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John Newbury opened a bookstore in St Paul's Churchyard, London, where he would publish and sell books to children
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Nathaniel Hawthorne was considered the first to write an American book specifically for children's pleasure it was called A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls and it led the way to globally published books for all children to read
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Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol was re-printed in English speaking countries all around the world
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Johanna Spyri's book Heidi was published and a popular read in Switzerland.
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Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi was published
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Selma Lagerlöf’s book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, was published
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These laws allowed children to go to school.
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US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted to children’s books.
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During this time period picture books began to develop.
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This award was created by the American Library Association.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first children's book editors at different companies
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This magazine was published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney
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May Massee made a decision for her career and moved to open a children's books department at Vikings.
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This award was created by the American Library Association.
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These books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses.
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In the 1960's through the 1970's this genre was having a robust renaissance. Books such as S.E. Hiltons The Outsiders, Paul Zindel’s The Pigman, Robert Lipsyte’s The Contender, RobertCormier’s The Chocolate War, and Judy Blume’s Forever, and many other titles were published as well.
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Harriet Rohmer was disturbed by the lack of picture books that reflected diversity, so she published Children’s Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picture books that reflected the diversity of cultural experiences that was lacking.
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Founded to help bring diversity to children's books
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This was an award for the non-fiction genre.
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it was found that only 3 to 4 percent of the children’s books published in 1990, 1991, and 1992 related to people of color.
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This award marked the subsequent resurgence of adolescent literature.
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This award was given by the American Library Association for outstanding information books.
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Less than 1 percent of books published in the UnitedStates were books that had been translated
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He traced the history of children’s literature in the UnitedStates in Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’sLiterature.