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Start of Children's Literature
John Newbery opened the first Children's Literature bookstore. -
North America receives books from England
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Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Published
First book to be published that did not promote any moral lessons, and was purely for enjoyment. -
American Library Association Founded
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Child Labor Laws Enacted
With the institution of child labor laws, more children were attending school and the need for children's literature increased exponentially. -
First US Publishing House, Macmillan, Opens
Instead of receiving all children's literature books from England, the U.S now begins to publish books at home. -
Louise Bechtel Seamean becomes first head of the Macmillan's Children's Literature Department
Seaman worked as an editor for adult books and was a teacher at a progressive school. -
John Newbery Award Created
Awarded to authors, annually, who make the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. -
Modern Picture Books Emerge
Time span: 1930-1940. -
Randolph Caldecott Award Created
Awarded annually to the author who is most distinguished in Children's Picture Books. -
Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press
This publishing house is dedicated to printing bilingual books and books that promote the diversity that North America is known for. -
OrbisPictus Award Created
An increased attention to non-fiction children's literature is sustained by the creation of the OrbisPictus Award. Rather than the American Library Association, this award was created by the National Council of Teachers of English. -
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End of 20th Century
At the end of the 20th century, children's literature started to change in how they presented girls and women. They were no longer heavily presented in the "traditional" form of early to middle 20th century. -
Problems with Diversity
According to Bishop, only 3 to 4 percent of all children's books related to people of color. This did not match the actual picture of diversity in North America. -
Publication of S.E Hintion's "The Outsiders"
The representation of diversity was catapulted into modern society with the publication of "The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton in 1967. -
Michael L. Printz Award Created
The demand and flood of popular adolescent literature prompted the creation of the Printz Award by the American Library Association. -
Robert F. Sibert Award
With the creation of the OrbisPictus Award, also came the creation of the Sibert Award for outstanding informational books.
