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children had been given chapbooks, battledores, and hornbooks (to instruct children) -
bookstore in London
John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Where it published and sold books for children. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne
He is considered the author of the first American book written specifically for children A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls -
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871) were written purely to give pleasure to children. -
Pinocchiio
American children made no distinction among British and American books or other countries they read Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio from Italy, Johanna Spyri's Heidi from Switzerland, and Selma Lagerlof's The Wonderful Adventures of Nills from Sweden. -
Children freed to go to school
Freed children to go to school. More kids learned to read and write. -
New Department
Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children's books. -
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Picture Books
Modern picture books began to develop during this time -
John Newbery Award
John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association -
Children Book Editors
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's book editors. -
Horn Book Magazine
The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston -
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Young adults' books
Children's books and young adults' books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses -
Harriet Rohmer
established Children's Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books, reflected diversity -
Just Us Books
were established to address the lack of diversity in the field -
Children's book published
Bishop found that only 3-4% of the children's book published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 related to people of color -
Books published
Since 1999 less than 3% of books published each year were by or about people of color -
Books translated
Less than 1% of books published in the U.S were books that had been translated
