History of Children's Literature

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  • First book store specifically for children's books

    John Newberry opened his bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London.

  • Macmillan launches a department specifically for children's books

    Macmillan is a US publishing house. Louise Bechtel Seaman was the department head.
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    Modern picture books start to be developed

  • John Newbery Award

    This award was established by the American Library Association.

  • First children's book editiors

    Helen Dean Fish and May Massee became the first children's book editors.

  • "The Horn Book Magazine" is published

    This magazine was published, in Boston, by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls.
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    Children and young adult books become a more important part of libraries, schools, publishing houses, and homes

  • May Massee opens a children's book department

    She opened this book department at Viking.

  • Randolph Caldecott Award

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    Difficult to find books that presented females in "untraditional" roles

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    Young adult genre is established

  • Children's Book Press is established

    Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press so it could be devoted to the publication of bilingual picturebooks that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences.

  • Just Us Books is founded

    It was established so that is could address the lack of diversity in children's books,

  • OrbisPictus Award is established

  • It's discovered that only 3%-4% of books published from 1990-1992 related to people of color

  • Michael L. Printz Award is established

  • Robert F. Sibert Award for outstanding informational books is established