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Children's Bookstore Opened
John Newbery opened a bookstore specifically for children. He published and sold children's books here. -
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventure in Wonderland is published and then reprinted into English to be read around the world. -
Heidi
Johanna Spyri's book Heidi is published in Switzlerland. -
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio is first published in Italy, but is read by many children from England. -
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls is viewed as the first American book specifically written for children. -
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Selma Lagerlof's The Wonderful Adventures of Nils is published in Sweden. -
Child Labor Laws
Child Labor laws passed. This meant more children learned how to read and write. This lead to an increase in the amount of books being published and sold. -
US Publishing House
US Publishing house Macmillan launched an entire department dedicated to children's books. -
1920's & 30's
Picture books begin to devlop more. -
Award
The John Newbery Award is established by the America Library Association. -
1922 & 1923
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee become the first editors dedicated to children's books. -
Children's Section
May Massee opens a children's books department at Viking. Other publishers see this and continue the trend by opening more children's departments. -
1940's & 60's
Young adult books become part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. -
Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer establishes Children's Book Press. Children's Book Press is solely for publications of bilingual picture books full of diversity and culture. -
Books & People of Color
By this time, a study found that many books that were being published rarely included people of color. They also found there were not many authors who were people of color. -
Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is established and administered by the American Library Association.