Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers publishes a distinguished and diverse list of books for readers ages 0 to 18, including baby/toddler and novelty formats, picture books, and hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction for middle grade and young adult readers, as well as brand/licensed tie-ins. Little, Brown started publishing books for children in 1926, and has cultivated a diverse, carefully curated list of the finest books for young readers of all ages and backgrounds.

LBYR, with its imprints, Christy Ottaviano Books, JIMMY Patterson, LB Kids, and LB Ink, have launched several bestselling series, including Marc Brown’s Arthur, Matt Christopher’s #1 sport series for kids, Chris Colfer’s The Land of Stories, Neil Patrick Harris’s The Magic Misfits, Shannon Hale’s Ever After High, Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin, Holly Hobbie’s Toot & Puddle, James Patterson’s Maximum Ride, Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl, and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight.

Their numerous award-winning publications inlcude the Caldecott Medal-winning picture book Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe; National Book Award Finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin; and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer. Other notable authors and artists include Malala Yousafzai, Lemony Snicket, Peter Brown, Neil Patrick Harris, Todd Parr, and Jerry Pinkney.