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John Newbery's Bookstore
John Newberry opened up a bookstore in London where he published and sold instructional books for children. Prior children's books took the more ancient form of chapbooks, battledores, and hornbooks. -
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The Early Years
Most children's books came to North America from England. -
Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
This children's book was reprinted in English-speaking countries across the globe. It was a significant milestone in the history of children's literature because it was one of the first children's books made to entertain, rather than instruct, children. -
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The Twentieth Century
More diversity began to be represented in children's literature. Young adult literature and nonfiction literature became more popular. -
Child Labor Laws
Children were allowed to go to school. With children learning to read and write, the popularity of children's books increased. -
Young Adult Book Genre
Young adult books became popular with the publications of novels such as S.E Hinton's The Outsiders and Judy Blume's Forever. -
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The Twenty-first Century
Series books, young reader books, young adult fiction, post-modern texts, graphic novels, crossover books, and dystopian novels became popular. -
Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer created Children's Book Press which published bilingual picture books introducing different cultural experiences. -
Nonfiction Genre
The nonfiction genre became popular in the later years of the twentieth century as evident by the creation of the Robert F. Sibert Award for outstanding informational books, administered by The American Library Association.
