Chronicle Books 2016-2017

We covered Chronicle Books, an independent publisher located in San Francisco, back in July of 2015 (find the post here), but decided to revisit them again this year. Their children's division publishes about 90 titles per year and they do accept unsolicited manuscripts. Read "So, You've Written a Children's Book...Now What?" to learn more about their submissions process.

Getting to know Chronicle Books:

Victoria Rock - Editor-at-Large
Interview

Melissa Manlove - Senior Editor
Design Discussion

Naomi Kirsten - Senior Editor
A Conversation with Anders Arhoj

Ariel Richardson - Editor
Tips for Young Writers

Taylor Norman - Editor
Twitter

Zaneta Jung - Assistant Editor
LinkedIn

Kristine Brogno - Art Director
Interview

Books We Had on Hand (*indicates books we read):

Mine (2017); written and illustrated by Jeff Mack

*This is Not a Valentine (2017); written by Carter Higgins; illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins

*Betty's Burgled Bakery: An Alliteration Adventure (2017); written and illustrated by Travis Nichols

*Nothing Rhymes With Orange (2017); written and illustrated by Adam Rex

*Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books (2017); written by Michelle Markel; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World (2017); written and illustrated by Matt Lamothe; edited by Ariel Richardson

Herbert's First Halloween (2017); written by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Steven Henry

Her Right Foot (2017); written by Dave Eggers; illustrated by Shawn Harris; edited by Taylor Norman

*You and Me, Me and You (2017), written and illustrated by Miguel Tanco

*A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum (2017); written by Davide Cali; illustrated by Benjamin Chaud

Over and Under the Pond (2017); written by Kate Messner; illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

*Pete with No Pants (2017); written and illustrated by Rowboat Watkins

*Love is (2017); written by Diane Adams; illustrated by Claire Keane

Give Me Back My Book! (2017); written and illustrated by Travis Foster and Ethan Long

*Tell Me a Tattoo Story (2016); written by Alison McGhee; illustrated by Eliza Wheeler

*How to be a Hero (2016); written by Florence Parry Heide; illustrated by Chuck Groenink

*Bunny Slopes (2016); written and illustrated by Claudia Rueda; edited by Ariel Richardson

*President Squid (2016); written by Aaron Reynolds; illustrated by Sara Varon

A Beetle is Shy (2016); written by Dianna Hutts Aston; illustrated by Sylvia Long

*Things To Do (2016); written by Elaine Magliaro; illustrated by Catia Chien

*The Quickest Kid in Clarksville (2016); written by Pat Zietlow Miller; illustrated by Frank Morrison

Are We There Yet? (2016); written by Nina Laden; illustrated by Adam McCauley

*The Wish Tree (2016); written by Kyo Maclear; illustrated by Chris Turnham

Because of an Acorn (2016); written by Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer; illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon

*D is for Dress-Up: The ABC's of What We Wear (2016); written and illustrated by Maria Carluccio

Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Seat Turtles (2016); written by Phillippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by Meilo So

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Atheneum Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Simon and Schuster. They publish about 60 hardcover and 20 paperback books each year (both fiction and nonfiction). Atheneum does not accept unsolicited submissions. Here's a description from their website:

Founded in 1961 by Jean Karl, Atheneum Books for Young Readers is known for publishing enduring literary middle grade, teen, and picture book titles. The imprint has garnered over two dozen Newbery and Caldecott Medals and Honors throughout its celebrated history. It has also published a list of books that have won innumerable awards and accolades, including Coretta Scott King medals, National Book Award nominations, PEN USA Literary Awards, New York Times bestsellers, and being named to countless state reading lists.  Our commitment to publishing commercial books with outstanding literary merit is evident in every title we acquire as well as in our extensive backlist. Atheneum holds tight to this same publishing integrity as we look to ahead to new formats—high-end novelty properties, graphic novels, visual storytelling—for our esteemed list of authors and illustrators.

Getting to Know Atheneum Books for Young Readers

See staff bios here.

VP & Publisher – Justin Chanda

LinkedIn

VP & Deputy Publisher – Anne Zafian
LinkedIn

Executive Editor – Reka Simonsen
Pinterest

Senior Editor – Emma Ledbetter
Interview

Assistant Editor – Alex Borbolla
MSWL

Editorial Assistant – Julia McCarthy
MSWL

Editorial Assistant – Alyza Liu
Twitter

Executive Art Director – Ann Bobco 

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

The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the Invention of the Piano (2017); written by Elizabeth Rusch; illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

This House, Once (2017); written and illustrated by Deborah Freedman

Martin's Dream Day (2017); written by Kitty Kelley; photographs by Stanley Tretick

Rutabaga Boo! (2017); written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen; illustrated by Bonnie Adamson

Antoinette (2017); written by Kelly DiPucchio; illustrated by Christian Robinson

Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story (2016); written by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus; illustrated by Evan Turk

*The Marvelous Thing That Came from a String (2016); written and illustrated by Gilbert Ford

The Storyteller (2016); written and illustrated by Evan Turk

Bloom (2016); written by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by David Small

The Sword in the Stove (2016); written and illustrated by Frank W. Dormer

*The Snurtch (2016); written by Sean Ferrell; illustrated by Charles Santoso

Mimi and Shu in I'll Race You (2016); written by Christian Trimmer; illustrated by Melissa van der Paardt

*A Hungry Lion or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals (2016); written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummings

Good Morning to Me (2015); written and illustrated by Lita Judge

*One Word from Sophia (2015); written by Jim Averbeck; illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail

*What About Moose? (2015); written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez; illustrated by Keika Yamaguchi; edited by Emma Ledbetter

*. . . and Nick (2015); written by Emily Gore; illustrated by Leonid Gore

*I Don't Like Koala (2015); written by Sean Ferrell; illustrated by Charles Santoso; edited by Emma Ledbetter

Simon's New Bed (2015); written by Christian Trimmer; illustrated by Melissa van der Paardt

Counting Crows (2015); written by Kathi Appelt; illustrated by Rob Dunlavey

Billy's Booger: A Memoir (2015); written and illustrated by WIlliam Joyce

*Going Places (2014); written by Peter and Paul Reynolds; illustrated by Peter Reynolds

Grandfather Gandhi (2014); written by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus; illustrated by Evan Turk