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John Newberry published and sold books that were supposed to teach children proper behavior in an apporpriate manner.
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Alice in Wonderland was one of the first books that allowed children to use their imagination and was not used for instruction
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Child labor laws were passed which allowed children to go to school. At this time different types of books began to gain popularity.
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Macmilan launched a department specifically for children literature.
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Modern picture books gained their popularity at this time.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee were the first two children's literature authors.
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Harriet Rohmer created Children's Book Press to publish billingual picture books and include diversity.