Kids' Books

Children's book publishing produces fiction and nonfiction for an an age span of preschool through young adult. Within this broad spectrum falls every category that you would find in the adult counterpart of the community bookstore or public library. From board books for babies, to genre fiction for teens, to sex and marriage books for young adults, every year publishers turn out thousands of titles on all manner of subjects, genres, topics, and categories of literature for the young reader. These authors and publishers of books for younger readers have been finding their way out onto the Internet. Here are some of the best:

• AdLit.org (adolescent literacy)
• AdvancePublishing.com
• Aesock.com Children's Historical Fiction
• Barefoot Books
• Birdsong Books (books about wildlife)
• Books for Boys
• Books of Wonder
• Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.
• Butterfly Nature
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
• Children's Book Council
• The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
• Children's Literature
• CLCD (Children's Literature Comprehensive Database) (searchable online review database)
• Children's Literature Web Guide
• Chiron Books
• The Creative Company
• Dawn Publications
• DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley illustrated reference)
• Dog-Eared Publications
• Dorrance Publishing
• Funny Kids
• Ghost Town Publications
• Gingerbread House
• Grumpuss Fantasy in Rhyme
• Hachai Publishing (children's literature with Jewish themes)
• JacketFlap (connect with authors, illustrators, & publishers)
• Kane/Miller (EDC Publishing)
• KD Novelties (personalized children's books, music, & gifts)
• KidLit (accepting submissions from kids)
• Marla Lewis (kids' music)
• MarshMedia (educational books & DVDs)
• Matthew Gollub (children's author & literary consultant)
• Monarch Educational Services, L.L.C. (K-12 traditional publishing)
• Nature Works Press
• Notes from the Windowsill (children's books loved by adult readers)
• Peerbagh (South Asian storytelling resources for teachers, libraries, & parents)
• Perma-Bound (prebound books for libraries and schools)
• Piplo Productions
• Premio Publishing
• Purple House Press
• Rabbit Ears Entertainment, LLC
• Random House Kids
• School Zone Publishing Company
• Science2Discover
• Simon & Barklee
• Stone Soup Magazine (creative writing by children)
• Tiffany Turner's Writing Support Site
• Trickle Creek Books
• Tundra Book Group
• Wise Owl Factory (free educational resources)
• Young Wizards (Diane Duane)
• Zipper Press