{"id":5754,"date":"2026-01-03T05:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5754"},"modified":"2026-01-03T06:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:45:55","slug":"kidsbook_history_0103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/03\/kidsbook_history_0103\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 3rd: Today in Chil\u00addren\u2019s Book His\u00adto\u00adry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_\u9b54\u6212\u63d2\u56fe\u7248.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_\u9b54\u6212\u63d2\u56fe\u7248.jpg 779w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_\u9b54\u6212\u63d2\u56fe\u7248-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_\u9b54\u6212\u63d2\u56fe\u7248-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_\u9b54\u6212\u63d2\u56fe\u7248-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-713x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-768x1103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-1070x1536.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._R._R._Tolkien_The_Hobbit\u4e2d\u6587\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1892%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-jrr-%E6%89%98%E5%B0%94%E9%87%91-j-r-r-tolkien\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1892 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;JRR Tolkien<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer, lin\u00adguist, and pro\u00adfes\u00adsor at Oxford Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty<strong>JRR Tolkien<\/strong>Born (1892\u20131973). He is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as\u2026<strong>Father of mod\u00adern fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture<\/strong>.<\/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 Hob\u00adbit<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Hob\u00adbit<\/em>(1937): This adven\u00adture sto\u00adry, orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly writ\u00adten for his own chil\u00addren, intro\u00adduced the con\u00adcepts of hob\u00adbits, dwarves, Gan\u00addalf, and the Lord of the Rings, and is one of the great\u00adest works in the his\u00adto\u00adry of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Lord of the Rings<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>Although it is more geared towards adults or all ages, the Mid\u00addle-earth it cre\u00adat\u00aded laid the foun\u00adda\u00adtion for all sub\u00adse\u00adquent fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;Tolkien\u2019s works were not only includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up\u201d, but also fun\u00adda\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly changed the land\u00adscape of fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow-735x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_P._Kelly_The_Trumpeter_of_Krakow.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1960%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%83%E9%87%8C%E5%85%8B%E5%87%AF%E5%88%A9-eric-p-kelly\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1960 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Eric P. Kelly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan jour\u00adnal\u00adist and writer<strong>Eric Kel\u00adly<\/strong>He died in 1884\u20131960.<\/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;His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is<strong>The Trum\u00adpeter of Krakow<\/strong>-<em>The Trum\u00adpeter of Krakow<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1928) won awards&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Medal, 1929<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;This is a his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal adven\u00adture nov\u00adel set in 15th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Poland. Kel\u00adly worked in Poland after World War I and was deeply influ\u00adenced by the local cul\u00adture. The sto\u00adry revolves around the famous leg\u00adend of the trum\u00adpeter at St. Mary\u2019s Cathe\u00addral, filled with his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal detail and sus\u00adpense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"725\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andre_Franquin_Gaston.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andre_Franquin_Gaston.jpg 725w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andre_Franquin_Gaston-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Andre_Franquin_Gaston-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1924%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%B7%E7%83%88%E5%BC%97%E6%9C%97%E5%9D%8E-andr%C3%A9-franquin\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1924 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Andr\u00e9 Franquin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous Bel\u00adgian car\u00adtoon\u00adist<strong>Andr\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois<\/strong>Born in 1924\u20131997. He was one of the key pil\u00adlars of the gold\u00aden age of Fran\u00adco-Bel\u00adgian comics.<\/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><strong>Jus\u00adton<\/strong>\uff08<em>Gas\u00adton<\/em>(Also trans\u00adlat\u00aded as Gas\u00adton Ragaff): He cre\u00adat\u00aded the famous \u201canti-hero\u201d char\u00adac\u00adter in com\u00adic book history\u2014Gaston, who always mess\u00ades things up in the office. This work was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d for its exquis\u00adite art\u00adwork and non\u00adsen\u00adsi\u00adcal humor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also improved the \u201c<strong>Spiru and Fontap<\/strong>-<em>Spirou et Fan\u00adta\u00adsio<\/em>The series, and cre\u00adat\u00aded the long-tailed leop\u00adard Mar\u00adsupil\u00ada\u00admi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"352\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5a01\u5c14\u00b7\u827e\u65af\u7eb3\u6f2b\u753b\u6559\u7a0b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5a01\u5c14\u00b7\u827e\u65af\u7eb3\u6f2b\u753b\u6559\u7a0b.jpg 352w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5a01\u5c14\u00b7\u827e\u65af\u7eb3\u6f2b\u753b\u6559\u7a0b-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5a01\u5c14\u00b7\u827e\u65af\u7eb3\u6f2b\u753b\u6559\u7a0b-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-2005%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%A8%81%E5%B0%94%E8%89%BE%E6%96%AF%E7%BA%B3-will-eisner\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 2005 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Will Eisner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan car\u00adtoon\u00adist and writer<strong>Will Eis\u00adner<\/strong>He died in 1917\u20132005. He is known as the \u201cFather of Graph\u00adic Nov\u00adel\u201d and the Eis\u00adner Award, the high\u00adest hon\u00ador in the com\u00adic book indus\u00adtry, is named after him.<\/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>Although his \u201cThe Spir\u00adit\u201d (<em>The Spir\u00adit<\/em>His works, such as *The Covenant with God* and *The Covenant with God*, are geared towards mature read\u00aders, but he\u2026<strong>Visu\u00adal nar\u00adra\u00adtive<\/strong>The con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions of the (Visu\u00adal Nar\u00adra\u00adtive) the\u00ado\u00adry great\u00adly ele\u00advat\u00aded the sta\u00adtus of comics as a lit\u00ader\u00adary form, pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenc\u00ading the cre\u00adation of lat\u00ader chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture books and graph\u00adic nov\u00adels for young adults. His text\u00adbook, *[Title of Text]*, [is rel\u00ade\u00advant to this top\u00adic].<strong>Will Eis\u00adner Com\u00adic Book Tuto\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal<\/strong>\u201cThe Bible\u201d is the bible for count\u00adless com\u00adic book cre\u00adators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"1000\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twelve-dancing-princesses.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twelve-dancing-princesses.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twelve-dancing-princesses-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twelve-dancing-princesses-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/twelve-dancing-princesses-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%E2%9A%B0%EF%B8%8F-1989%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E5%9F%83%E7%BD%97%E5%B0%94%E5%8B%92%E5%87%AF%E6%81%A9-errol-le-cain\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1989 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Errol Le Cain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sin\u00adga\u00adpore-born British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Errol Le Kane<\/strong>He died in 1941\u20131989.<\/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 known for his extreme\u00adly intri\u00adcate, high\u00adly dec\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtive illus\u00adtra\u00adtion style with an ori\u00aden\u00adtal mys\u00adti\u00adcal flair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>Aladdin and the Mag\u00adic Lamp<\/strong>-<em>Aladdin and the Won\u00adder\u00adful Lamp<\/em>)and\u201c<strong>Twelve Danc\u00ading Princess\u00ades<\/strong>-<em>The Twelve Danc\u00ading Princess\u00ades<\/em>He was a recip\u00adi\u00adent of the Kate Green\u00adaway Medal. Even before his death, he was still giv\u00ading many clas\u00adsic fairy tales a mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent visu\u00adal life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-685x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carolyn_Haywood_B_Is_for_Betsy.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1898%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%8D%A1%E6%B4%9B%E7%90%B3%E6%B5%B7%E4%BC%8D%E5%BE%B7-carolyn-haywood\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1898 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Carolyn Haywood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Car\u00adolyn Hey\u00adwood<\/strong>Born (1898\u20131990).<\/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 was an impor\u00adtant fig\u00adure in the ear\u00adly days of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, pio\u00adneer\u00ading the con\u00adcept of **\u201cchap\u00adter books\u201d** for chil\u00addren who were just begin\u00adning to read inde\u00adpen\u00addent\u00adly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>B rep\u00adre\u00adsents Bet\u00adsy<\/strong>-<em>B Is for Bet\u00adsy<\/em>(1939). This series depicts the dai\u00adly lives of ordi\u00adnary ele\u00admen\u00adtary school stu\u00addents in a heart\u00adwarm\u00ading and real\u00adis\u00adtic way, and has been loved by gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"803\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-803x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-803x1024.jpg 803w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-1204x1536.jpg 1204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-1606x2048.jpg 1606w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/J._Otto_Seibold_Olive_the_Other_Reindeer.jpg 2007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1960%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-j-%E5%A5%A5%E6%89%98%E5%A1%9E%E5%8D%9A%E5%B0%94%E5%BE%B7-j-otto-seibold\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1960 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;J. Otto Seibold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>J. Otto Sei\u00adbold<\/strong>Birth. He is<strong>Dig\u00adi\u00adtal illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>One of the pio\u00adneers in its appli\u00adca\u00adtion in the field of chil\u00addren\u2019s books.<\/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>Col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded with Vivian Walsh on \u201c<strong>Oliv\u00ader, anoth\u00ader cari\u00adbou<\/strong>-<em>Olive, the Oth\u00ader Rein\u00addeer<\/em>This unique\u00adly styled pic\u00adture book tells the sto\u00adry of Oliv\u00ader, a lit\u00adtle dog who mis\u00adtak\u00aden\u00adly believes he is a rein\u00addeer, who goes to the North Pole to save Christ\u00admas. With its mod\u00adern style and bold col\u00adors, it was lat\u00ader adapt\u00aded into an ani\u00admat\u00aded film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-1024x890.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers\u4e2d\u6587\u7248.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=\"500\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chris_Soentpiet_Brothers-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%82-1970%E5%B9%B41%E6%9C%883%E6%97%A5--%E5%87%BA%E7%94%9F-%E5%85%8B%E9%87%8C%E6%96%AFk%E7%B4%A2%E6%81%A9%E7%9A%AE-chris-soentpiet\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 3, 1970 \u2013 Born:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chris K. Soentpiet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kore\u00adan-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Chris K. Thorn\u00adpi<\/strong>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 used extreme\u00adly real\u00adis\u00adtic<strong>Real\u00adis\u00adtic water\u00adcol\u00ador style<\/strong>Known for its ded\u00adi\u00adca\u00adtion to show\u00adcas\u00ading diverse cul\u00adtures and his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal themes in chil\u00addren\u2019s books.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>broth\u00ader<\/strong>-<em>Broth\u00aders<\/em>(in col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with Liu Yan\u00adshan) tells the his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal sto\u00adry of Chi\u00adnese labor\u00aders in New York; (The Coolie)<em>Coolies<\/em>(This describes the ardu\u00adous his\u00adto\u00adry of Chi\u00adnese labor\u00aders build\u00ading Amer\u00adi\u00adcan rail\u00adroads.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u514b\u91cc\u65af\u00b7K\u00b7\u7d22\u6069\u76ae-\u6700\u60f3\u505a\u7684\u4e8b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u514b\u91cc\u65af\u00b7K\u00b7\u7d22\u6069\u76ae-\u6700\u60f3\u505a\u7684\u4e8b.jpg 259w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u514b\u91cc\u65af\u00b7K\u00b7\u7d22\u6069\u76ae-\u6700\u60f3\u505a\u7684\u4e8b-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u514b\u91cc\u65af\u00b7K\u00b7\u7d22\u6069\u76ae-\u6700\u60f3\u505a\u7684\u4e8b-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%97-%E5%85%B3%E9%94%AE%E5%8F%82%E8%80%83%E9%93%BE%E6%8E%A5\">\ud83d\udd17&nbsp;<strong>Key reference links<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| JRR Tolkien |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._R._R._Tolkien\">JRR Tolkien (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Eric P. 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