Children’s Publishing
New UK children’s publisher: Three Wishes
Three Wishes expects to publish 15 to 20 concepts a year across novelty board books, personalized journals, arts and crafts, and sound books.
New Canadian children’s imprint at PRH
Penguin Random House Canada is launching Swift Water Books that will publish widely across all age groups and include graphic novels.
New Sourcebooks imprint: Stonefruit Studio
Sourcebooks has launched Stonefruit Studio, a new imprint for children’s books—all ages and formats, fiction and nonfiction.
OverDrive launches Heights Press, a children’s publishing imprint
Heights Press will debut with Hickory Hollow, a six-book series for middle-grade readers, along with a series of video shorts.
Disney launches Planet Possible Books
Disney will designate three to four children’s books annually as Disney Planet Possible titles.
Publishing trends at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Publishers Weekly is on the ground in Bologna, and early reports indicate continued challenges in the middle-grade category.
New children’s imprint at Sourcebooks
Two editors from HarperCollins, Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu, are joining Sourcebooks to establish a new children’s imprint.
Brydon Books launches with a Kickstarter campaign
Brydon Books is a new children’s publishing company based in the UK, launched by author Alli Brydon and her husband, Edward Brydon.
New kids’ graphic novel imprint: Abrams Fanfare
US independent publisher Abrams is launching a new graphic novel imprint for early, middle grade, and YA readers.
Paw Prints expands into middle grade
The children’s book imprint launched by Baker & Taylor in 2022, will expand into the middle-grade market this fall.
Atelier Éditions launches a children’s book imprint
The Los Angeles–based publisher, established about eight years ago, has announced a children’s imprint, Atelier Enfants.
New graphic novel imprint: KugaliInk
Disney Hyperion and pan-African entertainment company Kugali have launched KugaliInk, a graphic novel imprint focused on middle-grade readers.
Book sales update: children’s market
As the end of 2023 comes into view, the year looks like a disappointing one for children’s book sales across all categories.
New children’s imprint: Hatch Press (UK)
Bonnier Books UK is launching the nonfiction children’s imprint Hatch Press, planning to publish about 30 titles a year.
Fox Chapel starts children’s nonfiction imprint
Fox Chapel is mainly known as an enthusiast publisher of craft and activity books.
New children’s imprint from Baker & Taylor
Paw Prints Readers will publish works exploring diverse cultures and backgrounds.
New children’s imprint in North America
Australian publisher Hardie Grant is launching its children’s imprint, Bright Light, for the North American market.
Navigating the Awkward Gap between Middle Grade and YA
An overview of the factors that contribute to market designation in books for older children Traditionally grouped together as children’s
Scholastic asks author to remove discussion of racism from author’s note
Love in the Library is a picture book about how the author’s Japanese-American grandparents met at an internment camp during World War II.
New comic book publisher
DSTLRY was founded this month by former executives at ComiXology (owned by Amazon).
New children’s publishing effort
Transit Children’s Editions, an offshoot of Transit Books, will feature noteworthy picture books from around the world.
New children’s imprint at Gibbs Smith
Known for its illustrated books, Utah-based publisher Gibbs Smith is launching 7 Cats Press, an imprint devoted to “early learning concepts.”
New children’s book imprint at Entangled
Entangled is a women-owned publisher distributed by Macmillan that is best known for romance.
Mayo Clinic Press launches children’s imprint
Mayo Clinic Press Kids will publish “engaging mental and physical wellness content for children” for both the trade and educational market
