{"id":5841,"date":"2026-01-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:31:17","slug":"kidsbook_history_0115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/15\/kidsbook_history_0115\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 15th: 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=\"950\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668-950x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_The_Viewer\u89c2\u50cf\u5668.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun-Tan_The-Arrival.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun-Tan_The-Arrival.jpg 515w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun-Tan_The-Arrival-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun-Tan_The-Arrival-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-788x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Shaun_Tan_Tales_from_the_Inner_City.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1974\u5e741\u670815\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u9648\u5fd7\u52c7-shaun-tan\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born January 15, 1974:<\/strong>&nbsp;Shaun Tan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtralian Chi\u00adnese illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer<strong>Chen Zhiy\u00adong<\/strong>Shaun Tan was born. He is known for his sur\u00adre\u00adal\u00adist style and word\u00adless pic\u00adture books, which pro\u00adfound\u00adly explore themes of immi\u00adgra\u00adtion, belong\u00ading, and the rela\u00adtion\u00adship between human\u00adi\u00adty and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Astrid Lind\u00adgren Memo\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal Award (ALMA):<\/strong>&nbsp;At&nbsp;<strong>2011<\/strong>&nbsp;It won an award. This is the world\u2019s largest chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kate Green\u00adaway Medal (CIL):<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Inner City Sto\u00adry<\/strong>-<em>Tales from the Inner City<\/em>)get&nbsp;<strong>2020 Kate Green\u00adaway Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cArrival\u201d<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Arrival<\/em>\uff1a An epic word\u00adless graph\u00adic nov\u00adel that uses fan\u00adtas\u00adti\u00adcal imagery to depict the hard\u00adships and hopes of immi\u00adgrants in the New World, cap\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading read\u00aders world\u00adwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>View\u00ading Instru\u00adment<\/strong>\uff08<em>The View\u00ader<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Shaun Tan |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shaun_Tan\">Shaun Tan (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=\"600\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u6708\u5149\u7537\u5b69.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u6708\u5149\u7537\u5b69.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u6708\u5149\u7537\u5b69-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u6708\u5149\u7537\u5b69-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet-699x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib-Spang-Olsen_Kiosken-pa-torvet.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib_Spang_Olsen_Gamle_fru_Glad_og_Hendes_hund.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib_Spang_Olsen_Gamle_fru_Glad_og_Hendes_hund.jpg 708w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib_Spang_Olsen_Gamle_fru_Glad_og_Hendes_hund-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ib_Spang_Olsen_Gamle_fru_Glad_og_Hendes_hund-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">4G6QP34YPOY4CEG4JNASUFFMIU.0.1\u20130<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2012\u5e741\u670815\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u4f9d\u535c\u65af\u65c1\u5965\u5c14\u68ee\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 15, 2012 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Ib Spahn Olsen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Den\u00admark\u2019s nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer<strong>Ib Spahn Olsen<\/strong>(Ib Spang Olsen, 1921\u20132012) 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>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA):<\/strong>&nbsp;At&nbsp;<strong>1972<\/strong>&nbsp;Award\u00aded<strong>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award for Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BIB Awards:<\/strong>&nbsp;He has received the Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB) Hon\u00adorary Award mul\u00adti\u00adple times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Moon\u00adlight<\/strong>\uff08<em>Dren\u00adgen i m\u00e5nen<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>The Boy in the Moon<\/em>This book fea\u00adtures a unique rec\u00adtan\u00adgu\u00adlar for\u00admat and uses ver\u00adti\u00adcal com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion to tell the sto\u00adry of the Moon\u00adlight Boy falling from the sky to the ground, full of per\u00adspec\u00adtive fun and child\u00adlike inno\u00adcence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Ib Spang Olsen |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ib_Spang_Olsen\">Ib Spang Olsen (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=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f-759x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7075\u72ac\u83b1\u897f.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-682x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eric_Knight_Lassie_Come-Home.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1943\u5e741\u670815\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u57c3\u91cc\u514b\u5948\u7279\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 15, 1943 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Eric Knight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer<strong>Eric Knight<\/strong>Eric Knight (1897\u20131943) 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><strong>Lassie the Good Dog<\/strong>\uff08<em>Lassie Come-Home<\/em>(1940): This sheep\u00addog named Lacey is not only one of the most famous dogs in lit\u00ader\u00adary his\u00adto\u00adry, but has also become syn\u00adony\u00admous with loy\u00adal\u00adty and return\u00ading home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry tells the touch\u00ading tale of Lassie, who was sold and trav\u00adels across moun\u00adtains and rivers to return to her young mas\u00adter. The book quick\u00adly became a clas\u00adsic after its pub\u00adli\u00adca\u00adtion and spawned numer\u00adous films and tele\u00advi\u00adsion series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Eric Knight |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Knight\">Eric Knight (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=\"470\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Drop_Dead.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-5998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Drop_Dead.jpg 470w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Drop_Dead-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Drop_Dead-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1594\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg.jpg 1594w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg-1536x1509.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Mummy_Laid_An_Egg-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1594px) 100vw, 1594px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Bad_Habits.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Bad_Habits.jpg 459w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Bad_Habits-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Babette_Cole_Bad_Habits-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2017\u5e741\u670815\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u82ad\u8d1d\u67ef\u5c14\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 15, 2017 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Babe Cole<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Babe Cole<\/strong>(Babette Cole, 1950\u20132017) has passed away. She was known as the \u201cmis\u00adchie\u00advous child of pic\u00adture books\u201d.<\/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 good at using<strong>Humor\u00adous and exag\u00adger\u00adat\u00aded<\/strong>They even explore seri\u00adous or \u201cunspeak\u00adable\u201d top\u00adics in a sub\u00adver\u00adsive way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mom laid an egg<\/strong>\uff08<em>Mum\u00admy Laid An Egg<\/em>): A high\u00adly cre\u00adative sex edu\u00adca\u00adtion pic\u00adture book that explains to chil\u00addren \u201cwhere I come from\u201d in a humor\u00adous way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Live a Won\u00adder\u00adful Life<\/strong>\uff08<em>Drop Dead<\/em>It explores the entire process of birth, aging, ill\u00adness, and death with a relaxed and open-mind\u00aded atti\u00adtude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bad Habits!<\/strong>\uff08<em>Bad Habits!<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Babette Cole |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babette_Cole\">Babette Cole (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=\"600\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jenny_Nimmo_The_Snow_Spider.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jenny_Nimmo_The_Snow_Spider.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jenny_Nimmo_The_Snow_Spider-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jenny_Nimmo_The_Snow_Spider-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1944\u5e741\u670815\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u73cd\u59ae\u5c3c\u83ab\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 15, 1944 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jenny Nemo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer<strong>Jen\u00adny Nemo<\/strong>(Jen\u00adny Nim\u00admo) 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>Snow Spi\u00adder<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Snow Spi\u00adder<\/em>(1986): This is the first book in her famous \u201cWiz\u00adards Tril\u00ado\u00adgy,\u201d which blends Welsh mythol\u00ado\u00adgy with a mod\u00adern com\u00ading-of-age sto\u00adry. 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