Portal:Children's literature/Selected anniversaries

4 January 1705 – Death of Madame d'Aulnoy (pictured), who invented the term contes de fée (fairy tale)
12 January – Japanese anime series The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love, based on Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel Pollyanna, begins airing on Fuji TV
14 January 1886 – Birth of Hugh Lofting, author of the Doctor Dolittle books
25 January 1885 – Birth of Hakushū Kitahara, a popular Japanese poet who collected nursery rhymes
30 January 1977 – The first episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries airs on ABC, featuring teenage detectives Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys

February 1678 – Publication of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (pictured), which has never been out of print
February 1969 – First episode of the Swedish Pippi Longstocking television series airs
7 February 1867 – Birth of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie books
12 February 1938 – Birth of Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, a frequently banned book
17 February 1870 – Introduction of the Elementary Education Act in Britain, guaranteeing children between the ages of 5 and 12 an education

March 2009 – Margaret Mahy was commemorated as one of the Twelve Local Heroes in Christchurch, New Zealand in honor of her children's writings
2 March 1904 - Birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel (pictured), American writer and cartoonist who was most widely known for his children's books written under the pen name, Dr. Seuss
4 March 1743 - Birth of Johann David Wyss, best known for his novel The Swiss Family Robinson
27 March 1982 - Death of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, head of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a company which produced the Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and Bobbsey Twins books throughout the 20th century
30 March 1820 - Birth of Anna Sewell, most famous for her novel Black Beauty

2 April 1805 - Birth of Hans Christian Andersen (pictured), Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales
8 April 1911 - Short film Little Nemo released, based on the comic strip
9 April 1768 – Death of Sarah Fielding, author of the first novel in English for children
12 April 1958 - Publication of Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
16 April 2002 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opens in the West End at the London Palladium theatre

4 May 1980 – The US Congress passes the Department of Education Organization Act, establishing the United States Department of Education
15 May 2004 - Death of Mexican American feminist, author, poet, scholar and activist Gloria E. Anzaldúa
17 May 1900 - Printing of the first copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (pictured)
22 May 1849 – Death of Maria Edgeworth, one of the first realist children's writers
29 May 1839 – Birth of Mary Louisa Molesworth, the "Jane Austen of the nursery"

June 1908 – Publication of L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, which has since been translated into 20 languages and sold 50 million copies
June 1938 – First appearance of Superman (pictured), in Action Comics
20 June 1941 - Armstrong Sperry awarded the Newbery Medal for Call It Courage
25 June 2006 – The Children's Party at the Palace, held in honor of the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II held at Buckingham Palace Garden
26 June 1905 - Birth of Lynd Ward, illustrator of 200 juvenile and adult books and one of the founders of the American graphic novel

July – Carnegie Medal awarded to the best children's book published in the United Kingdom
July 2000 – A children's literature section is created on The New York Times bestseller list as a result of the popularity of Harry Potter
6 July 1942 – Anne Frank, whose diary became a popular children's work, went into hiding
9 July 1713 – Baptism of John Newbery (work pictured), the first publisher to make children's literature in Britain successful
14 July 1890 – Death of Dhan Gopal Mukerji, whose book Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon won the Newbery Medal in 1928

August 1942 - Death of Janusz Korczak, (memorial pictured), a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and pedagogue
August 2007 – Lloyd Alexander, known for his Chronicles of Prydain, publishes his last novel
August 2007 – The Dandy, the third-longest running comic in the world, becomes The Dandy Xtreme
11 August 1897 – Birth of Enid Blyton, the fifth-most translated author worldwide
28 August 1995 – Death of Michael Ende, German children's writer best known for The Neverending Story

8 September – International Literacy Day
16 September 1898 – Birth of H. A. Rey who, together with his wife Margret Rey, authored and illustrated the Curious George books
17 September 1998 – Death of Francelia Butler, who helped found the journal Children's Literature
30 September 1868 – Part One of Louisa May Alcott's (pictured) Little Women is published, becoming an overnight success
30 September 2005 – Publication of the illustrations solicited for Kåre Bluitgen's book on the life of Muhammad, sparking the Muhammad cartoons controversy

October 1924 – First issue of The Horn Book Magazine published in Boston, a periodical about children's literature
1 October 1942 – First twelve Little Golden Books are published
3 October 1955 – Debut of Captain Kangaroo, one of the longest-running children's television programs
14 October 1926 – First publication of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (pictured), a later Latin translation of which became the only Latin book ever to appear on The New York Times bestseller list
30 October 1887 – Birth of Sukumar Ray, one of the most famous Indian literary nonsense writers

November 1873 – First issue of St. Nicholas Magazine published
November 1885 – Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy (pictured) is serialized, popularizing velvet suits and ringlet curls
4 November 1670 – Death of John Amos Comenius, author of Orbis Pictus, the first picture book for children
18 November 1928 – Release of the first sound Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie
29 November 1898 – Birth of C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia

15 December 2006 – A film version of E. B. White's novel Charlotte's Web is released
17 December 1945 – Birth of Jacqueline Wilson, whose children's works are known for their challenging themes
20 December 1812 – Publication of the first edition of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's (pictured) Fairy Tales
22 December 1943 – Death of Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit
27 December 1904 – Debut performance of Peter and Wendy, the basis of J. M. Barrie's novel Peter Pan