Greenwillow Books

Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher, was launched in 1974 by legendary children's book Editor Susan Hirschman. (Listen to a 2009 interview with Hirschman here.) She retired in 2001. Under the leadership of Virginia Duncan, Greenwillow continues to publish fiction and some nonfiction "stories for children of every age created by authors and artists whose work is full of honesty, emotion, and depth." They have a 35th anniversary blog that they don't seem to post on anymore and they are active on Twitter and Facebook. They do not accept unsolicited submissions.

Getting to know Greenwillow Books (source)

VP & Publisher – Virginia Duncan
Behind the Scenes from Shelf Awareness (You may need to scroll down.)

Senior Editor – Martha Mihalick

A Day in the Life (2015)

Interview (2012)

Editorial Assistant – Tu Anh Dinh
Art Director – Paul Zakris

Books we had on hand (* indicates books we read):

*I Do Not Like Al's Hat (2017); written and illustrated by Erin McGill; edited by Virginia Duncan

*Plant the Tiny Seed (2017); written and illustrated by Christie Matheson

Good Night! Good Night! (2017); written and illustrated by Carin Berger

Egg (2017); written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes

*Mervin the Sloth is about to Do the Best Thing in the World (2016); written by Colleen AF Venable; illustrated by Ruth Chan; edited by Martha Mihalick

Home at Last (2016); written by Vera B. Williams; illustrated by Chris Raschka

Frank and Lucky Get Schooled (2016); written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins

Flip & Fin: Super Sharks to the Rescue! (2016); written by Timothy Gill; illustrated by Neil Numberman; edited by Martha Mihalick

Wonderfall (2016); written and illustrated by Michael Hall

Dirt + Water = Mud (2016); written and illustrated by Katherine Hannigan; edited by Virginia Duncan

This is a Serious Book (2016); written by Jodie Parachini; illustrated by Daniel Rieley

When Spring Comes (2016); written by Kevin Henkes; illustrated by Laura Dronzek

*Frankencrayon (2016); written and illustrated by Michael Hall

*Little Lola Saves the Show (2016); written by Julie Saab; illustrated by David Gothard

*Finding Spring (2015); written and illustrated by Carin Berger; edited by Virginia Duncan

*Gwendolyn Grace (2015); written and illustrated by Katherine Hannigan

*Waiting (2015); written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes

Red: A Crayon's Story (2015); written and illustrated by Michael Hall; edited by Virginia Duncan

Circle, Square, Moose (2014); written by Kelly Bingham; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Little Lola (2014); written by Julie Saab; illustrated by David Gothard

*Tap the Magic Tree (2013); written and illustrated by Christie Matheson; edited by Martha Mihalick

*Giant Dance Party (2013); written by Betsy Bird; illustrated by Brandon Dorman

*Tiptoe Joe (2013); written by Ginger Foglesong Gibson; illustrated by Laura Rankin

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card (2013); written by Herman Parish; illustrated by Lynne Avril












At our next meeting on May 13, we will read picture books published by Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group) and Sky Pony Press. Editors from both houses will be on the faculty at this summer's annual SCBWI Conference in Los Angeles.