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John Newbery Bookstore Opens
John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. He published and sold books for children. Newborn's books were meant to teach children proper behavior, but did not threaten them like most early literature. -
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England Contributes as Major Source of Literature for North America
England continued as a major source of literature for North American children for generations and led the way to global publishing. American children made no distinction between British and American books or those from other countries. For example, they read Johanna Spyri's, Heidi, published in 1879-1880, in Switzerland. -
First Child Labor Laws
In 1907, the first child labor laws were passed that freed children to go to school. -
Macmillan Launched a Department Devoted to Children's Books
The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to children's books. Louise Bechtel Seaman, who was an editor of adult books and taught in progressive schools, was appointed department head. -
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Picture Book Development
Modern picture books began to develop between the 1920s-1930s. -
John Newbery Award Established
The John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association. -
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First Children's Book Editors
In 1922 and 1923, two women, Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first children's book editors, each at a different company. -
The Horn Book Magazine was Published
The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney. -
Randolph Caldecott Award Established
The Randolph Caldecott Award was established by the American Library Association. -
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Children's and Young Adults' Book Development
Children's and young adults' books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. -
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Lack Of Representation
During the 1960s-1980s, there was a lack of books representing parallel cultures. -
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Renaissance Genre Began
At the same time that children's literature was slowly beginning to reflect diversity, young adult literature was enjoying a robust renaissance. -
First African American to Write and Illustrate a Children's Book
Ashley Bryan was the first African American to write and illustrate a children's book. Bryan was named the winner of the 2012 Loretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Literature Achievement. -
Literature About Native Americans for Young Readers Began to Grow
Literature for young readers by and about Native Americans began to flower in the late 1970s, as Native Americans voices began to be heard. -
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Coretta Scott King Awards and the Pura Belpre Awards were Established
Special recognition of authors and illustrators of particular parallel cultures, such as the Coretta Scott Kings Awards and the Pura Belpre Awards were established and administered by the American Library Association. -
Children's Book Press Established
Disturbed by the lack of picture books, Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press which was devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences. -
First African American to Win the Newbery Award
The first African American to win the Newbery Award for M.C. Higgins, the Great, and the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the late Virginia Hamilton was also the first writer for the children and adolescents to receive the MacArthur "genius" grant. -
Just Us Books Established
Just Us Books was established to address the lack of diversity in the field. -
OrbisPictus Award Established
The OrbisPictus Award was established and administered by the National Council of Teachers on English. -
Latino Literature Became Increasingly Popular
Latino literature became increasingly popular with the paperback publication of Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street. This was followed by Judith Ortiz Coker's An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. -
Lack Of Representing People of Color
In 1994, Bishop found that only 3-4 percent of children's books that were published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 represented people of color. -
Robert F. Sibert Award Established
The Robert F. Sibert Award was established for outstanding informational books and was administered by the American Library Association. -
International Children's Library was Launched
The International Children's Library was launched as a joint project of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive in San Francisco. By early 2004, there were almost four hundred books online, with plans for an additional ten thousand more by 2009. -
Schneider Family Book Award was Inaugurated
The Schneider Family Book Award, administered by the American Library Association, was inaugurated to honor the author or illustrator for his or her expression of the disability experience of young readers. -
Arab American Book Award Established
Reflecting the increasing numbers of books that the Arab American community produces, the Arab American Book Award for literature for young readers was established. -
Brain Selznick Received the Caldecott Medal
The classic description of a picture book was shaken when Brian Selznick won the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of the preceding year for the Intervention of Hugo Cabret. -
First List of "Great Graphic Novels for Teens"
Publishers such as First Second, began devoting resources to graphic novels. In 2009, The American Library Association's published a list of "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" and "Top Ten" list for each winner. -
Caldecott Award for 2010
The illustrator Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott Award for The Lion & the Mouse. He has many Caldecott Honors and King Awards and Honors as well as several international awards. -
Shaun Tan Received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Tan received the 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Lost & Found: Three. The award honored his contributions to international children's literature. -
Coretta Scott King Author Award for 2012
Kadir Nelson won the Loretta Scott King Author Award in 2012 for Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans