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John Newbery, the "Father of Children's Literature", opens a bookstore in St Paul's churchyard, London, where he begins publishing and selling higher-quality children's books meant to teach children proper behavior without threatening them.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne writes the first American children's book, A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls
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Original England version of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Reprint of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the release of the sequel, Through the Looking Glass. Turning point where books are beginning to be written purely for children's enjoyment
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Johanna Spyri's, Heidi, published in Switzerland
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Carlo Collodi's, Pinocchio, originally published in Italy has been translated into over 300 languages, making it the most translated non-religious book in the world
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Selma Lagerlof publishes The Wonderful Adventures of Nils in Sweden. She went on to become the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Child labor laws passed allowing children to go to school
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Children's literature becomes popular and profitable as more children learn to read and write. Publishing costs are reduced due to developing technology. Introduction of public libraries to society.
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Macmillan, U.S. Publishing House launches children children's books department
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Development of modern picture books begins.
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John Newbery Award established by the American Library Association. The first one was awarded to Hendrik Willem van Loon for The Story of Mankind
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Helen Dean Fish & May Massee become the first children's book editors.
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The Horn Book Magazine was published by The Book Shop for Boys and Girls in Boston.
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May Massee opens children's book department at Viking.
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Randolph Caldecott Award was established and awarded to Dorothy P. Lathrop for her picture book, Animals of the Bible.
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Children's literature becomes important to homes, libraries, publishing houses, and schools.
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Children's Book Press is established by Harriet Rohmer because she was disturbed by the lack of picture books reflecting diversity. She became devoted to increasing publication of bilingual picture books.
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Just Us Books is founded
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Orbis Pictus Award presented by the National Council of Teachers of English. Only 2 authors have won the award more than once, Jim Murphy in 1994, 1996, and 2004 and Russell Freedman in 1991 and 2006.
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Discovered that only three to four percent of books published from 1990-'92 related to people of color
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Michael L. Printz Award established and administered by Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. It is awarded to the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit"
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Robert F. Sibert Award established and administered by American Library Association for "the most distinguished informational book" for children.
