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Newberry's bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London
Published and sold books for children -
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls- Nathaniel Hawthorne
A book specifically written for children -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/ Through the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll
Books that were written for pleasure. -
First Child Labor Laws
These laws allowed children to attend school -
U.S. publishing house Macmillan Launched
Created a department specifically for children's books and headed by Louise Bechtel Seaman -
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Picturebooks- 1920s-1930s
The beginning of the creation of modern picturebooks -
John Newbery Award
Established by the American Library Association -
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First Children's Books Editors 1922 &1923
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first women to become children's book editors -
The Horn Book Magazine
Created by Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston -
Children's Department at Viking
May Massee helped create a children's section at Viking -
Randolph Caldecott Award
This award recognizes the year's best picture book -
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Children/ Young Adult Books- 1950s-1960s
These types of books became increasingly popular in libraries, schools, homes, and publishing companies -
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Reflection of Diversity Time Period-1960s-1970s
More books that addressed diversity were written including S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders -
Children's Book Press- Harriet Rohmer
Created to publish more bilingual picturebooks -
Just Us Books
A small press house dedicated to address the lack of diversity in children's books -
OrbisPictus Award
This award is provided by the National Council of Teachers of English -
Michael L. Printz Award
This award is provided by the American Library Association -
Robert F. Sibert Award for outstanding informational books
This award is provided by the American Library Association
