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In 1744, John Newbery opened a
bookstore in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, where
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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the first American book written specifically for children, A Wonder
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Lewis Carroll publishes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, one of the first books written purely for children’s pleasure.
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US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children’s books.
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Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first
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The Randolph Caldecott Medal is established to recognize excellence in picture book illustration.
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Children’s and young adults’ books became an increasingly important part of libraries, schools, homes, and publishing houses.
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Harriet Rohmer establishes Children’s Book Press, the first publisher devoted to bilingual, multicultural picture books.
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The Orbis Pictus Award is established by the National Council of Teachers of English to honor outstanding nonfiction for children.
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The Michael L. Printz Award is established to recognize excellence in young adult literature.