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Books sold by peddlers, before 1744
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Published and sold books for children. He is considered the father of children's literature.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the first children's book in America.
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Lewis Caroll's book created for the reading pleasure of children.
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Children read books written in other countries as long as they were translated into English.
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Johanna Spryi, author from Switzerland
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Carlo Callodi, Italian writer
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Books for children are rapidly produced
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Selma Lagerlof's book published in Sweden
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More children learn to read because they were now required to attend school until the eighth grade.
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Established by the American Library Association
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Helen Dean Fish and May Masse are the first-ever children's book editors.
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Published by the bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston
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May Massee moved to create this department at Viking Publishing.
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Children and Young Adult books became an important part of Libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses.
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Harriet Rohmer created Children's Book Press to deal with the lack of diversity in reading materials for children of different cultures. She published books that were bilingual and that reflected diverse cultures.
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Established to promote diversity in books and encouraged the work of African-American authors and illustrators.
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Created by the National Council of Teachers of English to celebrate nonfiction books.
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Award created to celebrate adolescent literature.
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American Library Association established this award to celebrate outstanding informational books.
