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1744- First children's books
John Newbery opened book store in London where he published and sold children books. These books were meant to teach children how to have proper behavior. -
1871- Books for pleasure
Children books were now written for purely for pleasure and no longer to instrust children. -
1907- Children and school
When child labor laws were passed in 1907 more and more children started to attend school. This increased the publication of a veraity of books for children. -
1919- Macmillan publishing house
In 1919 the US piublishing house Macmillan created a department made just for children's books. -
1920's Modern picture books
In the 1920's modern picture books began to develop through 1920's-'30's -
1922- Literature Awards
In 1922 the John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association followed by the Randolph Caldecòtt Award in 1938. -
1922-1923 first female editors
In 1922-'23 Helen Fisher and May Massee became the first children's books editors. -
1924- Publications
In 1924 The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston. It was published under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and ELinor Whitney. -
1933- Viking children's book department
In 1933 May massee moved to open a children's book depeartment at Viking. Other publishers began to develope children's books. -
1940s -'60s Children's books
Through the 40s-'60s children's and young adlut's books became an important part of libraries, schools, and homes. There became an increase of rooms devoted to children and teens in public libraries. -
1975- Diversity
In 1975 due to the the lack of picture book diversity, Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press. This was devoted to publishing bilingual picturebooks that reflect diversity. -
1988-Just Us Books press
Founded in 1988, Just Us Books were established to address lack of diversity in the field. -
1999- Lack of diversity
A study shows that since 199 less than 3-4 percent books were related to people of color.