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John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, where he published and sold books for children. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne author of the first American book written specifically for children, A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls. -
Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was soon reprinted in English-speaking countries all over the world. -
Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio originally published. -
Child labor laws were passed, freed children to go to school. -
US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children’s books. -
Helen Dean Fish became one of the first women children’s books editors. -
John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association. -
May Massee became one of the first women children’s books editors. -
The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston a magazine dedicated to review children’s literature. -
Randolph Caldecott Award established. -
Harriet Rohmer established Children’s Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences. -
Small press Just Us Books, were established to address the lack of diversity in the field. -
Increasing attention paid to nonfiction in the final decades of the twentieth century is reflected in the establishment of the Orbis Pictus
Award. -
Resurgence of adolescent literature was marked by the establishment of the Michael L. Printz Award. -
Robert F. Sibert Award for outstanding informational books, administered by the American Library Association.