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John Newbery opened a bookstore in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London
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Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was reprinted in English
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Johanna Spyri’s Heidi was published
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Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio was published
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Selma Lagerlöf’s The Wonderful Adventures of Nils was published
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First child labor laws were passed
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US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children’s books.
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Modern picturebooks began to develop
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John Newbery 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
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The Horn Book Magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston
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May Massee opened a children’s books department at Viking
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Randolph Caldecott Award
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Children’s and young adults’ books became an increasingly important in multiple places
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Literature for children was slowly beginning to reflect diversity
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Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass was published
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Just Us Books founded
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Orbis Pictus Award
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Michael L. Printz Award
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Robert F. Sibert Award
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Geisel Award