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Open the first book store in St Paul's Churchyard London, where he published and sold for children.
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children literature begins
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First American to write a children book
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. was reprinted in English
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published Heidi in Switzerland, which gained popularity among children in North America and beyond.
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publishes Pinocchio, which American children embrace in Italy.
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Walter de la Mare, Songs of Childhood
Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories
E. Nesbit, Five Children and It
Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter
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The first child labor laws are passed, freeing children to attend school. This leads to increased literacy as children learn to read and write through universal first- through eighth-grade public schools.
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James M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children's books, appointing Louise Bechtel Seaman as the department head.
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The John Newbery Award, is established by the American Library Association to recognize outstanding contributions to children's literature.
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The Randolph Caldecott Award is established, recognizing distinguished illustrations in children's books.
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Mary Norton, The Borrowers
E. B. White, Charlotte's Web -
Virginia Hamilton, Zeely
S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders -
Katherine Paterson, Bridge to
Terabithia