{"id":7569,"date":"2026-04-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2026-04-04T08:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:26:02","slug":"kidsbook_history_0404","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/04\/04\/kidsbook_history_0404\/","title":{"rendered":"April 4th: Today in Chil\u00addren\u2019s Book His\u00adto\u00adry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse-865x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse-865x1024.jpg 865w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse-768x909.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Mere-meduse.jpg 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-722x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-1083x1536.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-1444x2048.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_Annie_du_lac.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\"><\/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\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kitty_Crowther_\u7238\u7238\u548c\u6211-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1970\u5e744\u67084\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-kitty-crowther-\u51ef\u8482\u514b\u52b3\u6cfd\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 4, 1970:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kitty Crowther<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous Bel\u00adgian pic\u00adture book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor&nbsp;<strong>Kit\u00adty Crowther<\/strong>&nbsp;Born. She is one of the most orig\u00adi\u00adnal artists of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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>Astrid Lind\u00adgren Memo\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal Award (ALMA):<\/strong>&nbsp;At&nbsp;<strong>2010<\/strong>&nbsp;She won the award. The jury praised her as a \u201cmas\u00adter of lines\u201d and com\u00admend\u00aded the pro\u00adfound human\u00adis\u00adtic con\u00adcern con\u00adtained in her works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u300a<strong>Dad and me<\/strong>\u201cseries (<em>Poka &amp; Mine<\/em>)\u3001 \u300a<strong>Anne of the Lake<\/strong>\u300b (<em>Annie du lac<\/em>)\u3001 \u300a<strong>Medusa\u2019s moth\u00ader<\/strong>\u300b (<em>M\u00e8re M\u00e9duse<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic fea\u00adtures:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her works often explore pro\u00adfound themes such as lone\u00adli\u00adness, fear, and life. Her style is high\u00adly dis\u00adtinc\u00adtive; the lines, seem\u00ading\u00adly naive, are full of emo\u00adtion\u00adal ten\u00adsion, keen\u00adly cap\u00adtur\u00ading the sub\u00adtle fluc\u00adtu\u00ada\u00adtions of a child\u2019s inner world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Kit\u00adty Crowther |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kitty_Crowther\">Kit\u00adty Crowther (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=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f-1024x737.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u5927\u8c61\u7684\u7b97\u672f.jpg 1500w\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme-Heine_The-Most-Wonderful-Egg-in-the-World-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme_Heine_Friends.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme_Heine_Friends.jpg 780w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme_Heine_Friends-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme_Heine_Friends-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Helme_Heine_Friends-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1941\u5e744\u67084\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-helme-heine-\u8d6b\u59c6\u6d77\u6069\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 4, 1941:<\/strong>&nbsp;Helme Heine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A world-renowned Ger\u00adman pic\u00adture book mas\u00adter&nbsp;<strong>Helme Heine<\/strong>&nbsp;born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA):<\/strong>&nbsp;At&nbsp;<strong>1984<\/strong>&nbsp;It received a high\u00adly praised award from the Writ\u00aders\u2019 Award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u300a<strong>good friend<\/strong>\u300b (<em>Friends<\/em>(This is a clas\u00adsic work about friend\u00adship, telling the sto\u00adry of the deep friend\u00adship between Bobo the pig, Franz the roost\u00ader, and John\u00adny the mouse.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u300a<strong>The most beau\u00adti\u00adful egg in the world<\/strong>\u300b (<em>The Most Won\u00adder\u00adful Egg in the World<\/em>)\u3001 \u300a<strong>Ele\u00adphan\u00adt\u2019s Arith\u00admetic<\/strong>\u300b.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;His water\u00adcol\u00ador paint\u00adings are humor\u00adous, light\u00adheart\u00aded, and full of life wis\u00addom. He excels at using anthro\u00adpo\u00admor\u00adphic ani\u00admal sto\u00adries to con\u00advey pro\u00adfound philoso\u00adphies about tol\u00ader\u00adance, friend\u00adship, and self-iden\u00adti\u00adty to chil\u00addren.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Helme Heine |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helme_Heine\">Helme Heine (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=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing-795x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_Something_from_Nothing.jpg 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_\u7237\u7237\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u529e\u6cd5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_\u7237\u7237\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u529e\u6cd5.jpg 379w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_\u7237\u7237\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u529e\u6cd5-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Phoebe_Gilman_\u7237\u7237\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u529e\u6cd5-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1940\u5e744\u67084\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-phoebe-gilman-\u83f2\u6bd4\u5409\u5c14\u66fc\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 4, 1940:<\/strong>&nbsp;Phoebe Gilman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan-Cana\u00addi\u00adan author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor&nbsp;<strong>Phoebe Gilman<\/strong>&nbsp;Born (1940\u20132002).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u300a<strong>Grand\u00adpa will def\u00adi\u00adnite\u00adly have a way.<\/strong>\u300b (<em>Some\u00adthing from Noth\u00ading<\/em>This work is adapt\u00aded from a Jew\u00adish folk tale. With its inge\u00adnious nest\u00aded nar\u00adra\u00adtive and warm par\u00adent-child rela\u00adtion\u00adship, it has become one of the most well-known pic\u00adture books for young chil\u00addren in Chi\u00adna and even the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>fea\u00adture:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her illus\u00adtra\u00adtions are incred\u00adi\u00adbly detailed, espe\u00adcial\u00adly the con\u00adtrast between the ground and the sur\u00adface (humans and mice) in \u201cGrand\u00adpa\u2019s Got a Way,\u201d which is very pop\u00adu\u00adlar with chil\u00addren.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Phoebe Gilman |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phoebe_Gilman\">Phoebe Gilman (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=\"779\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_A_Monster_Calls.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_A_Monster_Calls.jpg 779w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_A_Monster_Calls-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_A_Monster_Calls-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_A_Monster_Calls-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_\u6076\u9b54\u547c\u5524.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_\u6076\u9b54\u547c\u5524.jpg 684w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_\u6076\u9b54\u547c\u5524-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jim_Kay_\u6076\u9b54\u547c\u5524-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1974\u5e744\u67084\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-jim-kay-\u5409\u59c6\u51ef\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 4, 1974:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jim Kay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor&nbsp;<strong>Jim Kay<\/strong>&nbsp;Born. He is known for his visu\u00adal\u00adly strik\u00ading dark aes\u00adthet\u00adic style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kate Green\u00adaway Medal:<\/strong>&nbsp;With his work on Patrick Ness\u2019s nov\u00adel,<strong>Dev\u00adil Call<\/strong>-<em>A Mon\u00adster Calls<\/em>The illus\u00adtra\u00adtions drawn by him won an award.&nbsp;<strong>2012 Gold Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influ\u00adence:<\/strong>&nbsp;He was lat\u00ader cho\u00adsen to illus\u00adtrate the hard\u00adcov\u00ader edi\u00adtion of the entire Har\u00adry Pot\u00adter series, redefin\u00ading the visu\u00adal lan\u00adguage of the mag\u00adi\u00adcal world with his grand, somber, and tex\u00adtured artis\u00adtic style.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Jim Kay |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Kay\">Jim Kay (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=\"972\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-1024x972.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-1536x1458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce_Sidman_Dark_Emperor__Other_Poems_of_the_Night.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce-Sidman_\u7ea2\u8272\u97f3\u7b26\u5728\u6811\u68a2.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce-Sidman_\u7ea2\u8272\u97f3\u7b26\u5728\u6811\u68a2.jpg 549w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce-Sidman_\u7ea2\u8272\u97f3\u7b26\u5728\u6811\u68a2-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joyce-Sidman_\u7ea2\u8272\u97f3\u7b26\u5728\u6811\u68a2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1956\u5e744\u67084\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-joyce-sidman-\u4e54\u4f0a\u65af\u897f\u5fb7\u66fc\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 4, 1956:<\/strong>&nbsp;Joyce Sidman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan renowned chil\u00addren\u2019s poet and author&nbsp;<strong>Joyce Sid\u00adman<\/strong>&nbsp;born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Sounds of the Night: Wel\u00adcome to the Night<\/strong>-<em>Dark Emper\u00ador &amp; Oth\u00ader Poems of the Night<\/em>) won&nbsp;<strong>2011 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her work per\u00adfect\u00adly com\u00adbines<strong>Nat\u00adur\u00adal Sci\u00adence Knowl\u00adedge and Lyric Poet\u00adry<\/strong>Com\u00adbined, their mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cRed Notes on the Tree\u00adtops\u201d vivid\u00adly and poet\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly depicts the chang\u00ading sea\u00adsons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Joyce Sid\u00adman |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joyce_Sidman\">Joyce Sid\u00adman (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=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-688x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-1377x2048.jpg 1377w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Johanna_Reiss_The_Upstairs_Room.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-974x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-1461x1536.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-1948x2048.jpg 1948w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Katrin-Brandt_Die-Wichtelmanner-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt-754x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glen-rounds_the-blind-colt.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-\u5176\u4ed6\u91cd\u8981\u4eba\u7269\u7b80\u62a5\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Other Important Person Briefings<\/h2>\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\">Wikipedia link<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Johan\u00adna Reiss<\/strong>&nbsp;(Johan\u00adna Rice)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Dutch-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work, *The Room Upstairs*, won an award.&nbsp;<strong>1973 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>It is based on his expe\u00adri\u00adence of sur\u00adviv\u00ading World War II.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johanna_Reiss\">Johan\u00adna Reiss<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Katrin Brandt<\/strong>&nbsp;(Cather\u00adine Brandt)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ger\u00adman illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. Award\u00aded for \u201cTwo Mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous Lit\u00adtle Shoe\u00admak\u00aders\u201d&nbsp;<strong>1968 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP)<\/strong>.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q88967901\">Katrin Brandt<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Glen Rounds<\/strong>&nbsp;(Glen Lown\u00addes)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan West\u00adern-style illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and writer. His works are full of rugged vital\u00adi\u00adty, such as \u201cOld Paul\u201d.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glen_Rounds\">Glen Rounds<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Levy<\/strong>&nbsp;(Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Levy)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author. Known for his pop\u00adu\u00adlar \u201cStrange\u2026\u201d series of humor\u00adous detec\u00adtive nov\u00adels.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Levy\">Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Levy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Joan Leslie Woodruff<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author. His most famous work is *The Neigh\u00adbors*.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Leslie_Woodruff\">JL Woodruff<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>George Him<\/strong>&nbsp;(George Ham)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">A Pol\u00adish-born British design\u00ader. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work, \u201cThe Lit\u00adtle Red Train Has a Name,\u201d is fea\u00adtured in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d for its mod\u00adernist style.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Him\">George Him<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth_Levy_My-Life-as-a-Fifth-Grade-Comedian-697x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth_Levy_My-Life-as-a-Fifth-Grade-Comedian-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Elizabeth_Levy_My-Life-as-a-Fifth-Grade-Comedian-204x300.jpg 204w, 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