{"id":9420,"date":"2026-07-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=9420"},"modified":"2026-07-12T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:48:58","slug":"kidsbook_history_0713","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/07\/13\/kidsbook_history_0713\/","title":{"rendered":"July 13: Today in the His\u00adto\u00adry of Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Shadow.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Shadow.jpg 776w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Shadow-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Shadow-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Shadow-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-931x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-931x1024.jpg 931w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-768x845.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-1396x1536.jpg 1396w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Once_a_Mouse.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-808x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-1212x1536.jpg 1212w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Cinderella.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-784x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-8081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Marcia_Brown_Stone_Soup.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1918 \u2013 Born: Marcia Brown<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immor\u00adtal Amer\u00adi\u00adcan graph\u00adic artist, mas\u00adter of print\u00admak\u00ading, and the revered \u201cQueen of a Thou\u00adsand Faces\u201d (1918\u20132015) in the his\u00adto\u00adry of world pic\u00adture book evo\u00adlu\u00adtion. He was a lead\u00ading fig\u00adure of the gold\u00aden age of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s visu\u00adal lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, and a recip\u00adi\u00adent of the Calde\u00adcott Medal, a pres\u00adti\u00adgious award rec\u00adog\u00adnized world\u00adwide since its incep\u00adtion.<strong>The high\u00adest record hold\u00ader that remains unbro\u00adken to this day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The high\u00adest Grand Slam hon\u00ador (record hold\u00ader):<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>1992 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Her\u00aditage Award (CLLA)<\/strong>&nbsp;Life\u00adtime Achieve\u00adment Award Recip\u00adi\u00adent;<strong>Three-time Calde\u00adcott Medal win\u00adner<\/strong>,<strong>Six-time Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador Award win\u00adner<\/strong>He won a total of 9 Calde\u00adcott Awards in his life\u00adtime, rank\u00ading first in his\u00adto\u00adry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold Medal Win\u00adner, 1955&nbsp;<strong>Cin\u00adderel\u00adla<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Cin\u00adderel\u00adla<\/em>): Using the most ele\u00adgant and refined French clas\u00adsi\u00adcal soft pas\u00adtel col\u00adors, it com\u00adplete\u00adly rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion\u00adized the visu\u00adal par\u00ada\u00addigm of folk tales.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold Medal Win\u00adner, 1962&nbsp;<strong>Once upon a time, there was a mouse\u2026<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Once a Mouse<\/em>The book uses extreme\u00adly vig\u00ador\u00adous two-col\u00ador wood\u00adcut prints with a tex\u00adture full of the grain\u00adi\u00adness of heavy indus\u00adtri\u00adal his\u00adto\u00adry and philo\u00adsoph\u00adi\u00adcal con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adtion to explore the ulti\u00admate phi\u00adlos\u00ado\u00adphy of pow\u00ader and grat\u00adi\u00adtude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold Medal Win\u00adner, 1983&nbsp;<strong>\u201cshad\u00adow\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Shad\u00adow<\/em>): This crossover uses an extreme\u00adly bold, expres\u00adsive African-style wood\u00adcut sil\u00adhou\u00adette mon\u00adtage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core Ever\u00adgreen Canon:<strong>Stone Soup<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Stone Soup<\/em>)\u3001<strong>Three Goats Gruff<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Mar\u00adcia Brown |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marcia_Brown\">Mar\u00adcia Brown (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-1024x1021.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley-Bryan_s-Puppets_Making-Something-from-Everything.jpg 1404w\" 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=\"938\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me-938x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me-938x1024.jpg 938w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me-768x839.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ashley_Bryan_Freedom_Over_Me.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird-918x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird-918x1024.jpg 918w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird-768x857.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0585_01__Ashley-Bryan-Beautiful-Blackbird.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>1923 \u2013 Born: Ashley Bryan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An immor\u00adtal African Amer\u00adi\u00adcan graph\u00adic artist, folk music col\u00adlec\u00adtor, and prose poet (1923\u20132022). He is a tow\u00ader\u00ading spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal icon in the his\u00adto\u00adry of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan minor\u00adi\u00adty lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00ading his life to oppos\u00ading false preach\u00ading and racial stereo\u00adtypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The high\u00adest Grand Slam hon\u00ador:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>2009 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Her\u00aditage Award (CLLA)<\/strong>&nbsp;Life\u00adtime Achieve\u00adment Award Recip\u00adi\u00adent; Hon\u00adorary Artist of the Eric Car\u00adle Muse\u00adum; Award\u00aded for his epic work \u201cLib\u00ader\u00adty Belongs to Me\u201d&nbsp;<strong>2017 New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador<\/strong>Cori\u00adta Scott King Book Award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An immor\u00adtal mon\u00adu\u00adment to his\u00adto\u00adry:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Free\u00addom Belongs to Me<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Free\u00addom Over Me<\/em>), paper-cut\u00adting col\u00adlage clas\u00adsic \u201cBeau\u00adti\u00adful Black\u00adbird\u201d (<em>Beau\u00adti\u00adful Black\u00adbird<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lit\u00ader\u00adary and his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bri\u00adan\u2019s writ\u00ading is imbued with an iron-like calm\u00adness, lit\u00ader\u00adary restraint, and noble human com\u00adpas\u00adsion. In *Lib\u00ader\u00adty Belongs to Me*, he inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive\u00adly uti\u00adlizes his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal doc\u00adu\u00adments from the 1828 auc\u00adtion and liq\u00adui\u00adda\u00adtion of prop\u00ader\u00adty of enslaved Black peo\u00adple, trans\u00adform\u00ading the names of those of peo\u00adple of col\u00ador, who were legal\u00adly rigid\u00adly cat\u00ade\u00adgo\u00adrized as \u201cgoods and hors\u00ades,\u201d into a poly\u00adphon\u00adic long poem. He uses grand, vibrant water\u00adcol\u00adors and col\u00adlage-like lines to vivid\u00adly depict the faces, dreams, and inner auton\u00ado\u00admy of each per\u00adse\u00adcut\u00aded soul, uphold\u00ading the intel\u00adlec\u00adtu\u00adal height of chil\u00addren\u2019s his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal non\u00adfic\u00adtion with great dig\u00adni\u00adty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ash\u00adley Bryan |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ashley_Bryan\">Ash\u00adley Bryan (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=\"591\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-591x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-591x1024.jpg 591w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-768x1331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-886x1536.jpg 886w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_01__Marc-Simont-A-Tree-Is-Nice.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_02__Marc-Simont-The-Stray-Dog.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_02__Marc-Simont-The-Stray-Dog.jpg 637w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_02__Marc-Simont-The-Stray-Dog-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0630_02__Marc-Simont-The-Stray-Dog-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u6811\u771f\u597d\u5c01\u9762.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u6811\u771f\u597d\u5c01\u9762.jpg 470w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u6811\u771f\u597d\u5c01\u9762-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u6811\u771f\u597d\u5c01\u9762-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>2013 \u2013 Death: Marc Simont<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris-Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, mas\u00adter of fine art, and satir\u00adi\u00adcal car\u00adtoon\u00adist (1915\u20132013). He was a visu\u00adal mas\u00adter of the mid-to-late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry in the Unit\u00aded States, renowned for his cap\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading decon\u00adstruc\u00adtion of graph\u00adic space and his mas\u00adter\u00adful use of light and shad\u00adow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supreme hon\u00ador and an immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece:<\/strong>&nbsp;With the clas\u00adsic chil\u00addren\u2019s eco\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal aes\u00adthet\u00adic edu\u00adca\u00adtion mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cTrees Are Great\u201d, it suc\u00adcess\u00adful\u00adly reached the top and won the award.&nbsp;<strong>1957 Calde\u00adcott Medal<\/strong>Lat\u00ader, he won anoth\u00ader award with his self-writ\u00adten and self-illus\u00adtrat\u00aded mas\u00adter\u00adpiece of anthro\u00adpo\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal con\u00adcern, \u201cStray Dogs\u201d.&nbsp;<strong>2002 Calde\u00adcott Hon\u00ador<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A time\u00adless visu\u00adal clas\u00adsic:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Good Trees<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>A Tree Is Nice<\/em>(By Jan\u00adice May Udry)<strong>Stray Dogs<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>The Stray Dog<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions to visu\u00adal aes\u00adthet\u00adics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Simon com\u00adplete\u00adly over\u00adturned the rigid and com\u00adplex col\u00ador\u00ading tech\u00adniques of ear\u00adly tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal chil\u00addren\u2019s books. He inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive\u00adly used high\u00adly expres\u00adsive, airy wet-on-wet water\u00adcol\u00adors through\u00adout the book to vivid\u00adly depict the panora\u00adma of sun\u00adlight fil\u00adter\u00ading through leaves and dap\u00adpling the grass, cap\u00adtur\u00ading the spir\u00adit of all things. He used calm, strong, and inno\u00adcent\u00adly order\u00adly sin\u00adgle-line sketch\u00ades to uphold the noble seri\u00adous\u00adness of chil\u00addren\u2019s nature lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adcy books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Passed Away | Marc Simont |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marc_Simont\">Marc Simont (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=\"843\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u731c\u731c\u6211\u6709\u591a\u7231\u4f60\u5c01\u9762.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-4189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u731c\u731c\u6211\u6709\u591a\u7231\u4f60\u5c01\u9762.jpg 843w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u731c\u731c\u6211\u6709\u591a\u7231\u4f60\u5c01\u9762-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u731c\u731c\u6211\u6709\u591a\u7231\u4f60\u5c01\u9762-768x905.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u731c\u731c\u6211\u6709\u591a\u7231\u4f60\u5c01\u9762-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-1024x889.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-7033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-768x666.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-1536x1333.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You-14x12.jpg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0007_01__Sam-McBratney-Guess-How-Much-I-Love-You.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1965: Anita Jeram<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dis\u00adtin\u00adguished British female graph\u00adic illus\u00adtra\u00adtor and pic\u00adture book author (1965). She is the undis\u00adput\u00aded visu\u00adal rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtive of \u201chuman\u00adi\u00adty\u2019s first ten\u00adder\u00adness\u201d in the long his\u00adto\u00adry of Eng\u00adlish pop\u00adu\u00adlar lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture and ear\u00adly child\u00adhood emo\u00adtion\u00adal enlight\u00aden\u00adment at the end of the 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>An endur\u00ading and time\u00adless supreme mod\u00adel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Guess How Much I Love You<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Guess How Much I Love You<\/em>(By Sam McBrat\u00adney)&nbsp;<strong>This is the world\u2019s best-sell\u00ading pic\u00adture book in his\u00adto\u00adry, trans\u00adlat\u00aded into dozens of lan\u00adguages, and a uni\u00adver\u00adsal\u00adly acclaimed Canon book.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Hon\u00adors:<\/strong>&nbsp;Win\u00adner of the French Witch Award and includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books,\u201d Jel\u00adlang com\u00adplete\u00adly aban\u00addoned the syco\u00adphan\u00adtic and child\u00adish car\u00adtoon style in this mas\u00adter\u00adpiece. She used only the most gen\u00adtle, clas\u00adsi\u00adcal\u00adly ele\u00adgant British water\u00adcol\u00adors of warm browns and light greens, per\u00adfect\u00adly blend\u00ading them with exquis\u00adite\u00adly refined pen lines. She vivid\u00adly depict\u00aded the psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal game of the large and small maroon rab\u00adbits mea\u00adsur\u00ading the extent of love with their bod\u00adies under the moon\u00adlight, estab\u00adlish\u00ading the high\u00adest par\u00ada\u00addigm for chil\u00addren\u2019s psy\u00adcho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal reflec\u00adtion books with remark\u00adable ratio\u00adnal\u00adi\u00adty and a keen sense of pro\u00adpor\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Ani\u00adta Jer\u00adam |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anita_Jeram\">Ani\u00adta Jer\u00adam (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=\"1001\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-Strawberries.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-Strawberries.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-Strawberries-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-Strawberries-768x717.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-Strawberries-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u98ce\u7684\u65c5\u884c\u65e5\u6587\u7248.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u98ce\u7684\u65c5\u884c\u65e5\u6587\u7248.jpg 473w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u98ce\u7684\u65c5\u884c\u65e5\u6587\u7248-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u98ce\u7684\u65c5\u884c\u65e5\u6587\u7248-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u5c0f\u6c60\u5858.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u5c0f\u6c60\u5858.jpg 622w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u5c0f\u6c60\u5858-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u5c0f\u6c60\u5858-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0615_01__Susumu-Shingu-\u5c0f\u6c60\u5858-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1937: Susumu Shingu<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Japan\u00adese nation\u00adal trea\u00adsure-lev\u00adel con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary kinet\u00adic sculp\u00adtor, graph\u00adic artist, and mas\u00adter of lyri\u00adcal pic\u00adture books depict\u00ading nature (1937). He is a rare fig\u00adure in the Asian pic\u00adture book world, a \u201cPope of Spa\u00adtial Poet\u00adry\u201d who per\u00adfect\u00adly blends mod\u00adern heavy indus\u00adtri\u00adal mechan\u00adi\u00adcal engi\u00adneer\u00ading design with the bound\u00adless phe\u00adno\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal breath of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time\u00adless Non-Fic\u00adtion Clas\u00adsics:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u201cstraw\u00adber\u00adry\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Straw\u00adber\u00adries<\/em>)\u3001<strong>The Jour\u00adney of the Wind<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Wind Plan\u00adet<\/em>), and the ethe\u00adre\u00adal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cLit\u00adtle Pond\u201d (<em>Lit\u00adtle Pond<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visu\u00adal Art Fea\u00adtures:<\/strong>&nbsp;Shin\u00adgu Susumu, a renowned inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal pub\u00adlic art mas\u00adter, has had his archi\u00adtec\u00adtur\u00adal instal\u00adla\u00adtions cap\u00adti\u00advat\u00ading audi\u00adences world\u00adwide. He has now ven\u00adtured into chil\u00addren\u2019s pic\u00adture books, com\u00adplete\u00adly shat\u00adter\u00ading the con\u00adven\u00adtion\u00adal nar\u00adra\u00adtive par\u00ada\u00addigm. In \u201cStraw\u00adber\u00adry\u201d and \u201cThe Jour\u00adney of the Wind,\u201d he stun\u00adning\u00adly employs high\u00adly sat\u00adu\u00adrat\u00aded, cool oil paint blocks and ample sub\u00adcon\u00adscious white space, using micro\u00adscop\u00adic per\u00adspec\u00adtive to record the nat\u00adur\u00adal rit\u00adu\u00adal of a straw\u00adber\u00adry cling\u00ading to its life order under win\u00adter snow, await\u00ading the spring thun\u00adder. This ratio\u00adnal, phys\u00adi\u00adcal gaze imbues envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal con\u00adser\u00adva\u00adtion lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture with the high\u00adest dig\u00adni\u00adty of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Susumu Shin\u00adgu |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susumu_Shingu\">Susumu Shin\u00adgu (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u6905\u5b50.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/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\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u5e78\u798f\u7684\u5c0f\u6cb3\u9a6c-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-1024x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0620_01__Yutaka-Sugita-\u85cf\u597d\u4e86\u5417.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>Born 1930: Yutaka Sugita<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A leg\u00adendary Japan\u00adese graph\u00adic artist, col\u00ador the\u00ado\u00adry pro\u00adfes\u00adsor, and pic\u00adture book mas\u00adter of the mid-to-late 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry (1930\u20132017). He was a tow\u00ader\u00ading fig\u00adure who brought post\u00adwar East Asian mod\u00adern pic\u00adture book aes\u00adthet\u00adics to the Euro\u00adpean and inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal fine art stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time\u00adless visu\u00adal clas\u00adsics:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The True Trea\u00adsure<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3082\u306e<\/em>)\u3001<strong>My Amaz\u00ading Lit\u00adtle Friend<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u307c\u304f\u306e\u3042\u3044\u3064<\/em>)\u3001<strong>I am who I am.<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>\u307c\u304f\u306e\u304b\u304a<\/em>), and the lyri\u00adcal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece \u201cThe Chair of Hap\u00adpi\u00adness\u201d (<em>\u3057\u3042\u308f\u305b\u306e\u3044\u3059<\/em>)\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achieve\u00adments in Visu\u00adal Aes\u00adthet\u00adics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Yuta\u00adka Sug\u00adi\u00adta\u2019s ground\u00adbreak\u00ading work employs a retro tex\u00adture achieved through a per\u00adfect com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adtion of intri\u00adcate hand-dyed paper, fres\u00adco print\u00ading, and thick, opaque water\u00adcol\u00ador wash\u00ades. His owls, black cats, and chil\u00addren roam with\u00adin a gran\u00adu\u00adlar space imbued with the mag\u00adi\u00adcal qual\u00adi\u00adties of Pop Art. He decon\u00adstructs the rigid\u00adi\u00adty of ear\u00adly per\u00adcep\u00adtions with an excep\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly high degree of artis\u00adtic seri\u00adous\u00adness, and his visu\u00adal art enjoys a high rep\u00adu\u00adta\u00adtion through\u00adout the Euro\u00adpean book indus\u00adtry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">| Birth | Yuta\u00adka Sugi\u00adta |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780198606536\">Yuta\u00adka Sugi\u00adta (Benez\u00adit)<\/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=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0610_01__Steve-Sheinkin-Bomb-The-Race-to-Build-and-Steal-the-Worlds-Most-Dangerous-Weapon-682x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9652\" 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https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0605_01__Stephen-Spurrier-The-Circus-Is-Coming-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0605_01__Stephen-Spurrier-The-Circus-Is-Coming-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Parallel briefings from other award-winning 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>Steve Sheinkin<\/strong><\/td><td>A dis\u00adtin\u00adguished con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Amer\u00adi\u00adcan real\u00adist his\u00adto\u00adri\u00adan and a mas\u00adter of non-fic\u00adtion fic\u00adtion for chil\u00addren (1968). Through\u00adout his life, he craft\u00aded his works with an almost obses\u00adsive aca\u00add\u00ade\u00adm\u00adic rig\u00ador, reveal\u00ading the raw, unvar\u00adnished real\u00adi\u00adties of life. His time\u00adless mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *Bombs: The Race to Make and Steal the World\u2019s Most Dan\u00adger\u00adous Weapon*, a work that recounts the transna\u00adtion\u00adal espi\u00adonage behind the glob\u00adal strug\u00adgle over the atom\u00adic bomb and the clash of rea\u00adson between young and hard\u00adened pro\u00adtag\u00ado\u00adnists, achieved phe\u00adnom\u00ade\u00adnal suc\u00adcess and won numer\u00adous awards.&nbsp;<strong>2013 New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador<\/strong>The final selec\u00adtion for the Nation\u00adal Book Awards.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Sheinkin\">Steve Sheinkin (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Gus\u00adta\u00advo Rosemf\u00adfet<\/strong><\/td><td>Gusti, an immor\u00adtal graph\u00adic artist of Argen\u00adtine descent from Spain and a pio\u00adneer\u00ading mas\u00adter of art edu\u00adca\u00adtion for peo\u00adple of col\u00ador and dis\u00adabled chil\u00addren (1963), pen name Gusti. He ded\u00adi\u00adcat\u00aded his life to the ancient Latin Amer\u00adi\u00adcan folk art of rough hatch\u00ading and col\u00adlage. His land\u00admark pic\u00adture book, *Pip and the Blue*, a work that decon\u00adstructs clas\u00adsi\u00adcal prej\u00adu\u00addices and vivid\u00adly por\u00adtrays the dig\u00adni\u00adty of minor\u00adi\u00adty youth, is a tes\u00adta\u00adment to this.<em>Pip i el col\u00ador blau<\/em>), and won the cham\u00adpi\u00adonship.&nbsp;<strong>Gold\u00aden Apple Award at the 1989 Bratisla\u00adva Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Bien\u00adni\u00adal of Illus\u00adtra\u00adtion (BIB)<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ricochet-jeunes.org\/auteurs\/gusti\">Gusti (Ric\u00ado\u00adchet)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Do van Ranst<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned Bel\u00adgian writer of social real\u00adism focus\u00ading on youth (1974). He used pow\u00ader\u00adful soci\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adism to record the upheavals and exis\u00adten\u00adtial anx\u00adi\u00adeties of grass\u00adroots fam\u00adi\u00adlies in con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary Europe. His epic mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, *My Father Said We Were Sav\u00ading Lives*, vivid\u00adly por\u00adtrays the inter\u00adgen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtional resilience and reflec\u00adtion of under\u00adpriv\u00adi\u00adleged youth fac\u00ading a bro\u00adken life.<em>Wir ret\u00adten Leben, sagt mein Vater<\/em>Amaz\u00ading achieve\u00adments&nbsp;<strong>2007 DJLP (Ger\u00adman Youth Lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture Prize) Grand Prize for Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Do_Van_Ranst\">Do van Ranst (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Miller, Cleve\u00adland<\/strong><\/td><td>A renowned Amer\u00adi\u00adcan female cross-cul\u00adtur\u00adal his\u00adtor\u00adi\u00adcal real\u00adist nov\u00adel\u00adist of the ear\u00adly 20th cen\u00adtu\u00adry (1889\u20131936). Draw\u00ading upon pro\u00adfound anthro\u00adpo\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal and folk\u00adloric research, she wrote the immor\u00adtal mas\u00adter\u00adpiece *Plains in Alba\u00adnia*, a nov\u00adel that tells the sto\u00adry of a young girl from the Balka\u00adns\u2019 out\u00adskirts who dis\u00adplays aston\u00adish\u00ading resilience in uphold\u00ading fam\u00adi\u00adly order amidst the flames of war. It won numer\u00adous awards.&nbsp;<strong>New\u00adbery Hon\u00ador, 1930<\/strong>.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_Cleveland_Miller\">Eliz\u00ada\u00adbeth Cleve\u00adland Miller (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Stephen Spurri\u00ader<\/strong><\/td><td>A leg\u00adendary British Victorian\/Edwardian clas\u00adsi\u00adcal real\u00adist oil painter and a Fel\u00adlow of the Roy\u00adal Acad\u00ade\u00admy of Arts (1878\u20131961). Through\u00adout his life, he adhered to the extreme\u00adly robust, hard-core British pen-etched hatch\u00ading and metic\u00adu\u00adlous pla\u00adnar com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtion, exem\u00adpli\u00adfied by his mas\u00adter\u00adpiece, the epic chil\u00addren\u2019s cir\u00adcus book *The Cir\u00adcus is Com\u00ading*.<em>The Cir\u00adcus Is Com\u00ading<\/em>The first edi\u00adtion visu\u00adals, drawn by him, were includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Spurrier_(artist)\">Stephen Spurri\u00ader (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1989_Gustavo-Rosemffet-pseud.-Gusti_Pip-i-el-color-blau_a.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-9657\" 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