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John Newbery opened the first book store that sold books for children in London.
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Nathanial hawthorne is considered the author of the first American Children's Story.
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Written by Lewis Caroll, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland was reprinted in English.
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The first child labor laws were passed and freed children to attend school.
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Macmillan launched a department devoted to entirely children.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's books editors
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With the spread of public libraries, books for children became more popular with schools and houses as well
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An increasing number of chapter books were created as well as books with series.
