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Top 25 Childrens book publishers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 215 childrens book publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 5,438 professional contacts across them, including 983 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers childrens book publishers headquartered in the United States, 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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215Companies
5,438Contacts tracked
983Verified emails
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The 25 largest childrens book publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 215 childrens book publishers based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to childrens 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
1Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,248 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We deeply believe in the power of books to connect people, amplify diverse voices, create meaningful change, and make a lasting impact in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500303 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceTulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200271 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Educational Development Corporation (EDC) likes being in a bind, as long as the cover appeals to youngsters.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Strong evidenceConcord, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50131 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The standard for excellence in children’s books”, Forbes Barefoot Books creates picture books, activity decks, board books, animated singalongs and educational content for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceMinneapolis, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lerner Publishing Group creates high-quality fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20087 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At Phoenix International Publications (PIP), we are committed to crafting engaging, educational, and entertaining books and toys for children.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceEdina, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ABDO has been a leader in children’s educational publishing for libraries and schools since 1985, providing high quality nonfiction and fiction titles for children and young…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceNY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5063 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since its beginnings in 1935 as the first American publishing house founded with the purpose of publishing only children's books, Holiday House has been proud to gather together…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceWatertown, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Charlesbridge Publishing is an independent publisher of high-quality books for children and young adults.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5035 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Peachtree Publishers is a trade book publisher, specializing in quality children's books.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5031 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Astra Publishing House is dedicated to publishing books for children and adults that celebrate excellent storytelling, a strong point of view, and can introduce readers to new…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidencePark Ridge, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“When Albert Whitman was founded more than a century ago, our goal was simple: make good books that kids want to read.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceAnn Arbor, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are an acclaimed publisher of award-winning children’s fiction and nonfiction books.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5018 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Horn Book Magazine has long been essential for everyone who cares about children’s and young adult literature.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Little Bee Books is an independent, boutique publisher founded in 2014 and based out of New York City.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBaileys Crossrds, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceTulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an independent publisher specializing in thoughtfully crafted fiction and nonfiction with strong voices, meaningful themes, and long-term relevance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bearport Publishing is dedicated to building enthusiasm for reading among students in grades PreK-8.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceGrand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2005 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Eerdmans Books for Young Readers is the childrens imprint of Wm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMendota Heights, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“North Star Editions is a publishing company dedicated to guiding readers toward a lifetime love of reading.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Little Genius Books is an independent publisher of children’s books, specializing in creating high-quality, affordable content.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceMt. Pleasant, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Arbordale Publishing LLC has a mission to get young children excited about science and math through picture books.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a3 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceNew Rochelle, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-5003 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Reycraft Books publishes award-winning and rising authors and illustrators, primarily from underrepresented communities, that honor the voice and vision of all children-that…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceIrvington, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Imagine and Wonder is a boutique New York publisher and distributor of titles that we believe need to be in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Childrens book publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
18.1%Verified-email coverage
25.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
8.4%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
163
11-50
37
51-200
7
201-500
5
1,001-5,000
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 215 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 childrens 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 States whose own description of what they do matches “childrens 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 childrens 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 childrens book publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 983 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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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 childrens 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 childrens book publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 215 childrens book publishers headquartered in the United States 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?

Macmillan, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most childrens book publishers?

New York leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (9) and Chicago (6).

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 983 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 215 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.