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in 1744, John Newbery decides to open up a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Here, he begins to publish children's books (real ones, not the small chapbooks they were used to getting). His books focused on teaching children proper behaviors without threatening them.
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Starting in 1865, more children's books come to light. These books finally served the mere purpose of making children happy, or entertaining them (Lewis Caroll's, Alice in Wonderland). Soon after came, A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls (1851)
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Come 1907, child labor laws were passed and finally granted children the ultimate freedom, obtaining an education.
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In 1919, a U.S. publishing house (Macmillan) launches a department dedicated to only producing children's literature.
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The American Library Association establishes the John Newbery Award for exceptional authors.
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In 1922-1923, the first women publishers come to light- Helen Dean Fish and May Massee. Each are at two seperat companies, but nonetheless have established a name for themselves.
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The Horn Book Magazine is published in 1924 under the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston. Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney supervise its development.
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May Massee moves to open a children's books department in Viking. At this, publishers decide to begin opening publishing companies for children everywhere.
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The Randolph Caldecott Award is established for outstanding authors.
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Throughout the 1940-1960s, childrens' and young adults' literature would be more prominent in libraries.
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Harriet Rohmer was upset by the lack of diversity displayed in childrens' literature and worked to change this through the development of the Children's Book Press.
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Just Us Books took the influence of Children's Book Press and opened up to promote the diversity within the field of publication as well.
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In 1999, Bishop found that less than 3% of children's books depicted people of color in them.
