{"id":9415,"date":"2026-07-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=9415"},"modified":"2026-07-04T20:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:45:58","slug":"kidsbook_history_0708","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/07\/08\/kidsbook_history_0708\/","title":{"rendered":"July 8th: 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=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-668x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-1335x2048.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0310_01__Susan-Price-The-Ghost-Drum.jpg 1525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1955: Susan Price<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dis\u00adtin\u00adguished British female fan\u00adta\u00adsy writer for chil\u00addren and young adults (1955). She was a mod\u00adern nar\u00adra\u00adtive giant in the post-World War II Eng\u00adlish chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture scene, known for her strong, refined style and abil\u00adi\u00adty to extract the spir\u00adit of eth\u00adnic minori\u00adties and wom\u00aden\u2019s equal\u00adi\u00adty from the myths of indige\u00adnous peo\u00adples in the Arc\u00adtic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High\u00adest Hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;He won the top prize with his epic mytho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal work, \u201cThe Ghost Drum\u201d.&nbsp;<strong>1987 Carnegie Medal<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ghost Drum<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Ghost Drum<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Price\u2019s writ\u00ading is imbued with a steely calm\u00adness and a clas\u00adsi\u00adcal\u00adly melod\u00adic musi\u00adcal\u00adi\u00adty. In *The Ghost Drum*, she ground\u00adbreak\u00ading\u00adly decon\u00adstructs the tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal West\u00adern prej\u00adu\u00addice against witch\u00ades, using the frigid Siber\u00adian tun\u00addra as a back\u00addrop to tell the epic tale of a girl raised by a shaman in a fly\u00ading owl cab\u00adin, who, through her supreme knowl\u00adedge, wis\u00addom, and inde\u00adpen\u00addent will, fights against Tsarist tyran\u00adny and res\u00adcues an impris\u00adoned prince. With the restraint of pure lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, she dig\u00adni\u00adfied\u00adly ele\u00advates the philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal depth of chil\u00addren\u2019s fan\u00adta\u00adsy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Susan Price |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_Price\">Susan Price (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=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-765x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-1147x1536.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-1530x2048.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/James-Cross-Giblin_The-Life-and-Death-of-Adolf-Hitler-1.jpg 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1933 \u2013 Born: James Cross Giblin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immor\u00adtal Amer\u00adi\u00adcan non\u00adfic\u00adtion real\u00adist writer and a leg\u00adendary chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture edi\u00adtor (1933\u20132016). He was a mas\u00adter of real\u00adist nar\u00adra\u00adtive in the mid-to-late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry, per\u00adfect\u00adly blend\u00ading \u201cextreme\u00adly hard\u00adcore his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal and polit\u00adi\u00adcal doc\u00adu\u00adment research, crit\u00adi\u00adcal think\u00ading, and human\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan equal\u00adi\u00adty\u201d in the Unit\u00aded States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A mile\u00adstone in his\u00adto\u00adry:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary con\u00adno\u00adta\u00adtion:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gib\u00adlin ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded his life to record\u00ading his\u00adto\u00adry with an almost obses\u00adsive rig\u00ador and an unvar\u00adnished exam\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion of blood and tears. His mon\u00adu\u00admen\u00adtal work, *The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler*, has con\u00adsis\u00adtent\u00adly ranked among the top rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded read\u00adings for intel\u00adlec\u00adtu\u00adal devel\u00adop\u00adment in major chil\u00addren\u2019s libraries across the Unit\u00aded States. He reject\u00aded emp\u00adty, rigid slo\u00adgans and indoc\u00adtri\u00adna\u00adtion, using the most objec\u00adtive, calm, and inci\u00adsive lan\u00adguage to dis\u00adsect for young peo\u00adple how Nazi total\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan\u00adism and evil flour\u00adished through human blind\u00adness. Through his words, he built an inde\u00adstruc\u00adtible Great Wall of rea\u00adson for chil\u00addren, resist\u00ading total\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan\u00adism and uphold\u00ading order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | James Cross Gib\u00adlin |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cross_Giblin\">James Cross Gib\u00adlin (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=\"604\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_a.jpg 604w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_a-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_a-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_b.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_b-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_b-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_d.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_d.jpg 593w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_d-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1973_Nikita-Carusin_Putesestvije-k-pelikanam_d-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1934: Nikita \u010caru\u0161in<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niki\u00adta Yevgenye\u00advich Charushin (1934\u20132000), a nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure of Soviet\/Russian graph\u00adic artist, fine art illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, and mas\u00adter print\u00admak\u00ader, was one of the lead\u00ading fig\u00adures who spear\u00adhead\u00aded the rise of East\u00adern Euro\u00adpean nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adis\u00adtic sci\u00adence pic\u00adture books to the world\u2019s avant-garde stage in the mid-to-late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal high\u00adest hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the clas\u00adsic wildlife non\u00adfic\u00adtion epic \u201cThe Pel\u00adi\u00adcan\u2019s Jour\u00adney\u201d, it won the award.&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award, 1973 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtions (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A time\u00adless visu\u00adal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Pel\u00adi\u00adcan Tour<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Pute\u0161estvi\u00adje k pelikanam<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal Aes\u00adthet\u00adics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Charushin com\u00adplete\u00adly over\u00adturned the sac\u00adcha\u00adrine, doll-like style of ear\u00adly child\u00adhood edu\u00adca\u00adtion books. He was excep\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly skilled at com\u00adbin\u00ading the ink wash tech\u00adniques of tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal Chi\u00adnese free\u00adhand brush\u00adwork with the unre\u00adstrained tex\u00adtures of lith\u00ado\u00adgraphs and oil prints, along with the rough lines imbued with expres\u00adsion\u00adis\u00adtic ten\u00adsion, to vivid\u00adly depict the dig\u00adni\u00adty of wild crea\u00adtures and the stark real\u00adi\u00adty of the law of the jun\u00adgle. Every pic\u00adture he cre\u00adat\u00aded pos\u00adsessed a noble com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion, estab\u00adlish\u00ading the lofty spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal author\u00adi\u00adty of Sovi\u00adet fine art pic\u00adture books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Niki\u00adta \u010caru\u0161in |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fru.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D1%2583%25D1%2588%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%2C_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0_%25D0%2595%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B3%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D1%258C%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587\">\u041d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0442\u0430 \u0427\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u043d (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=\"574\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_a.jpg 574w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_a-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_a-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_c.jpg 527w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_c-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1981_Jutta-Mirtschin_Sylny-wotrock_-serbska-bajka_c-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_a.jpg 589w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_a-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_a-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_b.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_b.jpg 558w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_b-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1985_Jutta-Mirtschin_Polnische-Marchen_b-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1949: Jutta Mirtschin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A renowned Ger\u00adman female graph\u00adic artist and mas\u00adter of clas\u00adsi\u00adcal hatch\u00ading wood\u00adcut illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (1949).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal high\u00adest hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;With its visu\u00adal works that pos\u00adsess the exquis\u00adite charm of tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal Chi\u00adnese and Euro\u00adpean metic\u00adu\u00adlous brush\u00adwork and the dra\u00admat\u00adic ten\u00adsion of stage plays, it has twice won the pres\u00adti\u00adgious award.&nbsp;<strong>Plaque Award at the Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (BIB)<\/strong>(1981, 1985).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Award-win\u00adning rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Pol\u00adish Fairy Tales<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Pol\u00adnis\u00adche M\u00e4rchen<\/em>(The 1985 award-win\u00adning work), and clas\u00adsi\u00adcal epic poems.&nbsp;<em>Syl\u00adny wotro\u010dk: serb\u00ads\u00adka baj\u00adka<\/em>(Award-win\u00adning work in 1981).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visu\u00adal Aes\u00adthet\u00adics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Miltsch\u2019s style is exquis\u00adite and ethe\u00adre\u00adal. She adheres to the Bauhaus geo\u00admet\u00adric aes\u00adthet\u00adic, using extreme\u00adly calm and bold hand-etched lines to com\u00adplete\u00adly aban\u00addon the vul\u00adgar\u00adi\u00adty of col\u00ador appli\u00adca\u00adtion. Her reimag\u00adined tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal mytho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal fig\u00adures pos\u00adsess immense psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal ten\u00adsion and spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal dig\u00adni\u00adty, earn\u00ading her wide\u00adspread acclaim in the glob\u00adal book col\u00adlect\u00ading world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Jut\u00adta Mirtschin |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJutta_Mirtschin\">Jut\u00adta Mirtschin (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=\"361\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mavis-Thorpe-Clark_The-Min-Min.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mavis-Thorpe-Clark_The-Min-Min.jpg 361w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mavis-Thorpe-Clark_The-Min-Min-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mavis-Thorpe-Clark_The-Min-Min-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>1999 \u2013 Died: Mavis Thorpe Clark<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immor\u00adtal Aus\u00adtralian female real\u00adist nov\u00adel\u00adist and ecol\u00ado\u00adgist (1909\u20131999). She is an uncrowned queen, tow\u00ader\u00ading above the nar\u00adra\u00adtives of the Ocea\u00adnia inte\u00adri\u00ador wilder\u00adness and Indige\u00adnous con\u00adflicts. (Note: June 26th record\u00aded her birth\u00adday; today is the anniver\u00adsary of her death, a day deeply etched in the mem\u00ado\u00adry of this strong and resilient woman.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>An immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The Light in the Dark<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Min-Min<\/em>It was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary sta\u00adtus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *Min-Min*, uses a raw, soci\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly tex\u00adtured, and ver\u00adnac\u00adu\u00adlar lan\u00adguage to record the lives of grass\u00adroots chil\u00addren liv\u00ading along a rail\u00adway line in the extreme\u00adly impov\u00ader\u00adished and iso\u00adlat\u00aded Aus\u00adtralian wilder\u00adness. Fac\u00ading the immense adver\u00adsi\u00adty of bro\u00adken fam\u00adi\u00adlies and class sep\u00ada\u00adra\u00adtion, these young peo\u00adple strug\u00adgle like the mys\u00adte\u00adri\u00adous glim\u00admer of light in the wilder\u00adness, des\u00adper\u00adate\u00adly try\u00ading to uphold their integri\u00adty and moral order. With her steely, restrained prose, she estab\u00adlished the high\u00adest ratio\u00adnal dig\u00adni\u00adty of real\u00adist lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture in the South\u00adern Hemi\u00adsphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed Away | Mavis Thor\u00adpe Clark |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMavis_Thorpe_Clark\">Mavis Thor\u00adpe Clark (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=\"537\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jan-Lewitt_The-Little-Red-Engine-Gets-a-Name.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jan-Lewitt_The-Little-Red-Engine-Gets-a-Name.jpg 537w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jan-Lewitt_The-Little-Red-Engine-Gets-a-Name-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jan-Lewitt_The-Little-Red-Engine-Gets-a-Name-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anthony-Hope_The-Prisoner-of-Zenda.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anthony-Hope_The-Prisoner-of-Zenda.jpg 364w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anthony-Hope_The-Prisoner-of-Zenda-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Anthony-Hope_The-Prisoner-of-Zenda-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Parallel briefings from other important creators<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>event<\/th><th>fig\u00adure<\/th><th>Details\/Awards<\/th><th>Wikipedia\/Data Links<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Diana Ross<\/strong><\/td><td>An immor\u00adtal British female chil\u00addren\u2019s author of the ear\u00adly 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry (1910\u20132000). A pio\u00adneer\u00ading female writer of non-fic\u00adtion and mechan\u00adi\u00adcal anthro\u00adpo\u00admor\u00adphism for chil\u00addren in Britain, her time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *The Lit\u00adtle Red Engine Has a Name*, vivid\u00adly depicts the dai\u00adly life of post\u00adwar British indus\u00adtri\u00adal\u00adiza\u00adtion and was adapt\u00aded into a long-run\u00adning radio dra\u00adma.<em>The Lit\u00adtle Red Engine Gets a Name<\/em>It was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDiana_Ross_%28author%29\">Diana Ross (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Antho\u00adny Hope<\/strong><\/td><td>Sir Antho\u00adny Hope Hawkins (1863\u20131933), an immor\u00adtal roman\u00adtic adven\u00adture nov\u00adel\u00adist and play\u00adwright of the Victorian\/Edwardian era. His time\u00adless clas\u00adsic, *The Pris\u00adon\u00ader of Zen\u00adda*, seam\u00adless\u00adly blends rig\u00ador\u00adous math\u00ade\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal and polit\u00adi\u00adcal log\u00adic, thrilling espi\u00adonage for chil\u00addren, and chival\u00adrous spir\u00adit.<em>The Pris\u00adon\u00ader of Zen\u00adda<\/em>It was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d and has been a must-read text for log\u00adi\u00adcal rea\u00adson\u00ading among mid\u00addle school stu\u00addents world\u00adwide for many years.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAnthony_Hope\">Antho\u00adny Hope (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Paula Danziger<\/strong><\/td><td>A promi\u00adnent Amer\u00adi\u00adcan female real\u00adist nov\u00adel\u00adist (1944\u20132004) focus\u00ading on chil\u00addren and teenagers in the mid-to-late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry. She was excep\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly skilled at using authen\u00adtic, con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary, and satir\u00adi\u00adcal teenage lan\u00adguage to por\u00adtray the psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal resilience of over\u00adweight girls and mar\u00adgin\u00adal\u00adized groups caught in the cross\u00adfire of prej\u00adu\u00addice. Her rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive work is *The Cat Ate My Gym Clothes*.<em>The Cat Ate My Gym\u00adsuit<\/em>It is a peren\u00adni\u00adal favorite of major libraries.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPaula_Danziger\">Paula Danziger (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Death<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Wal\u00adter Tri\u00ader<\/strong><\/td><td>Aus\u00adtro-Hun\u00adgar\u00adi\u00adan British car\u00adtoon\u00adist and graph\u00adic design mas\u00adter (1890\u20131951). (Note: His birth\u00adday was record\u00aded on June 25th; today is the anniver\u00adsary of this line giant\u2019s death.) He is the author of K\u00e4st\u00adner\u2019s mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *Emil and the Thieves*.<em>Emil und die Detek\u00adtive<\/em>The first edi\u00adtion cov\u00ader, illus\u00adtrat\u00aded with pen and ink wash lines, per\u00adfect\u00adly cap\u00adtures the mod\u00adern and rugged spir\u00adit of Berlin and was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/file+.vscode-resource.vscode-cdn.net\/c:\/Users\/ajia_\/OneDrive\/software\/00%E7%AB%A5%E4%B9%A6%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9\/documents\/https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWalter_Trier\">Wal\u00adter Tri\u00ader (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0335_01__Paula-Danziger-The-Cat-Ate-My-Gymsuit-723x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9552\" 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