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England became a major literature supplier for America. Books were designed for instruction. Books became tools that sparked children's imagery and fantasy.
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Author of the first American children's book, "A Wonder Book For Boys and Girls".
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- Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventure in Wonderland" was duplicated in various English countries.
- Book was printed for children's imaginations
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- Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass" was published
- Book was also published strictly for the benefit of children's imaginations
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Johanna Spyri's "Heidi" was published in 1879-1880 in Switzerland.
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In 1883, Carlo Collidi's "Pinocchio" was published in Italy.
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"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" by Selma Lagerlof was published in Sweden.
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- The first Child Labor Laws were passed in 1907.
- Laws allowed children to attend school.
- As student literature and learning increased, book publishing increased
- Publishing costs were reduced with new technology
- Donations allowed public libraries to advance, giving children access to books rapidly nationwide
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- Macmillan Publishing developed an entire children's book department specifically for children's literature
- Louise Bechtel Seaman was appointed the Department Chair
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The publishing of modern picture books was developed.
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- The American Library Association established the John Newbery Award.
- The award is named after John Newbery.
- In 1744, Newbery opened a bookstore in London, England specifically for publishing and selling children's books.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's book editors.
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The Horn Book Magazine was published in 1924 by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston, Massachusetts.
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In Viking, May Massee opened a children's book department.
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The establishment of the Randolph Caldecott Award was created.
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Children's and young adult books became an essential tool in many homes, libraries, and publishing houses.
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The following diverse novels were published:
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- The Pigman by Paul Zindel
- The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
- Forever by Judy Blume
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier -
- The establishment of the Children's Book Press was created by Harnet Rohmer.
- Structured around the publication of bilingual, diversity, and various culture books
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The publication press, Just Us Books, was established to increase diversity in books.
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The National Council of Teachers of English established the Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction books.
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- Low percentage rates of cultural and diversity books were discovered in the following categories: Gay, transgender, bisexual, etc.
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The Michael L. Printz Awars was established by the American Library Association for adolescent literature.
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The American Library Association established the Robert F. Sibert award for informational books.