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John opened a bookstore in London where he published and sold children’s literature.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the first American children’s book that wasn’t from England.
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Lewis Carroll wrote, “Alice in Wonderland”, which introduced children to a book about fantasy and make believe.
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American children read books from other countries. books like Pinocchio, Heidi, and The wonderful Adventures of Nils.
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When the laws freed the children they were able to go to school. Thus, the children being able to read and being exposed to more literature. The children were able to read and write which helped with the push of all types of books being published faster.
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US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to just child's literature. Louise Bechtel Seaman was appointed department head.
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John Newbery award was established by the American Library Association.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee were the first children's books editor's. Both at different companies.
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The magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston with the help of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney.
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Children's picture books started to develop.
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May Massee opened a children's book department.
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The Randolph Caldecott award was established.
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Child's books and young adults books became important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses. Libraries began to have rooms just for reading.
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Study was done showing that the number of children's books that presented pluralistic, balanced racial, and ethnic images were not used as much.
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Girls and women were not represented in books in non traditional ways but it changed in the later twentieth century. Along with books that contained gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered weren't represented a lot either. But the children's books started to reflect diversity more. S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders were part of this.
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Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press which was devoted to publishing bilingual picture books that showed diversity in cultural experiences.
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Also established to address the lack of diversity in the field, Phyllis Fogelman supported the work of many African American authors and illustrators.
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OrbisPictus Award by the National Council of Teachers of English
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Bishop found that only 3 to 4 percent of child's books represented people of color.
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Literature evolved for young readers. Tablets, e-readers, online reading, read along, tapes, movies, and so much more.