{"id":6082,"date":"2026-01-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=6082"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:58:29","slug":"kidsbook_history_0130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/kidsbook_history_0130\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 30: 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=\"397\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-Black-Cauldron.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-Black-Cauldron.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-Black-Cauldron-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-Black-Cauldron-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man.jpg 750w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-cat-who-wished-to-be-a-man-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-High-King.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-High-King.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-High-King-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd-Alexander_The-High-King-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-757x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lloyd_Alexander_The_High_King.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1924\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u52b3\u57c3\u5fb7\u4e9a\u5386\u5c71\u5927-lloyd-alexander\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 30, 1924 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lloyd Alexander<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture author<strong>Lloyd Alexan\u00adder<\/strong>Born in 1924\u20132007. He is hailed as one of the titans of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan fan\u00adta\u00adsy lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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>The Chron\u00adi\u00adcles of Pri\u00addan series<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Chron\u00adi\u00adcles of Pry\u00addain<\/em>This five-part series, deeply influ\u00adenced by Welsh mythol\u00ado\u00adgy, is his mas\u00adter\u00adpiece.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;The final chap\u00adter of the series<strong>Supreme King<\/strong>-<em>The High King<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1968) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1969 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sec\u00adond book in the series<strong>The Leg\u00adend of the Black God Pot<\/strong>-<em>The Black Caul\u00addron<\/em>) won&nbsp;<strong>1966 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>It was lat\u00ader adapt\u00aded into an ani\u00admat\u00aded film by Dis\u00adney.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oth\u00ader mas\u00adter\u00adpieces:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Cat Who Want\u00aded to Be Human (<em>The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man<\/em>This showed his humor\u00adous and relaxed side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Lloyd Alexan\u00adder |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lloyd_Alexander\">Lloyd Alexan\u00adder (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=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales-663x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joseph_Jacobs_English_Fairy_Tales.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1916\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u7ea6\u745f\u592b\u96c5\u5404\u5e03\u65af-joseph-jacobs\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 30, 1916 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joseph Jacobs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned Aus\u00adtralian folk\u00adlorist, his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan, and writer<strong>Joseph Jacobs<\/strong>He died in 1854\u20131916.<\/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>British Fairy Tales<\/strong>\uff08<em>Eng\u00adlish Fairy Tales<\/em>(1890): He is to Eng\u00adlish fairy tales what the Broth\u00aders Grimm are to Ger\u00adman fairy tales.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;He com\u00adpiled and pop\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adized count\u00adless sto\u00adries that are now house\u00adhold names, includ\u00ading *Jack and the Beanstalk*, *The Three Lit\u00adtle Pigs*, and *Goldilocks and the Three Bears*. He ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded him\u00adself to pre\u00adserv\u00ading the dialec\u00adtal fla\u00advor of folk oral tales, allow\u00ading these sto\u00adries to be passed down to this day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Joseph Jacobs |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Jacobs\">Joseph Jacobs (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=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-693x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-1386x2048.jpg 1386w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Allan_W._Eckert_Incident_at_Hawks_Hill.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1931\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u827e\u4f26\u827e\u79d1\u7279-allan-w-eckert\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 30, 1931 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Allan W. Eckert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adist writer and his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan<strong>Allen Eck\u00adert<\/strong>Born (1931\u20132011).<\/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 Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>The Mir\u00ada\u00adcle of the Great Grass\u00adland<\/strong>-<em>Inci\u00addent at Hawk\u2019s Hill<\/em>, pub\u00adlished in 1971) won&nbsp;<strong>1972 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;This is a touch\u00ading sto\u00adry based on a true sto\u00adry, recount\u00ading the leg\u00adendary expe\u00adri\u00adence of a lost six-year-old boy in 1870 Cana\u00adda who was adopt\u00aded by a female bad\u00adger and lived with her for two months, del\u00adi\u00adcate\u00adly depict\u00ading the bond between humans and ani\u00admals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Allan W. Eck\u00adert |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allan_W._Eckert\">Allan W. Eck\u00adert (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=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-692x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-1038x1536.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-1384x2048.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly_Horvath_Everything_on_a_Waffle.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\"><\/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\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_Everything-on-a-Waffle-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_\u677e\u997c\u5c4b\u7684\u5f02\u60f3\u4e16\u754c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_\u677e\u997c\u5c4b\u7684\u5f02\u60f3\u4e16\u754c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_\u677e\u997c\u5c4b\u7684\u5f02\u60f3\u4e16\u754c-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polly-Horvath_\u677e\u997c\u5c4b\u7684\u5f02\u60f3\u4e16\u754c-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1957\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6ce2\u8389\u970d\u534e\u65af-polly-horvath\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born January 30, 1957:<\/strong>&nbsp;Polly Horvath<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan-Cana\u00addi\u00adan dual cit\u00adi\u00adzen writer<strong>Pol\u00adly Howard<\/strong>Born. She is known for her quirky, humor\u00adous, and slight\u00adly dark com\u00ade\u00addy-style chil\u00addren\u2019s nov\u00adels.<\/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 Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Only waf\u00adfles know<\/strong>-<em>Every\u00adthing on a Waf\u00adfle<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 2001) won awards&nbsp;<strong>2002 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry cen\u00adters on a girl who firm\u00adly believes her par\u00adents are not dead (despite every\u00adone else\u2019s belief), and she seeks solace in a waf\u00adfle-only restau\u00adrant. Each chap\u00adter includes a unique waf\u00adfle recipe, adding a dis\u00adtinc\u00adtive and heart\u00adwarm\u00ading touch to the expe\u00adri\u00adence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Pol\u00adly Hor\u00advath |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polly_Horvath\">Pol\u00adly Hor\u00advath (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\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino-683x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Vaino.jpg 1000w\" 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=\"839\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-839x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-1258x1536.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julia_Davis_Adams_Mountains_Are_Free.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1993\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u6731\u8389\u5a05\u6234\u7ef4\u65af\u4e9a\u5f53\u65af-julia-davis-adams\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 30, 1993 \u2013 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Julia Davis Adams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Julia Davis Adams<\/strong>He died in 1900\u20131993.<\/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>Two-time New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1930:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>Vino<\/strong>-<em>Vaino<\/em>), a young adult nov\u00adel set dur\u00ading the Finnish Rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1931:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u300a<strong>Free Moun\u00adtains<\/strong>-<em>Moun\u00adtains Are Free<\/em>(This is a title that is not trans\u00adlat\u00aded as it is not part of the main text.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Julia Davis Adams |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Davis_Adams\">Julia Davis Adams (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=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite-771x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kingsley-Gunathillake_the-little-kite.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1951\u5e741\u670830\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u91d1\u65af\u5229\u53e4\u7eb3\u8482\u62c9\u514b-kingsley-gunathillake\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born January 30, 1951:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kingsley Gunathillake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lankan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and artist<strong>Kings\u00adley Gunati\u00adlac<\/strong>born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and 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