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John Newbery opens a bookstore in St. Paul's Churchyard, London. This is where he published and sold children's books.
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Child Labor Laws were passed and this freed children to go to school.
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U.S. publishing house, Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children's books.
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Between the 1920s and 1930s is when modern picture books started to come into play
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Newbery AwardThe John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association. The award is given to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
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The Horn Book 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 opened a children's book department in Viking. Which sparked other publishers to open the children's book department.
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At this point, the importance of books in schools, libraries, homes, and publishing houses had increased.
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Harriet Rohmer established Children's Book Press. It was devoted to the publication of bilingual picturebooks that reflected a diversity of cultural experiences.
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Just Us Books was founded and it addressed the lack of diversity in the field. It encouraged and supported the work of several now-notable African American authors and illustrators.
