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Best Children's Book Publishing Companies

Showing 172 publishers that match your search.

Mandel Vilar Press

Genres: Jewish Literature, History, Politics, Picture Book, Biographies & Memoirs, Math & Science, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children's

Location: Hartford, US

Website: https://www.mvpublishers.org/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Hot Summer of 1968

Viliam Klimáček

My Real Name is Hanna

Tara Lynn Masih

I Am My Mother's Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love

Dara Kurtz

Peter Pauper Press

Genres: Picture Book, Humor, Travel, Cookbook, DIY, Children's, and Nonfiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.peterpauper.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
All the Birds in the World

David Opie

Arnold the Brave

Gundi Herget & Nikolai Renger

All the Lost Things

Kelly Canby

Levine Querido

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, and Fiction

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.levinequerido.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Everything Sad is True

Daniel Nayeri

The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst

Jaclyn Moriarty

Lupe Wong Won't Dance

Donna Barba Higuera

Eerdmans Publishing

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://www.eerdmans.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging

Willie James Jennings

Gospel Witness: Evangelism in Word and Deed

David M. Gustafson

Sanctuary

Heidi Neumark

Quarto Kids

Genres: Picture Book and Children's

Part of: Quarto Group > Quarto Kids

Location: London, GB

Website: https://www.quarto.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Mid size

💥 Hit titles
An ABC of Equality

Chana Ginelle Ewing

The Great Big Book of Families

Hoffman Mary

Sportopedia

Adam Skinner

Balzer and Bray

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

Part of: HarperCollins > HarperCollins Children's Books > Balzer and Bray

Location: Edinburgh, GB

Website: https://www.harpercollins.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli

Dumplin'

Julie Murphy

Paraclete Press

Genres: Christian, Catholic, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children's, and Poetry

Location: Boston, US

Website: https://paracletepress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
My Baptism Book

Sophie Piper

The Fire Within

Ronald Rolheiser

Looking From the Precipice

Botrus Mansour

Sleeping Bear Press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and Children's

Part of: Cherry Lake Publishing > Sleeping Bear Press

Location: Detroit, US

Website: https://sleepingbearpress.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
A Cape!

Marty Kelley

A Teacher Like You

Frank Murphy & Barbara Dan

Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt!

Robin Gorman Newman

Second Story Press

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult, History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Feminism, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Jewish Literature, Health & Wellbeing, Diverse Literature, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Children's, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: Toronto, CA

Website: https://secondstorypress.ca/

Diversity: Diverse Literature, LGBTQ, BIPOC

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Birds That Stay

Ann Lambert

The Butterfly Effect

Eve Zaremba

The Abortion Caravan

Karin Wells

Thomas Nelson

Genres: Christian, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's

Part of: HarperCollins > HarperCollins Christian > Thomas Nelson

Location: Nashville, US

Website: https://www.thomasnelson.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Where Goodness Still Grows

Amy Peterson & Lauren Winner

Death by Living

N.D. Wilson

How Did I Get Here?

Christine Caine

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