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John Newbery (1713–1767) opened a bookstore in St. Paul’s Churchyard, London
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Originally, most children’s books came to North America from England. (1865 - 1907)
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The first child labor laws, which were passed in 1907, freed children to go to school.
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The US publishing house Macmillan launched a department devoted entirely to children’s books.
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Modern picturebooks began to develop during the 1920s and 1930s
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The John Newbery Award was established by the American Library Association
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In 1922 and 1923, two women, Helen Dean Fish and May Massee, became the first children’s books editors, each at a different company.
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Randolph Caldecott Award was created
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In the 1940s, children’s and young adults’ books become more significant in schools, libraries, etc.
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Due to the lack of picture books that reflected diversity, Harriet Rohmer established Children’s Book Press, devoted to the publication of bilingual picturebooks that reflected increased diversity.
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Small presses such as Just Us Books were established to address the lack of diversity
