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Best Children's Book Publishing Companies

Showing 71 publishers that match your search.

💡 As a best practice, be sure to thoroughly research publishers before submitting to them. We strongly recommend reading this post and Writer Beware to know what red flags to watch out for.

💡 Publisher sizes are estimated. Our directory defines size as:

  • Small press: A publisher with annual sales below $25 million
  • Mid-size: A publisher with annual sales between $25-150 million
  • Largest: A publisher with annual sales over $150 million

Katha Press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, and Children's

Location: New Delhi, IN

Website: https://books.katha.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Millions of Cats

Wanda Gág

NoNo and Plink Plunk

Vinalini Mathrini

Abba's Day

Sunaina Ali

The Upper Room

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: Nashville, US

Website: https://upperroombooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Small press

💥 Hit titles
A Bead and A Prayer

Kristen E. Vincent

What Loss Can Teach Us

Beth Taulman Miller

Ready, Set, Plant

Bener Agtarap & Curtis Brown

Flashlight Press

Genres: Picture Book, Diverse Literature, and Children's

Location: Brooklyn, US

Website: https://flashlightpress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
I Need My Monster

Amanda Noll

The Mess That We Made

Michelle Lord

Maddi's Fridge

Lois Brandt

Persea Books

Genres: Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Feminism, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Diverse Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Story, Poetry, and Novella

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.perseabooks.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Town Crier

Sarah Matthes

Gateway to Paradise

Matthew Vollmer

Dispatch Poems

Cam Awkward-Rich

Art / Books

Genres: Picture Book, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Photography, Architecture, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: London, GB

Website: https://www.artbookspublishing.co.uk/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Roundel

Tamsin Dillon

Lament

Bettina von Zwehl & Josh Cohen

Modern World

Michael Bracewell

Head of Zeus

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Cookbook, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: London, GB

Website: https://headofzeus.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Children of D'Hara

Terry Goodkind

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin

Doppler

Erlend Loe

Gibbs Smith

Genres: Picture Book, Architecture, DIY, Cookbook, Art, Humor, Education & Reference, Children's, and Nonfiction

Location: Salt Lake City, US

Website: https://www.gibbs-smith.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
101 More Things to Do with a Slow Cooker

Stephanie Ashcraft & Janet Eyring

Backyard Homesteader

Alison Candlin

A Young Scientist's Guide to Defying Disasters with Skill & Daring

James Doyle

Charlesbridge

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Diverse Literature, and Children's

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.charlesbridge.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
A Long Pitch Home

Natalie Dias Lorenzi

Running Full Tilt

Michael Currinder

A Place to Start a Family

David L. Harrison

Jewish Lights Publishing

Genres: Jewish Literature, Education & Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Health & Wellbeing, Environmental, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Politics, Nonfiction, Children's, and Fiction

Part of: Turner Publishing Company > Jewish Lights Publishing

Location: Woodstock, US

Website: http://www.jewishlights.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Who Is A Jew?: Conversations

Meryl Hyman

The JGirl's Guide

Penina Adelman et al

Righteous Indignation

Margie Klein et al

Kar-Ben Publishing

Genres: Jewish Literature, Picture Book, Education & Reference, Diverse Literature, and Children's

Part of: Lerner Publishing Group > KarBen Publishing

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://www.karben.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Key From Spain

Debbie Levy

The Singer and the Scientist

Lisa Rose

Judah Touro Didn't Want to Be Famous

Audrey Ades

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