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John Newberry opens a bookstore in London dedicated to children's literature. While still instructing children, these texts lacked condemnation. -
Children's literature is entirely instructional. Coercing children into proper behavior with threats of damnation. -
Children's literature in the United States is imported from England and other European countries. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne becomes known as the first author of American children's literature with A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls. -
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland series revolutionizes children's books by serving as a form of entertainment first and foremost. -
The first child labor laws allowed children to start going to school, where the learned how to read. This lead publishers to realize there was a new market for children's literature, and production increased substantially. -
US publisher Macmillan established a department dedicated solely to children's books with Louise Bechtel Seaman as its head. -
Modern picture books begin to develop. -
The American Library Association create the John Newberry Award -
Two women, Helen Dean Fish and May Massee become the first children's book editors. -
Following May Massee's lead, other publishers started to open children's book departments. -
The Randolph Caldecott Award is established. -
Child and adolescent literature become more and more popular.
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Harriet Rohmer starts Children's Book Press, publishing bilingual picture books and leading the way for increased diversity in children's literature. -
Phyllis Fogelman established Just Us Books, which employs several well-known African American authors and illustrators. -
Studies found that the amount of books representing or authored by diverse groups was still drastically low. Quality of representation is higher and there are more groups reflected, but the amount of this literature needs to greatly increase to reflect the true diversity of the US.