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John Newberry opens a bookstore.
John Newberry opens a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London where he published and sold books for children. -
Child Labor Laws Freed Children To Go To School
Freed children began attending school which increased the necessity for children's books. Children's literature became profitable which resulted in publishers establishing departments of children's books. -
US Publishing house Macmillan launches children's book department.
Macmillan launched a department exclusively for children's books. -
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Modern Children's Picturebooks Developed
The development of moderns children's picture-books begins. -
American Library Association Establishes John Newberry Award
John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association -
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Women Become the First Editors of Children's books.
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's books editors each at different companies. -
Hornbook Magazine is Published
The Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston publishes the Hornbook Magazine. -
Viking Opens Children's Book Department
May Massee moves to Viking in order to open a children's book department. -
American Library Association Establishes the Randolph Caldecott Award
Randolph Caldecott Award is established by the American Library Association -
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Children and Adolescent Books Become Important
Children and adolescent books become important in schools, libraries, publishing houses and homes. Libraries devote rooms to children's books where children attend to read and listen to stories being read. -
First African American Both Writes and Illustrates a Children's Book
Bryan Collier becomes the first African American who both writes and illustrates a book for children. -
Coretta Scott King Awards Established
The American Library Association establishes the Coretta Scott King Awards were established in order to bring literature to African American young readers. -
Native American Literature Begins to Flourish
Literature by and about Native Americans begins being heard. -
Children's Book Press Established
Due to the lack of picturebooks that reflected diversity, Children's Book Press was established by Harriet Rohmer. -
First African American Wins the Newberry Award
Newberry Award is won by Virginia Hamilton -
Increase in Number of Books Exploring Sexual Prefference
The Publication of Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind opened the path for contemporary stories about being gay or lesbian in American adolescent -
Just Us Books Founded
In order to address the lack of diversity in the field, Just Us Books was founded -
OrbisPictus Award Established
Administered by the National Council of Teachers of English, the OrbisPictus Award was established this increased non-fiction work. -
Pura Belpre Awards Established
The American Library Association establishes the Pura Belpre Awards in order to increase publications for young Latino readers. -
Michael L Printz award Established
The Michael L Printz award was established by the American Library Association which brought the revival of adolescent literature. -
International Children's Digital Library is Launched
In a joint project, the Human-Computer Interaction Library at the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive in San Francisco launched the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). The ICDL strides towards providing free digital books for children world wide. -
Arab American Book Award Established
Following the large number of books produced by the Arab American community, the Arab American Book Award for literature for young children was established.
