Where Do I Pitch A Kid's Book For Animation

The 30 children's volume publishers below all take one important thing in common: they are accepting submissions directly from authors.

Since many children's publishers only take from agents, this list should save yous hundreds of hours combing through the submission guidelines of every children'south publisher on earth. And here's a bonus! You won't even have to await to get an agent.

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1. Holiday Business firm

This is a company with such a legacy and history that they take an entire book written all about it: Holiday House: The Outset Sixty-Five Years. I'll relieve you the trouble of reading it: They're an independent company that publishes children's books only, specializing in hardback covers for ages four and up.

Submission Guidelines are here, but the essence is to mail your unabridged manuscript.

Editorial Department, Holiday House, fifty Broad Street #301, New York, NY 10004

Sample Titles:

• Noodlehead Nightmares
• Hither is Big Bunny

two. Arbordale Publishing

They prefer books that teach science and math in fun, motion-picture show-book formats.

They are looking for manuscripts about:

• physical scientific discipline
• engineering
• world science
• science or math manuscripts with a cultural/social studies connection
• manuscripts for Pre-K3 to kindergarten-age children

 Additional submission guidelines are available on their website.

3. Immedium

The best word to describe Immedium is innovative. They've only existed since 2004, only they've won many awards every year for their books and had several #1 best selling books.

They're based in San Francisco and do a corking job of maximizing your children'due south book potential across all mediums, from selling boob tube rights to making action figures.

Cheque out their submission guidelines here. What they're looking for above all is originality. If yous've got a children'southward volume virtually a topic that seems different from all the books out at that place, submit to them.

Sample Titles:

• The Adventures of Wonderbaby from A to Z
• The Octonauts (which became the striking TV series)
• I'm the Scariest Thing in the Jungle

iv. Flashlight Press

Flashlight Press is a Brooklyn-based publisher that focuses entirely on children's picture books.

They are looking for books that fit these iv categories:

• Moving picture books with universal themes
• suitable for ages iv – viii
• Less than thou words
• Focuses on relationships between people

If you lot have questions, you lot can as well contact them via their contact page.

Here are some sample titles:

• No More Noisy Nights
• I Need My Monster
• When a Dragon Moves In Again

5. Lee & Low Books

Lee & Low specializes in multicultural books for ages 5 – 12, which is wonderful, since fewer than x% of children'southward books contain a master character who is not white.

Their author'southward guidelines say they are looking for stories where the principal grapheme is a person of colour. It is a bonus if the stories include ane of these 3 categories:

1. non-traditional family unit structures (eastward.g. aforementioned sexual activity parents)
2. non-traditional gender identity (eastward.g. LGBTQ experiences)
3. stories that characteristic a person with a disability

There are give-and-take limitations: manuscripts for fiction should be less than 1500 words and nonfiction books should be less than 3000.

They Practise NOT want whatever illustrations (unless you are a professional illustrator).

Unfortunately, to submit hither y'all're going to have to shell out some money for printing and postage stamp, because they but let submissions by mail.

6. Kids Can Press

The biggest Canadian publisher of children'due south books, Kids Can Press accepts manuscripts from Canadians, but not from children or teenagers. They've won v large literary awards in the final five years, and accept a smashing runway record of introducing new titles.

They are looking for moving picture books for children, and affiliate books for kids age seven – ten. They don't desire YA or fantasy novels.

Sample Titles:

• Franklin the Turtle
• Scaredy Squirrel
• The Busy Beaver

seven. Hogs Back Books

Hogs Dorsum Books publishes children'due south books for kids nether the age of ten. If you lot look through their catalog, you lot'll find many of the books characteristic animals equally the protagonists.

Although they are based in Britain, they have queries and submissions by e-mail:

enquiries AT hogsbackbooks DOT com

Sample Books:

• 3 Giddy Chickens
• Boris the Boastful Frog
• Croc on the Rock

viii. Cardinal Rule Press

Based in Michigan, Fundamental Rule Press is a very positive publisher, looking for children's books that embody "hope, courage, and the Aureate Rule."

They are looking for realistic film volume manuscripts nether grand words.

Make sure to fully read the submission guidelines earlier emailing them your manuscript. They have a 3 calendar month submission window every twelvemonth, and like the rest of the publishers on this listing, accept unsolicited and unagented manuscripts.

Sample Titles:

• Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun (Having the Courage to be Who Y'all Are)
• Cookie and Milk – A Scientifically Stunt-tastic Sisterhood

9. David Fickling Books

David Fickling books does not accept unsolicited manuscripts on a rolling basis, merely they practice have an annual contest in which authors tin can submit their book for a take a chance to win a publication and a publishing contract.

Check their contest page, called Primary of the Inkpot Competition, for the submission details. Even if they don't terminate up choosing your manuscript, they announce five finalists, and that's the kind of press which might help get your manuscript accepted at another publisher.

They used to be an banner of Scholastic, then of Random House, and at present they're independent. They describe themselves equally "nimble," which means they're flexible enough to market your book in many creative, unorthodox ways.

Sample Titles: (They have a swell nose for audacious titles, ones that sound heady)

• Superbot and the Terrible Toy Destroyer
• Vikings in the Supermarket

ten. Candlewick Press

They occasionally open upwardly submissions, although for about of the year it's closed. Check their website to see whether they are seeking unsolicited submissions at the moment. When they are open up, they practice not accept online submissions.

They are an independent publisher (if you lot can't tell past at present, most corporate publishers don't take unsolicited submissions, while near independent publishers do. So if you don't have an agent, you're well-nigh likely looking for an independent publisher for your children'due south volume).

In the last two decades, they brag that they've won 2,000 awards. Bookfox is not going to try to fact-cheque that. They have a backlist of 3,000 books and a staff of 100. If you lot're going to go for an independent publisher, this is one of the biggest.

They specialize in Middle Course, but also accept YA.

Sample Titles:

• Beowulf (and other archetype stories visually interpreted and retold)
• Dragonology

11. Albert Whitman & Company

Albert Whitman accepts unsolicited submissions from unrepresented authors, and they publish roughly twoscore books a yr (no give-and-take on what percentage of those books are unsolicited).

Their submission guidelines say that they are looking for iii categories of books:

1. Moving-picture show-books (<k words)
2. Middle-grade (<35,000 words)
3. Young Adult (<70,000 words)

Electronic mail submissions are allowed, but they volition but get back to you if they are interested in the project.

This is a company with a great pedigree and some dandy titles. They are one of the oldest contained houses, publishing since 1919, and are highly organized and volition do your book justice. If you get a chance to publish with them, I would recommend it highly.

Sample Titles:

• Ane More Dino on the Floor
• The Boxcar Children
• Abby'southward Asthma and the Big Race

12. Charlesbridge Publishing

They accept "children'southward literature," which sounds more than sophisticated than "child books." They do non accept online submissions, only ones by mail. Additional guidelines for writers can be found here.

They are interested in innovative children'southward stories told in bright and refreshing ways. They publish books for infants, toddlers, heart-grade, and immature developed.

Sample Titles:

• A Mountain of Mittens
• Bamboo People
• A Tower of Giraffes

xiii. Eerdmans Books for Immature Readers

Eerdmans publishes merely 12 – eighteen books a twelvemonth, which makes them one of the smaller independent publishers, but their backlist looks fantastic. They are looking for a wide variety of books, but especially ones that gloat multifariousness, focus on an important historical moment, or relate to social bug.

Two of the descriptions of the books they're looking for are particularly telling: they want "wise" books and books with good "humour."

Sample Titles:

• Mikis and the Donkey
• A Swimming Full of Ink
• In Search of the Little Prince

14. Gratuitous Spirit Publishing

Complimentary Spirit publishes 20 – 25 titles a yr, and accept been established for more than xxx years out of Minnesota.

As far equally their submission guidelines, they are looking for books with anti-bully messages (I dubiety many people send them pro-bullying messages), and for books that teach kids character, leadership and service. They likewise will consider fiction if it communicates these messages.

They tend to like difficult topics like feet, grief and loss, and disharmonize resolution.

If you could summarize their taste in books in three words, it would be:

1. Practical
2. Positive
3. Solution focused

Sample Titles:

• The 6 Rs of Bullying Prevention
• Penelope Perfect
• Respect and Take Care of Things / Respectar y Cuidar las Cosas (bilingual)

xv. Little Tiger Press

Little Tiger is a British publishing house with iii imprints, but only one accepts unsolicited submissions.

Stripes Publishing accepts fiction for children anile 6 – 12. Transport manuscripts past electronic mail merely.

Sample Titles:

• At that place'south a Dragon in My Backpack!
• Hello Earth (a lift-the-flap novelty volume)

xvi. Flying Middle Books

Flying Centre Printing is the children's volume banner of Nobrow, and are international in focus, with offices in multiple countries (simply they're but looking for children'due south books in English).

In general, if y'all look over their books, they specialize in absolutely breathtaking illustrations — it'south really a pleasance to look at their artwork.

They want emailed submissions, and are seeking flick books under thou words that are either 24 pages or 32 pages (these are industry standard lengths).

Sample Titles:

• Kai and the Monkey Rex
• Professor Astro True cat's Stargazing
• The Immortal Jellyfish

17. Peachtree Publishers

Peachtree Publishers is a Southern, independently endemic trade volume publisher, specializing in:

• Children's motion-picture show books
• Chapter books
• Middle grades novels
• Young adult novels

They offer a shocking statistic to either ward off the faint-of-middle or to make yous sympathize with them: they say they receive more than 20,000 submissions a year, and presumably only have a handful of them. It takes them 6 – 9 months to review a submission.

They do non have email submissions — postal service only, please.

Sample Books: (all of their titles are fantastic — someone should get an laurels for naming these books)

• The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl
• The Boy Who Cried Ninja

18. Sleeping Behave Printing

Sleeping Carry Press, located in Michigan, seeks submissions of children'southward pictures books, middle grade, and young adult manuscripts.

Mail OR electronic mail submissions, simply since they only review books three times a year, be prepared for what could be a long wait.

Sample Titles:

• The Legend of Sea Glass
• Horace J. Edwards and the Time Keepers: The Hole-and-corner of the Scarab Bettle

19. Summit That! Publishing

A British-based publisher which is height notch, considering the impressive numbers of 100 million books in impress and availability in over lxx countries.

They prefer electronic mail submissions, purchase world-broad rights to your book, and do not want you to submit simultaneously to other publishers.

Sample Titles:

• Things That Become (sticker book)
• Penny Pineapple and the Chocolate Wood

twenty. Workman Publishing

This is a massive publishing firm, publishing fiction and nonfiction of every stripe for every historic period, but they take a children's book section which accepts emailed submissions. submissions@workman.com

I good thing about their Submission Guidelines is that they say that each submission will be reviewed by ii or more editors, so you can exist sure you lot're getting a fair shake.

Sample Titles:

• Arlo Needs Spectacles
• Bellybutton Book

21. Arthur A. Levine Books (Now Levine Querido)

Arthur A. Levine books used to be an Banner of Scholastic and a big laurels winner. Now they've spun off into their ain company, Levine Querido.

They take motion picture-book submissions, and actually sound happy nigh it, unlike many publishers who act as though the slush pile is crushing them.

Along with your manuscript, they desire a adept query letter answering these things:

• What is your manuscript most?
• Why would a reader turn to your book?
• What makes your book original or memorable?

22. August House

August House likes folktales drawn from popular oral traditions, multimedia books, and children's stories. They've been around for more than than three decades, and are based in Atlanta, Georgia.

They are mostly seeking diverse stories and stories that are folktales. Please merely submit by post.

Sample Books:

• Adventures of High John the Conqueror
• Barking at a Play tricks-Fur Coat

23. Boyd'southward Mill Press

This is the company that publishes the most famous children'due south magazine in the country, Highlights, so y'all're in proficient hands. They say they're interested in "first-class storytelling, imaginative illustration, and strong characters," which essentially means they're willing to read and have simply about anything, as long as it's skilful.

They accept submissions past postal service only, and endeavour to respond to all submitters inside 3 months. What I similar almost this publisher is that they actually will send a class rejection if they make up one's mind the volume isn't for them, unlike most publishers who don't even bother.

• Picture Books: Ship the entire manuscript
• Middle-Course books: Transport the first iii chapters
• Poetry: Send the whole collection

Sample Titles:

• Fearless Flyer: Ruth Law and her Flying Machine
• Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmer's Market

24. Versify

Versify is an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and is curated by Kwame Alexander, a Newbury medalist and famous children'southward book author.

Their submission guidelines say to submit past email (thank goodness), and include the entire manuscript.

Like well-nigh all of the publishers on this page, you don't have to submit illustrations with your manuscript.

They publish books of all stripes, merely are specially seeking books featuring protagonists of color.

Sample Titles:

• The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer
• Anya and the Dragon
• The Undefeated

25. Kane Miller

Kane Miller has an international focus, just at this time they're looking for books with an American theme. They prefer get-go-person stories, coming from a specific bespeak of view, rather than overview stories from the historical 3rd-person.

Their submission guidelines say to e-mail submissions to: submissions AT kanemiller DOT com and include:

• short encompass letter
• complete manuscript, or synopsis and sample capacity
• word count
• professional bio (iii-5 sentences)
• NO ATTACHMENTS

Sample Titles:

• The River: An Epic Journey to the Sea
• Nibbles: The Book Monster

26. Allen and Unwin

This Australia-based publisher has an imprint simply for children's books called Albert Street Books, and they're looking for books written for babies to 12 year olds.

Every Friday they want to hear from writers, in a helpful effect chosen the "Friday Pitch," where you lot tin can pitch your book to the editors.

Although, they're not currently looking for children'southward volume texts, they are looking for:

• Books for beginner readers, anile 5-vii, word length 5,000-10,000
• Books for confident readers, anile vii-9, word length 10,000-25,000
• Books for eye-course readers, anile 10-13, word length 25,000-50,000

Sample Titles:

• Petty Nic'southward Big Day
• A Kickoff Time for Everything

27. Tilbury Firm Publishers

Tilbury is very helpful virtually what they're not looking for:

• Fables
• Fantasies
• Books with talking animals
• Fictions

They are looking for educational nonfiction books suitable for ages 5 – 10, about 500 – 800 words long.

If you have a book that's nigh cultural diversity, nature, or the environs, send it to them. They're besides very interested in engineering, science, biography, and history.

They have a very handy submission form online that makes it easier to ship them your manuscript. The slap-up thing about this publisher is that they say they receive hundreds of unsolicited submissions a yr (rather than thousands), and then if your book is right for them, you have an excellent chance.

28. OnStage Publishing

OnStage Publishing is a relatively small independent publishing house focusing on children's literature. They publish affiliate books, middle-grade fiction and Immature Adult, mainly for ages 8 to eighteen, and in both print format and due east-volume format.

Their guidelines say they do not publish picture books. For nonfiction, please query them showtime, because they are looking for very specific content.

Sample Titles:

• Prc Clipper
• Heroes: A Gander'south Cove Mystery

29. Quarto Knows

Quarto Knows specializes in nonfiction books for kids that teach them how to practice something (make animation or slime, for instance).

They don't shy away from adding to the book, either — these are chosen "Books Plus" and they include extra materials for kids to play with and utilise.

They also similar books about historical figures who are inspiring to children (such as Marie Curie and Frida Kahlo).

But they accept a few fiction titles as well, such as "Grandad's Clandestine Giant," (only fiction isn't their focus).

They're a huge multi-national company that sells their books in over l countries, and yet they even so accept emailed submissions of your proposal.

Sample Titles:

• "Gramps'due south Secret Giant."
• Popular Upward and Build National Parks

And here are some bonus publishers, if yous yet haven't constitute the right match:

• Thames and Hudson
• Floris Books
• Rockpool
• Peter Pauper
• Hinkler
• King of beasts Hudson

30 Children's Book Publishers

• Albert Whitman & Visitor
• Allen and Unwin
• Arbordale Publishing
• August House
• Boyd's Mill Press
• Candlewick Press
• Key Dominion Press
• Charlesbridge Publishing
• David Fickling Books
• Eklavya
• Eerdmans Books for Immature Readers
• Enslow Publishers
• Flashlight Press
• Flying Centre Books
• Gratuitous Spirit Publishing
• Hogs Back Books
• Holiday Firm
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
• Immedium
• Kane Miller
• Kids Tin can Press
• Lee & Low Books
• Levine Querido
• Footling Tiger Press
• Mathew Cost
• OnStage Publishing
• Peachtree Publishers
• Sleeping Bear Printing
• Tilbury Business firm Publishers
• Top That! Publishing
• Versify
• Workman Publishing

Source: https://thejohnfox.com/2016/03/children-book-publishers/

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