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Opened by John Newbery
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Allowed children to attend school to learn how to read and write
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Opened by the US publishing house, Macmillan
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1920s-1930s
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Established by American Library Association
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May Massee and Helen Dean Fish
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Published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney
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By May Massee in Viking
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Established by the American Library Association
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1940s-1960s: children's and young adults' books became increasingly important in libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses
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First African American to write and illustrate a children's book
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Harriet Rohmer established it to devote to the publication of bilingual picturebooks reflecting diversity in cultural experiences
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M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton, who also received the MacArthur Genius Grant (other recipients of this award are Mildred Taylor and Christopher Paul Curtis)
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Addresses the lack of diversity in children's literature and forward thinking editors like Phyllis Fodelman, also supported the work of several notable African American authors
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Increasing amount of books for both communities in the late 20th century
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Established by National Council of Teachers of English for the increasing attention paid to nonfiction
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It is discovered that only 3% of children's books published were about people of color
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It is discovered that less than 1% of children's literature have been translated to other languages
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Established by American Library Association for resurgence of adolescent literature
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Established by American Library Association for outstanding informational books
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By Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory in the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive in San Fransisco. By 2004, almost 400 books were online, and plans for 10,000 more by 2009 (in 61 languages). Over 3 million users from 228 countries!
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created to review translated books and offer titles for those interested in global literature
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For literature for young readers by Arab American community
