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John Newberry Opened a Bookstore
This bookstore was located in St. Paul's Churchyard, London, where he sold books for children readers. These books were meant to teach children how to behave without any harmful punishment. During this time children read books that were called battledores which its only goal was to instruct these children. The battledores and the books John Newberry was selling were complete opposites. -
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Children Literature through the Years
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Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
This book was purely made for children's pleasure. -
First Child Labor Law was Passed
This freed children to go back to school which led to many to learn how to read. So the depend for children books began to increase. -
James M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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U. S. Publishing House Macmillan Launched a Department Devoted for Only Children's Books
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Modern Picture books Began to Develop
These books began to become such an important part of the public libraries. These libraries also opened new areas specifically made for the children leaders that led a new flash of people to attend these libraries. -
The John Newbery Award was established
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Jean de Brunhoff, The Story of Babar
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H. A. Rey, Curious Geordge
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E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
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Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer was disturb by the low diversity that was found in the children books that led to her establishing the Children's Book Press. -
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Louis Sachar, Holes
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International Children's Digital Library (CDL) launched
As the years went by the amount of the books in the digital library began to increase rapidly. -
Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
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Herve Tullet, Press Here
