Founded in 1837, Little, Brown and Company is a division of Hachette Book Group, one of the "
Big Five" trade publishers in the United States. They began publishing books for children in 1926. Their children's imprint,
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (LBYR) currently publishes about 135 titles each year. You can view trailers for many of their books on
YouTube. Their books have won the
Caldecott Medal for the last three years in a row.
In late 2016 they launched the
Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award for new illustrators. The winner will be announced in March 2017.
Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers does not accept unsolicited submissions.
Getting to know Little, Brown Books for Young Readers*:
Executive VP & Publisher – Megan Tingley
Bio
Publishing Profile
Advice for Artists
Executive Editorial Director – Alvina Ling
Bio
Meet the Editor (Publisher's Weekly)
Editor-at-Large – Susan Rich
LinkedIn
On Finding Winnie
Guest Post at 7-Imp
VP & Editorial Director – Andrea Spooner
Bio
Executive Editor – Mary-Kate Gaudet
LinkedIn
Editor – Deirdre Jones
LinkedIn
Associate Editor – Allison Moore
LinkedIn
The following LBYR editors have moved on:
Bethany Strout is a freelance editor.
Connie Hsu is at Roaring Brook Press.
Liza Baker is at Cartwheel Books and Orchard Press.
Leslie Shumate is at BrainPOP.
*I've only listed staff members who edited books we had at our meeting.
Books we had on hand (*indicates books we read):
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Be Glad Your Dad... (is Not an Octopus) (2016); Written by Matthew Logelin and Sara Jensen; Illustrated by Jared Chapman; Edited by Connie Hsu and Dierdre Jones
Be Who You Are (2016); Written and illustrated by Todd Parr; Edited by Megan Tingley and Allison Moore
My Washington, DC (2016); Written and illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen
Nanobots (2016); Written and illustrated by Chris Gall; Edited by Andrea Spooner
Rory the Dinosaur Wants a Pet (2016); Written and illustrated by Liz Climo; Edited by Mary-Kate Gaudet
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Are We There Yet? A Story (2016); Written and illustrated by Dan Santat; Edited by Bethany Strout
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Horrible Bear! (2016); Written by Ame Dyckman; Illustrated by Zachariah OHora; Edited by Bethany Strout
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Thunder Boy Jr. (2016); Written by Sherman Alexie; Illustrated by Yuyi Morales; Edited by Alvina Ling and Bethany Strout
Blog post on the editing process by Alvina Ling
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (2015); Written by Lindsay Mattick; Illustrated by Sophie Blackall; Edited by Susan Rich
The Little Shop of Monsters (2015); Written by R.L. Stine; Illustrated by Marc Brown; Edited by Liza Baker and Allison Moore
Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! (2015); Written by Todd Tarpley; Illustrated by John Rocco; Edited by Liza Baker and Allison Moore
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Wherever You Go (2015); written by Pat Zietlow Miller; Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler; Edited by Connie Hsu and Leslie Shumate
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Thank You and Good Night (2015); Written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell; Edited by Andrea Spooner
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Steve, Raised by Wolves (2015); Written and illustrated by Jared Chapman; Edited by Andrea Spooner and Deirdre Jones
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Wolfie the Bunny (2015); Written by Ame Dyckman; Illustrated by Zachariah OHora; Edited by Alvina Ling and Bethany Strout
Outstanding in the Rain (2015); Written and illustrated by Frank Viva; Edited by Susan Rich
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My Teacher is a Monster (No, I am Not.) (2014); Written and illustrated by Peter Brown; Edited by Alvina Ling
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (2014); Written and illustrated by Dan Santat; Edited by Connie Hsu
Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book (2014); Written byAlice Kuipers; Illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia; Edited by Bethany Strout
*Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree (2014); Written and illustrated by Naoko Stoop; Edited by Megan Tingley and Bethany Strout
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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild (2013); Written and illustrated by Peter Brown; Edited by Alvina Ling
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Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me (2013); Written and illustrated by Daniel Beaty; Edited by Alvina Ling
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Crankenstein (2013); Written by Samantha Berger; Illustrated by Dan Santat; Edited by Connie Hsu
At our next meeting on Saturday, March 18 we will read books published by
Roaring Brook Press and
Neal Porter Books (an imprint of Roaring Brook Press).
