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In the year 1744, a man named John Newbery opened a book store where he published and sold books for kids.
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The author, Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be one of the first authors to write a specifically for children.
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Lewis Carroll's books were reprinted in English because they were written to make kids happy, where most books were written to be informational.
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During this year the first child labor laws were created which allowed students to go to school instead of being forced to work.
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This publishing house created a department that was dedicated solely to children's books.
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During this time modern picture books began to develop.
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In the years 1922 and 1923 Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first editors for kids books
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This year the American Library Association established this award.
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This magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston.
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This award was created by the American Library Association.
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During this time these types of books became more important in libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses.
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These two awards were established by the American Library Association. The first award is for African American Literature and the other for Latino literature.
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During this year Harriet Rohmer established the Children's Book Press, which mainly created bilingual picture books.