Meet the Imprint

Get to know the diverse imprints of our member houses!

Razorbill | October 1, 2013

Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, is dedicated to young adult and middle grade books. Razorbill publishes about 40 titles each year. Their list includes innovative fiction and nonfiction for teens in both hardcover and paperback formats, …

Disney Hyperion | July 31, 2013

Disney ∙ Hyperion is an imprint of the Disney Book Group. It was launched in 1990 under the name Hyperion Books for Children, and has since published a wide variety of books for children and young adults of all ages. …

ABRAMS Appleseed | June 5, 2013

ABRAMS, the distinguished publisher of art and illustrated books, launched Abrams Appleseed, a curated list of beautiful books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers (ages birth to 5 years), in spring 2012. Appleseed features board books, novelty books, and young picture …

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers | April 3, 2013

Harcourt Books is now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. When Houghton Mifflin acquired Harcourt in 2007, it gained a huge backlist of both adult and children’s titles, and Harcourt Books became an imprint of Houghton …

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: LB Kids | January 24, 2013

LB Kids is an imprint of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a part of Hachette Book Group. The imprint focuses on publishing novelty books for young readers with interesting and innovative child-friendly specs and formats — everything from lift-the-flaps to …

Macmillan: Christy Ottaviano Books | November 15, 2012

This month, ECC Board member Amy Allen, editorial assistant at Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers at Macmillan’s Children’s Publishing Group, gives us a tour of the imprint! Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Henry Holt Books for …

HarperCollins: Katherine Tegen Books | September 24, 2012

This month, ECC Board Chair Katie Bignell, assistant editor, gives us a tour of Katherine Tegen Books! Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, publishes high-quality, commercial literature for children of all ages, including teens. Talented authors and …

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Clarion Books | July 24, 2012

This month, Anna Dobbin, Editorial Assistant, introduces us to Clarion Books! Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publishes thirty to thirty-five titles per year. Novels and longer nonfiction books tend to be more literary than commercial, and picture …

Penguin Young Readers Group: Nancy Paulsen Books | May 1, 2012

Nancy Paulsen Books/A Division of Penguin Young Readers launched its first hardcover list in Fall 2011. The imprint publishes approximately fifteen books a year and focuses on picture books that are eye-opening and often funny, and fiction from diverse and …

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group: First, Second! | January 1, 2012

This month, Maheneen Alam, subsidiary rights manager at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, familiarizes us with First, Second! First Second is the 5-year old graphic novel imprint of Macmillan. Their motto is excellence in storytelling, in artwork, and in production. …