Book Publishers 101: A Month with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Book Publishers 101 is a feature that happens each month here at There’s A Book! We spend an entire month highlighting one of our favorite book publishers. What this means for you…a chance to get to know a publisher you may have not known before with a “behind the scenes” look, an opportunity to “link-up” posts you might have from the featured publisher, guest posts, author interviews, a look at their newest titles and of course a chance to win some great books! We know you will enjoy getting to know these amazing publishers and hope that you’ll learn something you may have not already known!

Our Publisher 101 Featured Publisher for the month of May 2012 is:

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers features our core list of picture books and hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction for middle grade and young adult readers; LB Kids produces novelty and brand/licensed tie-ins; and Poppy publishes paperback original series for teen girls. We have launched several bestselling series, including Marc Brown’s Arthur, Matt Christopher’s #1 sport series for kids, Zoey Dean’s The A List, Lisi Harrison’s The Clique, Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin, Holly Hobbie’s Toot & Puddle, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, James Patterson’s Maximum Ride, Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak, Joan Steiner’s Look-Alikes, and Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl, as well as award-winning novelty books based on the toy and game brands ALEX and Cranium. Other notable authors and artists we have published include Molly Bang, Berkeley Breathed, Patrick Carman, Jane Dyer, Laban Carrick Hill, Alice Hoffman, Patrick McDonnell, Walter Mosley, Todd Parr, Julie Anne Peters, Carl Reiner, Jerry Seinfeld, Maria Shriver, Jerry Spinelli, and Rosemary Wells.

Little, Brown began publishing books for children in 1926. As the children’s book marketplace has grown dramatically over the years, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has grown with it and we currently publish a distinguished and diverse list of about 135 books a year. Today the group is divided into three imprints designed to reach the wide spectrum of our readership (ages 0-16).

I’m extremely excited to be able to host Little, Brown Books for Young Readers this month! You may or may not know this, but it’s likely that some of your favorite books have been published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Take for example the very popular How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell, the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Dinotrux by Chris Gall and of course the very successful series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. There are so many more I think you already love and I’m excited to bring more of these great titles to your attention!

In the past I’ve reviewed a number of books from this fantastic publisher. Their books are some of my favorites not only because they continually put smiles on the faces of my children but also because of the quality, variety & uniqueness of their books. I have no doubt this is going to be an incredible month highlighting some of their wonderful books and I’m really looking forward to it. For a quick look back at what I’ve already enjoyed from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, take a look at these reviews and features by clicking on the covers, but remember…there are still more to come!

Coming Up during the month of May 2012 look for the following feature items:

Make sure to stop by these sites to connect directly with them and the imprints we’ll be featuring this month!

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on Twitter
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on Facebook
LB Kids Site
LB Teens Site
Pick a Poppy Site
Teen Read-Me Site

Keep your eyes open for this spectacular month, highlighting Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and enjoy the festivities!

Much of the publisher’s information was provided by the publisher or via their website. Thank you!

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