Publisher Anniversaries: 2025 edition

Blue Dot Kids Press is a multi-award-winning, independent children’s publishing company. Our books engage young readers’ innate sense of wonder and empathy, connecting them to our global community and the pale blue dot we call home. STEAM, nature and environment, SEL: we’re always thinking about kids and the teachers, librarians, and parents who prepare children for an unknown future and inspire the next generation of readers and global citizens.

HarperAlley is a collaborative, creator-focused publisher of graphic novels that connect with readers of all ages.

Founded in 2019 by Arthur A. Levine, Levine Querido is a dedicated independent publisher committed to discovering and nurturing diverse, underrepresented voices in children’s literature. Levine Querido is proud to feature a diverse array of voices in our catalog. Our authors and illustrators represent a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, ensuring that our books resonate with readers from all walks of life. We strive to inspire a lifelong love of reading in young people.

The Little Press is an independent traditional children’s book publisher out of New Jersey. Their mission is to bring new talent and new voices to children’s literature. The Little Press publishes picture books through YA and is distributed by IPG. You can find out more about them at www.littlepresspublishing.com.

Red Comet Press is an independent children’s publisher based in Brooklyn, specializing in illustrated storytelling. Publishing original works and books in translation, we are passionate about sharing literature from a diverse range of voices with a broad audience of readers.

Tapioca Stories, a New York-based publishing house with Latin American soul, introduces young English readers to the finest Latin American children’s books, originally written in Spanish and Portuguese.

BeaLu Books has created a vibrant community of readers, writers, teachers, and artists who deeply understand our readers and publish captivating books that resonate with the communities we serve. Our books are known for their quality writing and vivid illustrations, making them suitable for independent use or read-aloud. We look forward to exploring more initiatives like Book Boxes, Story Time at coffee shops and bookstores, and publishing content that engages our readers and builds community involvement.

Highlights Press is the publishing imprint of Highlights for Children, known for delivering trusted, high-quality, award-winning content that supports children’s growth through joyful learning. From best-selling puzzle books to engaging learning workbooks and storybooks, Highlights Press offers a wide selection of screen-free, parent-approved, and kid-loved titles.

Creative Minds Publications is an award-winning independent publishing company that helps authors bring their books to life. We specialize in publishing quality, engaging, and educational children’s books that motivate, support, and inspire readers of all ages. Founded by an elementary school teacher, our mission revolves around helping teach the world to read.

Founded in 2000, East West Discovery Press LLC is an independent publisher and distributor of multicultural and bilingual books in over 60 languages. Our catalog features instructional and supplemental reading materials in language arts, social studies, science, and world languages, with a strong focus on history, culture, and social justice.

Celebrating 40 years of championing storytelling, literacy, and author success, Story Monsters® LLC is dedicated to supporting literacy and authors of all ages. We offer a full range of book publishing, marketing, and media services through Story Monsters Ink, Story Monsters Press, Book Street Press, InkLinks, Studio Story Monsters, and Back2Ink Press.

Farcountry Press is an independent, family-owned book publisher based in Helena, Montana. For 45 years, Farcountry has been a leader in regional publishing, specializing in stunning photographic books, fun educational books for children, adventure guidebooks, and thought-provoking history titles. Farcountry’s award-winning books celebrate our nation’s cities, states, and national parks, and explore our shared heritage.

Annick Press is a proudly independent Canadian children’s publisher, recognized for its innovative fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Founded in 1975, Annick is committed to publishing self-affirming, informative, and fun books that encourage critical thinking and a lifelong love of reading. Annick’s award-winning and bestselling titles include The Paper Bag Princess, Red Is Best, Patient Zero, Treaty Words, and Bog Myrtle.

Since its inception in 1974, Greenwillow Books has been publishing books for children of every age. We hope that at the heart of each book there is honesty, emotion, and depth—conveyed by an author or an artist who has something that is worth saying to children and who says it in a way that is worth reading.