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This is alist of publishers ofchildren's books. They may be independent or an imprint of a larger publisher. They 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 | |||
| Affirm Press | Melbourne | Australia | 2010 | Began publishing children's books in 2017.[1] | ||
| American Girl | United States | 1986 | American Girl series | Owned byMattel | ||
| Annick Press | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1975 | ClassicRobert Munsch series | |
| Anvil Publishing | Mandaluyong | 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 | England | United Kingdom United States | 1986 | Harry Potter | |
| The Book House for Children | 1919 | Now defunct | ||||
| Candlewick Press | Somerville | Massachusetts | United States | 1991 | Judy Moody andStink franchises Where's Waldo? books[2] | Part ofWalker Books Group Distributed byPenguin 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 | |
| Children's Press | United States | 1945 | Rookie Read-About series True Book series Young People's series (Young People's Animal Encyclopedia, Young People's Science Encyclopedia, Young People's Science Dictionary, Young People's World) | Spelled as Childrens Press until 1996. Originally based inChicago,Illinois prior to its acquisition byGrolier in 1995 and has a secondary imprint, Franklin Watts. Became an imprint ofScholastic Corporation in 2000. | ||
| Chronicle Books | San Francisco | California | United States | 1967 | The Art of... series | |
| Cuento de Luz | Madrid | Spain | 2007 | |||
| David Fickling Books | Oxford | England | United Kingdom | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time byMark Haddon The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas byJohn Boyne | ||
| DK (formerly Dorling Kindersley) | London | England | United Kingdom | 1974 | Division ofPenguin Random House | |
| Dutton Children's Books | United States | 1852 | Winnie-the-Pooh books | Division ofPenguin Random House | ||
| Egmont Publishing | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1878 | |||
| Eklavya foundation | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | India | |||
| Enslow Publishing | Berkeley Heights | New Jersey | United States | 1976 | ||
| Faber and Faber | London | England | United Kingdom | 1929 | Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats | |
| Figures In Motion | Bellingham | Washington | United States | 2008 | Famous Figures series | |
| Fremantle Press | Fremantle | Australia | 1976 | Destroying Avalon | ||
| Gallimard Jeunesse | Paris | France | Subsidiary ofÉditions 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 ofPenguin Random House. | ||
| Goops Unlimited | ||||||
| Grupo Novo Século | São Paulo | Brazil | 2001 | |||
| HarperCollins | New York City | New York | United States United Kingdom | 1989 | Frog and Toad | |
| 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 ĐồngPublishing House | Hanoi | Vietnam | 1957 | |||
| Ladybird Books | London | England | United Kingdom | 1867 | Imprint ofPenguin Random House | |
| Lee & Low Books | New York City | New York | United States | 1991 | Baseball Saved Us | |
| Lerner Publishing Group | Minneapolis | Minnesota | United States | 1959 | Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreRandolph Caldecott Medal Honor Book, Commended, 2022 Monkey with a Tool Belt, the inspiration behindChico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt Where I Belong Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer | Independently owned and operated since 1959 with 14 imprints includingKar-Ben Publishing andGraphic Universe |
| Mackinac Island Press | ||||||
| Magabala Books | Broome | Australia | 1987 | |||
| McLoughlin Brothers | United States | 1858 | Beverly Gray | Defunct 1920[3] | ||
| Miles Kelly Publishing | Bardfield End Green, Essex | England | United Kingdom | 1996 | ||
| Nosy Crow | London | England | United Kingdom | 2010 | Bizzy Bear Pip and PosyPeekaboo Where's Mr/Mrs...?Jasmine Green Zoe's Rescue ZooUnicorn Academy: Where Magic Happens | Imprint ofCandlewick 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 bySusan Wise Bauer | ||
| Prometheus Books | Amherst | New York | United States | 1969 | ||
| Purple House Press | Cynthiana | Kentucky | United States | 2000 | ||
| The Quarto Group | London | England | United Kingdom | 1976 | Many imprints. Distribution by Hachette. | |
| Random House | New York City | New York | United States | 1927 | ||
| Roaring Brook Press | Imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group[4] | |||||
| Salariya Book Company | Brighton | England | United Kingdom | 1989 | ||
| Scholastic | New York City | New York | United States | 1920 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | |
| 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 | |||
| Text Publishing | Melbourne | Australia | 1990 | Zac & Mia | ||
| Tu Books | New York City | New York | United States | 2009 | Summer of the Mariposas | Young adult andmiddle grade publishing imprint ofLee & Low Books |
| Tulika Publishers | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | India | 1996 | ||
| Tundra Books | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1967 | ||
| Usborne Publishing | United Kingdom | 1973 | ||||
| Walker Books | London | England | United Kingdom | 1978 | Where's Wally? |
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