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Here books were published and sold by Newbery in the St. Paul Churchyard in London. -
1st book written with the sole purpose of giving children a pleasurable past-time to read. -
With the passage of this legislation it help free children's time to focus on school. -
The U.S. based publishing house first launches a department that is solely devoted to the publishing of children's books. -
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The American Library Association established the John Newbery Award. The Medal is awarded annually to the an author with significant contribution to American literature for children published in the United States. -
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee are the first women to become children's book editors.
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The Horn Book Magazine was and still is dedicated to reviewing children's books and heralded the best in children's literature. -
May Massee goes on to establish the children's book department at Viking press. -
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Harriet Rohmer established The Children's Book Press to create a line of bilingual and multicultural books because of the lack of diversity at the time. -
ICDL is a free online library of digitized children's books in 59 languages from many different countries to create an opportunity for children to access a diverse set of literature.