{"id":6726,"date":"2026-02-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=6726"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:03:53","slug":"kidsbook_history_0216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/02\/16\/kidsbook_history_0216\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb\u00adru\u00adary 16: 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=\"376\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u94c1\u4e1d\u7f51\u4e0a\u7684\u5c0f\u82b1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u94c1\u4e1d\u7f51\u4e0a\u7684\u5c0f\u82b1.jpg 376w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u94c1\u4e1d\u7f51\u4e0a\u7684\u5c0f\u82b1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u94c1\u4e1d\u7f51\u4e0a\u7684\u5c0f\u82b1-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u90fd\u5e02\u5c0f\u7ea2\u5e3d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u90fd\u5e02\u5c0f\u7ea2\u5e3d.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u90fd\u5e02\u5c0f\u7ea2\u5e3d-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u90fd\u5e02\u5c0f\u7ea2\u5e3d-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u80e1\u6843\u5939\u5b50.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u80e1\u6843\u5939\u5b50.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u80e1\u6843\u5939\u5b50-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0_\u80e1\u6843\u5939\u5b50-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1940\u5e742\u670816\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7f57\u4f2f\u7279\u82f1\u8bfa\u68ee\u63d0-roberto-innocenti\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born February 16, 1940:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roberto Innocenti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ital\u00adian nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Robert Inno\u00adcen\u00adti<\/strong>Born. He is known for his extreme\u00adly del\u00adi\u00adcate, pho\u00adto\u00adre\u00adal\u00adis\u00adtic style and grand his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal per\u00adspec\u00adtive.<\/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>2008<\/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 Gold\u00aden Apple Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 1985, with \u201c<strong>Small flow\u00aders on the wire mesh<\/strong>-<em>Rose Blanche<\/em>Award\u00aded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00adtle Flow\u00aders on the Barbed Wire<\/strong>\uff08<em>Rose Blanche<\/em>This is a poignant sto\u00adry about the dev\u00adas\u00adta\u00adtion of World War II, told from the per\u00adspec\u00adtive of a lit\u00adtle girl named Rose, who wit\u00adness\u00ades the cru\u00adel\u00adty of Nazi con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adtion camps. It is one of the very few clas\u00adsic pic\u00adture books in chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture his\u00adto\u00adry that direct\u00adly con\u00adfronts the sub\u00adject of the Holo\u00adcaust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pinoc\u00adchio<\/strong>\uff08<em>Pinoc\u00adchio<\/em>He infused this Ital\u00adian clas\u00adsic with a rich Tus\u00adcan fla\u00advor and metic\u00adu\u00adlous his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cnut\u00adcrack\u00ader\u201d<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Nut\u00adcrack\u00ader<\/em>) and \u201cA Hun\u00addred-Year-Old House\u201c<em>The House<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Rober\u00adto Inno\u00adcen\u00adti |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roberto_Innocenti\">Rober\u00adto Inno\u00adcen\u00adti (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=\"477\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u7c73\u83f2\u7cfb\u5217.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u7c73\u83f2\u7cfb\u5217.jpg 477w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u7c73\u83f2\u7cfb\u5217-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u7c73\u83f2\u7cfb\u5217-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc601.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc601.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc601-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc601-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc605.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc605.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc605-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BigBull_\u7c73\u83f2\u79d8\u5bc605-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2017\u5e742\u670816\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u8fea\u514b\u5e03\u9c81\u7eb3-dick-bruna\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 16, 2017 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Dick Bruna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dutch author, illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and graph\u00adic design\u00ader<strong>Dick Bruna<\/strong>He died in 1927\u20132017.<\/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>\u201cMiffy series<\/strong>\uff08<em>Miffy<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>Nijn\u00adt\u00adje<\/em>He cre\u00adat\u00aded the world\u2019s most famous rab\u00adbit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bruner was deeply influ\u00adenced by Mon\u00addri\u00adan and the De Sti\u00adjl move\u00adment. He insist\u00aded on using bold black lines and pri\u00adma\u00adry col\u00adors such as red, yel\u00adlow, blue, and green (\u201cBruner col\u00adors\u201d), con\u00advey\u00ading the rich\u00adest emo\u00adtions with the most min\u00adi\u00admal\u00adist lines (espe\u00adcial\u00adly the icon\u00adic \u201cX\u201d-shaped mouth). His work is con\u00adsid\u00adered a par\u00ada\u00addigm of min\u00adi\u00admal\u00adist design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Dick Bruna |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dick_Bruna\">Dick Bruna (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=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-755x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-\u767d\u96ea\u516c\u4e3b\u548c\u4e03\u4e2a\u5c0f\u77ee\u4eba.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-\u767d\u96ea\u516c\u4e3b\u548c\u4e03\u4e2a\u5c0f\u77ee\u4eba.jpg 554w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-\u767d\u96ea\u516c\u4e3b\u548c\u4e03\u4e2a\u5c0f\u77ee\u4eba-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0058__Nancy-Ekholm-Burkert-\u767d\u96ea\u516c\u4e3b\u548c\u4e03\u4e2a\u5c0f\u77ee\u4eba-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1933\u5e742\u670816\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u5357\u5e0c\u827e\u514b\u970d\u5c14\u59c6\u67cf\u514b\u7279-nancy-ekholm-burkert\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>February 16, 1933 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nancy Ekholm Burkert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Nan\u00adcy Ekholm Bur\u00adkett<\/strong>born.<\/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;With the<strong>Snow White and the Sev\u00aden Dwarfs<\/strong>-<em>Snow-White and the Sev\u00aden Dwarfs<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1972, trans\u00adlat\u00aded by Ran\u00addall Jar\u00adrell) won an award.&nbsp;<strong>1973 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her ver\u00adsion of Snow White is wide\u00adly regard\u00aded as one of the most beau\u00adti\u00adful illus\u00adtrat\u00aded edi\u00adtions of the sto\u00adry. She con\u00adsult\u00aded numer\u00adous medieval texts, and her illus\u00adtra\u00adtions pos\u00adsess the solem\u00adni\u00adty and del\u00adi\u00adca\u00adcy of the Renais\u00adsance, with each page resem\u00adbling a fine muse\u00adum paint\u00ading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Nan\u00adcy Ekholm Burk\u00adert |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nancy_Ekholm_Burkert\">Nan\u00adcy Ekholm Burk\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=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-685x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-1370x2048.jpg 1370w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-Yolondas-Genius.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d-763x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0062__Carol-Fenner-\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5f1f\u662f\u5929\u624d.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2002\u5e742\u670816\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u5361\u841d\u5c14\u82ac\u7eb3-carol-fenner\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 16, 2002 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Carol Fenner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Car\u00adol Fen\u00adner<\/strong>He died in 1929\u20132002.<\/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>My younger broth\u00ader is a genius.<\/strong>-<em>Yolon\u00adda\u2019s Genius<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1995) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1996 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>(Note: The year 1963 in your orig\u00adi\u00adnal infor\u00adma\u00adtion may be a mis\u00adprint; the actu\u00adal year of the award is 1996.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;The sto\u00adry tells the touch\u00ading tale of Yolan\u00adda, an African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan girl who firm\u00adly believes that her younger broth\u00ader Andrew, who has learn\u00ading dis\u00adabil\u00adi\u00adties, is a musi\u00adcal genius, and how she strives to prove it to the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Car\u00adol Fen\u00adner |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_Fenner\">Car\u00adol Fen\u00adner (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\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House-683x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0063__Leonard-P.-Kessler-Mr.-Pines-Purple-House.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ver\u00adsion 1.0.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2022\u5e742\u670816\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u4f26\u7eb3\u5fb7\u51ef\u65af\u52d2-leonard-p-kessler\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 16, 2022 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Leonard P. Kessler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Leonard Kessler<\/strong>He passed away in 1920\u20132022 at the age of 101.<\/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>Mr. Pine\u2019s Pur\u00adple House<\/strong>\uff08<em>Mr. Pine\u2019s Pur\u00adple House<\/em>This is a clas\u00adsic from the Easy-to-read series. It tells the sto\u00adry of Mr. Pine, who decides to paint his house pur\u00adple so that it will stand out from the uni\u00adform streets. It\u2019s a love\u00adly fable about indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty and cre\u00adativ\u00adi\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Leonard P. Kessler |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Kessler\">Leonard Kessler (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=\"364\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tomi-Kontio_\u90a3\u5e74\u6625\u5929.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tomi-Kontio_\u90a3\u5e74\u6625\u5929.jpg 364w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tomi-Kontio_\u90a3\u5e74\u6625\u5929-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tomi-Kontio_\u90a3\u5e74\u6625\u5929-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-\u5176\u4ed6\u91cd\u8981\u4eba\u7269\u7b80\u62a5\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Other Important Person Briefings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">event<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">fig\u00adure<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Details\/Awards<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Main Ref\u00ader\u00adence<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tom\u00admy Coen\u00adteau<\/strong>&nbsp;(Tomi Kon\u00adtio)<\/td><td>Finnish poet and writer. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is \u201cThat Spring, My Father Grew Wings\u201d (The Spring\u00adtime When My Father Grew Wings).<em>Kev\u00e4\u00e4l\u00adl\u00e4 is\u00e4 sai siivet<\/em>), a Nordic chil\u00addren\u2019s book full of mag\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism, is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomi_Kontio\">Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Anna\u00admari van Har\u00adlin\u00adgen<\/strong>&nbsp;(Annemarie van Haerin\u00adgen)<\/td><td>Dutch illus\u00adtra\u00adtor.<strong>2015 BIB Badge Award<\/strong>The win\u00adner (of \u201cSnow White Weav\u00ading a Mon\u00adster\u201d) is known for his humor\u00adous ink-wash style.<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"1000\" 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