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1774-First bookstore
John Newbery opens a bookstore in London. He publishes and sells books specifically for children. -
1851/1893 First american book published for children
Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls is published/written for children in north america. -
1865/1992-First reprint in English speaking countries
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is reprinted in north america. -
1919-First publishing house
Macmillan is the first house to develop a department for only children's literature. -
1922- John Newbery Award
The John Newbery Award is created and dedicated as an award for children's literature authors and is the 1st book award in the world. -
1922/1923-First children book editors
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee are the first children book editors, although they were at different publication houses. -
1920's-1930's; Modern picture books developed
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1940's-1960's; Popularization of children and young adult books
Children and young adult books become an important factor for various public sites such as schools, libraries, homes and publishing houses. -
Last half of the century- The importance of diversity
Due to the lack of diversity in children's book, diversity is now included in north america literature and as well as literature that is from various other countries in the world is introduced. -
1975-First publishing house for diversity
Harriet Rohmer opens a publishing house dedicated to having more diversity in bilingual picturebooks -
2000-Michael L. Printz Award
Michael L. Printz Award was created by the American Library Association due to the "resurgence" of popularity towards adolescent literature
