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Top 25 Children s book publishers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 98 children s book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,824 professional contacts across them, including 1,328 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers children s book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest children s book publishers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 98 children s book publishers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to children s book publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500768 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Usborne is the largest and most successful independent children's book publisher in the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000593 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1846, we’re the second-biggest publishing group in the UK - part of Hachette Livre - with 12 divisions and over 50 imprints.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500344 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated book publisher.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceCanary Wharf, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200265 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Austin Macauley Publishers is an independent publisher based in London, New York and Sharjah.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000249 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200171 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Home to books for all ages, Walker Books publishes many award-winning authors, illustrators, and literary franchises including Anthony Horowitz, Angie Thomas, Cassandra Clare…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200137 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Hachette Childrens Group is one of the largest childrens publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200126 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are part of global publisher Simon & Schuster.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200120 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Nosy Crow is a multi-award-winning, independent childrens publishing company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20092 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Little Tiger is a creatively-led publisher of engaging and inspiring books for children and young people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceBerkhamsted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20090 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Make Believe Ideas is a publisher of innovative books for children and babies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5064 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers are at the forefront of the ever-changing publishing industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20059 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Quercus is a young, vibrant, internationally successful and award-winning publisher of fiction, non-fiction and childrens books.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5039 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Sweet Cherry Publishing is an award-winning childrens book publisher based in Leicester.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceKing's Lynn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“From its very infancy, BookLife’s first and foremost goal has been to publish innovative, original and engaging books for children.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Pushkin Press was founded in 1997, and publishes novels, essays, memoirs, childrens books-everything from timeless classics to the urgent and contemporary.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceBath, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5017 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a forward thinking, independent publisher of childrens books, and we pride ourselves on doing things differently!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Amber Books Ltd is an illustrated non-fiction publisher and book packaging company based in north London, UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Flying Eye Books is a publishing company based out of 62 Great Eastern Street, London, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Strong evidenceThaxted, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5014 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Miles Kelly Publishing is an independent children's publishing company founded by Jim Miles and Gerard Kelly in 1996.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5013 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Andersen Press is a leading independent childrens publisher, and home to some of the biggest names in the world of childrens books, including the much-loved picture book…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceSwindon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Child's Play is more than just a publishing programme; it is a philosophy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceOxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“David Fickling Books is a publishing company based out of 31 Beaumont Street, Oxford, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceSouthport, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Producing children's books as co-editions for publishing partners around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

Showing 25 of 98 children s book publishers based in the United Kingdom

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Children s book publishers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
34.7%Verified-email coverage
39.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
35.7%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
63
11-50
21
51-200
9
201-500
3
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 98 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among children s book publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “children s book publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names children s book publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among children s book publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,328 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Children s book publishers by metro

  • Children s book publishers in London35

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names children s book publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many children s book publishers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 98 children s book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Usborne Publishing, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most children s book publishers?

London leads with 35 headquartered companies, followed by Oxford (3) and Bath (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,328 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 98 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.