{"id":5581,"date":"2025-12-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5581"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:08:31","slug":"kidsbook_history_1223","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2025\/12\/23\/kidsbook_history_1223\/","title":{"rendered":"Decem\u00adber 23: 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=\"640\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-752x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1919%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E4%BD%A9%E5%A7%AC%E4%BD%9B%E7%89%B9%E5%8D%97\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1919 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Peggy Fortnam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Peg\u00adgy Fort\u00adnam<\/strong>Peg\u00adgy Fort\u00adnum (1919\u20132016) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She is Padding\u00adton Bear, the char\u00adac\u00adter cre\u00adat\u00aded by Michael Bond.\u201c<strong>\uff08<em>A Bear Called Padding\u00adton<\/em>(First edi\u00adtion, 1958)<\/strong>The first illus\u00adtra\u00adtor**.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;Although Padding\u00adton Bear has been adapt\u00aded into many col\u00adored ver\u00adsions since then, the orig\u00adi\u00adnal ones drawn by Fort\u00adnam are still the most famous.<strong>Black and white pen line illus\u00adtra\u00adtions<\/strong>This estab\u00adlished Padding\u00adton\u2019s icon\u00adic image as a man in a duf\u00adfle coat and an old hat. The series was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Peg\u00adgy Fort\u00adnum |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peggy_Fortnum\">Peg\u00adgy Fort\u00adnum (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=\"396\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u6bdb\u9a74\u4e0e\u6211.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u6bdb\u9a74\u4e0e\u6211.jpg 396w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u6bdb\u9a74\u4e0e\u6211-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5c0f\u6bdb\u9a74\u4e0e\u6211-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Platero-y-yo.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Platero-y-yo.jpg 323w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Platero-y-yo-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Platero-y-yo-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1880%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E8%83%A1%E5%AE%89%E6%8B%89%E8%92%99%E5%B8%8C%E6%A2%85%E5%86%85%E6%96%AF\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1880 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Juan Ramon Jim\u00e9nez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Span\u00adish poet and writer<strong>Juan Ramon Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong>Juan Ram\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez (1881\u20131958) was born. He was born in&nbsp;<strong>He was award\u00aded the Nobel Prize in Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in 1956.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His col\u00adlec\u00adtion of prose poems,<strong>The Song of the Lit\u00adtle Don\u00adkey<\/strong>-<em>Platero y yo<\/em>(1914) is a gem of Span\u00adish lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The book describes the poet\u00ad\u2019s life with a sil\u00adver don\u00adkey named Platero in the Span\u00adish coun\u00adtry\u00adside of Moguer. While not entire\u00adly writ\u00adten for chil\u00addren, it is known for its\u2026<strong>Pure lan\u00adguage and gen\u00adtle depic\u00adtions of nature and life<\/strong>It has become a world-renowned clas\u00adsic of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and has been includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Juan Ram\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Jim%C3%A9nez\">Juan Ram\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez (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=\"343\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carolyn_Sherwin_Bailey_Miss_Hickory.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carolyn_Sherwin_Bailey_Miss_Hickory.jpg 343w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carolyn_Sherwin_Bailey_Miss_Hickory-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carolyn_Sherwin_Bailey_Miss_Hickory-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0-726x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u80e1\u6843\u6728\u5c0f\u59d0.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1961%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%8D%A1%E7%BD%97%E7%90%B3%E8%88%8D%E6%B8%A9%E8%B4%9D%E5%88%A9\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1961 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Caroline Sherwin Bailey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Car\u00ado\u00adline Sher\u00adwin Bai\u00adley<\/strong>(Car\u00adolyn Sher\u00adwin Bai\u00adley, 1875\u20131961) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is<strong>Miss Wal\u00adnut<\/strong>-<em>Miss Hick\u00ado\u00adry<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1946) won awards&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Medal, 1947<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry\u2019s pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnist is a doll with the body of an apple tree branch and the head of a wal\u00adnut nut. This fairy tale tells the sto\u00adry of her sur\u00adviv\u00ading alone in the harsh win\u00adter, demon\u00adstrat\u00ading courage and indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Car\u00adolyn Sher\u00adwin Bai\u00adley&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carolyn_Sherwin_Bailey\">Car\u00adolyn Sher\u00adwin Bai\u00adley (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=\"915\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny-915x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny-915x1024.jpg 915w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny-768x859.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_Kunhardt_Pat_the_Bunny.jpg 1341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1979%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%A4%9A%E8%90%9D%E8%A5%BF%E5%AD%94%E5%93%88%E7%89%B9\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1979 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dorothy Conhart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Dorothy Con\u00adhart<\/strong>(Dorothy Kun\u00adhardt, 1901\u20131979) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She cre\u00adat\u00aded the famous \u201c<strong>Pat the lit\u00adtle rab\u00adbit<\/strong>-<em>Pat the Bun\u00adny<\/em>(1940).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;This book is<strong>The pio\u00adneer of inter\u00adac\u00adtive touch and feel books<\/strong>Orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly cre\u00adat\u00aded for his daugh\u00adter, Con\u00adhart\u2019s book, which includ\u00aded real sand\u00adpa\u00adper (rep\u00adre\u00adsent\u00ading her father\u2019s stub\u00adble), mir\u00adrors, and soft fur, rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion\u00adized the con\u00adcept of chil\u00addren\u2019s books and was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Dorothy Kun\u00adhardt |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_Kunhardt\">Dorothy Kun\u00adhardt (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=\"626\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carol_Ann_Duffy_Rumpelstiltskin_and_Other_Grimm_Tales.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carol_Ann_Duffy_Rumpelstiltskin_and_Other_Grimm_Tales.jpg 626w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carol_Ann_Duffy_Rumpelstiltskin_and_Other_Grimm_Tales-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Carol_Ann_Duffy_Rumpelstiltskin_and_Other_Grimm_Tales-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1955%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%8D%A1%E7%BD%97%E5%B0%94%E5%AE%89%E8%BE%BE%E8%8F%B2\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born: December 23, 1955<\/strong>&nbsp;Carol Ann Duffy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British poet and play\u00adwright<strong>Car\u00adol Ann Duffy<\/strong>Car\u00adol Ann Duffy was born. She is the first per\u00adson in British his\u00adto\u00adry to hold this posi\u00adtion.<strong>The first female poet lau\u00adre\u00adate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She adapt\u00aded and cre\u00adat\u00aded many works for chil\u00addren, includ\u00ading \u201c\u2026\u201c<strong>Dwarfs and Oth\u00ader Grim\u00adm\u2019s Fairy Tales<\/strong>-<em>Rumpel\u00adstilt\u00adskin and Oth\u00ader Grimm Tales<\/em>She was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d. She rein\u00adter\u00adpret\u00aded clas\u00adsic fairy tales with mod\u00adern, poet\u00adic and dra\u00admat\u00adic lan\u00adguage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Car\u00adol Ann Duffy |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_Ann_Duffy\">Car\u00adol Ann Duffy (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=\"380\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5e03\u7f57\u5361\u8857\u7ae5\u8bdd\u6545\u4e8b\u96c6-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5e03\u7f57\u5361\u8857\u7ae5\u8bdd\u6545\u4e8b\u96c6-1.jpg 380w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5e03\u7f57\u5361\u8857\u7ae5\u8bdd\u6545\u4e8b\u96c6-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u5e03\u7f57\u5361\u8857\u7ae5\u8bdd\u6545\u4e8b\u96c6-1-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca.jpg 337w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1990%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E7%9A%AE%E5%9F%83%E5%B0%94%E6%A0%BC%E9%87%8C%E5%B8%95%E9%87%8C\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1990 \u2014 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Pierre Gripparry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French writer<strong>Pierre Grip\u00adpar\u00adry<\/strong>(Pierre Gri\u00adpari, 1925\u20131990) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is<strong>Bro\u00adca Street Fairy Tale Col\u00adlec\u00adtion<\/strong>-<em>Con\u00adtes de la rue Bro\u00adca<\/em>(1967) is one of the cor\u00adner\u00adstones of mod\u00adern French chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>fea\u00adture:<\/strong>&nbsp;These sto\u00adries, set on Rue de Bro\u00adca in Paris, are full of mag\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism (such as the witch liv\u00ading next door and the talk\u00ading pota\u00adto), humor\u00adous and absurd, and are loved by French chil\u00addren. They are includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Pierre Gri\u00adpari |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Gripari\">Pierre Gri\u00adpari (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=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King-1024x879.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King-1024x879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King-768x659.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cartoon-Monarch_Otto-Soglow-and-the-Little-King.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1900%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%A5%A5%E6%89%98%E7%B4%A2%E6%A0%BC%E6%B4%9B\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1900 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Otto Soglow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan car\u00adtoon\u00adist<strong>Otto Soglow<\/strong>(Otto Soglow, 1900\u20131975) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His most famous work is **\u201cThe Lit\u00adtle King\u201d**.<em>The Lit\u00adtle King<\/em>This tac\u00adi\u00adturn, diminu\u00adtive king was first seri\u00adal\u00adized in The New York\u00ader mag\u00ada\u00adzine and lat\u00ader became a clas\u00adsic chil\u00addren\u2019s book and car\u00adtoon char\u00adac\u00adter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Otto Soglow |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otto_Soglow\">Otto Soglow (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=\"722\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew.jpg 722w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02-800x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Erick_Ingraham_Porcupine_Stew02.jpg 808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1950%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%9F%83%E9%87%8C%E5%85%8B%E8%8B%B1%E6%A0%BC%E6%8B%89%E5%A7%86\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born December 23, 1950:<\/strong>&nbsp;Eric Ingram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Eric Ingram<\/strong>(Erick Ingra\u00adham) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He relied on the pic\u00adture book \u201c<strong>Por\u00adcu\u00adpine stew<\/strong>-<em>Por\u00adcu\u00adpine Stew<\/em>(Author: Bev\u00ader\u00adly Major) won the award&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award, 1983 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Erick Ingra\u00adham |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/www.isfdb.org\/cgi-bin\/ea.cgi%3F25506\">Erick Ingra\u00adham (ISFDB)<\/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=\"653\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joan_Lindsay_Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joan_Lindsay_Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock.jpg 653w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joan_Lindsay_Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joan_Lindsay_Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910-722x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u60ac\u5d16\u4e0a\u7684\u91ce\u9910.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1984%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E7%90%BC%E6%9E%97%E8%B5%9B\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 1984 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joan Lindsay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtralian writer<strong>Joan Lind\u00adsay<\/strong>(Joan Lind\u00adsay, 1896\u20131984) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is<strong>Pic\u00adnic on the cliff<\/strong>-<em>Pic\u00adnic at Hang\u00ading Rock<\/em>(1967) is a world-renowned film<strong>Mys\u00adtery nov\u00adel<\/strong>Although often cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adrized as adult lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, it is fre\u00adquent\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded as read\u00ading mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal for teenagers due to its depic\u00adtion of the psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgy of ado\u00adles\u00adcent girls and its mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous atmos\u00adphere, and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Joan Lind\u00adsay |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Lindsay\">Joan Lind\u00adsay (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=\"647\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meme_McDonald_My_Girragundji.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meme_McDonald_My_Girragundji.jpg 647w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meme_McDonald_My_Girragundji-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meme_McDonald_My_Girragundji-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PNZO5GM7O3VD4NGK6WGJ7EPOKA.0.1\u20135<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-2017%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E6%A2%85%E6%A2%85%E9%BA%A6%E5%BD%93%E5%A8%9C\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 23, 2017 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mae Mae Madonna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtralian writer<strong>Mae Mae Madon\u00adna<\/strong>Meme McDon\u00adald has passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She often inter\u00adacts with indige\u00adnous writ\u00aders<strong>Boori Mon\u00adty Pry\u00ador<\/strong>coop\u00ader\u00adate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works<strong>My Kira\u00adgan\u00adji<\/strong>-<em>My Gir\u00adra\u00adgund\u00adji<\/em>It tells the sto\u00adry of a boy and a green tree frog (Kira\u00adgan\u00adji), explor\u00ading fear and growth, and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Meme McDon\u00adald |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meme_McDonald\">Meme McDon\u00adald 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