{"id":7402,"date":"2026-03-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:12:41","slug":"kidsbook_history_0329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/03\/29\/kidsbook_history_0329\/","title":{"rendered":"March 29: 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=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-756x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-756x1024.jpg 756w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-1134x1536.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02-666x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02-768x1182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Constance_Rourke_Davy_Crockett02.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1941\u5e743\u670829\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u5eb7\u65af\u5766\u65af\u9c81\u5c14\u514b-constance-rourke\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>March 29, 1941 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Constance Rourke<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan and folk\u00adlorist<strong>Con\u00adstance Rourke<\/strong>She died in 1885\u20131941. She ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded her life to explor\u00ading and defin\u00ading the unique folk cul\u00adture and nation\u00adal char\u00adac\u00adter of the Unit\u00aded States.<\/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>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>David Crock\u00adett<\/strong>-<em>Davy Crock\u00adett<\/em>(Pub\u00adlished in 1934) received an hon\u00adorary award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rourke did more than just write a biog\u00adra\u00adphy; through rig\u00ador\u00adous research, she brought this pio\u00adneer\u00ading hero in his deer\u00adskin coat from obscure leg\u00adend into the lit\u00ader\u00adary canon. Her writ\u00ading is incred\u00adi\u00adbly vibrant, wide\u00adly acclaimed in chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenc\u00ading Amer\u00adi\u00adcan mod\u00adern cul\u00adtur\u00adal stud\u00adies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Passed Away | Con\u00adstance Rourke |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constance_Rourke\">Con\u00adstance Rourke (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=\"628\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-628x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-628x1024.jpg 628w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-768x1253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-942x1536.jpg 942w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-1255x2048.jpg 1255w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen-Wells_Cherry-Ames-series-scaled.jpg 1569w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series-640x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Helen_Wells_Cherry_Ames_series.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1910\u5e743\u670829\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6d77\u4f26\u97e6\u5c14\u65af-helen-wells\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born March 29, 1910:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helen Wells<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro\u00adlif\u00adic Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writer<strong>Helen Wells<\/strong>Born in 1910\u20131986. She was a key fig\u00adure in the rise of \u201cteen teen career nov\u00adels\u201d in the Unit\u00aded States dur\u00ading the mid-20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and influ\u00adence:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cher\u00adry Ames series<\/strong>\uff08<em>Cher\u00adry Ames<\/em>This is an extreme\u00adly suc\u00adcess\u00adful series of nov\u00adels in the Unit\u00aded States dur\u00ading and after World War II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcance of the times:<\/strong>&nbsp;Cher\u00adry Ames begins as a wartime nurse, work\u00ading in var\u00adi\u00adous nurs\u00ading posi\u00adtions and solv\u00ading a series of mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous cas\u00ades. This work great\u00adly inspired girls at the time to pur\u00adsue inde\u00adpen\u00addent careers and social respon\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adty. Although bear\u00ading the dis\u00adtinct marks of its era, the courage and pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal\u00adism it con\u00adveys have made it a cul\u00adtur\u00adal icon of that time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Helen Wells |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helen_Wells\">Helen Wells (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=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series-724x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen-MacGregor_Miss-Pickerell-series.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-713x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-768x1103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-1069x1536.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-1425x2048.jpg 1425w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ellen_MacGregor_Miss_Pickerell_series.jpg 1612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1954\u5e743\u670829\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u827e\u4f26\u9ea6\u683c\u96f7\u6208-ellen-macgregor\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>March 29, 1954 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ellen MacGregor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s book author<strong>Alan McGre\u00adgor<\/strong>He died in 1906\u20131954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Miss Pick\u00adrell series<\/strong>\uff08<em>Miss Pick\u00aderell<\/em>This is a very unique series in ear\u00adly sci\u00adence fic\u00adtion lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture for young peo\u00adple.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>fea\u00adture:<\/strong>&nbsp;The pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnist, Miss Pick\u00adrell, is a bespec\u00adta\u00adcled, cow-own\u00ading, stub\u00adborn yet curi\u00adous old lady. McGre\u00adgor sends this old lady on adven\u00adtures to Mars, the Moon, and even the ocean depths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;McGre\u00adgor skill\u00adful\u00adly weaves hard sci\u00adence into absurd\u00adly humor\u00adous sto\u00adries. On the eve of the space race in the 1950s, she ignit\u00aded a pas\u00adsion for sci\u00aden\u00adtif\u00adic explo\u00adration in count\u00adless chil\u00addren, espe\u00adcial\u00adly girls, through this unusu\u00adal female pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Died | Alan McGre\u00adgor |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_MacGregor\">Ellen Mac\u00adGre\u00adgor (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=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-723x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1901\u5e743\u670829\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u6c49\u65af\u5df4\u5c14\u7b56-hans-baltzer\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born March 29, 1901:<\/strong>&nbsp;Hans Baltzer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned Ger\u00adman (for\u00admer\u00adly East Ger\u00admany) illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and print\u00admak\u00ader<strong>Hans Balz\u00ader<\/strong>Born (1901\u20131971).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BIB Hon\u00adorary Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the work \u201c<em>Ko und Ala<\/em>\u300b won&nbsp;<strong>Hon\u00adorary Award at the 1971 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic Style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Balz\u00ader was one of East Ger\u00admany\u2019s most impor\u00adtant ani\u00admal illus\u00adtra\u00adtors. He excelled at depict\u00ading crea\u00adtures of the nat\u00adur\u00adal world with extreme\u00adly del\u00adi\u00adcate yet pow\u00ader\u00adful lines. His illus\u00adtra\u00adtions for numer\u00adous pop\u00adu\u00adlar sci\u00adence books and chil\u00addren\u2019s sto\u00adries show\u00adcased a per\u00adfect com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of rig\u00ador\u00adous anatom\u00adi\u00adcal knowl\u00adedge and artis\u00adtic beau\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Hans Balz\u00ader |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Baltzer\">Hans Baltzer (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-1024x715.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02.jpg 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;1941\u5e743\u670829\u65e5 \u2014 \u901d\u4e16\uff1a&nbsp;\u5eb7\u65af\u5766\u65af\u00b7\u9c81\u5c14\u514b (Constance Rourk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7535,"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-7402","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\/03\/Hans-Baltzer_Ko-und-Ala-02.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402","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=7402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7536,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7402\/revisions\/7536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}