{"id":5839,"date":"2026-01-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5839"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:58:35","slug":"kidsbook_history_0113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/13\/kidsbook_history_0113\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 13: 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\/2026\/01\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Peggy_Fortnum_A_Bear_Called_Paddington-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/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\/2026\/01\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-752x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5c0f\u718a\u5e15\u4e01\u987f\u7cfb\u5217-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\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=\"-1926\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u8fc8\u514b\u5c14\u90a6\u5fb7\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1926 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Michael Bond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer<strong>Michael Bond<\/strong>Michael Bond (1926\u20132017) was born. He cre\u00adat\u00aded one of the world\u2019s most famous bears\u2014<strong>Padding\u00adton Bear<\/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>Padding\u00adton Bear<\/strong>\uff08<em>A Bear Called Padding\u00adton<\/em>(1958): The sto\u00adry was inspired by a lone\u00adly ted\u00addy bear that Bond saw on Christ\u00admas Eve. This lit\u00adtle bear from the \u201cBlack Coun\u00adtry of Peru,\u201d wear\u00ading a duf\u00adfle coat, an old hat, and lov\u00ading mar\u00admalade, became a sym\u00adbol of British cul\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;The series has sold over 35 mil\u00adlion copies, been trans\u00adlat\u00aded into more than 40 lan\u00adguages, and has been adapt\u00aded into ani\u00adma\u00adtion and film mul\u00adti\u00adple times. It is also includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Michael Bond&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Bond\">Michael Bond (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=\"366\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert-Lamorisse_The-Red-Balloon.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert-Lamorisse_The-Red-Balloon.jpg 366w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert-Lamorisse_The-Red-Balloon-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert-Lamorisse_The-Red-Balloon-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-707x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-1060x1536.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Albert_Lamorisse_The_Red_Balloon.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1922\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u963f\u5c14\u8d1d\u62c9\u83ab\u91cc\u65af\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1922 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Albert La Maurizio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French film direc\u00adtor and writer<strong>Albert La Mau\u00adr\u00adizio<\/strong>Albert Lam\u00ador\u00adisse (1922\u20131970) 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>The Red Bal\u00adloon<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Red Bal\u00adloon<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>Le Bal\u00adlon rouge<\/em>(1956): This was orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly a short film he direct\u00aded (which won the Acad\u00ade\u00admy Award for Best Orig\u00adi\u00adnal Screen\u00adplay and the Palme d\u2019Or at Cannes), and was lat\u00ader adapt\u00aded into a pic\u00adture book of the same name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry tells of a pure yet melan\u00adcholic friend\u00adship between a young boy in Paris and a seem\u00ading\u00adly sen\u00adtient red bal\u00adloon. The book uses stills from the film as illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, mak\u00ading it a clas\u00adsic exam\u00adple of the fusion of film and lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Albert Lam\u00ador\u00adisse |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_Lamorisse\">Albert Lam\u00ador\u00adisse (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=\"406\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9a6c\u585e\u6797\u8bfa\u00b7\u9762\u5305\u548c\u9152.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9a6c\u585e\u6797\u8bfa\u00b7\u9762\u5305\u548c\u9152.jpg 406w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9a6c\u585e\u6797\u8bfa\u00b7\u9762\u5305\u548c\u9152-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u9a6c\u585e\u6797\u8bfa\u00b7\u9762\u5305\u548c\u9152-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2002\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u4f55\u585e\u739b\u4e3d\u4e9a\u6851\u5207\u65af-\u5e2d\u5c14\u74e6\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 2002 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Jos\u00e9 Maria S\u00e1nchez-Silva<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Span\u00adish writer<strong>Jos\u00e9 Maria S\u00e1nchez-Sil\u00adva<\/strong>(Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez-Sil\u00adva, 1911\u20132002) 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>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal recog\u00adni\u00adtion:<\/strong>&nbsp;He had&nbsp;<strong>1966<\/strong>&nbsp;get<strong>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) Writer Award<\/strong>High\u00adly Com\u00admend\u00aded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Marceli\u00adno: Bread and Wine<\/strong>\uff08<em>Marceli\u00adno pan y vino<\/em>This is a deeply mov\u00ading reli\u00adgious fairy tale that tells the sto\u00adry of Marceli\u00adno, an orphan adopt\u00aded by a monastery, who speaks with the stat\u00adue of Jesus in the attic and shares bread and wine with it. The book has been trans\u00adlat\u00aded into many lan\u00adguages and adapt\u00aded into a famous film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez-Sil\u00adva |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_S%C3%A1nchez-Silva\">Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda S\u00e1nchez-Sil\u00adva (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=\"610\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-610x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-768x1290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-914x1536.jpg 914w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-1219x2048.jpg 1219w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Tibor_Gergely_Wheel_on_the_Chimney.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1978\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u8482\u4f2f\u76d6\u5c14\u76d6\u4f0a\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1978 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thibaut Gergely<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hun\u00adgar\u00adi\u00adan-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Thibaut Gerge\u00adly<\/strong>Tibor Gerge\u00adly (1900\u20131978) has passed away. He was a pro\u00adlif\u00adic illus\u00adtra\u00adtor for the famous chil\u00addren\u2019s book brand \u201cLit\u00adtle Gold\u00aden Books\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>Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;He relied on his work \u201c<strong>Wheels on the chim\u00adney<\/strong>-<em>Wheel on the Chim\u00adney<\/em>(Author: Mar\u00adgaret Wise Brown, pub\u00adlished in 1954) won [award name miss\u00ading]&nbsp;<strong>1955 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>oth\u00ader:<\/strong>&nbsp;He also illus\u00adtrat\u00aded clas\u00adsic Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s books such as \u201cScuffy the Tug\u00adboat\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Tibor Gerge\u00adly |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibor_Gergely\">Tibor Gerge\u00adly (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=\"1108\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1-756x1024.jpg 756w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1-768x1040.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Else-Ury_Nesthakchen-und-ihre-Puppen-1-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1943\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u57c3\u5c14\u65af\u5c24\u91cc\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1943 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Els Yuri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ger\u00adman Jew\u00adish writer<strong>Els Yuri<\/strong>(Else Ury, 1877\u20131943) died. She trag\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly died in Auschwitz con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adtion camp dur\u00ading World War II.<\/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 Lit\u00adtle Daugh\u00adter and Her Toy Dolls<\/strong>\uff08<em>Nesth\u00e4kchen und ihre Pup\u00adpen<\/em>This is her famous<strong>Nesth\u00e4kchen<\/strong>The first book in the series (mean\u00ading the youngest child\/darling of the fam\u00adi\u00adly). This series depicts the com\u00ading-of-age sto\u00adry of Anna\u00admary, the youngest daugh\u00adter of a doc\u00adtor in Berlin. It is one of the most pop\u00adu\u00adlar clas\u00adsic chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture dur\u00ading the Weimar Repub\u00adlic and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Else Ury |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Else_Ury\">Else Ury (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=\"363\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u534a\u4e2a\u9b54\u6cd5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u534a\u4e2a\u9b54\u6cd5.jpg 363w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u534a\u4e2a\u9b54\u6cd5-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u534a\u4e2a\u9b54\u6cd5-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1922\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-n-m-\u535a\u5fb7\u514b\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1922 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;NM Bodek<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan\u00adish-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer<strong>NM Bodek<\/strong>(NM Bodeck\u00ader, 1922\u20131988) 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 achieve\u00adment was\u2026<strong>Edward Eagle<\/strong>Illus\u00adtrat\u00aded Edward Eager\u2019s clas\u00adsic fan\u00adta\u00adsy nov\u00adel series, includ\u00ading The 1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books.<strong>Half mag\u00adic<\/strong>-<em>Half Mag\u00adic<\/em>His line illus\u00adtra\u00adtions are wit\u00adty and humor\u00adous, per\u00adfect\u00adly match\u00ading the mag\u00adi\u00adcal world Igle\u00adsias cre\u00adates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| NM Bodeck\u00ader |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/N._M._Bodecker\">NM Bodeck\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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sinikka-Nopola_Heinahattu-ja-Vilttitossu.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sinikka-Nopola_Heinahattu-ja-Vilttitossu.jpg 398w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sinikka-Nopola_Heinahattu-ja-Vilttitossu-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sinikka-Nopola_Heinahattu-ja-Vilttitossu-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u8349\u5e3d\u889c\u5b50\u95ef\u4e16\u754c-669x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u8349\u5e3d\u889c\u5b50\u95ef\u4e16\u754c-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u8349\u5e3d\u889c\u5b50\u95ef\u4e16\u754c-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u8349\u5e3d\u889c\u5b50\u95ef\u4e16\u754c-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u8349\u5e3d\u889c\u5b50\u95ef\u4e16\u754c.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2021\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u897f\u59ae\u5361\u632a\u6ce2\u62c9\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 2021 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sinica Norborah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finnish writer<strong>Sini\u00adca Norbo\u00adrah<\/strong>(Sinikka Nopo\u00adla, 1953\u20132021) 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 and her sis\u00adter Tiina Nopo\u00adla co-authored the wild\u00adly pop\u00adu\u00adlar Finnish chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture series, *The Straw Hat and Socks Adven\u00adture*.<em>Hein\u00e4hat\u00adtu ja Vilt\u00adti\u00adtossu<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>Hayflower and Quilt\u00adshoe<\/em>This series of books tells the humor\u00adous sto\u00adry of two sis\u00adters with very dif\u00adfer\u00adent per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties and their eccen\u00adtric fam\u00adi\u00adly, and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Sinikka Nopo\u00adla |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinikka_Nopola\">Sinikka Nopo\u00adla (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=\"422\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brian_Caswell_Merryll_of_the_Stones.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brian_Caswell_Merryll_of_the_Stones.jpg 422w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brian_Caswell_Merryll_of_the_Stones-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brian_Caswell_Merryll_of_the_Stones-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1954\u5e741\u670813\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u5e03\u91cc\u6069\u5361\u65af\u7ef4\u5c14\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 13, 1954 \u2013 Born:<\/strong>&nbsp;Brian Caswell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British-born 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