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John Newberry opens bookstore
This was big because kids were used to cheap books, but these were nicer because they were made by Newberry -
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Childrens literature
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A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
First book made specifically for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. -
Alice in Wonderland
Was one of the first books published in English and showed books can be used to explore kids' imaginations -
Child labor laws
Child labor laws were passed which freed children to go to school -
Macmillan
Macmillan launched a department devoted to children's books -
Childrens book blossom
the 1920s was the start of picture books and they started really focusing on kids books. -
Harriet Rohmer
Harriet wrote the first bilingual book to create more diversity. -
Through the Looking Glass
Showed that all stories are not to make kids happy -
Just Us Books
Companies like Just Us Books were created in order to create more diversity in the field of children books.