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John Newbery (1713–1767) opened a
bookstore in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, where
he published and sold books for children -
Nathaniel
Hawthorne is considered the author of the first American book written specifically for children, A Wonder
Book for Boys and Girls (1851/1893) -
Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
(1865/1992) was soon reprinted in English-speaking
countries all over the world. The revolutionary quality of Lewis Carroll’s two books, Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland -
Johanna Spyri's Heidi was published in Switzerland. -
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In 1922 and 1923, two women,
Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first
children’s books editors, each at a different company -
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In 1975, disturbed by the lack of picturebooks
that reflected diversity, Harriet Rohmer established
Children’s Book Press, devoted to the publication of
bilingual picturebooks that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences -
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The subsequent resurgence
of adolescent literature was marked by the establishment
of the Michael L. Printz Award in 2000; this award is
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The poems are simple, sincere, and sometimes so beautiful they seem not works of artifice, but honest statements of pure, natural truths -
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The Story of America and African Americans