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The Early Years (1700's - 1900's)
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A Book Store Opened!
John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London where children's books were sold. (1713-1767 -
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1851/1893). Hawthorne is considered the author of the first American book written specifically for children. -
Alice Adventures in Wonderland
Alice Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1871/1977). Also was reprinted in English speaking countries all over the world. -
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1871/1992) These were created for children and to give them pleasure. -
Heidi
Heidi by Johanna Spyn's published in 1879-1880, in Switzerland. -
Pinocchio
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, from Italy. -
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The Twentieth Century (1900's - 2000's)
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lageröf was published in 1906-1907, in Sweden -
Department for Children's Books
The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department for children's books. -
Modern Picture Books
Modern Picture Books began to develop in the 1920's and 1930's along with the 1940's through 1960's. -
John Newbery Award
This award was given by the American Library Association. -
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee
Two women became the first children's book editors—Helen Dean Fish in 1922 and May Massee in 1923. -
May Massee
Opened a children's book department at Viking. -
Just Us Books
Just Us Books was founded in 1988 and were to address the lack of diversity in picturebooks. -
Books Related to People of Color
Bishop found that 3 to 4 percent of books published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 only related to people of color. -
Book Relation to People of Color
Less than 3 percent of books published each year were by or about people of color. Not enough books reflected diversity.