{"id":8746,"date":"2026-06-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:00:55","slug":"kidsbook_history_0617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/06\/17\/kidsbook_history_0617\/","title":{"rendered":"June 17: Today in Chil\u00addren\u2019s Book His\u00adto\u00adry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-It-Might-Be-an-Apple.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-It-Might-Be-an-Apple.jpg 393w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-It-Might-Be-an-Apple-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-It-Might-Be-an-Apple-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427-817x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_01__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8fd9\u662f\u82f9\u679c\u5417\u4e5f\u8bb8\u662f\u5427.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle-821x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-Can-I-Build-a-Castle.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566-1024x845.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0739_03__Shinsuke-Yoshitake-\u8131\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765\u5566.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1973\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u5409\u7af9\u4f38\u4ecb-shinsuke-yoshitake\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1973 \u2014 Born: Shinsuke Yoshitake<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He is one of Japan\u2019s most sought-after and phe\u00adnom\u00ade\u00adnal pic\u00adture book authors, illus\u00adtra\u00adtors, and 3D mod\u00adel\u00aders (1973). He is a genius in the 21st-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Asian pic\u00adture book world who sub\u00adverts tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal nar\u00adra\u00adtive par\u00ada\u00addigms and trans\u00adforms pro\u00adfound \u201cexis\u00adten\u00adtial\u00adist phi\u00adlos\u00ado\u00adphy\u201d into chil\u00addren\u2019s dai\u00adly play through extreme\u00adly con\u00adcise and adorable lit\u00adtle fig\u00adure sketch\u00ades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Is this an apple? Maybe.<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>It Might Be an Apple<\/em>His debut and break\u00adthrough pic\u00adture book estab\u00adlished his visu\u00adal throne as the king of \u201cdiver\u00adgent think\u00ading\u201d pic\u00adture books.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<strong>Make a robot and pre\u00adtend it\u2019s me<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u307c\u304f\u306e\u30cb\u30bb\u30e2\u30ce\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u306b\u306f<\/em>)\u3001<strong>Yes, Yes, Yes Book\u00adstore<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3057\u3089\u00adBook\u00adstore<\/em>)\u3001<strong>I can\u2019t take it off!<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u3082\u3046\u306c\u3052\u306a\u3044<\/em>)\u3001<strong>So bor\u00ading, so bor\u00ading<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u3064\u307e\u3093\u306a\u3044\u3064\u307e\u3093\u306a\u3044<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clas\u00adsic philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal reflec\u00adtions on life and death:<strong>What hap\u00adpened next?<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u3053\u306e\u3042\u3068\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3061\u3083\u304a\u3046<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong>&nbsp;Shin\u00adsuke Yoshi\u00adtake\u2019s works com\u00adplete\u00adly break away from the tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal \u201cmoral edu\u00adca\u00adtion\u201d or \u201csweet fan\u00adta\u00adsy\u201d that pic\u00adture books car\u00adry. He is extreme\u00adly adept at cap\u00adtur\u00ading those seem\u00ading\u00adly insignif\u00adi\u00adcant yet deeply mov\u00ading moments in chil\u00addren\u2019s dai\u00adly lives (such as the embar\u00adrass\u00adment of not being able to take off one\u2019s clothes, or the bore\u00addom of being bored). With an extreme\u00adly tol\u00ader\u00adant, self-dep\u00adre\u00adcat\u00ading, and sophis\u00adti\u00adcat\u00aded\u00adly dry humor per\u00adspec\u00adtive, he not only helps chil\u00addren release their dai\u00adly psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal anx\u00adi\u00adeties but also pro\u00advides all of human\u00adi\u00adty with an ulti\u00admate heal\u00ading solu\u00adtion: \u201csee\u00ading the world from a dif\u00adfer\u00adent angle.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Shin\u00adsuke Yoshi\u00adtake |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B1\">Shin\u00adsuke Yoshi\u00adtake (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=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-777x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-777x1024.jpg 777w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-1166x1536.jpg 1166w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0018_04__Peter-Ss-The-Wall.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-2014\u5e74--\u901d\u4e16\u5f17\u6717\u897f\u4e1d\u798f\u65af\u7279-frances-foster\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>2014 \u2013 Passed away: Frances Foster<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A lead\u00ading female edi\u00adtor and out\u00adstand\u00ading pub\u00adlish\u00ader in the his\u00adto\u00adry of mod\u00adern Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture (1924\u20132014). She was the most daz\u00adzling \u201cspir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal totem\u201d and men\u00adtor behind count\u00adless world-class lit\u00ader\u00adary myths of the gold\u00aden age of 20th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Eng\u00adlish chil\u00addren\u2019s books. (Note: June 11th record\u00aded her birth\u00adday; today is the anniver\u00adsary of this leg\u00adendary men\u00adtor\u2019s death.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;Award\u00aded&nbsp;<strong>2012 Car\u00adle Men\u00adtor Hon\u00adoree<\/strong>&nbsp;Life\u00adtime Achieve\u00adment Award for Out\u00adstand\u00ading Indus\u00adtry Men\u00adtor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mas\u00adter Guardian:<\/strong>&nbsp;Through\u00adout her illus\u00adtri\u00adous edit\u00ading career span\u00adning over half a cen\u00adtu\u00adry, she nur\u00adtured numer\u00adous Nobel lau\u00adre\u00adates and Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award-win\u00adning authors with unpar\u00adal\u00adleled lit\u00ader\u00adary acu\u00admen and dig\u00adni\u00adty. She is\u2026<strong>Roald Dahl<\/strong>\uff08<em>Roald Dahl<\/em>\uff09\u3001<strong>Leo Nion\u00adni<\/strong>\uff08<em>Leo Lion\u00adni<\/em>\uff09\u3001<strong>Philip Pull\u00adman<\/strong>\uff08<em>Philip Pull\u00adman<\/em>The core edi\u00adtor of ) and also deeply accom\u00adpa\u00adnied<strong>Peter Siss<\/strong>\uff08<em>Peter S\u00eds<\/em>)and<strong>Louis Sachs<\/strong>\uff08<em>Louis Sachar<\/em>(To pol\u00adish the soul bea\u00adcon that cre\u00adates time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpieces.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Deceased | Frances Fos\u00adter |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Foster_(editor)\">Frances Fos\u00adter (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=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire-711x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_02__Celia-Rees-Journal-dune-sorcire.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_01__Celia-Rees-Witch-Child.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_01__Celia-Rees-Witch-Child.jpg 324w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_01__Celia-Rees-Witch-Child-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0709_01__Celia-Rees-Witch-Child-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1949\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u897f\u8389\u4e9a\u91cc\u65af-celia-rees\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1949: Celia Rees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary British female author of his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal, sus\u00adpense, and young adult lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture (1949). She is wide\u00adly rec\u00adog\u00adnized as the queen of \u201cnew his\u00adtori\u00adcist nar\u00adra\u00adtive\u201d in con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary West\u00adern young adult fic\u00adtion, known for her extreme\u00adly rig\u00ador\u00adous tex\u00adtu\u00adal research and strong inde\u00adpen\u00addent female per\u00adspec\u00adtive in exam\u00adin\u00ading the dark side of his\u00adto\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supreme Hon\u00adors and Mas\u00adter\u00adpieces:<\/strong>&nbsp;He won the award for his mas\u00adter\u00adpiece nov\u00adel \u201cThe Witch Child\u201d&nbsp;<strong>The high\u00adest prize of the 2003 French Prix Sor\u00adci\u00e8res.<\/strong>It was per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpieces:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The Witch Child<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Witch Child<\/em>&nbsp;French trans\u00adla\u00adtion:<em>Jour\u00adnal d\u2019une sor\u00adci\u00e8re<\/em>The Witch\u2019s Diary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her nov\u00adel, *The Witch Child*, writ\u00adten in diary form, tells the poignant epic of a 17th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry Puri\u00adtan girl with inde\u00adpen\u00addent herbal knowl\u00adedge, strug\u00adgling to pre\u00adserve her his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal iden\u00adti\u00adty with dig\u00adni\u00adty amidst super\u00adsti\u00adtion, extrem\u00adist fanati\u00adcism, and the witch hunts tar\u00adget\u00ading women. Ries\u2019s writ\u00ading is detached, force\u00adful, and imbued with a pro\u00adfound human\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan con\u00adcern for mar\u00adgin\u00adal\u00adized groups, ele\u00advat\u00ading his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal fic\u00adtion for young adults to a high lev\u00adel of seri\u00adous polit\u00adi\u00adcal and gen\u00adder-relat\u00aded reflec\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Celia Rees |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celia_Rees\">Celia Rees (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=\"776\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0744_01__Susi-Bohdal-Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0744_01__Susi-Bohdal-Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora.jpg 776w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0744_01__Susi-Bohdal-Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0744_01__Susi-Bohdal-Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0744_01__Susi-Bohdal-Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_b.jpg 586w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_b-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_b-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_c.jpg 568w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_c-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1981_Susanne-Bohdal-Lang-pseud.-Susi-Bohdal_Selina-Pumpernickel-und-die-Katze-Flora_c-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1951\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u82cf\u897f\u535a\u8fbe\u5c14-susi-bohdal\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1951: Susi Bohdal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Susanne Bohdal-Lang (1951), an Aus\u00adtri\u00adan nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure-lev\u00adel graph\u00adic artist, illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and pic\u00adture book author, was an extreme\u00adly impor\u00adtant mod\u00adern clas\u00adsi\u00adcal etch\u00ading illus\u00adtra\u00adtor in the Ger\u00adman-speak\u00ading world in the late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the clas\u00adsic nov\u00adel \u201cSeli\u00adna, Pam\u00adpan\u00adick and Flo\u00adra the Cat\u201d, he won the award at the same time.&nbsp;<strong>1982 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP) Best Pic\u00adture Book Award<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award, 1981 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mas\u00adter\u00adpieces that have stood the test of time:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ser\u00ade\u00adna, Pam\u00adpan\u00adick, and Flo\u00adra the Cat<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Seli\u00adna, Pumper\u00adnick\u00adel and die Katze Flo\u00adra<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artis\u00adtic Style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bodal was deeply immersed in the Vien\u00adnese clas\u00adsi\u00adcal graph\u00adic art tra\u00addi\u00adtion for many years. She was extreme\u00adly skilled in using the high\u00adly com\u00adplex and del\u00adi\u00adcate tech\u00adniques of cop\u00adper\u00adplate etch\u00ading and pen hatch\u00ading. Her paint\u00adings pos\u00adsessed a dream\u00adlike qual\u00adi\u00adty that was unique to the Old World of Cen\u00adtral Europe\u2014tranquil, clas\u00adsi\u00adcal, pro\u00adfound, and slight\u00adly mystical\u2014causing an intel\u00adlec\u00adtu\u00adal aes\u00adthet\u00adic upheaval in the inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal illus\u00adtra\u00adtion world at the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Susi Bohdal |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q100417163\">Susi Bohdal (Wiki\u00adda\u00adta)<\/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=\"613\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_a.jpg 613w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_a-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_a-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_b.jpg 618w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_b-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_b-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_d.jpg 618w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_d-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1975_Eliardo-Franca_O-rei-de-quase-tudo_d-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1941\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u57c3\u5229\u4e9a\u591a\u5f17\u6717\u8428-eliardo-fran\u00e7a\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1941 \u2013 Born: Eliardo Fran\u00e7a<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazil\u2019s immor\u00adtal chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture book mas\u00adter and graph\u00adic artist (1941). He was a pio\u00adneer\u00ading mas\u00adter of the visu\u00adal con\u00adtext of mod\u00adern pic\u00adture books and the mod\u00adern\u00adiza\u00adtion of local fairy tales in post\u00adwar Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Hon\u00adors:<\/strong>&nbsp;With his mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cThe King Who Has Almost Every\u00adthing,\u201d which is rich in South Amer\u00adi\u00adcan mag\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism, he won the award.&nbsp;<strong>Hon\u00adorary Men\u00adtion at the 1975 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The King Who Had Almost Every\u00adthing<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>O rei de quase-tudo<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visu\u00adal con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fran\u00adza\u00ad\u2019s art\u00adwork is char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by its rich, vibrant col\u00adors, brim\u00adming with the untamed vital\u00adi\u00adty of the Brazil\u00adian coun\u00adtry\u00adside. In \u201cThe King Who Had Almost Every\u00adthing,\u201d he uses high\u00adly satir\u00adi\u00adcal lines, imbued with the ten\u00adsion of a chil\u00addren\u2019s alle\u00adgo\u00adry, to decon\u00adstruct human\u00adi\u00adty\u2019s greed and nihilism in the face of pow\u00ader and mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal pos\u00adses\u00adsions, exert\u00ading a pro\u00adfound his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal and enlight\u00aden\u00ading influ\u00adence on con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary pic\u00adture book cre\u00adators through\u00adout the Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan lan\u00adguage fam\u00adi\u00adly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>| Birth | Eliar\u00addo Fran\u00e7a |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eliardo_Fran%C3%A7a\">Eliar\u00addo Fran\u00e7a (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=\"600\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_a-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_a-10x12.jpg 10w\" 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=\"800\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_b-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_b-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_b-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_d.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_d-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_d-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2003_Antonio-Acebal_Sahar-despierta_d-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1960\u5e74--\u51fa\u751f\u5b89\u4e1c\u5c3c\u5965\u963f\u585e\u74e6\u5c14-antonio-acebal\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1960: Antonio Acebal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A renowned Span\u00adish mod\u00adern graph\u00adic artist and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1960). He is one of the lead\u00ading visu\u00adal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtives of con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary South\u00adern Euro\u00adpean pic\u00adture book art, char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by a strong sense of social real\u00adism and Mediter\u00adranean human\u00adis\u00adtic aes\u00adthet\u00adics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal high\u00adest hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With his mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cSahar, Wake Up!\u201d, which direct\u00adly con\u00adfronts mod\u00adern cross-cul\u00adtur\u00adal issues, refugee sur\u00advival, and the inner desires of chil\u00addren, he won the award.&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award, 2003 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Award-win\u00adning rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Sahar, Wake Up!<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Sahar, despier\u00adta!<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visu\u00adal style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ase\u00adval\u2019s style places great empha\u00adsis on the nat\u00adur\u00adal tex\u00adtures of water\u00adcol\u00ador and pas\u00adtel col\u00adlages. He excels at using a com\u00adpas\u00adsion\u00adate, cin\u00ade\u00admat\u00adic approach to cap\u00adture fleet\u00ading moments of life in the dai\u00adly lives of mar\u00adgin\u00adal\u00adized chil\u00addren and those in exot\u00adic cul\u00adtures. 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She was known for her pro\u00adfound philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal insights, eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal empa\u00adthy, and restrained lit\u00ader\u00adary style; her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is *Two Lit\u00adtle Bears*.<em>Brud\u00ader B\u00e4r and Schwest\u00ader B\u00e4r<\/em>(Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions by Kathy Berlente) and \u201cThe Mole Is Nev\u00ader Afraid of Lone\u00adli\u00adness\u201d (<em>Ein Maulwurf kommt immer allein<\/em>Both were select\u00aded for \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanna_Johansen\">Han\u00adna Johansen<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Niko\u00adlaus Piper<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned Ger\u00adman econ\u00ado\u00admist, top cur\u00adrent affairs com\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtor, and author (1952). His mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *The Sto\u00adry of Eco\u00adnom\u00adics*, a work that bridges the gap between non-fic\u00adtion and tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal fic\u00adtion for chil\u00addren, metic\u00adu\u00adlous\u00adly nar\u00adrates the evo\u00adlu\u00adtion of human civ\u00adi\u00adliza\u00adtion in a high\u00adly engag\u00ading and rig\u00ador\u00adous man\u00adner.<em>Geschichte der Wirtschaft<\/em>), and won in one fell swoop&nbsp;<strong>2003 Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize (DJLP) Best Non\u00adfic\u00adtion Award<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q107527\">Niko\u00adlaus Piper<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Antony Mait\u00adland<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned 20th-cen\u00adtu\u00adry British illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and graph\u00adic artist (1935). He is best known for his time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *Mrs. Cock\u00ader\u2019s Cat*, a work char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by its clas\u00adsi\u00adcal\u00adly ele\u00adgant, pas\u00adtel style and mas\u00adter\u00adful depic\u00adtion of feline expres\u00adsions.<em>Mrs. Cock\u00adle\u2019s Cat<\/em>), suc\u00adcess\u00adful\u00adly reached the sum\u00admit and won&nbsp;<strong>The 1961 Kate Green\u00adaway Medal (CIL Medal)<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q63385436\">Antony Mait\u00adland<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chabas<\/strong><\/td><td>A pro\u00adlif\u00adic and out\u00adstand\u00ading con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary French author of chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture (1967). His mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *Papa Tir\u00e8re Blas*, direct\u00adly con\u00adfronts the hid\u00adden desires of chil\u00addren and blends French dry humor with pro\u00adfound psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism.<em>Le P\u00e8re Tire-Bras<\/em>Amaz\u00ading achieve\u00adments&nbsp;<strong>2003 French Prix Sor\u00adci\u00e8res<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean-Fran%25C3%25A7a%2520Chabas\">Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chabas<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Marie-Louise Gay<\/strong><\/td><td>A leg\u00adendary Cana\u00addi\u00adan female chil\u00addren\u2019s book author and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1952). Her mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, the \u201cStel\u00adla and Sam\u201d series (rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work: *Stel\u00adla, the Star of the Ocean*), is char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adized by its child\u00adlike, inno\u00adcent water\u00adcol\u00ador style and its depic\u00adtion of young chil\u00addren\u2019s gen\u00adtle explo\u00adration of the unknown nature.&nbsp;<em>Stel\u00adla, Star of the Sea<\/em>It has con\u00adsis\u00adtent\u00adly ranked high on the lists of essen\u00adtial read\u00ading for begin\u00adners in major North Amer\u00adi\u00adcan libraries.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie-Louise_Gay\">Marie-Louise Gay<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rob\u00adbie Bran\u00adscum<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan female nov\u00adel\u00adist spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in rur\u00adal real\u00adism for chil\u00addren (1934\u20131997). She was excep\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly skilled at using extreme\u00adly raw, authen\u00adtic South\u00adern dialect to depict the strug\u00adgles and resilience of ordi\u00adnary chil\u00addren dur\u00ading the Great Depres\u00adsion. Her most acclaimed work is the crit\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly acclaimed chil\u00addren\u2019s sus\u00adpense clas\u00adsic, *The Mur\u00adder of Bates the Hound*.<em>The Mur\u00adder of Hound Dog Bates<\/em>).<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robbie_Branscum\">Rob\u00adbie Bran\u00adscum<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Paul Show\u00aders<\/strong><\/td><td>A promi\u00adnent Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s science\/nonfiction writer and jour\u00adnal\u00adist of the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry (1910\u20131999). He was the lead\u00ading fig\u00adure in the famous \u201cSee and Read, This is a Sci\u00adence Book\u201d series, and his renowned works advo\u00adcat\u00ading the decon\u00adstruc\u00adtion of nat\u00adur\u00adal prin\u00adci\u00adples through chil\u00addren\u2019s phys\u00adi\u00adcal per\u00adcep\u00adtion, such as *How Many Teeth Are There?* and *Lis\u00adten and See the Walk*, are prime exam\u00adples.<em>The Lis\u00adten\u00ading Walk<\/em>It is a clas\u00adsic that can\u00adnot be sur\u00adpassed in glob\u00adal sci\u00adence edu\u00adca\u00adtion for young chil\u00addren.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q55987450\">Paul Show\u00aders<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Regi\u00adnald Birch<\/strong><\/td><td>A leg\u00adendary British-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Vic\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan-era female\/male graph\u00adic illus\u00adtra\u00adtor (1856\u20131943). He illus\u00adtrat\u00aded Frances Hodg\u00adson Bur\u00adnet\u00adt\u2019s immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *The Young Lord*.<em>Lit\u00adtle Lord Fauntleroy<\/em>He cre\u00adat\u00aded the most clas\u00adsic first edi\u00adtion illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, which estab\u00adlished the trend of British gen\u00adtle\u00adman chil\u00addren\u2019s cloth\u00ading in the Unit\u00aded States at that time, and was per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reginald_Bathurst_Birch\">Regi\u00adnald Birch<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0724_01__Marie-Louise-Gay-Stella-Star-of-the-Sea.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9129\" 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