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Bookstore
John Newbery opened a bookstore that sold and published children's books. He published "A Little Pretty Pocket-Book," often regarded as the first book specifically for children. The books were meant to teach children proper behavior -
The Rise of Literature
England was the main source of literature for North America. This led to a global publishing to North American children. -
Lewis Carroll
Published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland which gave pleasure to children rather than being taught behavior. This allowed children to be kids through imaginative stories like this. -
Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio from Italy then Johanna Spyri’s Heidi published it in 1879–1880, in Switzerland -
Child Labor Law
Where children were free to go to school. This increased the supply of books published which led to new technologies helping reduce the cost of publishing. -
Macmillan
The US publishing house created a department solely for children's books. Louise Bechtel Seaman was appointed head of this department -
Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer devoted her book press to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected diversity of cultural experiences -
Just Us Books
Just Us Books were established to address the lack of diversity in children's literature and encouraged
and supported the work of several now-notable African American authors and illustrators. -
The 20th Century
Modern picture books began to develop during the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1960s, children’s and young adults’ books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. The spread of public libraries with rooms devoted to children’s and adolescents’ reading interests inviting an eager audience to read books and magazines. During the last half of the twentieth century, it slowly began to reflect the diversity and included more literature from around the world. -
During the 20th Century
Studies confirmed that the number of children’s books that present pluralistic, balanced racial and ethnic images of children seldom paralleled census figures. -
21st Century
The rise of diverse voices in children's literature and a focus on representation. -
Inclusivity of Sexual Orientation
Books that contained characters who were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender were few -
End of 21st Century
Increased attention to the importance of diverse perspectives, themes, and authors in children's and young adult literature.