{"id":8369,"date":"2026-05-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=8369"},"modified":"2026-05-13T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:43:02","slug":"kidsbook_history_0514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/05\/14\/kidsbook_history_0514\/","title":{"rendered":"May 14: 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=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-663x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-The-Cricket-in-Times-Square.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u5854\u514b\u7684\u90ca\u5916.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u5854\u514b\u7684\u90ca\u5916.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u5854\u514b\u7684\u90ca\u5916-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u5854\u514b\u7684\u90ca\u5916-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u87cb\u87c0\u7684\u9a91\u9e3d\u4e4b\u65c5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u87cb\u87c0\u7684\u9a91\u9e3d\u4e4b\u65c5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u87cb\u87c0\u7684\u9a91\u9e3d\u4e4b\u65c5-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0156_01__George-Selden-\u87cb\u87c0\u7684\u9a91\u9e3d\u4e4b\u65c5-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1929\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u4e54\u6cbb\u585e\u5c14\u767b-george-selden\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1929: George Selden<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s author (1929\u20131989). He imbued mod\u00adern cities with a warm and heart\u00adwarm\u00ading \u201cani\u00admal fable\u201d fla\u00advor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1961<\/strong>&nbsp;The win\u00adner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Crick\u00adet in Times Square<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Crick\u00adet in Times Square<\/em>Not only is it a New\u00adbery Award-win\u00adning nov\u00adel, but it is also a time\u00adless clas\u00adsic of ani\u00admal fan\u00adta\u00adsy nov\u00adels, telling the sto\u00adry of the deep friend\u00adship that Chester the crick\u00adet, Tuck\u00ader the mouse, and Hen\u00adry the cat form in bustling New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sequel:<strong>Tuck\u00ader\u2019s Coun\u00adtry\u00adside<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Tuck\u00ader\u2019s coun\u00adtry\u00adside<\/em>)\u3001<strong>The Crick\u00adet\u2019s Jour\u00adney on a Pigeon<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Chester crick\u00adet\u2019s pigeon ride<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Selden\u2019s works are humor\u00adous and full of musi\u00adcal\u00adi\u00adty. His ani\u00admal char\u00adac\u00adters are vivid and dis\u00adtinc\u00adtive, mak\u00ading the con\u00adcrete jun\u00adgle exude the fra\u00adgrance of earth and music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | George Selden |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Selden_(author)\">George Selden (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=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-661x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-1321x2048.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0171_01__Jean-Fritz-Homesick-My-Own-Story.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\"><\/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\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u743c\u00b7\u5f17\u91cc\u8328_\u6211\u7684\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ae5\u5e74-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2017\u5e74--\u901d\u4e16\u743c\u5f17\u91cc\u8328-jean-fritz\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>2017 \u2014 Died: Jean Fritz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a dis\u00adtin\u00adguished Amer\u00adi\u00adcan biog\u00adra\u00adph\u00ader and his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan (1915\u20132017). She lived to be 101 years old and ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded her life to mak\u00ading his\u00adto\u00adry come alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>1983 New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal<\/strong>Win\u00adner;<strong>Lau\u00adra Ingalls Wilder Award (CLLA)<\/strong>&nbsp;(The cur\u00adrent recip\u00adi\u00adent of the \u201cChil\u00addren\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Her\u00aditage Award\u201d).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My Chi\u00adnese Child\u00adhood<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Home\u00adsick: My Own Sto\u00adry<\/em>It is high\u00adly auto\u00adbi\u00ado\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal, record\u00ading her tur\u00adbu\u00adlent and fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading child\u00adhood in Han\u00adk\u00adou (now Wuhan), Chi\u00adna, in the 1920s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fritz com\u00adplete\u00adly trans\u00adformed the dull\u00adness of tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal his\u00adto\u00adry text\u00adbooks. She excels at pre\u00adsent\u00ading great fig\u00adures and his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal events through small, human\u00adis\u00adtic details, mak\u00ading them sto\u00adries that teenagers love to read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Died | Joan Fritz |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Fritz\">Jean Fritz (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=\"758\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_a.jpg 758w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_a-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_a-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_d.jpg 674w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_d-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1983_Anna-Hoglund_Sagan-om-pannkakan_d-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0146_01__Anna-Hglund-Feuerland-ist-viel-zu-hei.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0146_01__Anna-Hglund-Feuerland-ist-viel-zu-hei.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0146_01__Anna-Hglund-Feuerland-ist-viel-zu-hei-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0146_01__Anna-Hglund-Feuerland-ist-viel-zu-hei-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1958\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u5b89\u5a1c\u970d\u683c\u9686\u5fb7-anna-h\u00f6glund\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1958: Anna H\u00f6glund<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Swe\u00adden\u2019s most impor\u00adtant con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary illus\u00adtra\u00adtors and writ\u00aders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Key Achieve\u00adments:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>1996 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP)<\/strong>&nbsp;Award win\u00adner; mul\u00adti\u00adple awards&nbsp;<strong>BIB Plaque<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tier\u00adra del Fuego is too hot!<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Feuer\u00adland ist viel zu hei\u00df!<\/em>): Award-win\u00adning rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic Style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her style is bold, var\u00adied, and philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly pro\u00adfound, not shy\u00ading away from depict\u00ading chil\u00addren\u2019s inner fears or con\u00adfu\u00adsion. She has col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded exten\u00adsive\u00adly with Swedish lit\u00ader\u00adary giants such as Pablo Astrid Lind\u00adgren and Ulf Stark, and is a key fig\u00adure in pro\u00adpelling Swedish pic\u00adture book art towards the avant-garde.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Anna Hogrod |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_H%C3%B6glund\">Anna H\u00f6glund (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=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0151_01__Eoin-Colfer-Artemis-Fowl-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1-743x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1-768x1058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u7cbe\u7075\u7684\u8d4e\u91d1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u5317\u6781\u5708\u5927\u6218.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u5317\u6781\u5708\u5927\u6218.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u5317\u6781\u5708\u5927\u6218-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u6b27\u56e0\u00b7\u79d1\u5f17_\u963f\u7279\u7c73\u65af\u4e4b\u5317\u6781\u5708\u5927\u6218-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1965\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u6b27\u56e0\u79d1\u5f17-eoin-colfer\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1965: Eoin Colfer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned Irish fan\u00adta\u00adsy nov\u00adel\u00adist. He per\u00adfect\u00adly blends mod\u00adern tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy with clas\u00adsic elf leg\u00adends, cre\u00adat\u00ading a unique \u201chigh-tech fan\u00adta\u00adsy\u201d genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artemis Fowl series<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Artemis Fowl<\/em>): A glob\u00adal best\u00adseller, includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The series includes:<strong>The Elf\u2019s Ran\u00adsom<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Wish List<\/em>(); *The Arc\u00adtic Cir\u00adcle Wars*<em>The Arc\u00adtic Inci\u00addent<\/em>&nbsp;\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;His works are known for their fast pace, dry humor, and whim\u00adsi\u00adcal mechan\u00adi\u00adcal and mag\u00adi\u00adcal designs. 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Based on his nov\u00adel reflect\u00ading a Chi\u00adnese back\u00adground\u2026<strong>Aliben\u00adlu\u2019s braid<\/strong>\u300b won&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Sil\u00adver Medal, 1929<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Bennett_(author)\">John Ben\u00adnett<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Robert Andrew Park\u00ader<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. Known for his work on\u2026<strong>Pop\u00adcorn and Mama Good<\/strong>\u300b won&nbsp;<strong>1970 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Andrew_Parker\">Robert Andrew Park\u00ader<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mabel Esther Allen<\/strong><\/td><td>A pro\u00adlif\u00adic British writer. 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