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John Newberry opens a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London where he published and sold books for children.
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Freed children began attending school which increased the necessity for children's books. Children's literature became profitable which resulted in publishers establishing departments of children's books.
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Macmillan launched a department exclusively for children's books.
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The development of moderns children's picture-books begins.
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John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's books editors each at different companies.
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The Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston publishes the Hornbook Magazine.
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May Massee moves to Viking in order to open a children's book department.
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Randolph Caldecott Award is established by the American Library Association
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Children and adolescent books become important in schools, libraries, publishing houses and homes. Libraries devote rooms to children's books where children attend to read and listen to stories being read.
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Bryan Collier becomes the first African American who both writes and illustrates a book for children.
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The American Library Association establishes the Coretta Scott King Awards were established in order to bring literature to African American young readers.
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Literature by and about Native Americans begins being heard.
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Due to the lack of picturebooks that reflected diversity, Children's Book Press was established by Harriet Rohmer.
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Newberry Award is won by Virginia Hamilton
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The Publication of Nancy Garden's Annie on My Mind opened the path for contemporary stories about being gay or lesbian in American adolescent
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In order to address the lack of diversity in the field, Just Us Books was founded
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Administered by the National Council of Teachers of English, the OrbisPictus Award was established this increased non-fiction work.
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The American Library Association establishes the Pura Belpre Awards in order to increase publications for young Latino readers.
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The Michael L Printz award was established by the American Library Association which brought the revival of adolescent literature.
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In a joint project, the Human-Computer Interaction Library at the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive in San Francisco launched the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). The ICDL strides towards providing free digital books for children world wide.
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Following the large number of books produced by the Arab American community, the Arab American Book Award for literature for young children was established.
