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Joh Newberry opened a bookstore in London in order to sell children's books.
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Following this time, the way many children's books came to North America was from England
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Author Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "A Wonder
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Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" were then reprinted in other countries, and they were few of the first books meant for child enjoyment and not reprimanding
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Johanna Spyri
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By Carlo Collodi
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Selma Lagerlöf
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During this year, the first child labor laws were established, liberating children from working so that they could attend school. More children learned to read and write, so many more books were published.
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This year, Macmillan launched a department dedicated solely to children's literature.
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The John Newbery Award was introduced by the American Library Association
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee
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This magazine was brought up by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney
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May Massee opened a children's book department at Viking
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This award was established soon after
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Harriet Rohmer this organization to introduce bilingual picturebooks and increase diversity within chldren's books
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This press was established to address the lack of diversity within the field, and Phyllis Fogelman helped introduce notable African-American authors and illustrators
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The American Library Association introduced this award with the increase of adolescent books
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This award was granted for outstanding informational books