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Best Children's Book Publishing Companies
A comprehensive directory of the best publishers in 2023, vetted by the team at Reedsy. Showing 160 publishers.
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Ulysses Press
Children's, Cookbook, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Humor, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Young Adult
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - , Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book synopsis - Submit here
Website - https://ulyssespress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Shukr
Gabrielle Deonath
The Little Book of Hermetic Principles
Amber D. Browne
Here to Make Friends
Hope Kelaher
Barefoot Books
Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, Middle Grade
Location - Cambridge, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - , Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://www.barefootbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Copy That, Copy Cat!
Katrina Tangen
My Cousin’s Mermaid: A Story from Poland
Anna Staniszewski
Ganesha Goes Green
Lakshmi Thamizhmani
Third World Press Foundation
Screenplays, Young Adult, African-American, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, History, Politics, Urban Fiction, Academic, Biographies & Memoirs, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Taught by Women
Haki Madhubuti
Harlem Renaissance Redux
Herb Boyd
Aloneness
Gwendolyn Brooks
Just Us Books
Picture Book, African-American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Poetry
Location - New York City, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Audiobooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, BIPOC
Submission format - Queries - Submit here
Website - https://justusbooks.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Talk
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
We Could Be Brothers
Derrick Barnes
Pelican Publishing Company
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbook, Architecture, Humor, Sports & Outdoors, Children's, Nonfiction
Part of - Arcadia Publishing > Pelican Publishing Company
Location - New Orleans, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/imprints/pelican-publishing
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Cicada's Song
Ariane O'Pry Trammell
We Really, Really Want a Dog!
Susan Holt Kralovansky
Who Dat Baby?
Allison Dugas Behan
Abrams Books
Picture Book, Art, Middle Grade, Young Adult, DIY, Environmental, Photography, Comics & Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Children's, Poetry
Part of - La Martiniere > Abrams Books
Location - New York City, US
Size - Mid size
Formats - Physical Books, Audiobooks, Ebooks
Website - https://www.abramsbooks.com/
💥 Hit titles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
The Good Neighbor
Maxwell King
The Ship of Stolen Words
Fran Wilde
Kids Can Press
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's
Location - Toronto, CA
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.kidscanpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Franklin the Turtle
Paulette Bourgeois
111 Trees
Rina Singh & Marianne Ferrer
If You Were Night
Muon Thi Van
Katha Press
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Children's
Location - New Delhi, IN
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks
Submission format - Contests - Submit here
Website - https://books.katha.org/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
Millions of Cats
Wanda Gág
NoNo and Plink Plunk
Vinalini Mathrini
Abba's Day
Sunaina Ali
Albert Whitman & Company
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fantasy, Art, History, Historical Fiction, Environmental, Math & Science, Action & Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction, Diverse Literature, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, Novella
Location - Chicago, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature
Submission format - Manuscript entries & book proposals - Submit here
Website - https://www.albertwhitman.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Dust of Eden
Mariko Nagai
We Want to Go to School!
Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Janine Leffler
Sleeping Bear Press
Picture Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's
Part of - Cherry Lake Publishing > Sleeping Bear Press
Location - Detroit, US
Size - Small press
Formats - Physical Books, Ebooks
Diversity - Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC
Submission format - Manuscript entries - Submit here
Website - https://sleepingbearpress.com/
☑️ Indie publisher
☑️ Accepts submissions
💥 Hit titles
A Cape!
Marty Kelley
A Teacher Like You
Frank Murphy & Barbara Dan
Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!
Robin Gorman Newman
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