History of Children's Literature

By LaurenBenitez

  • John Newberry Opens the First Children's Bookstore

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne Writes the First American Children's Book

    A Wonder Book For Boys and Girls

  • Lewis Carroll writes Alice in Wonderland

  • The First Child Labor Laws Passed

    This allowed more children to go to school to learn to read and write.

  • Modern Picturebooks Began to be Published

  • John Newberry Award is Established

  • Randolph Caldecott Award Established

  • Young Adult Literature Genre Begins

  • Harriet Rohmer Establishes Children's Bookpress

    Dedicated to publication bilingual and culturally diverse picturebooks.

  • L. Printz Award Established

  • The Geisel Award is Established

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