{"id":5702,"date":"2025-12-30T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:55:39","slug":"kidsbook_history_1230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2025\/12\/30\/kidsbook_history_1230\/","title":{"rendered":"Decem\u00adber 30: Today in the His\u00adto\u00adry of Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-714x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u4e1b\u6797\u4e4b\u4e66.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1865%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E9%B2%81%E8%BF%AA%E4%BA%9A%E5%BE%B7%E5%90%89%E5%8D%9C%E6%9E%97\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 1865 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rudyard Kipling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer and poet<strong>Rud\u00adyard Kipling<\/strong>Rud\u00adyard Kipling (1865\u20131936) was born. He was born in&nbsp;<strong>He was award\u00aded the Nobel Prize in Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in 1907.<\/strong>He was the youngest win\u00adner at the time.<\/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><strong>The Jun\u00adgle Book<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Jun\u00adgle Book<\/em>(1894): It tells the sto\u00adry of Mowgli, a \u201cwolf boy\u201d raised by wolves. It is an immor\u00adtal clas\u00adsic of world chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and has been adapt\u00aded into film and tele\u00advi\u00adsion works count\u00adless times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>So that\u2019s how it is.<\/strong>\uff08<em>Just So Sto\u00adries<\/em>(1902): This is a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtive ori\u00adgin sto\u00adries (such as \u201cWhy do leop\u00adards have spots\u201d), orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly writ\u00adten for his deceased daugh\u00adter Josephine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;His works, with their vivid depic\u00adtions of the ani\u00admal world and unique nar\u00adra\u00adtive rhythm, have pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenced chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in lat\u00ader gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions and have been includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-708x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-1061x1536.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rudyard_Kipling_Just_So_Stories.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Rud\u00adyard Kipling |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rudyard_Kipling\">Rud\u00adyard Kipling (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=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01-762x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01-768x1032.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-01.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen-760x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jiri-Trnka-02-Das-Knusperhauschen.jpg 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1969%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%90%89%E9%87%8C%E7%89%B9%E6%81%A9%E5%8D%A1\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 1969 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jiri Tenka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Czech illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, ani\u00adma\u00adtion direc\u00adtor, and pup\u00adpet mas\u00adter<strong>Jiri Ten\u00adka<\/strong>Ji\u0159\u00ed Trn\u00adka (1912\u20131969) died. He was hailed as the \u201cWalt Dis\u00adney of the East\u201d.<\/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>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA):<\/strong>&nbsp;He&nbsp;<strong>1968<\/strong>&nbsp;Award\u00aded<strong>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award for Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>This is one of the high\u00adest hon\u00adors in the field of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;His illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (such as those for Grim\u00adm\u2019s Fairy Tales and Ander\u00adsen\u2019s Fairy Tales) and pup\u00adpet ani\u00adma\u00adtions, with their rich Czech nation\u00adal style, poet\u00adic qual\u00adi\u00adty, and unique visu\u00adal aes\u00adthet\u00adics, have had a pro\u00adfound influ\u00adence on the world of ani\u00adma\u00adtion and illus\u00adtra\u00adtion art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Ji\u0159\u00ed Trn\u00adka |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Trnka\">Ji\u0159\u00ed Trn\u00adka (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=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-751x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-1502x2048.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_Animals_of_the_Bible.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-1024x859.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-1024x859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-1536x1289.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop_The_Fairy_Circus_01.jpg 1602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Fairy Cir\u00adcus<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1980%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%A4%9A%E8%90%9D%E8%A5%BFp%E6%8B%89%E6%80%9D%E7%BD%97%E6%99%AE\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 1980 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dorothy P. Lathrop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and author<strong>Dorothy P. Lath\u00adrop<\/strong>Dorothy P. Lath\u00adrop (1891\u20131980) passed away. She holds a land\u00admark posi\u00adtion in the his\u00adto\u00adry of pic\u00adture books.<\/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>The first Calde\u00adcott Medal win\u00adner in his\u00adto\u00adry:<\/strong>&nbsp;She relied on \u201c<strong>Ani\u00admals in the Bible<\/strong>-<em>Ani\u00admals of the Bible<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1937) won awards&nbsp;<strong>The inau\u00adgur\u00adal Calde\u00adcott Medal was award\u00aded in 1938.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her work<strong>Fairy Cir\u00adcus<\/strong>-<em>The Fairy Cir\u00adcus<\/em>) won&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal, 1932<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;She is known for her exquis\u00adite black and white prints and her del\u00adi\u00adcate depic\u00adtions of ani\u00admals and elves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Dorothy P. Lath\u00adrop |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_P._Lathrop\">Dorothy P. Lath\u00adrop (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=\"773\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mercer_Mayer_Little_Critter.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mercer_Mayer_Little_Critter.jpg 773w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mercer_Mayer_Little_Critter-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mercer_Mayer_Little_Critter-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mercer_Mayer_Little_Critter-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">VKLARN3YRAXDIAAKK3KJ3UIC2U.0.1\u20134<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1943%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E9%BB%98%E7%91%9F%E6%A2%85%E5%B0%94\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born: December 30, 1943<\/strong>&nbsp;Mercer Meir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Mer\u00adcer Meir<\/strong>(Mer\u00adcer May\u00ader) 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>He is the author of the famous pic\u00adture book series **\u201cLit\u00adtle Mon\u00adster\u201d** (<em>Lit\u00adtle Crit\u00adter<\/em>) cre\u00adator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;Since its launch in 1975, this series has become a glob\u00adal phe\u00adnom\u00ade\u00adnon with its humor\u00adous, heart\u00adwarm\u00ading sto\u00adries that res\u00adonate with the dai\u00adly lives of young chil\u00addren (such as \u201cI\u2019m too small\u201d and \u201cI can\u2019t sleep\u201d), mak\u00ading it a must-read clas\u00adsic for count\u00adless Amer\u00adi\u00adcan fam\u00adi\u00adlies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Mer\u00adcer May\u00ader&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercer_Mayer\">Mer\u00adcer May\u00ader (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=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers-1024x674.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_The_Five_Chinese_Brothers.jpg 1200w\" 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=\"258\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_All_alone-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_All_alone-1.jpg 258w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_All_alone-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop_All_alone-1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1898%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%85%8B%E8%8E%B1%E5%B0%94%E4%BA%8E%E6%AD%87%E6%AF%95%E8%82%96%E6%99%AE\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 1898 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Claire Hugh Bishop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer<strong>Claire Hugh Bish\u00adop<\/strong>Claire Huchet Bish\u00adop (1898\u20131993) 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><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1948:<\/strong>&nbsp;Clas\u00adsic pic\u00adture book<strong>Five Chi\u00adnese broth\u00aders<\/strong>-<em>The Five Chi\u00adnese Broth\u00aders<\/em>Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions by Kurt Wiese. Although con\u00adtro\u00adver\u00adsial in mod\u00adern times due to its stereo\u00adtypes, it was once one of the best-sell\u00ading pic\u00adture books of folk tales in the Unit\u00aded States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1954:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>Alone<\/strong>-<em>All Alone<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Claire Huchet Bish\u00adop |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claire_Huchet_Bishop\">Claire Huchet Bish\u00adop (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=\"423\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Elyne_Mitchell_The_Silver_Brumby.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Elyne_Mitchell_The_Silver_Brumby.jpg 423w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Elyne_Mitchell_The_Silver_Brumby-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Elyne_Mitchell_The_Silver_Brumby-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1913%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E4%BC%8A%E8%8E%B1%E6%81%A9%E7%B1%B3%E5%88%87%E5%B0%94\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 1913 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Elaine Mitchell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtralian writer<strong>Elaine Mitchell<\/strong>(Elyne Mitchell, 1913\u20132002) 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>Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is **Sil\u00adver Horse**.<em>The Sil\u00adver Brum\u00adby<\/em>)series.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;This series of sto\u00adries about Brum\u00adby hors\u00ades in the Aus\u00adtralian Alps, espe\u00adcial\u00adly the leg\u00adendary stal\u00adlion Thowra, is a gem of Aus\u00adtralian chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Elyne Mitchell |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elyne_Mitchell\">Elyne Mitchell (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=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ronald_Searle_Down-with-Skool-1024x765.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ronald_Searle_Down-with-Skool-1024x765.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ronald_Searle_Hurrah_for_St._Trinians-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ronald_Searle_Hurrah_for_St._Trinians.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-2011%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E7%BD%97%E7%BA%B3%E5%BE%B7%E8%B5%9B%E5%B0%94\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>December 30, 2011 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Ronald Sell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British satir\u00adi\u00adcal car\u00adtoon\u00adist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Ronald Sell<\/strong>(Ronald Sear\u00adle, 1920\u20132011) 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>He cre\u00adat\u00aded the famous **Saint Trin\u00adian Girls\u2019 School** (<em>St. Trini\u00adan\u2019s<\/em>The series depicts a board\u00ading school filled with anar\u00adchism and unruly girls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with Geof\u00adfrey Willans on [the film\/film\/movie]<strong>Defeat Skul<\/strong>-<em>Down with Skool!<\/em>He cre\u00adat\u00aded the famous stu\u00addent char\u00adac\u00adter Nigel Molesworth. Both works are includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Ronald Sear\u00adle |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Searle\">Ronald Sear\u00adle (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=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling-688x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jane_Langton_The_Fledgling.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1922%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E7%AE%80%E5%85%B0%E9%A1%BF\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born December 30, 1922:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jane Langton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Jane Lang\u00adton<\/strong>Jane Lang\u00adton (1922\u20132018) was born. (Note: Her death was record\u00aded in the brief\u00ading on Decem\u00adber 22; this is a con\u00adfir\u00adma\u00adtion of her birth date.)<\/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 Sil\u00adver Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>George Who Wants to Fly<\/strong>-<em>The Fledg\u00adling<\/em>Award\u00aded in 1980&nbsp;<strong>1982 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Jane Lang\u00adton |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jane_Langton\">Jane Lang\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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo-922x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Voces-na-lagoa-do-espantallo.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1957%E5%B9%B412%E6%9C%8830%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E8%8B%8F%E5%AE%89%E7%BD%97%E4%BD%A9%E5%85%B9%E5%A4%9A%E7%B1%B3%E5%8F%A4%E8%8C%A8\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born December 30, 1957:<\/strong>&nbsp;Suan Lopez Domigutz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Span\u00adish Gali\u00adcian illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Suan Lopez Domigutz<\/strong>(Xan L\u00f3pez Dom\u00ednguez) is 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&nbsp;<strong>1991<\/strong>&nbsp;With the work \u201c<em>Voces na lagoa do espan\u00adtallo<\/em>\u300b won<strong>Plaque Award at the Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Xan L\u00f3pez Dom\u00ednguez |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/gl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xan_L%25C3%25B3pez_Dom%25C3%25ADnguez\">Xan L\u00f3pez Dom\u00ednguez (Gali\u00adcian Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;1865\u5e7412\u670830\u65e5 \u2014 \u51fa\u751f\uff1a&nbsp;\u9c81\u8fea\u4e9a\u5fb7\u00b7\u5409\u535c\u6797 \u82f1\u56fd\u4f5c\u5bb6\u3001\u8bd7\u4eba\u9c81\u8fea\u4e9a\u5fb7\u00b7\u5409\u535c\u6797\uff08 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[498],"tags":[406,10],"class_list":["post-5702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-498","tag-406","tag-10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5702","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=5702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5718,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5702\/revisions\/5718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}