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John Newbery
John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London, where he published and sold children's books. His books were meant to teach children proper behavior without using threatening punishments if they misbehaved. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls" by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published. He was considered the first author to have written a book specifically for children. -
Lewis Caroll
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Caroll was published -
Lewis Caroll
"Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Caroll was published -
Johanna Spyri
"Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is published in Switzerland -
Carlo Collodi
"Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi is published in Italy -
Selma Lagerlof
"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" by Selma Lagerlof is published in Sweden -
Child Labor Law
The first child labor laws were passed and freed children to go to school. -
Macmillan
US publishing house Macmillan creates a department especially for children's book. -
John Newbery Award
John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association. -
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's book editors at different companies. -
The Horn Book Magazine
The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahoy and Elinor Whitney. -
May Massee
May Massee opened a children's bookstore department at Viking. -
Randolph Caldecott Award
Randolph Caldecott Award was established by the American Library Association. -
Diversity in picture books
People were troubled by the lack of diversity in picture books. -
Just Us Books
Just Us Books was founded and address the issue of lack of diversity in the field -
People of color in books
Less than 3% of books published each year were by or about people of color