{"id":6729,"date":"2026-02-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=6729"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:03:56","slug":"kidsbook_history_0219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/02\/19\/kidsbook_history_0219\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb\u00adru\u00adary 19: 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=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-675x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-Zeely.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-Zeely.jpg 678w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-Zeely-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-Zeely-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba-802x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-\u4f1a\u98de\u7684\u4eba.jpg 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2002\u5e742\u670819\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u7ef4\u5409\u5c3c\u4e9a\u6c49\u5bc6\u5c14\u987f-virginia-hamilton\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 2002 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Virginia Hamilton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most influ\u00aden\u00adtial African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture authors<strong>Vir\u00adginia Hamil\u00adton<\/strong>He died in 1936\u20132002.<\/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>1992<\/strong>&nbsp;Award\u00aded<strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award for Writ\u00aders<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>The amaz\u00ading MC Hig\u00adgins<\/strong>-<em>MC Hig\u00adgins, the Great<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1974) won awards&nbsp;<strong>1975 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>She is in his\u00adto\u00adry<strong>First<\/strong>The Black author who won the award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chil\u00addren\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Her\u00aditage Award (CLLA):<\/strong>&nbsp;Win\u00adner in 1995.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Fly\u00ading Man<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Peo\u00adple Could Fly<\/em>This is a col\u00adlec\u00adtion of Black folk tales. The book tells the leg\u00adend of slaves fly\u00ading back to Africa and regain\u00ading their free\u00addom. It is a cor\u00adner\u00adstone of African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gilly<\/strong>\uff08<em>Zeely<\/em>): Her debut work, which launched her illus\u00adtri\u00adous career in depict\u00ading the expe\u00adri\u00adences of Black peo\u00adple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Vir\u00adginia Hamil\u00adton |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia_Hamilton\">Vir\u00adginia Hamil\u00adton (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=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-680x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-To-Kill-a-Mockingbird.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f-739x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0090__Harper-Lee-\u6740\u6b7b\u4e00\u53ea\u77e5\u66f4\u9e1f.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2016\u5e742\u670819\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u54c8\u73c0\u674e-harper-lee\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 2016 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Harper Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Harp\u00ader Lee<\/strong>He died in 1926\u20132016.<\/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>To Kill a Mock\u00ading\u00adbird<\/strong>\uff08<em>To Kill a Mock\u00ading\u00adbird<\/em>(1960): Although not orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly pub\u00adlished as a chil\u00addren\u2019s book, this nov\u00adel, told from the per\u00adspec\u00adtive of a girl named Scout, has become a lit\u00ader\u00adary clas\u00adsic for young peo\u00adple around the world due to its pro\u00adfound themes of race, jus\u00adtice, and grow\u00ading up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;The father in the book, Atti\u00adcus Finch, became a sym\u00adbol of integri\u00adty and con\u00adscience. The book is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Harp\u00ader Lee |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harper_Lee\">Harp\u00ader Lee (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=\"878\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-878x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-1317x1536.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-Many-Moons.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-\u4e00\u767e\u6761\u88d9\u5b50.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-\u4e00\u767e\u6761\u88d9\u5b50.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-\u4e00\u767e\u6761\u88d9\u5b50-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0087__Louis-Slobodkin-\u4e00\u767e\u6761\u88d9\u5b50-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1903\u5e742\u670819\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u8def\u6613\u65af\u65af\u6d1b\u535a\u5fb7\u91d1-louis-slobodkin\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 1903 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Louis Slobodkin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan sculp\u00adtor and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Louis Slo\u00adbod\u00adkin<\/strong>Born (1903\u20131975).<\/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>Many moons<\/strong>-<em>Many Moons<\/em>Pub\u00adlished in 1943, by James Thurbervin (win\u00adner of numer\u00adous awards).&nbsp;<strong>1944 Calde\u00adcott Medal<\/strong>This is a sto\u00adry about a lit\u00adtle princess who wants the moon, but the adults in the palace are at a loss, and only a clown solves the prob\u00adlem. (Note: The ver\u00adsion illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Mark Simont is often trans\u00adlat\u00aded as \u201cThe Princess and the Moon\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clas\u00adsic illus\u00adtra\u00adtions:<\/strong>&nbsp;He wrote Eleanor Estes\u2019s *One Hun\u00addred Dress\u00ades*.<em>The Hun\u00addred Dress\u00ades<\/em>She drew illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, sketch\u00ading out the touch\u00ading sto\u00adry about bul\u00adly\u00ading and for\u00adgive\u00adness with just a few strokes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Louis Slo\u00adbod\u00adkin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Slobodkin\">Louis Slo\u00adbod\u00adkin (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=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-818x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0094__Nancy-Willard-A-Visit-to-William-Blakes-Inn.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2017\u5e742\u670819\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u5357\u831c\u5a01\u62c9\u5fb7-nancy-willard\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 2017 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Nancy Willard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer and poet<strong>Nan\u00adcy Willard<\/strong>He died in 1936\u20132017.<\/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 Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Vis\u00adit\u00ading William Blake\u2019s Hotel<\/strong>-<em>A Vis\u00adit to William Blake\u2019s Inn<\/em>Pub\u00adlished in 1981, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Alice Proven\u00adson and Mar\u00adtin Proven\u00adson, it won the\u2026&nbsp;<strong>1982 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unique fea\u00adtures:<\/strong>&nbsp;This is the New\u00adbery Medal\u2019s his\u00adto\u00adry.<strong>The first (and one of the very few) poet\u00adry col\u00adlec\u00adtions to win the gold medal<\/strong>The book fea\u00adtures a fic\u00adtion\u00adal inn run by William Blake, filled with fan\u00adtas\u00adti\u00adcal imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion and homages to Blake\u2019s poet\u00adry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Nan\u00adcy Willard |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nancy_Willard\">Nan\u00adcy Willard (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=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-696x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-1391x2048.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops.jpg 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b-719x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0092__Jan-Piekowski-A-Necklace-of-Raindrops-\u63d2\u56fe\u526a\u5f71\u753b.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2022\u5e742\u670819\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u8a79\u5e73\u514b\u65af\u57fa-jan-pie\u0144kowski\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>February 19, 2022 \u2014 Passed away:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jan Pie\u0144kowski<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pol\u00adish-British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer<strong>Jan Pin\u00adcusi<\/strong>He died in 1936\u20132022.<\/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>Rain\u00addrop Neck\u00adlace<\/strong>\uff08<em>A Neck\u00adlace of Rain\u00addrops<\/em>He cre\u00adat\u00aded the famous sil\u00adhou\u00adette illus\u00adtra\u00adtions for this col\u00adlec\u00adtion of short fairy tales by Joan Aiken.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>oth\u00ader:<\/strong>&nbsp;He also wrote \u201cMcG and Mog\u201d (<em>Meg and Mog<\/em>The series and the ground\u00adbreak\u00ading pop-up book \u201cThe Haunt\u00aded House\u201c<em>Haunt\u00aded House<\/em>He is known for his diverse style, espe\u00adcial\u00adly his skill in using black sil\u00adhou\u00adettes and mar\u00adble-tex\u00adtured back\u00adgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Jan Pie\u0144kows\u00adki |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_Pie%C5%84kowski\">Jan Pie\u0144kows\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\/02\/0091__Horacio-Quiroga-Cuentos-de-la-selva-683x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0091__Horacio-Quiroga-Cuentos-de-la-selva-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0091__Horacio-Quiroga-Cuentos-de-la-selva-200x300.jpg 200w, 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Amer\u00adi\u00adcan ver\u00adsion of The Jun\u00adgle Book.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtent:<\/strong>&nbsp;Based on his expe\u00adri\u00adences liv\u00ading in the jun\u00adgles of Misiones, Argenti\u00adna, Quiroga cre\u00adat\u00aded these fables about the coex\u00adis\u00adtence of humans and ani\u00admals (such as tur\u00adtles, flamin\u00adgos, and croc\u00ado\u00addiles), which are both mag\u00adi\u00adcal and full of the cru\u00adel\u00adty and warmth of real\u00adi\u00adty, and were includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Hora\u00adcio Quiroga |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horacio_Quiroga\">Hora\u00adcio Quiroga (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=\"695\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0089__Ann-Grifalconi-The-Village-of-Round-and-Square-Houses-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\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\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0095__Paul-B.-Janeczko-A-Poke-in-the-I.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/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><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>Gilles Kre\u00adments<\/strong>&nbsp;(Jill Kre\u00admentz)<\/td><td>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan pho\u00adtog\u00adra\u00adph\u00ader and author. His most famous work is *A Very Young Dancer*.<em>A Very Young Dancer<\/em>( ), using pho\u00adtog\u00adra\u00adphy to doc\u00adu\u00adment chil\u00addren\u2019s pur\u00adsuit of their dreams.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jill_Krementz\">Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Eli\u00adjah Oki\u00adna<\/strong>&nbsp;(Ira\u00adia Oki\u00adna)<\/td><td>Span\u00adish illus\u00adtra\u00adtor.<strong>2013 BIB Badge Award<\/strong>The win\u00adner (of \u201cThe Moon Awak\u00adens\u201d).<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ann Grefa\u00adconi<\/strong>&nbsp;(Ann Gri\u00adfal\u00adconi)<\/td><td>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor.<strong>1987 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>The book, \u201cRound Hous\u00ades and Square Hous\u00ades,\u201d tells the ori\u00adgin sto\u00adry of the unique liv\u00ading cus\u00adtoms of the vil\u00adlage of Tos in Cameroon.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Grifalconi\">Link<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Paul B. Janet\u00adsko<\/strong>&nbsp;(Paul B. Janeczko)<\/td><td>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan poet and anthol\u00ado\u00adgy edi\u00adtor. 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