{"id":5833,"date":"2026-01-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5833"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:14:35","slug":"kidsbook_history_0107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/07\/kidsbook_history_0107\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 7th: 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=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-750x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-1124x1536.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-1499x2048.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P._D._Eastman_Are_You_My_Mother.jpg 1874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Jan\u00adu\u00adary 7, 1986 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;PD East\u00adman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>PD East\u00adman<\/strong>(PD East\u00adman, 1909\u20131986) died. He was a col\u00adleague and dis\u00adci\u00adple of Dr. Seuss and one of the founders of the famous Ran\u00addom House \u201cBegin\u00adner Books\u201d series.<\/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>Are You My Moth\u00ader?<\/strong>\uff08<em>Are you my moth\u00ader?<\/em>(1960): This is an extreme\u00adly clas\u00adsic ele\u00admen\u00adtary book that tells the sto\u00adry of a new\u00adly hatched bird search\u00ading for its moth\u00ader, ask\u00ading kit\u00adtens, hens, dogs and even a Snort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;His writ\u00ading style is sim\u00adple and humor\u00adous, mak\u00ading it per\u00adfect for chil\u00addren just begin\u00adning to learn to read. Oth\u00ader notable works include \u201cGo, Dog. Go!\u201d, which is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| PD East\u00adman |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P._D._Eastman\">PD East\u00adman (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=\"504\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u94f6\u8272\u5927\u5730\u7684\u4f20\u8bf4.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u94f6\u8272\u5927\u5730\u7684\u4f20\u8bf4.jpg 504w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u94f6\u8272\u5927\u5730\u7684\u4f20\u8bf4-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u94f6\u8272\u5927\u5730\u7684\u4f20\u8bf4-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-686x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-1372x2048.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charles_Finger_Tales_from_Silver_Lands.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1941\u5e741\u67087\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u67e5\u5c14\u65af\u82ac\u683c\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 7, 1941 \u2013 Death:<\/strong>&nbsp;Charles Finger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer<strong>Charles Fin\u00adger<\/strong>Charles Fin\u00adger (1869\u20131941) died. (Note:)<a href=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2025\/12\/25\/kidsbook_history_1225\/\">He was born on Decem\u00adber 25th.<\/a>).<\/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 Leg\u00adend of the Sil\u00adver Land<\/strong>-<em>Tales from Sil\u00adver Lands<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1924) won awards&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Medal, 1925<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fin\u00adger trav\u00adeled and worked in South Amer\u00adi\u00adca dur\u00ading his youth. This book con\u00adtains 19 South Amer\u00adi\u00adcan folk tales that he col\u00adlect\u00aded from local indige\u00adnous peo\u00adple, accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by illus\u00adtra\u00adtions by the pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly intro\u00adduced wood\u00adcut artist Paul Hon\u00ador\u00e9, and is full of exoti\u00adcism and mys\u00adtery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Charles Fin\u00adger |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Finger\">Charles Fin\u00adger (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=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-678x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pierre_Gripari_Tales_of_the_Rue_Broca.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1925\u5e741\u67087\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u76ae\u57c3\u5c14\u683c\u91cc\u5e15\u91cc\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 7, 1925 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Pierre Gripparry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French writer<strong>Pierre Grip\u00adpar\u00adry<\/strong>Pierre Gri\u00adpari (1925\u20131990) was born. (Note:)<a href=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2025\/12\/23\/kidsbook_history_1223\/\">He passed away on Decem\u00adber 23.<\/a>).<\/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>The Fairy Tales of Bro\u00adca Street<\/strong>\uff08<em>Tales of the Rue Bro\u00adca<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>Con\u00adtes de la rue Bro\u00adca<\/em>This is a cor\u00adner\u00adstone of mod\u00adern French chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Set on Rue de Bro\u00adca in Paris, the sto\u00adry is set in a place where the gro\u00adcer, Mr. Said, risks hav\u00ading his child stolen by the witch liv\u00ading next door if he\u2019s not care\u00adful. Grip\u00adpar\u00adry blends the mag\u00adic of tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal folk tales with the every\u00adday life of mod\u00adern Paris, cre\u00adat\u00ading a humor\u00adous and absurd sto\u00adry that has won him wide\u00adspread pop\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adi\u00adty and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor_Clymer_The_Trolley_Car_Family.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor_Clymer_The_Trolley_Car_Family.jpg 354w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor_Clymer_The_Trolley_Car_Family-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor_Clymer_The_Trolley_Car_Family-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1906\u5e741\u67087\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u57c3\u8389\u8bfa\u514b\u83b1\u9ed8\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 7, 1906 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Eleanor Kramer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Eleanor Kramer<\/strong>(Eleanor Cly\u00admer, 1906\u20132001) 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><strong>Tram Fam\u00adi\u00adly<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Trol\u00adley Car Fam\u00adi\u00adly<\/em>(1947): This is a heart\u00adwarm\u00ading sto\u00adry about the Park\u00ader fam\u00adi\u00adly. When the father los\u00ades his job dri\u00adving the trol\u00adley and the trol\u00adley is decom\u00admis\u00adsioned, they buy it and move it to the coun\u00adtry\u00adside as their new home. The book depicts the joys of sim\u00adple life and the bond of fam\u00adi\u00adly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Eleanor Cly\u00admer |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleanor_Clymer\">Eleanor Cly\u00admer (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=\"374\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kay_Chorao_The_Babys_Lap_Book.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kay_Chorao_The_Babys_Lap_Book.jpg 374w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kay_Chorao_The_Babys_Lap_Book-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kay_Chorao_The_Babys_Lap_Book-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ver\u00adsion 1.0.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1936\u5e741\u67087\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u51ef\u4e54\u62c9\u5965\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 7, 1936 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kai Joolao<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Kai Joolao<\/strong>(Kay Chorao) 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>She is known for cre\u00adat\u00ading heart\u00adwarm\u00ading and gen\u00adtle pic\u00adture books for young chil\u00addren.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>Baby\u2019s lap book<\/strong>-<em>The Baby\u2019s Lap Book<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1977) is a clas\u00adsic col\u00adlec\u00adtion of nurs\u00adery rhymes, accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by exquis\u00adite and beau\u00adti\u00adful illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, designed to encour\u00adage par\u00adents to hold their babies on their laps for shared read\u00ading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Kay Chorao |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kay_Chorao\">Kay Chorao (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;1986\u5e741\u67087\u65e5 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1a&nbsp;P. 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