{"id":8577,"date":"2026-05-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=8577"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:08:31","slug":"kidsbook_history_0526","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/05\/26\/kidsbook_history_0526\/","title":{"rendered":"May 26: 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=\"809\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid-809x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Little-Mermaid.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_\u8bfa\u4e9a\u65b9\u821f.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_\u8bfa\u4e9a\u65b9\u821f.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_\u8bfa\u4e9a\u65b9\u821f-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_\u8bfa\u4e9a\u65b9\u821f-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_\u8bfa\u4e9a\u65b9\u821f-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker-850x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker-850x1024.jpg 850w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_The-Nutcracker.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland-809x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82 <strong>Born 1954: Lisbeth Zwerger<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtri\u00ada\u2019s nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure-lev\u00adel pic\u00adture book mas\u00adter and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. She is the key fig\u00adure in the visu\u00adal reshap\u00ading of clas\u00adsic fairy tales at the end of the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong> <strong>1990 Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award (HCAA) for Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion<\/strong>The win\u00adner (who was only 36 years old at the time) has won the Gold\u00aden Apple Award and Hon\u00ador\u00adable Men\u00adtion at the Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB) mul\u00adti\u00adple times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Daugh\u00adter of the Sea<\/strong> (<em>The Lit\u00adtle Mer\u00admaid<\/em>)\u3001<strong>The Self\u00adish Giant<\/strong> (<em>The Self\u00adish Giant<\/em>)\u3001<strong>\u201cnut\u00adcrack\u00ader\u201d<\/strong> (<em>The Nut\u00adcrack\u00ader<\/em>)\u3001<strong>Alice\u2019s Adven\u00adtures in Won\u00adder\u00adland<\/strong> (<em>Alice in Won\u00adder\u00adland<\/em>)\u3001<strong>Noah\u2019s Ark<\/strong> (<em>Die Arche Noah<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic Style:<\/strong> Zwerg\u00ader was deeply influ\u00adenced by the British Vic\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan-era illus\u00adtra\u00adtors E.H. Shep\u00adard and Arthur Rack\u00adham. She was adept at using large areas of flow\u00ading pas\u00adtel col\u00adors and ele\u00adgant, slight\u00adly exag\u00adger\u00adat\u00aded lines to cre\u00adate a series of misty, rainy, and poet\u00adic fan\u00adta\u00adsy worlds. Her use of neg\u00ada\u00adtive space and dra\u00admat\u00adic com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion gave clas\u00adsi\u00adcal sto\u00adries a mod\u00adern vital\u00adi\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Lis\u00adbeth Zwerg\u00ader | <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lisbeth_Zwerger\">Lis\u00adbeth Zwerg\u00ader (Wikipedia)<\/a> |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-730x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-1095x1536.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-1460x2048.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Smile.jpg 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama-704x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Drama.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club-704x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raina-Telgemeier_Baby-Sitters-Club.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82 <strong>Born 1977: Raina Telgemeier<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She is one of Amer\u00adi\u00adca\u2019s top con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary female graph\u00adic nov\u00adel\u00adists and car\u00adtoon\u00adists. She is a key fig\u00adure in bring\u00ading mod\u00adern chil\u00addren\u2019s comics into the main\u00adstream lit\u00ader\u00adary field.<\/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><strong>\u201cSmile\u201d<\/strong> (<em>Smile<\/em>Her most famous auto\u00adbi\u00ado\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal work records her del\u00adi\u00adcate psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgy dur\u00ading her teenage years, includ\u00ading get\u00adting her teeth straight\u00adened, deal\u00ading with grow\u00ading pains, and strug\u00adgling with self-iden\u00adti\u00adty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cdra\u00adma\u201d<\/strong> (<em>Dra\u00adma<\/em>), and her redrawn com\u00adic book ver\u00adsion of the Babysit\u00adter Club series (<em>The Baby-Sit\u00adters Club Graphix<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>His\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal impact:<\/strong> Her works achieved the remark\u00adable feat of top\u00adping the New York Times best\u00adseller list for sev\u00ader\u00adal con\u00adsec\u00adu\u00adtive weeks. Taji\u00admaier, with her extreme\u00adly sin\u00adcere and unadorned per\u00adspec\u00adtive on every\u00adday school life and her approach\u00adable and refresh\u00ading writ\u00ading style, pre\u00adcise\u00adly cap\u00adtures the inner anx\u00adi\u00adeties and emo\u00adtion\u00adal res\u00ado\u00adnance of con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary teenagers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Lena Taji\u00admaier | <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raina_Telgemeier\">Raina Tel\u00adge\u00admeier (Wikipedia)<\/a> |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-1024x1002.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-1536x1504.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-2048x2005.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Why-Mosquitoes-Buzz-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=\"826\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-826x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-1239x1536.jpg 1239w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-1652x2048.jpg 1652w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Leo-Dillon_Ashanti-to-Zulu-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f <strong>2012 \u2013 Passed away: Leo Dillon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He was an out\u00adstand\u00ading African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan graph\u00adic artist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1933\u20132012). He and his wife, Diane Dil\u00adlon, formed the famous \u201cThe Dil\u00adlons\u201d in the his\u00adto\u00adry of chil\u00addren\u2019s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supreme Hon\u00ador (Repeat\u00aded Mir\u00ada\u00adcle):<\/strong> They cre\u00adat\u00aded a leg\u00adend unprece\u00addent\u00aded in the his\u00adto\u00adry of the Calde\u00adcott Medal\u2014<strong>Win\u00adner of the Calde\u00adcott Medal for two con\u00adsec\u00adu\u00adtive years<\/strong>!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gold Medal, 1976:<\/strong> <strong>Why do mos\u00adqui\u00adtoes keep buzzing around peo\u00adple\u2019s ears?<\/strong> (<em>Why Mos\u00adqui\u00adtoes Buzz in Peo\u00adple\u2019s Ears<\/em>): It presents West African folk tales with a dynam\u00adic African feel and mod\u00adern graph\u00adic dec\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtive beau\u00adty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gold Medal 1977:<\/strong> <strong>From Ashan\u00adti to Zulu<\/strong> (<em>Ashan\u00adti to Zulu: African Tra\u00addi\u00adtions<\/em>): An alpha\u00adbet book that intro\u00adduces the cus\u00adtoms of dif\u00adfer\u00adent African tribes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic fea\u00adtures:<\/strong> The Dil\u00adlon cou\u00adple\u2019s work spanned mul\u00adti\u00adple media, includ\u00ading air\u00adbrush, wood\u00adcut, and paint\u00ading. Their style was char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by a sculp\u00adtur\u00adal solem\u00adni\u00adty, vibrant exoti\u00adcism, and a pro\u00adfound sense of his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal and cul\u00adtur\u00adal dig\u00adni\u00adty. They ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded their lives to ele\u00advat\u00ading the visu\u00adal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtion of peo\u00adple of col\u00ador with\u00adin the main\u00adstream of West\u00adern chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Died | Leo Dil\u00adlon | <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leo_Dillon\">Leo Dil\u00adlon (Wikipedia)<\/a> |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rolf-Erdorf_Mischka.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rolf-Erdorf_Mischka.jpg 556w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rolf-Erdorf_Mischka-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rolf-Erdorf_Mischka-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82 <strong>Born 1956: Rolf Erdorf<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A dis\u00adtin\u00adguished Ger\u00adman trans\u00adla\u00adtor of chil\u00addren\u2019s and young adult lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture. In the field of chil\u00addren\u2019s book trans\u00adla\u00adtion, he is a mag\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcent bridge con\u00adnect\u00ading the Low Coun\u00adtries with the Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong> Award\u00aded <strong>2024 DJLP (Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize) Life\u00adtime Achieve\u00adment Spe\u00adcial Award<\/strong>(Son\u00adder\u00adpreis Gesamtwerk \u00dcber\u00adset\u00adzung).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trans\u00adla\u00adtion Con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion:<\/strong> Through\u00adout his life, he trans\u00adlat\u00aded a large num\u00adber of excel\u00adlent Dutch chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture into Ger\u00adman. His Ger\u00adman trans\u00adla\u00adtions, which are high\u00adly lit\u00ader\u00adary and accu\u00adrate\u00adly cap\u00adture the tone and emo\u00adtion\u00adal ten\u00adsion of the orig\u00adi\u00adnal works, have helped many Dutch works win major awards in Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading regions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive trans\u00adla\u00adtions (Dutch to Ger\u00adman):<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Famous works by Dolf Ver\u00adroen:<strong>How White I Am<\/strong> (<em>Hoe mooi wit ik ben<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edward van de Vendel\u2019s clas\u00adsics:<strong>The Dog Nino Nev\u00ader Had<\/strong> (<em>De hond die Nino niet had<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And the crit\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly acclaimed \u201cMish\u00adka\u201d (<em>Mis\u00adch\u00adka<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Rolf Eldorf | <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolf_Erdorf\">Rolf Erdorf (Wikipedia)<\/a> |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0051_01__Antonia-Forest-Autumn-Term.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0051_01__Antonia-Forest-Autumn-Term.jpg 306w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0051_01__Antonia-Forest-Autumn-Term-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0051_01__Antonia-Forest-Autumn-Term-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"841\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box-841x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box-841x1024.jpg 841w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box-768x935.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0054_01__Ellen-Levine-Henrys-Freedom-Box.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Other Important Creators Briefings (with Exact Original Names)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><td><strong>event<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Peo\u00adple (includ\u00ading their orig\u00adi\u00adnal names)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Details\/Awards<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Wikipedia link<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Anto\u00adnia For\u00adrest<\/strong><br>(Anto\u00adnia For\u00adest)<\/td><td>British nov\u00adel\u00adist (1915\u20132003). His mas\u00adter\u00adpiece depict\u00ading life in British board\u00ading schools, *The Autumn Term*.<em>Autumn Term<\/em>It was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d for its extreme\u00adly real\u00adis\u00adtic and insight\u00adful por\u00adtray\u00adal of the psy\u00adchol\u00ado\u00adgy of young girls.<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antonia_Forest\">Anto\u00adnia For\u00adest<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Alan Levin<\/strong><br>(Ellen Levine)<\/td><td>Hen\u00adry\u2019s Free\u00addom Box (1939\u20132012), a renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan non\u00adfic\u00adtion author and his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan. His book, *Hen\u00adry\u2019s Free\u00addom Box*, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded by Kadir Nel\u00adson, is a prime exam\u00adple.<em>Hen\u00adry\u2019s Free\u00addom Box<\/em>It is a pow\u00ader\u00adful and mov\u00ading account of the true his\u00adto\u00adry of enslaved peo\u00adple pack\u00ading them\u00adselves into wood\u00aden box\u00ades and mail\u00ading them in order to gain free\u00addom.<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_Levine\">Ellen Levine<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ann Schli<\/strong><br>(Ann Schlee)<\/td><td>British his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal nov\u00adel\u00adist and poet. His rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work, *Don\u2019t Ask Me Ques\u00adtions*, which focus\u00ades on the fate of ordi\u00adnary peo\u00adple in tur\u00adbu\u00adlent times.<em>Ask Me No Ques\u00adtions<\/em>It pos\u00adsess\u00ades extreme\u00adly high lit\u00ader\u00adary and philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal depth.<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ann_Schlee\">Ann Schlee<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Shera Grin\u00adwald<\/strong><br>(Sheila Green\u00adwald)<\/td><td>A pro\u00adlif\u00adic Amer\u00adi\u00adcan best\u00adselling author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor. Her \u201cRose Cole\u201d series (such as\u2026) <em>Rosy Cole, Super\u00adstar<\/em>Rose Cole\u2019s Auto\u00adbi\u00ado\u00adgraph\u00adi\u00adcal Explo\u00adsion <em>Rosy Cole\u2019s Mem\u00adoir Explo\u00adsion<\/em>It is humor\u00adous and wit\u00adty, and is loved by school-aged chil\u00addren.<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheila_Greenwald\">Sheila Green\u00adwald<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ann-Schlee-Ask-Me-No-Questions-768x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ann-Schlee-Ask-Me-No-Questions-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ann-Schlee-Ask-Me-No-Questions-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ann-Schlee-Ask-Me-No-Questions-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ann-Schlee-Ask-Me-No-Questions.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheila-Greenwald_Rosy-Cole-Superstar.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheila-Greenwald_Rosy-Cole-Superstar.jpg 603w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheila-Greenwald_Rosy-Cole-Superstar-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheila-Greenwald_Rosy-Cole-Superstar-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0053_01__Sheila-Greenwald-Rosy-Coles-Memoir-Explosion.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0053_01__Sheila-Greenwald-Rosy-Coles-Memoir-Explosion.jpg 445w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0053_01__Sheila-Greenwald-Rosy-Coles-Memoir-Explosion-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0053_01__Sheila-Greenwald-Rosy-Coles-Memoir-Explosion-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf82 1954\u5e74 \u2014 \u51fa\u751f\uff1a\u8389\u4e1d\u8d1d\u7279\u00b7\u8328\u97e6\u5c14\u683c (Lisbeth Zwerger) \u5965\u5730\u5229\u56fd\u5b9d\u7ea7\u7ed8\u672c\u5927\u5e08\u3001\u63d2\u753b\u5bb6 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8700,"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-8577","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\/05\/Lisbeth-Zwerger_Alice-in-Wonderland.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577","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=8577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8708,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8577\/revisions\/8708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}