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First Children's Bookstore
Opened by John Newbery -
First Child Labor Laws Passed
Allowed children to attend school to learn how to read and write -
First Children's Book Department
Opened by the US publishing house, Macmillan -
Modern Picturebooks Developed
1920s-1930s -
John Newberry Award
Established by American Library Association -
First Children's Books Editors
May Massee and Helen Dean Fish -
The Horn Book Magazine
Published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney -
Children's Book Department Opened
By May Massee in Viking -
Randolph Caldecott Award
Established by the American Library Association -
Children Book Importance
1940s-1960s: children's and young adults' books became increasingly important in libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses -
Ashley Bryan
First African American to write and illustrate a children's book -
Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer established it to devote to the publication of bilingual picturebooks reflecting diversity in cultural experiences -
First African American to win Newbery Award and Hans Christian Andersen Award
M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton, who also received the MacArthur Genius Grant (other recipients of this award are Mildred Taylor and Christopher Paul Curtis) -
Just Us Books Established
Addresses the lack of diversity in children's literature and forward thinking editors like Phyllis Fodelman, also supported the work of several notable African American authors -
LGBTQ and Women's Rights Recognized in Books
Increasing amount of books for both communities in the late 20th century -
OrbisPictus Award
Established by National Council of Teachers of English for the increasing attention paid to nonfiction -
People of Color Publishing Awareness
It is discovered that only 3% of children's books published were about people of color -
International Book Awareness
It is discovered that less than 1% of children's literature have been translated to other languages -
Michael L. Printz Award
Established by American Library Association for resurgence of adolescent literature -
Robert F. Sibert Award
Established by American Library Association for outstanding informational books -
International Children's Digital Library Launched
By Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory in the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive in San Fransisco. By 2004, almost 400 books were online, and plans for 10,000 more by 2009 (in 61 languages). Over 3 million users from 228 countries! -
USBBY Outstanding International Books list
created to review translated books and offer titles for those interested in global literature -
Arab American Book Award
For literature for young readers by Arab American community
