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Best Children's Book Publishing Companies

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Candlewick Press

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

Part of: Walker Books > Candlewick Press

Location: Boston, US

Website: https://www.candlewick.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Where's Waldo?

Martin Handford

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Judy Moody and Stink

Megan McDonald

Mighty Media

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

Location: Minneapolis, US

Website: https://mightymediapress.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Monster Needs to Go to School

Paul Czajak

Stingray City

Ellen J. Prager

The Ugly Dumpling

Stephanie Campisi

University of Queensland Press

Genres: Children's, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Young Adult

Location: Sydney, AU

Website: https://www.uqp.com.au/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Manuscript entry - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko

The Elephant

Peter Carnavas

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen

Tilbury House

Genres: Picture Book, Education & Reference, DIY, Health & Wellbeing, Environmental, Diverse Literature, Children's, and Nonfiction

Location: Thomaston, US

Website: https://www.tilburyhouse.com/

Diversity: Diverse Literature

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter?

Shani King

Calvin Gets the Last Word

Margo Sorenson

Waiting For a Warbler

Sneed B. Collard III

Ten Speed Young Readers

Ten Speed Young Readers is an imprint of Ten Speed Press, part of the Crown Publishing Group at Penguin Random House focused on publishing bold and imaginative fiction and nonfiction with a distinctive aesthetic and fresh perspective, delivering stories that inspire and entertain, ranging from the provocative to the profound to the seriously fun.

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

Part of: Penguin Random House > Crown Publishing Group > Ten Speed Press

Location: San Francisco, US

Website: https://sites.prh.com/tenspeedyoungreaders

Accepts unagented submissions

No Email submissions to tsyrsubmissions@tenspeed.com -

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Kid Potato

Neil Coslett

Others

Kobi Yamada

I Am Not Boring

Lena Podesta

Pratham Books

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

Location: Bangalore, IN

Website: https://prathambooks.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Ammachi's Incredible Investigation

Vinayak Varma

Your Body is Yours

Yamini Vijayan

Tine and the Faraway Mountain

Shikha Tripathi

Confluence Literary

Confluence Literary Agency was formed in 2026 through the merger of Bond Literary Agency and Copps Literary Services, uniting decades of industry expertise with a fresh vision for literary representation.

Genres: Children's, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery & Crime, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.confluencelit.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Digital - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles

P.S. Literary Agency

PSLA represents bestselling and award-winning authors and creators, notable public figures, cultural leaders, and emerging voices at every stage of their careers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cookbook, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Politics, Psychology, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction

Location: Oakville, CA

Website: https://www.psliterary.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles

David Fickling Books

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

Location: Oxford, GB

Website: https://www.davidficklingbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mark Haddon

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne

The Book of Dust

Philip Pullman

Flying Eye Books

Genres: Picture Book and Children's

Part of: Nobrow Press > Flying Eye Books

Location: London, GB

Website: https://flyingeyebooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Queries & manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Professor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space

Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman

Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue

William Grill

Shackleton's Journey

William Grill

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