History of Children's Literature

  • John Newbery Bookstore

    John Newbery opened the first children's bookstore in London. Prior to this children were given chapter books and bibles to read. This can be considered the start of children's books.
  • European books brought to America

    From 1750 to 1800 books originally published in Europe were brought to America. Books were also reprinted in America during this time. One popular book series during this time was the Alice in Wonderland series.
  • Children Labor laws were passed

    This gave children more time and allowed them to go to school. This also gave them more time to read
  • Macmillan Publishing House

    Macmillan Publishing House
    Macmillan Publishing House for children was created this was the first publishing house which created a department for just children.
  • Children's rooms in Libraries

    During the 1960's children and teen books became even more popular and library started creating rooms for just children and teens.
  • Children's book press

    Children's book press was created to create more diverse picture books for children. Children's book press also created books for bilingual children