List of publishers of children's books
This is a list of publishers of children's books. The publishers may be independent, an imprint of a larger publisher, and may be currently operating or out of business.
Publisher | City | Administrative Division | Country | Est. | Notable Books, Series, or Franchises | Notes |
Adarna House | Quezon City | Philippines | 1980 | |||
American Girl | United States | 1986 | American Girl series | Owned by Mattel | ||
Annick Press | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |||
Anvil Publishing | Mandaluyong City | Philippines | 1990 | |||
Arbordale Publishing | Mount Pleasant | South Carolina | United States | 2004 | Nonfiction topics include science, math, and folklore | |
Barefoot Books | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | 1992 | ||
Beaver's Pond Press | Saint Paul | Minnesota | United States | 1998 | Pockets of Joy by Roxane Battle Tell My Sons by Lt. Col. Mark M. Weber | |
Bendon Publishing International | Ashland | Ohio | United States | 2001 | ||
Big Guy Books | Encinitas | California | United States | |||
Bloomsbury | London New York City New Delhi | England New York | United Kingdom United States India | 1986 | ||
The Book House for Children | 1919 | Now defunct | ||||
Candlewick Press | Somerville | Massachusetts | United States | 1991 | Judy Moody and Stink franchises Guess How Much I Love You Where's Waldo? books Because of Winn-Dixie | Part of Walker Books Group Distributed by Penguin Random House Publishers Services |
Capstone Publishers | Mankato | Minnesota | United States | 1990 | Imprints and divisions include Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books, Red Brick Learning, Capstone Digital, Heinemann-Raintree and Switch Press | |
Chronicle Books | San Francisco | California | United States | 1967 | The Art of... series Olive, the Other Reindeer What's Your Poo Telling You? | |
Cuento de Luz | Madrid | Spain | 2007 | |||
David Fickling Books | Oxford | England | United Kingdom | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne | ||
DK | London | England | United Kingdom | 1974 | Division of Penguin Random House | |
Dutton Children's Books | United States | 1852 | Winnie-the-Pooh books Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky Looking for Alaska by John Green | Division of Penguin Random House | ||
Egmont Publishing | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1878 | |||
Eklavya foundation | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | India | |||
Enslow Publishing | Berkeley Heights | New Jersey | United States | 1976 | ||
Figures In Motion | Bellingham | Washington | United States | 2008 | Famous Figures series | |
Gallimard Jeunesse | Paris | France | Subsidiary of Éditions Gallimard | |||
Gecko Press | Wellington | New Zealand | 2005 | Duck, Death and the Tulip | ||
Golden Books | Racine | Wisconsin | United States | Defunct 2001 Little Golden Books remains as an imprint of Penguin Random House | ||
Goops Unlimited | ||||||
HarperCollins | New York City | New York | United States United Kingdom | 1989 | Frog and Toad A Series of Unfortunate Events The Giving Tree Where the Sidewalk Ends Divergent | |
Hogs Back Books | Guildford, Surrey | England | United Kingdom | 2010 | Boris the Boastful Frog | |
J. Lumsden and Son | Scotland | United Kingdom | 1783 | |||
Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature | Kerala | India | 1981 | |||
Kids Can Press | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1973 | ||
Kim Đồng Publishing House | Hanoi | Vietnam | 1957 | |||
Ladybird Books | London | England | United Kingdom | 1867 | Imprint of Penguin Random House | |
Lee & Low Books | New York City | New York | United States | 1991 | Baseball Saved Us | |
Mackinac Island Press | ||||||
McLoughlin Brothers | United States | 1858 | Beverly Gray | Defunct 1920 | ||
Miles Kelly Publishing | Bardfield End Green, Essex | England | United Kingdom | 1996 | - | |
Missing Piece Press, LLC | Tucson | Arizona | United States | 2000 | Reindolphins Thinklers! 1 - 4 Science Stumpers It's Time to Sleep Grandpa Kevin's...ABC Book | - |
Neal Porter Books | Imprint of Holiday House | |||||
Nosy Crow | London | England | United Kingdom | 2010 | Bizzy Bear books Pip and Posy books | Imprint of Candlewick Press |
Orchard Books | 1986 | Orchard Books UK is maintained by Hachette. Hachette, which acquired Grolier in 1988, sold Grolier to Scholastic Corporation in 2000, along with the U.S. branch of Orchard Books, while retaining the UK branch | ||||
Orion | London | England | United Kingdom | 1998 | ||
Peace Hill Press | Charles City | Virginia | United States | The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer | ||
Prometheus Books | Amherst | New York | United States | 1969 | ||
Purple House Press | Cynthiana | Kentucky | United States | 2000 | ||
Random House | New York City | New York | United States | 1927 | ||
Roaring Brook Press | Imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group | |||||
Salariya Book Company | Brighton | England | United Kingdom | 1989 | ||
Scholastic | New York City | New York | United States | 1920 | Clifford the Big Red Dog The Magic School Bus Goosebumps | |
Simon & Schuster | New York City | New York | United States | 1924 | ||
Skyhorse Publishing | ||||||
Tamarind Books | United Kingdom | 1987 | Now an imprint of Random House Children's Books UK | |||
The Quarto Group | London | England | United Kingdom | 1976 | Many imprints. Distribution by Hachette | |
Tulika Publishers | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | India | 1996 | ||
Tu Books | New York City | New York | United States | 2009 | Summer of the Mariposas | Young adult and middle grade publishing imprint of Lee & Low Books |
Tundra Books | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1967 | ||
Usborne Publishing | United Kingdom | 1973 | ||||
Walker Books | London | England | United Kingdom | 1978 | Where's Wally? |