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Newberry Bookstore Opens
John Newberry opens one of the first stores to publish and sell children's books. -
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll -
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi -
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter -
First Child Labor Laws Passed
Freed children to go to school. -
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery -
Peter Pan
James M. Barrie -
Macmillan Publishing House
The US Macmillan publishing house opens a department strictly devoted to children's literature. -
Modern Picture Book Era, 1920s and 1930s
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The Story of Babar
Jean de Brunhoff -
Mary Poppins
P.L. Travers -
Randolph Caldecott Award
Award established by the American Library Association -
Madeline
Ludwig Bemelmans -
Growing Importance of Children's and Young Adult's Books
During the 1940s through 1960s the importance of these classes of books developed rapidly. -
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey -
Curious George
H. A. Rey -
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey -
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis -
The Borrowers
Mary Norton -
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White -
The Fellowship of the RIng
J. R. R. Tolkien -
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle -
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak -
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh -
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst -
Children's Book Press Established
Established by Harriet Rohmer devoted to bilingual picture books that reflect diversity of cultural experiences -
Just Us Books Press Established
Encouraged and supported the works the works of now-notable African American authors and illustrators -
John Newberry Award
Award established by the American Library Association. -
First Woman to be a Chilren's Book Editor
Helen Dean Fish became the first woman to be a children's book editor. -
Michael L. Printz Awar Established
Award established with the resurgence of adolescent literature
