Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Alfred A. Knopf

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Random House Children's Books.  Knopf has been in the business of making books since 1915. They publish books for kids of every age from board books through YA. They prefer agented submissions, but will accept unsolicited submissions with the caveat that response time may be up to 12 months. Check out their blog here.

Getting to know Alfred A. Knopf

SVP & Publisher – Mallory Loehr

VP & Publisher – Jennifer Brown
Joins Random House

Associate Publishing Director – Melanie Nolan
Interview

Senior Executive Editor – Nancy Siscoe
Twitter

Senior Executive Editor – Erin Clarke
Interview

Executive Editor – Michelle Frey
On working with Norton Juster

Editor – Katherine Harrison
MSWL

Editor – Julia Maguire
Interview, part one
Interview, part two

Associate Editor – Kelly Delaney
Interview, part one
Interview, part two
Interview, part three

Assistant Editor – Stephen Brown

Assistant Editor – Samantha Gentry

Assistant Editor – Karen Greenberg
MSWL

Executive Art Director – Isabel Warren-Lynch
Bio



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


Naptastrophe! (2017); written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka







How to Raise a Mom (2017); written by Jean Reagan; illustrated by Lee Wildish







If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed (2017); written by Denise Vega; illustrated by Zachariah Ohora







We Came to America (2017); written and illustrated by Faith Ringghold







*This is My Book (2016); written and illustrated by Mark Pett





*I Won What? (2016); written by Audrey Vernick; illustrated by Robert Neubecker





Panda Pants (2016); written by Jacqueline Davies; illustrated by Sydney Hanson







Wally Does Not Want a Haircut (2016); written and illustrated by Amanda Driscoll







The Opposite Zoo (2016); written and illustrated by Il SungNa







*The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window (2016); written by Jeff Gottesfeld; illustrated by Peter McCarty






*Eat, Sleep, Poop (2016); written by Alexandra Penfold; illustrated by Jane Massey






*Monkey Not Ready for Baby (2016); written and illustrated by Marc Brown







*Finding Wild (2016); written by Megan Wagner Lloyd; illustrated by Abigail Halpin





*10 Little Ninjas (2016); written by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Nate Wragg







*Bear is Not Tired (2016); written and illustrated by Ciara Gavin






Beard in a Box (2016); written and illustrated by Bill Cotter







Superhero Instruction Manual (2016); written by Kristy Dempsey; illustrated by Mark Fearing







My Favorite Pets: By Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski's Class (2016); written by Jeanne Birdsall; illustrated by Harry Bliss







Duncan the Story Dragon (2015); written and illustrated by Amanda Driscoll





Fly! (2015); written  and illustrated by Karl Newsom Edwards







Feet Go to Sleep (2015); written by Barbara Bottner; illustrated by Maggie Smith







Ninja Bunny (2015); written and illustrated by Jennifer Gray Olson







*There's No Such Thing as Little (2015); written and illustrated by LeUyen Pham







Uh-Oh! (2015); written by Shutta Crum; illustrated by Patrice Barton







*It's Tough to lose Your Balloon (2015); written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka







Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist (2015); written by Barbara Herkert; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton













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