Random House publishes many of America’s most popular and highly acclaimed authors for young people, including David Almond, Judy Blume, Ann Brashares, Sandra Boynton, David Carter, Caroline B. Cooney, Robert Cormier, Roald Dahl, Patricia Reilly Giff, Carl Hiaasen, Leo Lionni, Mary Pope Osborne, Christopher Paolini, Barbara Park, Gary Paulsen, Tamora Pierce, Jerry Pinkney, Philip Pullman, Louis Sachar, Jerry Spinelli, and Markus Zusak. Random House Children’s Books is also the home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss Books, and other popular licenses and characters, including Arthur, Babar, Barbie, the Berenstain Bears, Disney, Sesame Workshop, and Thomas the Tank Engine.

In 1957, Random House pioneered the beginning reader genre when it launched the Beginner Books series with Dr. Seuss’s classic The Cat in the Hat. Random House’s Yearling Books imprint, established in 1966, was one of the first to produce paperback editions of popular novels. Random House led the way again in 1984 with another new series, Step into Reading, the first original paperback line in the beginning reader genre and the first series to carry grade and reading level distinctions on its covers. Over the years, Random House has introduced many other series specifically designed for young readers, including the Stepping Stones first chapter book series Marvin Redpost and A to Z Mysteries and the enormously popular Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones series, which appear consistently on the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller lists and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

In addition to these popular series, Random House Children’s Books publishes enduringly popular fiction such as Anne of Green Gables, My Father’s Dragon, and The Phantom Tollbooth, as well as Newbery Honor– and Medal–winning books including Bud, Not Buddy, Holes, The Giver, A Single Shard, Lily’s Crossing, Whittington, Hoot, Hattie Big Sky, Penny from Heaven, The Dark-Thirty, and Shabanu. The Random House list also boasts numerous Caldecott Honor– and Medal–winning books, among them Tar Beach, Time Flies, Song and Dance Man, and Leo Lionni’s Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse.

In 2001, Random House Children’s Books welcomed the rich history of Golden Books into its portfolio with such classics as pat the bunny, The Poky Little Puppy, and the books of Richard Scarry. Golden Books revolutionized children’s publishing in 1942 by producing high-quality picture books at affordable prices. Little Golden Books were offered at just 25 cents and were sold not only in bookstores, but also in drugstores and grocery chains, making good books available for the first time to almost all children, not just a privileged few. Sixty-five years later, many of the titles upon which Golden Books was founded, including The Poky Little Puppy, I Can Fly, and Home for a Bunny, are still hugely popular.

In 2002, Random House created its first eponymous imprint, Wendy Lamb Books. Three years later, Schwartz & Wade Books was introduced, and in fall 2007, Random House’s newest imprint, Robin Corey Books, launched its inaugural list.

Each year, Random House Children’s Books proudly supports the National Education Association’s Read Across America initiative, which calls on America’s children to celebrate the joys of reading in conjunction with Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2.

The award-winning Random House Children’s Books Web site, kids@random, offers an array of materials and activities free of charge for children, teens, parents, and educators. The innovative teachers@random Web site features many teaching tools and classroom activities, including title-specific teachers’ guides developed by leading educators, biographies of authors and illustrators, and podcasts. The Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, and Andrew Lost online classroom clubs provide innovative curriculum tie-ins and interdisciplinary connections for teachers during the school year. Random House is also the proud host of the award-winning www.seussville.com, Dr. Seuss’s home on the Internet. Random House Children’s Books is a division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company.

Random House Children’s Books comprises the following imprints and publishing lines:
Alfred A. Knopf
Bantam
Beginner Books
Crown
David Fickling Books
Delacorte Press
Disney Books for Young Readers
Doubleday
Dragonfly
First Time Books
Golden Books
Landmark Books
Laurel-Leaf
Picturebacks
Random House Books for Young Readers
Robin Corey Books
Schwartz & Wade Books
Sesame Workshop
Step into Reading
Stepping Stone Books
Wendy Lamb Books
Yearling