If you’ve written a children’s book and want to get it published, you have a few options.
You can self-publish your book, hire a publishing services company or hybrid publisher, or find a legitimate children’s book publisher.
Children’s Book Publishers
Here’s our list of 75 publishers that publish children’s book.
Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while others only accept submissions from literary agents.
If you need a literary agent, you can also check out our list of children’s book literary agents.
1. Holiday House
Website: www.holidayhouse.com
Submission Guidelines: www.holidayhouse.com/submission-guidelines
2. Arbordale Publishing
Website: www.arbordalepublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.arbordalepublishing.com/submission-guidelines
3. Immedium
Website: www.immedium.com
Submission Guidelines: www.immedium.com/submission-guidelines
4. Lee & Low Books
Website: www.leeandlow.com
Submission Guidelines: www.leeandlow.com/submission-guidelines
5. Eklavya
Website: www.eklavya.in
Submission Guidelines: www.eklavya.in
6. Albert Whitman & Company
Website: www.albertwhitman.com
Submission Guidelines: www.albertwhitman.com/submission-guidelines
7. Charlesbridge Publishing
Website: www.charlesbridge.com
Submission Guidelines: www.charlesbridge.com/submission-guidelines
8. Free Spirit Publishing
Website: www.freespirit.com
Submission Guidelines: www.freespirit.com/submission-guidelines
9. Little Tiger Press
Website: www.littletigerpress.com
Submission Guidelines: www.littletiger.co.uk/submission-guidelines
10. Workman Publishing
Website: www.workman.com
Submission Guidelines: www.workman.com/submission-guidelines
11. Kane Miller
Website: www.friends.kanemiller.com
Submission Guidelines: www.friends.kanemiller.com/submission-guidelines
12. Pants On Fire Press
Website: www.pantsonfirepress.com
Submission Guidelines: www.pantsonfirepress.com/submission-guidelines
13. Tilbury House Publishers
Website: www.tilburyhouse.com
Submission Guidelines: www.tilburyhouse.com/submission-guidelines
14. OnStage Publishing
Website: www.onstagepublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.onstagepublishing.com/submission-guidelines
15. Abdo Publishing
Website: www.abdopublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.abdobooks.com/submission-guidelines
16. Abrams book
Website: www.abramsbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.abramsbooks.com/submission-guidelines
17. Alligator Books
Website: www.alligatorbooks.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.alligatorbooks.co.uk/submission-guidelines
18. Allen and Unwin
Website: www.allenandunwin.com
Submission Guidelines: www.allenandunwin.com/submission-guidelines
19. Albert Whitman
Website: www.albertwhitman.com
Submission Guidelines: www.albertwhitman.com/submission-guidelines
20. Annick Press
Website: www.annickpress.com
Submission Guidelines: www.annickpress.com/submission-guidelines
21. Andersen Press
Website: www.andersenpress.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.andersenpress.co.uk/submission-guidelines
22. Andrews mcMeel
Website: www.andrewsmcmeel.com
Submission Guidelines: www.publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/submission-guidelines
23. Azbooks
Website: www.azbooksusa.com
Submission Guidelines: www.azbooksusaconsumer.com/submission-guidelines
24. Barefoot books
Website: www.barefootbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.barefootbooks.com/submission-guidelines
25. Barron’s Educational Series
Website: www.barronsbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.barronbooks.com/submission-guidelines
26. Bloomsbury
Website: www.bloomsbury.com
Submission Guidelines: www.bloomsbury.com/submission-guidelines
27. Blue Apple Books
Website: www.blueapplebooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.blueapplebooks.com/submission-guidelines
28. Boxer books
Website: www.boxerbooksltd.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.boxerbooksltd.co.uk/submission-guidelines
29. Buster Books
Website: www.busterbooks.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.mombooks.com/submission-guidelines
30. Capstone
Website: www.capstonepub.com
Submission Guidelines: www.capstonepub.com/submission-guidelines
31. Caramel tree
Website: www.carameltree.com
Submission Guidelines: www.carameltree.com/submission-guidelines
32. Cheeky Monkey Publishing
Website: www.cheekymonkeypublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.cheekymonkeypublishing.com/submission-guidelines
33. Chronicle Books
Website: www.chroniclebooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.chroniclebooks.com/submission-guidelines
34. Curious Fox
Website: www.curious-fox.com
Submission Guidelines: www.curious-fox.com/submission-guidelines
35. Chicken House
Website: www.chickenhousebooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.chickenhousebooks.com/submission-guidelines
36. Epigram Books
Website: www.epigrambooks.sg
Submission Guidelines: www.shop.epigrambooks.sg/submission-guidelines
37. Eerdmans
Website: www.eerdmans.com
Submission Guidelines: www.eerdmans.com/submission-guidelines
38. Fat Fox Books
Website: www.fatfoxbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.fatfoxbooks.com/submission-guidelines
39. Floris Books
Website: www.florisbooks.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.florisbooks.co.uk/submission-guidelines
40. Flying Eye Books
Website: www.flyingeyebooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.flying-eye/submission-guidelines
41. Goelette International
Website: www.goeletteinternational.com
Submission Guidelines: www.goeletteinternational.com/submission-guidelines
42. Hachette US
Website: www.hachettebookgroup.com
Submission Guidelines: www.hachettebookgroup.com/submission-guidelines
43. Harpercollins
Website: www.harpercollins.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.harpercollins.com/submission-guidelines
44. Hinkler Books
Website: www.hinklerbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.hinkler.com.au/submission-guidelines
45. HayHouse
Website: www.hayhouse.com
Submission Guidelines: www.hayhouse.com/submission-guidelines
46. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Website: www.hmhco.com
Submission Guidelines: www.hmhco.com/submission-guidelines
47. Hogs Back Books
Website: www.hogsbackbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.hogsbackbooks.com/submission-guidelines
48. Lion Hudson
Website: www.lionhudson.com
Submission Guidelines: www.lionhudson.com/submission-guidelines
49. Little Tiger
Website: www.littletigerpress.com
Submission Guidelines: www.littletiger.co.uk/submission-guidelines
50. Lake Press
Website: www.lakepress.com.au
Submission Guidelines: www.lakepress.com.au/submission-guidelines
51. Laurence King
Website: www.laurenceking.com
Submission Guidelines: www.laurenceking.com/submission-guidelines
52. Lee & Low
Website: www.leeandlow.com
Submission Guidelines: www.leeandlow.com/submission-guidelines
53. Magination Press
Website: www.apa.org/pubs/magination
Submission Guidelines: www.apa.org/pubs/magination/submission-guidelines
54. Mathew Price
Website: www.mathewprice.com
Submission Guidelines: www.mathewprice.com/submission-guidelines
55. Mighty Media Press
Website: www.mightymediapress.com
Submission Guidelines: www.mightymediapress.com/submission-guidelines
56. New Frontier
Website: www.newfrontier.com.au
Submission Guidelines: www.newfrontier.com.au/submission-guidelines
57. Nosy Crow
Website: www.nosycrow.com
Submission Guidelines: nosycrow.com/contact/submission-guidelines/
58. Octopus Books
Website: www.octopusbooks.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.octopusbooks.net/submission-guidelines
59. Priddy Books
Website: www.priddybooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.priddybooks.com/submission-guidelines
60. Peter Pauper Press
Website: www.peterpauper.com
Submission Guidelines: www.peterpauper.com/submission-guidelines
61. Random House
Website: www.randomhousechildrens.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.penguinrandomhouse.biz/submission-guidelines
62. Really Decent Books
Website: www.reallydecentbooks.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.reallydecentbooks.co.uk/submission-guidelines
63. Rockpool Childrens Books
Website: www.rockpoolchildrensbooks.com
Submission Guidelines: www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au/submission-guidelines
64. Simon and Schuster
Website: www.simonandschuster.com
Submission Guidelines: www.simonandschuster.biz/submission-guidelines
65. Sterling Publishing
Website: www.sterlingpublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.sterlingpublishing.com/submission-guidelines
66. Storytime Magazine
Website: www.storytimemagazine.com
Submission Guidelines: www.storytimemagazine.com/submission-guidelines
67. Templar
Website: www.templarco.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.templarco.co.uk/submission-guidelines
68. The Book Company
Website: www.thebookcompany.com.au
Submission Guidelines: www.thegoodbook.com/submission-guidelines
69. Thames and Hudson
Website: www.thamesandhudson.com
Submission Guidelines: www.thamesandhudson.com/submission-guidelines
70. Imagine That Publishing
Website: www.imaginethat.com
Submission Guidelines: www.imaginethat.com/submission-guidelines
71. Tuttle Publishing
Website: www.tuttlepublishing.com
Submission Guidelines: www.tuttlepublishing.com/submission-guidelines
72. Qed Publishing
Website: www.qed-publishing.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.quartoknows.com/submission-guidelines
73. Usborne
Website: www.usborne.com
Submission Guidelines: www.usborne.com/submission-guidelines
74. Walker
Website: www.walker.co.uk
Submission Guidelines: www.walker.co.uk/submission-guidelines
75. Workman
Website: www.workman.com
Submission Guidelines: www.workman.com/submission-guidelines
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