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John Newbury opened a bookstore
John Newbury opened a bookstore in St Paul's Churchyard, London, where he would publish and sell books to children -
A Wonder Book for boys and Girls
Nathaniel Hawthorne was considered the first to write an American book specifically for children's pleasure it was called A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls and it led the way to globally published books for all children to read -
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol was re-printed in English speaking countries all around the world -
Heidi
Johanna Spyri's book Heidi was published and a popular read in Switzerland. -
Pinocchio
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi was published -
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils,
Selma Lagerlöf’s book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, was published -
The first child labor laws
These laws allowed children to go to school. -
Children's Book Department
US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to children’s books. -
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Picture books
During this time period picture books began to develop. -
John Newbery Award
This award was created by the American Library Association. -
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First Children’s Books Editors
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first children's book editors at different companies -
The Horn Book Magazine
This magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney -
May Massee
May Massee made a decision for her career and moved to open a children's books department at Vikings. -
Randolph Caldecott Award
This award was created by the American Library Association. -
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Children’s and Young Adult's Books
These books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. -
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Young Adult Literature
In the 1960's through the 1970's this genre was having a robust renaissance. Books such as S.E. Hiltons The Outsiders, Paul Zindel’s The Pigman, Robert Lipsyte’s The Contender, RobertCormier’s The Chocolate War, and Judy Blume’s Forever, and many other titles were published as well. -
Harriet Rohmer
Harriet Rohmer was disturbed by the lack of picture books that reflected diversity, so she published Children’s Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected the diversity of cultural experiences that was lacking. -
Just Us Books
Founded to help bring diversity to children's books -
OrbisPictus Award
This was an award for the non-fiction genre. -
Children's Book Diversity
it was found that only 3 to 4 percent of the children’s books published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 related to people of color. -
Michael L. Printz Award
This award marked the subsequent resurgence of adolescent literature. -
Robert F. Sibert Award
This award was given by the American Library Association for outstanding information books. -
Children's Books Language Diversity
Less than 1 percent of books published in the UnitedStates were books that had been translated -
Leonard Marcus
He traced the history of children’s literature in the UnitedStates in Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’sLiterature.