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The Early Years
John Newberry opened a bookstore in St, Paul's Churchyard, London, where he published and sold books for children -
The Twentieth Century
The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children's books. -
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The Twentieth Century
Modern picturebooks began to develop. -
The Twentieth Century
The John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association. -
The Twentieth Century
Helen Dean Fish became one of the first children's books editors. -
The Twentieth Century
May Massee became one of the first children's books editors. -
The Twentieth Century
The Horn Book Magazine was published by the bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney. -
The Twentieth Century
May Masse moved to open a children's books department at Viking. -
The Twentieth Century
The Randolph Caldecott Award was established by the American Library Association. -
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The Twentieth Century
Children's and young adults' books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. -
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The Twentieth Century
Young adult literature was enjoying a robust renaissance. The genre began with the publication of novels such as S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders, The Pigman, The Contender, and Forever among others. -
The Twentieth Century
Disturbed by the lack of picturebooks that reflected the diversity, Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picturebooks that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences. -
The Twentieth Century
Other small presses such as Just Us Books, were established to address the lack of diversity in the field and forward-thinking editors such as Phyllis Fogelman, at Dial, encouraged and supported the work of several now-notable African American authors and illustrators. -
The Twentieth Century
The establishment of the OrbisPictus Award, administered by the National Council of Teachers of English.