{"id":6400,"date":"2026-08-02T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=6400"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:25:11","slug":"birthdays-269","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=6400","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>James Arthur Baldwin<\/strong> (born New York, New York, 1924; died Saint Paul-de-Vence, France, November 30, 1987) was a noted African-American writer. One of his most famous works is <i>Go Tell It on the Mountain.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vera Brosgol<\/strong> (born Moscow, Russia, 1984) illustrates books for children. She is also known as Verabee. Her works include <em>Be Prepared!<\/em> and <em>The Little Guys.<\/em> She received a 2016 Caldecott Honor Award for<em> Leave Me Alone!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Holling C. Holling<\/strong> (born Holling Allison Clancy in Holling Corners, Michigan, 1900; died September 7, 1973) was a children\u2019s author and illustrator. He received a 1942 Caldecott Honor Award for <i>Paddle-to-the-Sea<\/i>. He also received two Newbery\u00a0Honor Awards: one in 1949 for <i>Seabird, <\/i>and one in 1952 for<i> Minn of the Mississippi<\/i>. He and his wife also created World Museum comic strips in the 1930s that promoted history and creativity. Children could learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/holling-holling-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holling C. Holling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Howe<\/strong> (born Oneida, New York, 1946) has written over 90 books for children and young adults. His books include the <i>Bunnicula <\/i>series and <i>There\u2019s a Monster under My Bed<\/i>. He received the 2007 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for <i>Houndsley and Catina<\/i>. Children could learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameshowe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Howe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pierre Charles L\u2019Enfant<\/strong> (born Paris, France, 1754; died Prince Georges County, Maryland, June 14, 1825) was an American Revolutionary War hero and an architect. He drew up the plans for Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Robinson<\/strong> (born 1986) has illustrated at least seventeen books for children. His illustrations in <em>Last Stop on Market Street<\/em> earned him a 2016 Caldecott Honor Award, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Charlotte Zolotow Award. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/meet-illustrator-christian-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Robinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10540\" style=\"width: 144px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10540\" class=\"wp-image-10540 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Smokey-Bear-e1744640564710.jpg\" alt=\"Smokey Bear\" width=\"134\" height=\"197\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smokey Bear<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Smokey Bear<\/strong> was \u201cborn\u201d in 1944. The United States Forest Service created Smokey to teach children about preventing forest fires. Children can visit a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">VERY\u00a0INTERESTING<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/smokeybear.com\/en\/smokey-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/smokeybear.com\/en\/smokey-for-kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Arthur Baldwin (born New York, New York, 1924; died Saint Paul-de-Vence, France, November 30, 1987) was a noted African-American writer. One of his most famous works is Go Tell It on the Mountain. Vera Brosgol (born Moscow, Russia, 1984) illustrates books for children. She is also known as Verabee. 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