{"id":5768,"date":"2026-01-04T05:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2026-01-03T07:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:11:38","slug":"kidsbook_history_0104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/04\/kidsbook_history_0104\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 4th: Today in the his\u00adto\u00adry of chil\u00addren\u2019s books"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u26b0\ufe0f January 4, 2019 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong> John Burningham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

British renowned chil\u00addren\u2019s book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtorJohn Burn\u00ading\u00adham<\/strong>He died (1936\u20132019). He is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as one of the great\u00adest cre\u00adators in the his\u00adto\u00adry of pic\u00adture books, for his\u2026A child\u00adlike per\u00adspec\u00adtive, a sparse art style, and a blend of real\u00adi\u00adty and fan\u00adta\u00adsy.<\/strong>It is known for its nar\u00adra\u00adtive style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  • Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Going on a Riv\u00ader Trip with Uncle Gan<\/strong>\uff08Mr. Gumpy\u2019s Out\u00ading<\/em>This book, with its light\u00adheart\u00aded atmos\u00adphere and inclu\u00adsive por\u00adtray\u00adal of chil\u00addren\u2019s psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgy, not only won the Kate Green\u00adaway Medal in the UK, but also\u2026 Hon\u00adorary Award at the 1971 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal recog\u00adni\u00adtion:<\/strong> He was short\u00adlist\u00aded 2012 Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) for Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>The final short\u00adlist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • style:<\/strong> Burn\u00ading\u00adham was skilled in using mixed media (crayons, water\u00adcol\u00adors, char\u00adcoal, etc.). His paint\u00adings may seem as casu\u00adal as children\u2019s scrib\u00adbles, but they are actu\u00adal\u00adly exquis\u00adite\u00adly com\u00adposed and full of a pro\u00adfound under\u00adstand\u00ading of child\u00adhood lone\u00adli\u00adness and imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion (such as \u201cBao\u2019er\u201d, \u201cSal\u00adly, Stay Away from the Water\u201d, \u201cGrand\u00adpa\u201d, and \u201cThe Late King\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83c\udf82 January 4, 1953 \u2013 Born:<\/strong> Igor Oleynikov (also translated as \u201cOleynikov\u201d or \u201cOleynikov\u201d)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Russ\u00adian con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary illus\u00adtra\u00adtorIgor Onikov<\/strong>Born into a fam\u00adi\u00adly of renowned ani\u00adma\u00adtors, a back\u00adground that lends his illus\u00adtra\u00adtions a unique cin\u00ade\u00admat\u00adic qual\u00adi\u00adty and dynam\u00adic beau\u00adty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong> At 2018<\/strong> Award\u00adedHans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) for Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>He is the sec\u00adond Russ\u00adian artist to receive this hon\u00ador.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Style and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • His works fea\u00adture bold com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtions, unique per\u00adspec\u00adtives, and he excels at paint\u00ading on uncon\u00adven\u00adtion\u00adal mate\u00adri\u00adals (such as kraft paper), cre\u00adat\u00ading a strong sense of tex\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • He has rein\u00adter\u00adpret\u00aded many clas\u00adsic lit\u00ader\u00adary works, includ\u00ading Pushk\u00adin\u2019s fairy tales and Grim\u00adm\u2019s fairy tales, giv\u00ading these clas\u00adsic sto\u00adries a new visu\u00adal vital\u00adi\u00adty and a mod\u00adern feel. He has had many won\u00adder\u00adful col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtions with Chi\u00adnese authors, such as \u201cThe Soul Flies South Like a Bird\u201d (Cao Wenx\u00adu\u00adan), \u201cPolar Bear Mov\u00ading House\u201d (Dai Yun), and \u201cThe Sound of Snow\u00adfall\u201d (Mei Zihan).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      \u26b0\ufe0f January 4, 2004 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong> Joan Aiken<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      British writerJoan Aiken<\/strong>She passed away (1924\u20132004). She was known for her cre\u00adative works.Goth\u00adic style, alter\u00adnate his\u00adto\u00adry and fan\u00adta\u00adsy themes<\/strong>He is known for his chil\u00addren\u2019s nov\u00adels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Rain\u00addrop Neck\u00adlace<\/strong>\uff08A Neck\u00adlace of Rain\u00addrops<\/em>This col\u00adlec\u00adtion of short fairy tales, includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d show\u00adcas\u00ades her extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary abil\u00adi\u00adty to craft short fan\u00adta\u00adsy sto\u00adries, full of poet\u00adry and mag\u00adic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u201cThe Wolf of Willough\u00adby<\/strong>Her most famous achieve\u00adment is set in a fic\u00adtion\u00adal Eng\u00adland over\u00adrun by wolves and where the Stu\u00adart dynasty was nev\u00ader over\u00adthrown. The plot is thrilling and excit\u00ading, and it is hailed as a clas\u00adsic of chil\u00addren\u2019s thriller adven\u00adture nov\u00adels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        \ud83c\udf82 January 4, 1933 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong> Phyllis Reynolds Naylor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Pro\u00adlif\u00adic Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writerPhyl\u00adlis Reynolds-Neller<\/strong>born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong> Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work isJoy and me<\/strong>-Shiloh<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1991) won awards 1992 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • con\u00adtent:<\/strong> This is a touch\u00ading sto\u00adry about a moral dilem\u00adma, telling the tale of a boy named Mar\u00adty who lies to his fam\u00adi\u00adly and fights against the dog\u2019s own\u00ader to pro\u00adtect an abused bea\u00adgle. The book lat\u00ader devel\u00adoped into the famous \u201cShiloh Tril\u00ado\u00adgy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          \ud83c\udf82 Born January 4, 1981:<\/strong> Sarah Crossan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Irish writerSarah Crosen<\/strong>Born. She is a key fig\u00adure in the devel\u00adop\u00adment of con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary verse nov\u00adels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Carnegie Medal:<\/strong> Her workTwo into one<\/strong>-One<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 2015) won the award 2016 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • fea\u00adture:<\/strong> This nov\u00adel, writ\u00adten entire\u00adly in free verse, tells the sto\u00adry of con\u00adjoined twin sis\u00adters Tip\u00adpi and Grace, their lives, love, and the dif\u00adfi\u00adcult choic\u00ades they face when under\u00adgo\u00ading sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion surgery. The writ\u00ading is beau\u00adti\u00adful and heart\u00adbreak\u00ading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            \ud83c\udf82 Born January 4, 1972:<\/strong> Irma Bastida Herrera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Mex\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtorIrma Basti\u00adda Her\u00adrera<\/strong>born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • BIB Gold\u00aden Apple Award:<\/strong> She relied on her work \u201cRead\u00ading: A trib\u00adute to books and a cel\u00ade\u00adbra\u00adtion of the joy of read\u00ading<\/strong>-La lec\u00adtura: Elo\u00adgio del libro\u2026<\/em>) won Gold\u00aden Apple Award at the 2013 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • style:<\/strong> Her works are rich in col\u00ador, full of Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan pas\u00adsion and mag\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism, pay\u00ading homage to the act of read\u00ading itself through visu\u00adal art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              \u26b0\ufe0f January 4, 1965 \u2013 Died:<\/strong> TS Eliot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Amer\u00adi\u00adcan-born British poet, play\u00adwright, and Nobel lau\u00adre\u00adate in Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtureTS Elliott<\/strong>He died in 1888\u20131965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Although known for his obscure mod\u00adernist poet\u00adry (such as *The Waste Land*), he wrote *The Waste Land* for his son.The Old Pos\u00adsum\u2019s Cat Expe\u00adri\u00adence<\/strong>-Old Pos\u00adsum\u2019s Book of Prac\u00adti\u00adcal Cats<\/em>(1939) is a gem of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Influ\u00adence:<\/strong> This col\u00adlec\u00adtion of poems vivid\u00adly depicts cats with var\u00adi\u00adous dis\u00adtinct per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties (such as Rock Cat, Rich Cat, and Mag\u00adic Cat), and lat\u00ader became the blue\u00adprint for Andrew Lloyd Web\u00adber\u2019s famous musi\u00adcal *Cats*, and was includ\u00aded in *1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books*.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Other Important Person Briefings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
                event<\/th>fig\u00adure<\/th>Details\/Awards<\/th>Main Ref\u00ader\u00adence<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
                Death<\/strong><\/td>Dick King-Smith<\/strong> (Dick King-Smith)<\/td>British author, author of the orig\u00adi\u00adnal nov\u00adel for the film *Babe*. Includ\u00aded work: *The Raven Chas\u00ader*.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                Death<\/strong><\/td>Humphrey Car\u00adpen\u00adter<\/strong> (Humphrey Car\u00adpen\u00adter)<\/td>British author and biog\u00adra\u00adph\u00ader. Work includ\u00aded: *Mr. Maje\u00adka*.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Edward William Cole<\/strong> (Edward William Cole)<\/td>Aus\u00adtralian pub\u00adlish\u00ader. Includ\u00aded work: *Cole\u2019s Fun\u00adny Pic\u00adture Books*.<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Eric Berry<\/strong> (Erick Berry)<\/td>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer.New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal, 1934<\/strong>The win\u00adner (The Winged Girl of Knos\u00adsos).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Leo Gurko<\/strong> (Leo Gurko)<\/td>Pol\u00adish-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer.1958 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>The win\u00adner (Thomas Paine).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                Death<\/strong><\/td>Mary Jane Carr<\/strong> (Mary Jane Carr)<\/td>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer.New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal, 1941<\/strong>The win\u00adner (Lit\u00adtle Mike from Van\u00adcou\u00adver Cas\u00adtle).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Robert Bur\u00adley<\/strong> (Robert Burleigh)<\/td>An Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in non-fic\u00adtion pic\u00adture books. Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work: *Flight* (Flight<\/em>).<\/td>Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Ivan Ganchev<\/strong> (Ivan Gantschev)<\/td>Bul\u00adgar\u00adi\u00adan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor.1985 BIB Badge Award<\/strong>The win\u00adner (Jacob the Stork).<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr>
                born<\/strong><\/td>Jean Claviri<\/strong> (Jean Claver\u00adie)<\/td>French illus\u00adtra\u00adtor.1983 BIB Badge Award<\/strong>The win\u00adner (from \u201cThree Fairy Tales\u201d).<\/td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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                \u26b0\ufe0f 2019\u5e741\u67084\u65e5 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1a \u7ea6\u7ff0\u00b7\u4f2f\u5b81\u7f55 (John Burningham) \u82f1 […]<\/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-5768","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\/5768","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=5768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5790,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5768\/revisions\/5790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}