strong>Real\u00adis\u00adtic chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture<\/strong>A piv\u00adotal turn\u00ading point. It breaks with tra\u00addi\u00adtion by set\u00adting the sto\u00adry in con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary New York City, rather than in rur\u00adal or his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal set\u00adtings, and tells the sto\u00adry of a boy\u2019s con\u00adflict with his father and his dai\u00adly adven\u00adtures in a down-to-earth man\u00adner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Emi\u00adly Cheney Neville |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emily_Cheney_Neville\">Emi\u00adly Cheney Neville (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=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo-728x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Robinzon-Kruzo.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Skazki-i-legendy-Portugaliji-644x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Skazki-i-legendy-Portugaliji-644x1024.jpg 644w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Skazki-i-legendy-Portugaliji-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Skazki-i-legendy-Portugaliji-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Skazki-i-legendy-Portugaliji.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why-835x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/why.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2021\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u5c3c\u53e4\u62c9\u6ce2\u6ce2\u592b\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 2021 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nikolai Popov<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous Russ\u00adian illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Niko\u00adlai Popov<\/strong>(Niko\u00adlaj Popov, 1938\u20132021) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BIB Grand Prix:<\/strong>&nbsp;He relied on his work for \u201c<strong>Robin\u00adson Cru\u00adsoe<\/strong>-<em>Robin\u00adson Cru\u00adsoe<\/em>) won the&nbsp;<strong>Spe\u00adcial Prize, 1975 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BIB Badge Award (Plaque):<\/strong>&nbsp;He&nbsp;<strong>1981<\/strong>&nbsp;With the help of \u201cPor\u00adtuguese Fairy Tales and Leg\u00adends\u201c<em>Skaz\u00adki i leg\u00adendy Por\u00adtu\u00adgal\u00adi\u00adji<\/em>He won the award again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anti-war clas\u00adsics:<\/strong>&nbsp;His self-writ\u00adten and self-illus\u00adtrat\u00aded word\u00adless book, \u201c<strong>Why?<\/strong>-<em>Why?<\/em>(1996) is a world-renowned clas\u00adsic anti-war pic\u00adture book that depicts a point\u00adless war between a frog and a mouse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Niko\u00adlaj Popov |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikolai_Popov_(artist)\">Niko\u00adlai Popov (artist) (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=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader-698x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Knight-Crusader.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1909\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7f57\u7eb3\u5fb7\u97e6\u5c14\u5947\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1909 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ronald Welch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer<strong>Ronald Welch<\/strong>(Ronald Welch, 1909\u20131982) was born. He was a his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan and also wrote a series of high-qual\u00adi\u00adty his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal nov\u00adels for chil\u00addren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carnegie Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;His nov\u00adel<strong>Cru\u00adsad\u00ader Knights<\/strong>-<em>Knight Cru\u00adsad\u00ader<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1954) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1954 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>This nov\u00adel vivid\u00adly depicts the adven\u00adtures of the Cru\u00adsades, espe\u00adcial\u00adly the Siege of Acre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Ronald Welch |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Welch\">Ronald Welch (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=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1-1024x925.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f\u65e7\u7248-1.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1885\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u739b\u683c\u4e3d\u7279\u514b\u59c6\u65af\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1885 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Margaret Koms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan artist<strong>Mar\u00adgaret Koms<\/strong>(Mar\u00adguerite Kirmse, 1885\u20131954) born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She was against<strong>dogs<\/strong>She is best known for her vivid depic\u00adtions. Her most famous con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion is\u2026<strong>Eric Knight<\/strong>Eric Knight\u2019s clas\u00adsic nov\u00adel<strong>Lassie the Good Dog<\/strong>-<em>Lassie Come-Home<\/em>Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions were drawn in 1940.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>rec\u00adom\u00admend:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her illus\u00adtra\u00adtions were spe\u00adcial\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up\u201d, becom\u00ading a clas\u00adsic visu\u00adal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of Lacey\u2019s char\u00adac\u00adter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Mar\u00adguerite Kirmse |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marguerite_Kirmse\">Mar\u00adguerite Kirmse (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=\"683\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ruth_Park_Playing_Beatie_Bow_br.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ruth_Park_Playing_Beatie_Bow_br.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ruth_Park_Playing_Beatie_Bow_br-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ruth_Park_Playing_Beatie_Bow_br-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SMWKR3ME24Y4DUS4D3EYTAGLJ4.0.1\u20131<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2010\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u9732\u4e1d\u5e15\u514b\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 2010 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Ruth Parker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand-Aus\u00adtralian writer<strong>Ruth Park\u00ader<\/strong>(Ruth Park, 1917\u20132010) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Her young adult nov\u00adel<strong>Play Bet\u00adty Bow<\/strong>-<em>Play\u00ading Beat\u00adie Bow<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1980) is a clas\u00adsic.<strong>Time trav\u00adel<\/strong>The nov\u00adel tells the sto\u00adry of a mod\u00adern girl who trav\u00adels back to the Rocks dis\u00adtrict of Syd\u00adney in 1873.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;This book has not only won numer\u00adous lit\u00ader\u00adary awards, but has also been includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d and is one of the cor\u00adner\u00adstones of Aus\u00adtralian chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Ruth Park |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Park\">Ruth Park (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=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-1024x527.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The_Prince_and_the_pauper_03-041.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1848\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u5f17\u6717\u514b\u6885\u91cc\u5c14\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1848 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank Merrill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Frank Mer\u00adrill<\/strong>Frank T. Mer\u00adrill (1848\u20131923) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He is&nbsp;<strong>Late 19th and ear\u00adly 20th cen\u00adturies<\/strong>&nbsp;A pro\u00adlif\u00adic book illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. He illus\u00adtrat\u00aded for<strong>Mark Twain<\/strong>The clas\u00adsic work<strong>The Prince and the Pau\u00adper<\/strong>-<em>The Prince and the Pau\u00adper<\/em>He cre\u00adat\u00aded his famous illus\u00adtra\u00adtions in 1881. These illus\u00adtra\u00adtions are high\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded by \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d for their detailed depic\u00adtions of his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal cos\u00adtumes and scenes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Frank T. Mer\u00adrill |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_T._Merrill\">Frank T. Mer\u00adrill (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=\"604\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bernard_Marshall_Cedric_the_Forester_br.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bernard_Marshall_Cedric_the_Forester_br.jpg 604w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bernard_Marshall_Cedric_the_Forester_br-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bernard_Marshall_Cedric_the_Forester_br-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KTXCYUK75RO2M73DA6YQUV6DSA.0.1\u20132<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1945\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u4f2f\u7eb3\u5fb7\u9a6c\u6b47\u5c14\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1945 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bernard Marshall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Bernard Mar\u00adshall<\/strong>Bernard Mar\u00adshall (1875\u20131945) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;His his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal adven\u00adture nov\u00adel<strong>For\u00adest ranger Cedric<\/strong>-<em>Cedric the Forester<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1921) won awards&nbsp;<strong>The first New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal in 1922<\/strong>The book tells the sto\u00adry of a young Sax\u00adon boy\u2019s jour\u00adney to becom\u00ading a knight in 13th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Eng\u00adland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Bernard Mar\u00adshall |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernard_Marshall\">Bernard Mar\u00adshall (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=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah-714x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neitah.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1971\u5e7412\u670814\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u4f0a\u8fea\u4e1d\u514b\u62c9\u7279\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 14, 1971 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Edith Clatter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ger\u00adman writer<strong>Edith Clat\u00adter<\/strong>Edith Klatt (1895\u20131971) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She focus\u00ades on cre\u00adat\u00ading chil\u00addren\u2019s books about oth\u00ader eth\u00adnic groups and cul\u00adtures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her work<strong>Nai\u00adta: A girl liv\u00ading in the far north<\/strong>-<em>Neitah: A Girl in the Far North<\/em>It depicts the life of the Inu\u00adit and was includ\u00aded and rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Edith Klatt |&nbsp;<a 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