{"id":5843,"date":"2026-01-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:01:15","slug":"kidsbook_history_0117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/17\/kidsbook_history_0117\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 17: 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=\"651\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu-651x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu-768x1207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zbigniew-Rychlicki_Czarnoksieznik-ze-Szmaragdowego-grodu.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1922\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6cfd\u6bd4\u7ebd\u91cc\u79d1\u5229\u9f50-zbigniew-rychlicki\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1922 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Zbigniew Rychlicki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pol\u00adish illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Zebinu Rikolizi<\/strong>Born in 1922\u20131989. He was an out\u00adstand\u00ading rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive of chil\u00addren\u2019s illus\u00adtra\u00adtion in East\u00adern Europe.<\/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>Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA):<\/strong>&nbsp;At&nbsp;<strong>1982<\/strong>&nbsp;Award\u00aded<strong>Illus\u00adtra\u00adtor Award<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BIB Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 1973, with \u201c<strong>The Magi\u00adcian of Emer\u00adald City<\/strong>-<em>Czarnok\u00adsi\u0119\u017cnik ze Szmarag\u00addowego gro\u00addu<\/em>The Pol\u00adish ver\u00adsion of \u201cThe Wiz\u00adard of Oz\u201d won the Badge Award at the Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;His works are diverse in style, and he is skilled in using mixed media. His works are rich in col\u00ador and full of fairy-tale fan\u00adta\u00adsy. He served as the art direc\u00adtor of the famous Pol\u00adish chil\u00addren\u2019s mag\u00ada\u00adzine \u201cMi\u015b\u201d for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Zbig\u00adniew Rych\u00adlic\u00adki |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zbigniew_Rychlicki\">Zbig\u00adniew Rych\u00adlic\u00adki (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=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-683x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert_Cormier_The_Chocolate_War.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89-732x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5de7\u514b\u529b\u6218\u4e89.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Cormier_After-the-First-Death.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Cormier_After-the-First-Death.jpg 363w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Cormier_After-the-First-Death-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Cormier_After-the-First-Death-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1925\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7f57\u4f2f\u7279\u79d1\u7c73\u5c14-robert-cormier\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1925 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Robert Cormier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Robert Cormi\u00ader<\/strong>Born in 1925\u20132000. He is wide\u00adly regard\u00aded as one of the most con\u00adtro\u00adver\u00adsial and respect\u00aded writ\u00aders in mod\u00adern young adult (YA) lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/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>Choco\u00adlate Wars<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Choco\u00adlate War<\/em>(1974): This nov\u00adel shocked the lit\u00ader\u00adary world with its uncom\u00adpro\u00admis\u00ading real\u00adism. Set in a Catholic boys\u2019 school, the sto\u00adry fol\u00adlows Jer\u00adry as he refus\u00ades to par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpate in the school\u2019s choco\u00adlate sale protest, expos\u00ading bul\u00adly\u00ading, group pres\u00adsure, and sys\u00adtemic cor\u00adrup\u00adtion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Gen\u00ader\u00adal and His Son<\/strong>\uff08<em>After the First Death<\/em>: A psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal thriller nov\u00adel about a bus hijack\u00ading inci\u00addent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;Cormier\u2019s works broke with the tra\u00addi\u00adtion of \u201chap\u00adpy end\u00adings\u201d in chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, con\u00adfronting the dark side of human nature and spark\u00ading count\u00adless dis\u00adcus\u00adsions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Robert Cormi\u00ader |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Cormier\">Robert Cormi\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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me-823x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Play_With_Me.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-663x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-1326x2048.jpg 1326w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marie_Hall_Ets_Nine_Days_to_Christmas.jpg 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u548c\u6211\u4e00\u8d77\u73a9.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u548c\u6211\u4e00\u8d77\u73a9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u548c\u6211\u4e00\u8d77\u73a9-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u548c\u6211\u4e00\u8d77\u73a9-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1984\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u739b\u4e3d\u8377\u827e\u65af-marie-hall-ets\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1984 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Marie Hall Ets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and author<strong>Mary Ho Ace<\/strong>She died in 1895\u20131984. She is known for her black and white char\u00adcoal draw\u00adings and her del\u00adi\u00adcate depic\u00adtions of ani\u00admals in nature.<\/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 Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Christ\u00admas is just nine days away.<\/strong>-<em>Nine Days to Christ\u00admas<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1959) won an award&nbsp;<strong>1960 Calde\u00adcott Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Five-time Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador\u00ader:<\/strong>&nbsp;Includ\u00ading the clas\u00adsic \u201c<strong>In the for\u00adest<\/strong>-<em>In the For\u00adest<\/em>, 1944),<strong>Mr. Antho\u00adny Wu<\/strong>-<em>Mr. TW Antho\u00adny Woo<\/em>), \u300a<strong>Play with me<\/strong>-<em>Play With Me<\/em>), \u300a<strong>Mr. Pen\u00adney\u2019s Horse Rac\u00ading<\/strong>-<em>Mr. Pen\u00adny\u2019s Race Horse<\/em>)and\u201c<strong>The wind likes to play with me<\/strong>-<em>Just Me<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her paint\u00ading style is qui\u00adet and gen\u00adtle, and she is good at con\u00advey\u00ading the pure inti\u00adma\u00adcy between chil\u00addren and ani\u00admals through sim\u00adple lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Marie Hall Ets |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Hall_Ets\">Marie Hall Ets (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=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls.jpg 1500w\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u5600\u55d2\u5c4b\u7cfb\u5217-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1938\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7ea6\u7ff0\u5e03\u83b1\u5c14-john-bellairs\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1938 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;John Bellairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>John Blair<\/strong>Born in 1938\u20131991. He was known for writ\u00ading chil\u00addren\u2019s sus\u00adpense fan\u00adta\u00adsy nov\u00adels with a goth\u00adic style.<\/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 Tick-Tock House series<\/strong>The first book&nbsp;<strong>The House with a Clock on the Wall<\/strong>\uff08<em>The House with a Clock in Its Walls<\/em>(1973): This is his most famous work, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Edward Gorey, whose unique dark styles com\u00adple\u00adment each oth\u00ader per\u00adfect\u00adly. The sto\u00adry tells of the orphan Lewis\u2019s adven\u00adtures as he moves in with his uncle, a wiz\u00adard, and dis\u00adcov\u00aders a dooms\u00adday clock hid\u00adden in the house wall. The book was lat\u00ader adapt\u00aded into a film.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;John Bel\u00adlairs |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Bellairs\">John Bel\u00adlairs (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=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie-746x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie-768x1054.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Complete-Adventures-of-Snugglepot-and-Cuddlepie.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1877\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6885\u5409\u5e03\u65af-may-gibbs\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1877 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;May Gibbs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtralian illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer<strong>May Gibbs<\/strong>Born (1877\u20131969). She was one of the founders of Aus\u00adtralian chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/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>Euca\u00adlyp\u00adtus Baby and Euca\u00adlyp\u00adtus Baby<\/strong>\uff08<em>Snug\u00adgle\u00adpot and Cud\u00addlepie<\/em>(1918): Inspired by plants native to Aus\u00adtralia, such as euca\u00adlyp\u00adtus fruit and ban\u00adknotes, she cre\u00adat\u00aded the clas\u00adsic fan\u00adta\u00adsy crea\u00adture, the Gum\u00adnut Babies. This work is a mile\u00adstone in Aus\u00adtralian native chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;May Gibbs |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/May_Gibbs\">May Gibbs (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=\"386\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T.-H.-White_Mistress-Mashams-Repose.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T.-H.-White_Mistress-Mashams-Repose.jpg 386w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T.-H.-White_Mistress-Mashams-Repose-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T.-H.-White_Mistress-Mashams-Repose-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose-697x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T._H._White_Mistress_Mashams_Repose.jpg 779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1964\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-t-h-\u6000\u7279-t-h-white\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1964 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;TH White<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British writer<strong>TH White<\/strong>He died in 1906\u20131964.<\/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 most famous work is about King Arthur, The Eter\u00adnal King (<em>The Once and Future King<\/em>How\u00adev\u00ader, in the field of chil\u00addren\u2019s books, his book\u2026<strong>Minia\u00adture King\u00addom of Anxi Island<\/strong>-<em>Mis\u00adtress Masham\u2019s Repose<\/em>(1946) is equal\u00adly clas\u00adsic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry tells of Maria, an oppressed orphan, who dis\u00adcov\u00aders the fan\u00adtas\u00adti\u00adcal expe\u00adri\u00adences of the Lil\u00adliputians (the peo\u00adple of Lil\u00adliput) from Gul\u00adliv\u00ader\u2019s Trav\u00adels on an island in the mid\u00addle of a lake on her fam\u00adi\u00adly\u2019s estate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| TH White |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T._H._White\">TH White (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2025\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u6731\u5c14\u65af\u8d39\u5f17-jules-feiffer\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 2025 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jules Feiffer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan car\u00adtoon\u00adist, play\u00adwright, and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Jules Fef\u00adfer<\/strong>He died in 1929\u20132025.<\/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 min\u00adi\u00admal\u00adist, expres\u00adsive lines. In the field of chil\u00addren\u2019s books, he wrote the lyrics for Philip\u00adpa Pearce\u2019s clas\u00adsic work, *[Title of the book is miss\u00ading]*.<strong>such a small dog<\/strong>-<em>A Dog So Small<\/em>(Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions were drawn.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His own pic\u00adture book<strong>My Tree\u00adtop Dad<\/strong>-<em>The Man in the Ceil\u00ading<\/em>)and\u201c<strong>Woof woof<\/strong>-<em>Bark, George<\/em>It is also a well-known mas\u00adter\u00adpiece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Jules Feif\u00adfer |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jules_Feiffer\">Jules Feif\u00adfer (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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes-768x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philip_Reed_Mother_Goose_and_Nursery_Rhymes.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1908\u5e741\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u83f2\u5229\u666e\u674e\u5fb7-philip-reed\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 17, 1908 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Philip Reed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan wood\u00adcut artist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Philip Reed<\/strong>Born (1908\u20131989).<\/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 \u201c<strong>Moth\u00ader Goose Nurs\u00adery Rhymes<\/strong>-<em>Moth\u00ader Goose and Nurs\u00adery Rhymes<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1963) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1964 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>His works often employ tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal col\u00adored wood\u00adcut tech\u00adniques, result\u00ading in a sim\u00adple yet ele\u00adgant style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Philip Reed |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archives.lib.umn.edu\/repositories\/4\/resources\/2884\">Philip Reed (Archives)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;1922\u5e741\u670817\u65e5 \u2014 \u51fa\u751f\uff1a&nbsp;\u6cfd\u6bd4\u7ebd\u00b7\u91cc\u79d1\u5229\u9f50 (Zbigniew Rychlic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6044,"comment_status":"closed","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-5843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-498","tag-406","tag-10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-House-with-a-Clock-in-Its-Walls.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843","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=5843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6050,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions\/6050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}