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John Newbery
He sold along with published books for children in a bookstore that he opened in St. Paul's Churchyard in London. Students at this time were given materials such as hornbooks, chapbooks and battledores which were all used to instruct children. However, Newbery's books were designed to teach children proper behavior, while not threatening them as other literature did. -
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Written By: Lewis Carroll -
Books Published
Songs of Childhood
Written By: Walter de la Mare Just So Stories
Written By: Rudyard Kipling Five Children and It
Written By: E. Nesbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Written By: Beatrix Potter -
Child Labor Laws
With the passing of the first child labor laws it allowed children to go to school. This in turn allowed children to learn how to read and write in first through eighth-grade public schools. -
Advancement
With advancements in technology it reduced the cost of publishing. Along with the generosity of individuals it allowed public library systems to develop quickly while putting books in the grasp of children worldwide. This caused children's literature to become extremely profitable so publishers began establishing departments especially for children's books. -
Books Published
The Wind in the Willows
Written By: Kenneth Grahame
Anne of Green Gables
Written By: L. M. Montgomery -
Peter Pan
Written By: James M. Barrie -
Macmillan Publishing House
Macmillan Publish House commenced a department that was completely devoted to children’s books. Louise Bechtel Seaman became the head of the department because she previously worked as an editor of adult books and taught in a progressive school. -
John Newbery Award
The John Newbery Award was created by the American Library Association -
The Velveteen Rabbit
Written By:Margery Williams -
Children’s Book Editors
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first two women children’s book editors, and both women worked for a different company. -
When We Were Very Young
Written By: A. A. Milne -
Books Published
The Story of Babar
Written By: Jean de Brunhoff
Marry Poppins
Written By: P. L. Travers -
The Yearling
Written By: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings -
Randolph Caldecott Award
The Randolph Caldecott Award was created by the American Library Association -
Books Published
Madeline
Written By: Ludwig Bemelmans
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Written by: T. S. Eliot -
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Betsy-Tacy
Written By: Maud Hart Lovelace
Lassie Come-Home
Written By: Eric Knight -
Development 1940's-1960's
Young adults’ and children’s books became progressively more important part of schools, homes, libraries and publishing houses. This caused a spread of public libraries the offered rooms that were dedicated to children’s and adolescents’ reading interests which invited an eager audience to read books and magazines along with listening to stories told aloud. -
Books Published
Make Way for Ducklings
Written By: Robert McCloskey
Curious George
Written By: H. A. Rey -
Johnny Tremain
Written By: Esther Forbes -
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Written By: C. S. Lewis -
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The Borrowers
Written By: Mary Norton
Charlotte’s Web
Written By: E. B. White -
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The Children of Green Knowe
Written By: Lucy M. Boston
The Eagle of the Ninth
Written By: Rosemary Sutcliff
The Fellowship of the Ring
Written By: J.R.R Tolkein -
Tom's Midnight Garden
Written By: Philippa Pearce -
Women in Literature 1960-1970
It was difficult at this time to find books that presented women and girls in “nontraditional” roles. However, towards the end of the twentieth century female characters reflected a profound change in society's perceptions of roles for women and girls, along with a slight transformation in social class. -
Books Publised
The Snowy Day
Written By: Ezra Jack Keats
A Wrinkle in Time
Written By: Madeleine L’Engle -
Where the Wild Things Are
Written By: Maurice Sendak -
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The Book of Three
Written By: Lloyd Alexander
Harriet the Spy
Written By: Louise Fitzhugh -
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Zeely
Written By: Virginia Hamilton
The Outsiders
Written By: S. E. Hinton -
Books Publisehd
A Wizard of Earthsea
Written By: Ursula Le Guin
The Pigman
Written By: Paul Zindel -
Children's Book Press
Children’s Book Press was established by Harriet Rohmer when she became disturbed by the lack of picture books that reflected diversity. Children’s Book Press became devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected diversity of cultural experiences. -
Just Us Books
Just Us Books was founded in 1988 and it was established to address the lack of diversity in the field. Editors like Phyllis Fogelman, encouraged and supported the work of several now-notable African American authors and Illustrators.
