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Best Children's Book Publishing Companies

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Barefoot Books

Genres: Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Middle Grade

Location: Cambridge, US

Website: https://www.barefootbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Copy That, Copy Cat!

Katrina Tangen

My Cousin’s Mermaid: A Story from Poland

Anna Staniszewski

Ganesha Goes Green

Lakshmi Thamizhmani

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

Joyful Pen Books

Rooted in the belief that education and storytelling are powerful tools for change, Joyful Pen publishes books that reflect the lived experiences, brilliance, and resilience of today’s children. The imprint champions stories that help young people see themselves as leaders, problem-solvers, and changemakers—while fostering a lifelong love of reading.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, and Picture Book

Part of: Sourcebooks

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://joyfulpenbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Small press

💥 Hit titles

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

Creative Minds Publications

Creative Mind Publications is an award-winning independent publishing and literacy consulting company that helps authors bring their books to life and helps teach the world to read.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Children's, Christian, Fiction, and Women's Fiction

Location: Richmond, US

Website: https://creativemindspublications.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Digital - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Boy With the Magic Thumb

Laura Jacobson

Two Mice at the Eiffel Tower

Donna Dalton

The Alternate World

Kathryn Starke

Heights Press

Heights Press was established in 2023 with the launch of our first series for the Cedar/Fenwick imprint, Hickory Hollow, featuring a cast of young characters in a town with secrets, mysteries, and discoveries to be made. Our mission is to provide original and unique stories. Stay tuned as we will be expanding our publishing program to include books for all ages and interests.

Genres: Children's

Part of: OverDrive

Location: New York City, US

Website: https://www.heights-press.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No Digital -

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Lost in Shellbark Forest

Mari Bolte

Secrets in the Shadows

Eleanor Cardell and Shams Nelson

The Perfect Recipe

Kelly J. Baptist, Kelley Barth, and Shams Nelson

Puffin Books

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

Part of: Penguin Random House > Penguin Young Readers > Puffin Books

Location: London, GB

Website: https://www.penguin.com/publishers/puffin/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Double Fudge

Judy Blume

The Outsiders

S. E. Hinton

B&H Publishing Group

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, and Children's

Part of: Southern Baptist Convention > Lifeway > B&H Publishing Group

Location: Nashville, US

Website: https://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
The Love Dare

Alex Kendrick & Stephen Kendrick

Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want

Maria Goff

Who Sang the First Song?

Ellie Holcomb

Shade 7 Publishing

Genres: Islam, Education & Reference, Picture Book, and Children's

Location: London, GB

Website: https://shade7publishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

No

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Hats of Faith

Medeia Cohan

The Story of the Elephant

Hajera Memon

My First Book of Islamic Months

Hajera Memon

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