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John Newberry opened a bookstore in St, Paul's Churchyard, London, where he published and sold books for children
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The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children's books.
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Modern picturebooks began to develop.
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The John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association.
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Helen Dean Fish became one of the first children's books editors.
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May Massee became one of the first children's books editors.
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The Horn Book Magazine was published by the bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney.
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May Masse moved to open a children's books department at Viking.
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The Randolph Caldecott Award was established by the American Library Association.
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Children's and young adults' books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses.
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Young adult literature was enjoying a robust renaissance. The genre began with the publication of novels such as S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders, The Pigman, The Contender, and Forever among others.
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Disturbed by the lack of picturebooks that reflected the diversity, Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picturebooks that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences.
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Other small presses such as Just Us Books, were established to address the lack of diversity in the field and forward-thinking editors such as Phyllis Fogelman, at Dial, encouraged and supported the work of several now-notable African American authors and illustrators.
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The establishment of the OrbisPictus Award, administered by the National Council of Teachers of English.