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John Newbery opens a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London
John Newbery (1713-1767) published and sold books for children when he opened a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. -
Nathaniel Hawthrone, the author of the first American book
Nathaniel Hawthore writes the first American book made for children. The was titled, A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls. -
First child labor laws that freed children to go to school
When more children learned to read and write in public schools, a variety and numerous amount of books were increasingly being published. -
Children's book department launch
The U.S. publishing house, Macmillan launched a department for just children's books. -
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee
These two women became the first children's books editors who were both at a different company. -
May Massee opens a children's books department at Viking.
Along with other publishers, children's book departments begin to open and children's literature grew into the twentieth century. -
Young Adult literature begins to flourish
The young adult genre began to appear at the same that children's literature was starting to show more diversity. The young adult genre began to flourish after the publication of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. -
Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer established the Children's Book Press purposely for the publication of bilingual picture books that advocated for diversity of cultural experiences. This is because many picture books lacked a reflection of diversity. -
Just Us Books founded to address the lack of diversity
Phyllis Folgelman, encouraged African American authors and illustrators who are notable now. -
Bishop found only 3 to 4 percent published books related to people of color
Books published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 related to people of color. Compared to the few thousand that were published each year, not enough of them related to colored people. -
Women seen more in "nontraditional" roles
Females are found in contemporary realistic fiction to change society's perspectives of the roles of women and girls. This topic was found less in books from the 1960s and 1970s