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John Newbery opened bookstore in St Paul's Churchyard, London where children's books were published and sold.
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The first American book specifically for children, A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls, was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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Swiss writer Johanna Spyri writes Heidi, a children's book about the events in the life of a young girl.
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Carlos Collodi's Pinnochio was written.
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First child labor laws passed which freed children to go to school.
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New technologies reduced the cost of publishing books, leading to a rapid increase in the number of books published.
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The system of public libraries began to develop at an accelerated rate.
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Macmillan launched department specifically devoted to children's books.
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Modern picture books began development in this decade and the next.
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The John Newberry Award was established by the American Library Association.
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Helen Dean Fish became one of the first editors of children's books.
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May Massee becomes one of the first editor's of children's books.
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Published by the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston under the guidance of Bertha Mahoney and Elinor Whitney, the magazine was dedicated to reviewing children's literature.
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May Massee opens childrens book department at Viking Press.
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Randolph Caldecott Award was established.
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Harriet Rohmer established the Children's Book Press which was primarily aimed at publishing bilingual picturebooks to reflect diversity in cultural experiences.
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Just Us Books press was established to address the deficiency of diversity in the field.
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A study revealed that only 3-4% of books published in the early 1990s were related to people of color with similar issues regarding books containing characters who were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered in the later part of the decade.
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J. K. Rowling writes the first of the Harry Potter books.
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The Michael L. Printz Award was established which marked the resurgence of adolescent literature.
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Suzanne Collins writes the first book in the Hunger Games series.