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John Newberry
John Newberry opens a bookstore in St. Pauls Churchyard, London. Here he published and sold books for children. -
Child Labor Laws
The first child labor laws were passed that allowed kids to go to school. The number or books being made increased as more children learned how to read and write. -
U.S. Publishing House
The U.S. publishing house Macmillan launched a department that was solely for children's books. -
Award
The John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association. -
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee
These two women became one of the first female children's book editors. They each worked at separate companies setting up departments just for the use of children's books. -
Horn Book Magazine
This magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls under the supervision of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney. -
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Young Adult Literature
Starting around the 1960's the young adult genre was getting a kickstart off the ground with books like "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton and Judy Blume's "Forever". -
Children's Book Press
Harriet Rohmer established the Children's Book Press where it was devoted to bilingual picture books. This establishment allowed a variety of culture into children's reading. -
OrbisPictus Award
This award was created by the National Council of Teachers of English. The purpose of the award was to recognize great works of nonfiction books. -
Harry Potter
A great children's book of the late twentieth century that got published was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. -
Michael L. Printz Award
This award was created because of the resurgence of young adult literature. If anyone were to receive this award it would be bestowed upon them by the American Library Association -
Robert F. Sibert Award
This award was created by the American Library Association for any great informational texts.