Candlewick Press

This month we focused on picture books published by Candlewick Press. Established in 1991, Candlewick Press is part of the Walker Book Group. Candlewick was first known for picture books, but their offerings have expanded to include board books, novelty books, and middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as nonfiction. Candlewick is located in Sommerville, MA. (source)

Read more about Candlewick Press here.


More information about Candlewick Press can be found in SCBWI's The Book on pages 52 and 93.

Getting to know Candlewick Press:

Karen Lotz - Managing Director, President & Publisher
A Day in the Life...

Elizabeth Bicknell - Associate Publisher & Editorial Director

Joan Powers - Group Editorial Director

Mary Lee Donovan - Editorial Director

Deborah Noyes Wayshak - Editor-at-Large

Sarah Ketchersid - Executive Editor

Kaylan Adair - Editor

Carter Hasegawa - Editor

Andrea Tompa And Kaylan Adair - Editors

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We had the following books on hand (*indicates books we read and discussed):

*I Want My Hat Back (2011); *This is Not My Hat (2012); Written and Illustrated by Jon Klassen; Edited by Elizabeth Bicknell; Seven Impossible Things interview with Jon Klassen; Chronicle Books Editor Melissa Manlove on I Want my Hat Back and This is Not My Hat as horror and noir

*I Feel Five (2014); Written and Illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

*Grandma’s Gloves (2010); Written by Cecil Castellucci; Illustrated by Julia Denos; Edited by Deborah Wayshak; Seven Impossible Things interview with Julia Denos

*The Circus Ship (2009); Written and Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen; Edited by Joan Powers

Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald (2010); Written by Roxane Orgill; Illustrated by Sean Qualls; Edited by Hilary Breed Van Dusen

Marilyn's Monster (2015); Written by Michelle Knudsen; Illustrated by Matt Phelan

A Library Book for Bear (2014); Written by Bonny Becker; Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance (2014); Written and Illustrated by Brigitta Sif; Seven Impossible Things interview with Bigitta Sif

King Arthur's Very Great Grandson (2012); Written and Illustrated by Kenneth Kraegel; Kenneth Kraegel on Seven Impossible Things

Lovabye Dragon (2012); Written by Barbara Joosse; Illustrated by Randy Cecil; Seven Impossible Things Interview with Randy Cecil

*Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes (2014); Written by Nicola Davies; Illustrated by Emily Sutton

Quest (2013); Journey (2014); Written and Illustrated by Aaron Becker; Edited by Mary Lee Donovan; Seven Impossible Things Interview with Aaron Becker

At our next meeting on June 13, we will focus on picture books published by Beach Lane Books.