{"id":2115,"date":"2026-01-27T00:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:48:52","slug":"birthdays-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lewis Carroll<\/strong> (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Cheshire, England, 1832; died Guidlford, Surrey, England, January 14, 1898) was a writer and a mathematician. He is best known for his works, <em>Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em> and <em>Through the Looking Glass<\/em>. Idea: Have a Mad Hatter\u2019s tea party. Children could read his works at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>. Children could learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/carroll-lewis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lewis Carroll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julius Lester<\/strong> (born Saint Louis, Missouri, 1939; died Palmer, Massachusetts, January 18, 2018) was a professor and author. He wrote at least 40 books for both children and adults. His book <em>To Be a Slave<\/em> received a 1969 Newbery Honor Award. He received the 2006 Coretta Scott King Award for <em>Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue<\/em>. I really like his book <em>John Henry. <\/em>Jerry Pinkney, the book&#8217;s illustrator, received a 1962 Caldecott Award for his work.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 142px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/3\/39\/The_Pushcart_War_-_cover_image_1964.jpg\/220px-The_Pushcart_War_-_cover_image_1964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"162\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pushcart War<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Jean Merrill<\/strong> (born Rochester, New York, 1923; died Randolph, Vermont, August 2, 2012) wrote at least nine books for children. Her two most famous books are <em>The Pushcart War<\/em>, published in 1964, and <em>Toothpaste Millionaire<\/em>, published in 1972.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/strong> (born Salzburg, Austria, 1756; died Vienna, Austria, December 5, 1791) was a composer and a musician. He was playing before audiences by age three. He created his first composition at age five. He composed over 600 pieces of music. Two of his most famous works are <em>Marriage of Figaro<\/em> and <em>The Magic Flute<\/em>. Idea: Play some of his works. Children enjoy<em> The Magic Flute<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Cheshire, England, 1832; died Guidlford, Surrey, England, January 14, 1898) was a writer and a mathematician. He is best known for his works, Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Idea: Have a Mad Hatter\u2019s tea party. Children could read his works at: Project Gutenberg. 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