Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
publishes quality books for children of all ages, toddlers to young adults. The imprint publishes between 60–70 new hardcover books each year, ranging from board books to picture books to novels to nonfiction. Known for both the caliber of its authors and artists and the high quality of its book design and production, Alfred A. Knopf BFYR publishes books intended to entertain, inspire, and endure. The imprint is deeply committed to its authors and illustrators, and believes that by working closely with them, they can create books that children, and adults who read to children, will love for years to come. Authors and illustrators published by Alfred A. Knopf BFYR include Marc Brown, Robert Cormier, Leo and Diane Dillon, Carl Hiaasen, Leo Lionni, Christopher Paolini, Philip Pullman, Eric Rohmann, Judy Sierra, and Jerry Spinelli.

Bantam Books publishes highly commercial paperbacks in both rack and digest-size formats with a focus on movie and television properties as well as original paperback series.

David Fickling Books, the first bicontinental children’s book publisher, is dedicated to bringing the very best of England’s children’s books to the young readers of America. The David Fickling Books team loves American stories and thinks that Americans will love British stories in return. The imprint is very small, but would like to be a little-big publisher and believes that it can be. David Fickling Books publishes just 12 books a year, all of which are chosen and edited carefully in their small offices in Oxford, England, and published as best as they can all over the world. Some of the imprint’s storytellers are famous and some are unknown, but David Fickling Books wholeheartedly recommends all of its authors to you, the reader.

Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, publishes literary and commerical novels for middle-grade and young adult readers, as well as nonfiction that crosses both educational and general interest categories. Among the many bestselling authors published by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers are David Almond, Ann Brashares, Libba Bray, Caroline Cooney, Robert Cormier, Lurlene McDaniel, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Joan Lowery Nixon, Louis Sachar, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and R.L. Stine.

Delacorte Press Trade Paperbacks publishes literary as well as commercial novels originally published in hardcover for middle-grade and young adult readers. Many Delacorte Press Trade Paperbacks are part of the Readers Circle publishing program and include exclusive content such as author interviews and reading group discussion questions. In addition to reprints, the imprint also publishes original paperback books including highly entertaining young adult fiction as well as some nonfiction that crosses both educational and general interest categories. The imprint’s bestselling authors include Robert Cormier, Ann Brashares, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Da Chen, Simon Singh, and James Bradley, among many others

Dragonfly introduces children to talented and award-winning artists and writers through affordable paperback picture books. These inspiring and imaginative full-color books range from first concept books to read-together stories to books for newly independent readers. Through the variety of writing and illustration styles, children reap the rich rewards that Dragonfly’s paperback picture books offer. Authors and illustrators include Leo and Diane Dillon, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Grace Lin, Leo Lionni, Anita Lobel, Jack Prelutsky, Raffi, Faith Ringgold, Lizzy Rockwell, Eric Rohmann, Judy Sierra, Peter Spier, Meilo So, Nancy Van Laan, and more.

Yearling Books is celebrating 40 years of providing parents, teachers, and children ages 8–12 with distinguished paperback books in an affordable digest format. The Yearling imprint features a wide variety of books: beloved classics, Newbery Award Winners, first-rate contemporary and historical fiction, fantasy, mystery and adventure. The Yearling brand is recognized by generations of readers as representing quality. Yearling is the paperback home of such beloved authors as Judy Blume, Christopher Paul Curtis, Patricia Reilly Giff, Norton Juster, Madeleine L’Engle, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, Philip Pullman, Louis Sachar and classic characters such as Encyclopedia Brown, Harriet the Spy, Nate the Great, and Sammy Keyes.

Laurel-Leaf is a paperback imprint committed to providing teens with quality literature in an accessible, mass-market format. Laurel-Leaf offers reprints of contemporary and classic fiction, mystery, fantasy, romance, suspense, and nonfiction appropriate for ages 12 up. Laurel-Leaf is the paperback home of such bestselling and beloved authors as Judy Blume, Caroline B. Cooney, Robert Cormier, Lois Duncan, S. E. Hinton, Lois Lowry, Scott O’Dell, Gary Paulsen, Philip Pullman, and Jerry Spinelli. The Laurel-Leaf imprint also features the Readers Circle publishing program, and was the first YA imprint to offer exclusive author interviews and discussion questions in selected titles. These titles are easily recognizable by the Readers Circle logo on the front cover and spine.

Disney Books for Young Readers
In January 2001, Random House launched Disney Books for Young Readers, an imprint featuring books based on Disney properties, including such classic Disney live-action and animated feature films as Toy Story 2, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Atlantis, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo and featuring such classic characters as Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, and Cinderella. The imprint offers books in a wide array of formats: coloring and activity books, storybooks, novelty books, and early readers.

Doubleday Books for Young Readers, the country’s oldest children’s book publisher, strives to create accessible, joyful, and child-friendly picture books for young readers, as well as beautifully illustrated gift books for an audience of all ages.

Golden Books
In 1942, the launch of Little Golden Books revolutionized children’s book publishing by making high-quality picture books available at affordable prices. Priced at just 25 cents and sold not only in bookstores, but also in drug stores and grocery chains, good books were available for the first time to almost all children, not just the privileged few. More than 60 years later, many of the original Golden Book titles are still wildly popular. Tootle, The Saggy Baggy Elephant, and Scuffy the Tugboat are among the top 10 bestselling children’s books of all time, with The Poky Little Puppy leading the list at number one. (Publishers Weekly, 2001)

In answer to the public’s demand for many of the classic titles, Golden Books continues to handpick the best of the backlist and reissue these books in both the traditional Little Golden Book format, as well as in deluxe, jacketed hardcover editions.

Knopf Trade Paperbacks publishes paperback editions of novels for middle and young adult readers originally published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers in hardcover. The imprint, established in 2002, publishes authors such as Carl Hiaasen, Christopher Paolini, Philip Pullman, Jerry Spinelli, and Wendelin Van Draanen.

Variety and value have been the hallmarks of Random House Books for Young Readers since the days of publisher Bennett Cerf. The imprint’s history takes readers from The Story of Babar (1933), My Father’s Dragon, Dr. Seuss’s memorable offerings, and the lauded Landmark series up to today’s favorites such as the bestselling Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones books and the Step Into Reading series. The imprint publishes books for the smallest of the small up to young adults in formats that are lively, classic, innovative, affordable, and accessible. From titles based on licensed characters, to series, to home-grown, award-winning authors and illustrators, Random House Books for Young Readers appeals to all interests while entertaining, educating, and inspiring young imaginations.

Robin Corey Books, established in 2006, focuses on highly engineered pop-up books—both original works and adaptations of classic titles—novelty formats, and board books, along with the occasional picture book. Noted authors, illustrators, and paper engineers include Sandra Boynton, David A. Carter, Elise Primavera, Chuck Murphy, Charise Mericle Harper, John Stadler, and Hiroe Nakata.

Established in March 2005, Schwartz and Wade Books is the newest addition to Random House Children’s Books’ family of imprints. Schwartz & Wade Books is co-directed by Anne Schwartz and Lee Wade, who take a unique approach to the creative process and believe that the best books for children grow from a seamless collaboration between editorial and design. The imprint will launch its first list in spring 2006 with four picture books and will continue to publish approximately 20 hardcover books a year. The inaugural list will feature such authors and illustrators as Tad Hills, Deborah Hopkinson, James E. Ransome, Ronnie Shotter, Giselle Potter, and Valorie Fisher.

Wendy Lamb Books, established in 2002, focuses on innovative middle-grade and young adult fiction by award-winning writers such as Christopher Paul Curtis, Peter Dickinson, Patricia Reilly Giff, Gary Paulsen, and Graham Salisbury. The imprint also seeks new talent and publishes many first novels. Recent titles include Fresh Girl by Jaïra Placide, How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff, Swollen by Melissa Lion, and Red Palms by Cara Haycak.