{"id":7197,"date":"2026-03-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=7197"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:15:19","slug":"kidsbook_history_0312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/03\/12\/kidsbook_history_0312\/","title":{"rendered":"March 12: 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\/03\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-675x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0097__Virginia-Hamilton-M.-C.-Higgins-the-Great-The-People-Could-Fly-Zeely-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly-817x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_The_People_Could_Fly.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-820x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-1230x1536.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Virginia_Hamilton_In_The_Beginning_Creation_Stories_from_Around_the_World.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1936\u5e743\u670812\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u7ef4\u5409\u5c3c\u4e9a\u6c49\u5bc6\u5c14\u987f-virginia-hamilton\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born March 12, 1936:<\/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>Born (1936\u20132002). (Note: Her death was com\u00admem\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded in a brief\u00ading on Feb\u00adru\u00adary 19).<\/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;Win\u00adner of the 1992 Writ\u00aders\u2019 Prize.<\/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>New\u00adbery Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>The amaz\u00ading MC Hig\u00adgins<\/strong>-<em>MC Hig\u00adgins, the Great<\/em>She won the gold medal in 1975, becom\u00ading the first African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author in his\u00adto\u00adry to receive this hon\u00ador.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;She also won the Sil\u00adver Medal three times for \u201cLit\u00adtle Brown\u2019s Plan\u00adet\u201d, \u201cSweet Whis\u00adpers, Broth\u00ader Rush\u201d and \u201cIn the Begin\u00adning: Cre\u00adation Sto\u00adries from Around the World\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;She wrote books such as *The Fly\u00ading Man* and *Gilly*. She seam\u00adless\u00adly blend\u00aded African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan his\u00adto\u00adry, mythol\u00ado\u00adgy, and real life, pro\u00adfound\u00adly chang\u00ading the face of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | 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=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry_Pratchett_The_Amazing_Maurice_and_His_Educated_Rodents-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-694x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terry-Pratchett_The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2015\u5e743\u670812\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u7279\u91cc\u666e\u62c9\u5207\u7279-terry-pratchett\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>March 12, 2015 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Terry Pratchett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Britain\u2019s most famous con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary humor and fan\u00adta\u00adsy writer<strong>Ter\u00adry Pra\u00adchett<\/strong>Sir Alex Fer\u00adgu\u00adson (1948\u20132015) has passed away.<\/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>Carnegie Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>The Cat and the Young Pied Piper<\/strong>-<em>The Amaz\u00ading Mau\u00adrice and His Edu\u00adcat\u00aded Rodents<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 2001) won awards&nbsp;<strong>2001 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>con\u00adtribute:<\/strong>&nbsp;This book is the first nov\u00adel in his vast \u201cDis\u00adc\u00adworld\u201d series writ\u00adten specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly for young adults. With his sig\u00adna\u00adture British dark humor and pro\u00adfound decon\u00adstruc\u00adtion of fairy tales (such as The Pied Piper), he explores the cost of think\u00ading and the mean\u00ading of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Passed Away | Ter\u00adry Pratch\u00adett |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terry_Pratchett\">Ter\u00adry Pratch\u00adett (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=\"838\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-838x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-1257x1536.jpg 1257w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-1675x2048.jpg 1675w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave_Eggers_The_Eyes_and_the_Impossible.jpg 2023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd-796x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dave-Eggers_\u773c\u775b\u548c\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1970\u5e743\u670812\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6234\u592b\u827e\u683c\u65af-dave-eggers\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born March 12, 1970:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Eggers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author and pub\u00adlish\u00ader<strong>Dave Eggers<\/strong>Born. He made sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions to both adult and chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/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>Eyes and Impos\u00adsi\u00adble<\/strong>-<em>The Eyes and the Impos\u00adsi\u00adble<\/em>) won&nbsp;<strong>2024 New\u00adbery Medal<\/strong>This is a won\u00adder\u00adful nov\u00adel told from the first-per\u00adson per\u00adspec\u00adtive of a free-run\u00adning dog named Johannes, explor\u00ading themes of free\u00addom, friend\u00adship, and the beau\u00adty of nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Dave Eggers |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Eggers\">Dave Eggers (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\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-696x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-1393x2048.jpg 1393w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_Nate_the_Great.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u5c0f\u4fa6\u63a2\u5185\u7279.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u5c0f\u4fa6\u63a2\u5185\u7279.jpg 337w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u5c0f\u4fa6\u63a2\u5185\u7279-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat_\u4e86\u4e0d\u8d77\u7684\u5c0f\u4fa6\u63a2\u5185\u7279-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2019\u5e743\u670812\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u739b\u4e54\u4e3dw\u6c99\u5c14\u9a6c\u7279-marjorie-w-sharmat\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>March 12, 2019 \u2014 Passed away<\/strong>&nbsp;Marjorie W. Sharmat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s book author<strong>Mar\u00adjorie W. Shar\u00admat<\/strong>He died in 1928\u20132019.<\/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>Nate the Detec\u00adtive<\/strong>\uff08<em>Nate the Great<\/em>This clas\u00adsic detec\u00adtive series, which has been a best\u00adseller for half a cen\u00adtu\u00adry (illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Mark Simont and oth\u00aders), has accom\u00adpa\u00adnied count\u00adless chil\u00addren through the tran\u00adsi\u00adtion from pic\u00adture books to text books. Nate, who loves pan\u00adcakes, and his dog named Mud\u00addy are high\u00adly rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive detec\u00adtive char\u00adac\u00adters in ear\u00adly bridge books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Deceased | Mar\u00adjorie W. Shar\u00admat |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marjorie_W._Sharmat\">Mar\u00adjorie W. Shar\u00admat (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=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-699x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-1048x1536.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-1397x2048.jpg 1397w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl_Hiaasen_Hoot.jpg 1556w\" 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=\"336\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl-Hiaasen_\u732b\u5934\u9e70\u7684\u53eb\u58f0.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl-Hiaasen_\u732b\u5934\u9e70\u7684\u53eb\u58f0.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl-Hiaasen_\u732b\u5934\u9e70\u7684\u53eb\u58f0-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carl-Hiaasen_\u732b\u5934\u9e70\u7684\u53eb\u58f0-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1953\u5e743\u670812\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u5361\u5c14\u5e0c\u5c14\u68ee-carl-hiaasen\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born March 12, 1953:<\/strong>&nbsp;Carl Hiaasen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan jour\u00adnal\u00adist and best\u00adselling author<strong>Carl Hil\u00adson<\/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>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>The hoot\u00ading of an owl<\/strong>-<em>Hoot<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 2002) won the award&nbsp;<strong>2003 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>This is not only a thrilling sus\u00adpense nov\u00adel, but also an envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal man\u00adi\u00adfesto full of dark humor, telling the sto\u00adry of sev\u00ader\u00adal mid\u00addle school stu\u00addents who out\u00adwit and out\u00adma\u00adneu\u00adver unscrupu\u00adlous devel\u00adop\u00aders in order to pro\u00adtect the endan\u00adgered bur\u00adrow\u00ading owl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Carl Hiaasen |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Hiaasen\">Carl Hiaasen (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=\"459\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Naomi-Shihab-Nye_Everything-comes-next_-collected-and-new-poems.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Naomi-Shihab-Nye_Everything-comes-next_-collected-and-new-poems.jpg 459w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Naomi-Shihab-Nye_Everything-comes-next_-collected-and-new-poems-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Naomi-Shihab-Nye_Everything-comes-next_-collected-and-new-poems-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constantin_Chirita_Ciresarii.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constantin_Chirita_Ciresarii.jpg 325w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constantin_Chirita_Ciresarii-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constantin_Chirita_Ciresarii-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\"><\/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>Nao\u00admi Shhab Nai<\/strong>&nbsp;(Nao\u00admi Shi\u00adhab Nye)<\/td><td>A Pales\u00adtin\u00adian-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan poet and author. Win\u00adner of the 2013 Neustadt Chil\u00addren\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Award (NSK), known for his heart\u00adfelt and mov\u00ading poet\u00adry for young adults.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naomi_Shihab_Nye\">Nao\u00admi Shi\u00adhab Nye (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bar\u00adbara Willard<\/strong>&nbsp;(Bar\u00adbara Willard)<\/td><td>British author. His most famous work is *The Larks and the Lau\u00adrels*.<em>The Lark and the Lau\u00adrel<\/em>), the first book in the famous his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal nov\u00adel series \u201cMan\u00adtel\u00admas,\u201d includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books.\u201d (Note: Her death anniver\u00adsary was men\u00adtioned in the brief\u00ading on Feb\u00adru\u00adary 18).<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbara_Willard\">Bar\u00adbara Willard (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Con\u00adstan\u00adtine Cilt\u00e1<\/strong>&nbsp;(Con\u00adstan\u00adtin Chiri\u00adta)<\/td><td>Roman\u00adian writer. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is *The Cher\u00adry Child*.<em>Cire\u015farii<\/em>(), is one of the most pop\u00adu\u00adlar adven\u00adture series for young peo\u00adple in Roma\u00adnia and is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantin_Chiri%C8%9B%C4%83\">Con\u00adstan\u00adtin Chiri\u00adta (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Wern\u00ader Klemke<\/strong>&nbsp;(Wern\u00ader Klemke)<\/td><td>A renowned illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and graph\u00adic design\u00ader from East Ger\u00admany.<strong>1967 BIB Gold\u00aden Apple Award<\/strong>The win\u00adner (Fer\u00addi\u00adnand the Flower-Lov\u00ading Cow)<em>Fer\u00addi\u00adnand der Sti\u00ader<\/em>).<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Daniel Cohen<\/strong>&nbsp;(Daniel Cohen)<\/td><td>An Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s non\u00adfic\u00adtion author. She is beloved by curi\u00adous chil\u00addren for her books about the super\u00adnat\u00adur\u00adal, mon\u00adsters, and folk\u00adlore (such as The Ency\u00adclo\u00adpe\u00addia of Ghosts).<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Cohen_(children%27s_writer)\">Daniel Cohen (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Miguel Delibes<\/strong>&nbsp;(Miguel Delibes)<\/td><td>A mas\u00adter of Span\u00adish lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is *The Road*.<em>El Camino<\/em>(This is a sto\u00adry about a coun\u00adtry boy\u2019s mem\u00ado\u00adries of his home\u00adtown and child\u00adhood on the night before he leaves for school in the city, and it is includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d).<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miguel_Delibes\">Miguel Delibes (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hans-Georg Pra\u00adgaux<\/strong>&nbsp;(Hans Georg Prager)<\/td><td>Ger\u00adman writer.<strong>1966 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize<\/strong>The win\u00adner (Flo\u00adri\u00adan 14: The Eighth Alarm) is known for his doc\u00adu\u00admen\u00adtary works on the themes of nav\u00adi\u00adga\u00adtion and fire\u00adfight\u00ading.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1579760\">Hans Georg Prager (Wiki\u00adda\u00adta)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier-725x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Werner-Klemke_Ferdinand-der-Stier.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts-726x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Cohen_Encyclopedia-of-Ghosts.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" 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