{"id":7764,"date":"2026-04-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:53:02","slug":"kidsbook_history_0417","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/04\/17\/kidsbook_history_0417\/","title":{"rendered":"April 17: Today in the His\u00adto\u00adry of Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_a.jpg 590w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_a-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_a-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_c.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_c-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_c-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_c-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_d.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_d-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_d-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1983_Seiji-Fujishiro_Milky-way-train_d-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1924\u5e744\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f\u85e4\u57ce\u6e05\u6cbb-seiji-fujishiro\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>April 17, 1924 \u2014 Born: Seiji Fujishiro<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan\u00adese Shad\u00adow Art Mas\u00adter<strong>Fujishi\u00adro Kiyoshi<\/strong>Born. He is hailed as the \u201cpoet of light and shad\u00adow\u201d and remains active in the cre\u00adative field, tru\u00adly an ever\u00adgreen in the art world.<\/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>BIB Gold\u00aden Apple Award:<\/strong>&nbsp;Based on Ken\u00adji Miyaza\u00adwa\u2019s famous work<strong>Night on the Galac\u00adtic Rail\u00adroad<\/strong>-<em>Milky Way Train<\/em>The visu\u00adal inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adtion of ) won the award&nbsp;<strong>1983 BIB Gold\u00aden Apple Award<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic fea\u00adtures:<\/strong>&nbsp;He pio\u00adneered the unique \u201cFujishi\u00adro Shad\u00adow Paint\u00ading\u201d style, using col\u00adored cel\u00adlo\u00adphane, light sources, and intri\u00adcate sil\u00adhou\u00adettes to cre\u00adate a dream\u00adlike, trans\u00adpar\u00adent world. His fig\u00adures (such as the clas\u00adsic \u201cdwarfs\u201d) are not only house\u00adhold names in Japan, but he also ele\u00advat\u00aded the tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal East\u00adern shad\u00adow puppetry\/silhouette art to the lev\u00adel of mod\u00adern fine art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Fujicheng Kiyoshi |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E8%97%A4%E5%9F%8E%E6%B8%85%E6%B2%BB\">Sei\u00adji Fujishi\u00adro (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=\"716\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-716x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-768x1099.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-1073x1536.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-1431x2048.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0072_01__Jillian-Tamaki-This-One-Summer.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929-727x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jillian_Tamaki_\u8fd9\u4e2a\u590f\u5929.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1980\u5e744\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f\u7389\u57ce\u5409\u8389\u5b89-jillian-tamaki\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>April 17, 1980 \u2014 Born: Jillian Tamaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous Cana\u00addi\u00adan car\u00adtoon\u00adist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Jil\u00adlian Tama\u00adki<\/strong>Born. She is a pio\u00adneer in bring\u00ading graph\u00adic nov\u00adels to main\u00adstream chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture awards.<\/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>Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>This sum\u00admer<\/strong>-<em>This One Sum\u00admer<\/em>(Co-authored with her cousin Mariko Tama\u00adki) won an award&nbsp;<strong>2015 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>This is extreme\u00adly rare in the his\u00adto\u00adry of the Calde\u00adcott Medal, because the book is a graph\u00adic nov\u00adel aimed at young adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Style char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her writ\u00ading is del\u00adi\u00adcate, adept at cap\u00adtur\u00ading the sub\u00adtle emo\u00adtion\u00adal fluc\u00adtu\u00ada\u00adtions and com\u00adplex psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal changes of teenage girls. The nar\u00adra\u00adtive ten\u00adsion she dis\u00adplays in black and white lines gives young adult lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture a cin\u00ade\u00admat\u00adic qual\u00adi\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Jil\u00adlian Tama\u00adki |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jillian_Tamaki\">Jil\u00adlian Tama\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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0075_01__Timothe-de-Fombelle-Tobie-Lolness.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0075_01__Timothe-de-Fombelle-Tobie-Lolness.jpg 345w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0075_01__Timothe-de-Fombelle-Tobie-Lolness-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0075_01__Timothe-de-Fombelle-Tobie-Lolness-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-717x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u6a61\u6811\u4e0a\u7684\u9003\u4ea1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09-871x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09-768x902.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Timothee_de_Fombelle_\u7f57\u838e\u8389\u4e0a\u5c09.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1973\u5e744\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f\u8482\u83ab\u6cf0\u5fb7\u4e30\u62dc\u52d2-timoth\u00e9e-de-fombelle\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born April 17, 1973: Timoth\u00e9e de Fombelle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Out\u00adstand\u00ading con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary French chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture writer and play\u00adwright<strong>Tim\u00ado\u00adthy de Fum\u00adbele<\/strong>Born. His works are known for their poet\u00adic lan\u00adguage and grand epic struc\u00adture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u300a<strong>Escape from the Oak Tree<\/strong>-<em>Tobie Lol\u00adness<\/em>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<em>Toby Alone<\/em>This work earned him awards includ\u00ading<strong>French Witch Awards<\/strong>It has won numer\u00adous inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal awards, includ\u00ading the Saint-Exup\u00e9ry Prize, and has been includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u300a<strong>Cap\u00adtain Ros\u00adalie<\/strong>-<em>Cap\u00adtain Ros\u00adalie<\/em>: A mov\u00ading mas\u00adter\u00adpiece that observes war and loss from a child\u2019s per\u00adspec\u00adtive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fum\u00adbele excels at con\u00adstruct\u00ading grand themes of human\u00adi\u00adty with\u00adin the micro\u00adscop\u00adic world. In \u201cThe Escape from the Oak,\u201d he cre\u00adates a 1.5\u2011millimeter-tall tribe liv\u00ading in a large tree, explor\u00ading eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal con\u00adser\u00adva\u00adtion, pow\u00ader strug\u00adgles, and pure friend\u00adship through the adven\u00adtures of a boy named Toby.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Tim\u00ado\u00adthy de Fum\u00adbele |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timoth%C3%A9e_de_Fombelle\">T. de Fombelle (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=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-719x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-768x1094.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_La_reine_des_fourmis_a_disparu.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_\u8681\u540e\u5931\u8e2a\u6848.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_\u8681\u540e\u5931\u8e2a\u6848.jpg 557w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_\u8681\u540e\u5931\u8e2a\u6848-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Francois_Roca_\u8681\u540e\u5931\u8e2a\u6848-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1971\u5e744\u670817\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f\u5f17\u6717\u7d22\u74e6\u7f57\u5361-fran\u00e7ois-roca\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>April 17, 1971 \u2013 Born: Fran\u00e7ois Roca<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous French illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Fran\u00e7ois Roc\u00adca<\/strong>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>French Prix Sor\u00adci\u00e8res:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the<strong>Miss\u00ading Queen Ant Case<\/strong>-<em>La reine des four\u00admis a dis\u00adparu<\/em>) won&nbsp;<strong>1997 Gold Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Style char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Roca often col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded with author Fred Bernard. His oil paint\u00adings are rich, solemn, and cin\u00ade\u00admat\u00adic, adept at depict\u00ading mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous, exot\u00adic, or his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly weighty scenes. His illus\u00adtra\u00adtions often resem\u00adble still paint\u00adings, infus\u00ading the sto\u00adry with extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary artis\u00adtic depth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Fran\u00e7ois Roc\u00adca |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Roca\">Fran\u00e7ois Roca (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=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog-1024x829.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0069_01__Dayal-Kaur-Khalsa-I-Want-a-Dog.jpg 1200w\" 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=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-1021x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_River-Friendly-River-Wild.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_The_Storytellers_Beads.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_The_Storytellers_Beads.jpg 356w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_The_Storytellers_Beads-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jane_Kurtz_The_Storytellers_Beads-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\"><\/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\/Works<\/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>Dayar Kaur Karsa<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan-Cana\u00addi\u00adan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work: [Title of work is miss\u00ading].<strong>I want a dog<\/strong>\u300b(<em>I Want a Dog<\/em>His paint\u00adings are sim\u00adple and humor\u00adous, full of under\u00adstand\u00ading of the pure wish\u00ades of child\u00adhood.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dayal_Kaur_Khalsa\">DK Khal\u00adsa<\/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>Jane Kurtz<\/strong>&nbsp;(Jane Kurtz)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amer\u00adi\u00adcan author. Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work: [Title of work not pro\u00advid\u00aded]<strong>The sto\u00adry\u00adteller\u2019s beads<\/strong>He often draws inspi\u00adra\u00adtion from his expe\u00adri\u00adences liv\u00ading in Ethiopia to cre\u00adate sto\u00adries that reflect cul\u00adtur\u00adal con\u00adflict and inte\u00adgra\u00adtion.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jane_Kurtz\">Jane Kurtz<\/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>Mar\u00adtin God\u00adfrey<\/strong>&nbsp;(Mar\u00adtyn God\u00adfrey)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cana\u00addi\u00adan young adult nov\u00adel\u00adist. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is\u2026<strong>Can you teach me how to pick my nose?<\/strong>The book, with its humor\u00adous and wit\u00adty style, is very pop\u00adu\u00adlar among rebel\u00adlious teenagers.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martyn_Godfrey\">Mar\u00adtyn God\u00adfrey<\/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>Aki\u00adno Haizuo Mou<\/strong>&nbsp;(Isamu Aki\u00adno)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Japan\u00adese illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. Known for her work\u2026<em>Punkhu Main\u00adcha<\/em>\u300b&nbsp;<strong>1969 BIB Hon\u00adorary Award<\/strong>His works pos\u00adsess a strong pri\u00admal vital\u00adi\u00adty and the tex\u00adture of murals.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E7%A7%8B%E9%87%8E%E4%BA%A5%E5%B7%A6%E7%89%9F\">Isamu Aki\u00adno<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Martyn_Godfrey_Can_You_Teach_Me_to_Pick_My_Nose-1024x768.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Martyn_Godfrey_Can_You_Teach_Me_to_Pick_My_Nose-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Martyn_Godfrey_Can_You_Teach_Me_to_Pick_My_Nose-300x225.jpg 300w, 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