A great children’s book should do more than just entertain—it should teach, too. Children’s books may seem simple on the surface, but writing a good one can be surprisingly challenging.
If you’ve written a children’s book and are looking for a freelance publisher to help you prepare your book to send to literary agents or publishers (or to self-publish), check out this list.
You are reading: Editors for children’s books
publishers of children’s books
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1. amy betz
reedsy page: www.reedsy.com/amy-betz
published books: pierre in love with sara pennypacker, get to work beaver by carolyn crimi
2. blair thornburgh
website: www.blairthornburgh.com
email address: [email protected]
edited books: the fangirl’s guide to the galaxy by sam maggs, crushing paperback by gabrielle moss
3. jenn bailey
website: www.jennbailey.com
email address: [email protected]
edited books: without touching the tea by alastair heim, a stick even by constance anderson
4. alejandra ott
website: www.alexandraott.com
edited books: anya and the dragon by sofiya pasternack, war of storms by erica cameron
5. julie tibbot
email address: [email protected]
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edited books: flip the bird by kym brunner, the faerie door by b. me. maxwell
6. roasting rooster
website: www.roisinheycock.com
email address: [email protected]
published books: the island of olivia levez, unhooking the moon by gregory hughes
7. kate studer
website: www.katepawsonstuder.com
edited books: cooper’s charm by lori foster, creating change by laura morris
8. strong rachel
website: www.rachelestout.com
email address: [email protected]
books edited: the farm call by rochelle bilow, the farm on the roof by anastasia cole plakias
9. erik hane
website: www.erikhane.com
email address: [email protected]
books edited: mallory mcdonald, super sitter de laurie b. friedman, arcadian nights by john spurling
10. kelsy thompson
website: www.kelsythompson.com
edited books: kathryn donahue’s dog walker’s diary, dear diary of kumiko makihara
11. taylor morris
website: www.taylormorris.com
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published books: naples! by giada de laurentiis, paris! by giada de laurentiis
12. kate angelella
website: www.angelellaeditorial.com
email address: [email protected]
published books: the multiplying threat of amanda marrone, the summer of May by cecilia galante
13. harrison demchick
website: www.harrisondemchick.com
published books: mine the magnificent by eileen boggess, mine the melodramatic by eileen boggess
14. fran lebowitz
email address: [email protected]
edited books: shadow boxer by chris lynch, summer will finish by dorian yeager
15. jim thomas
website: www.jimthomaseditor.com
email address: [email protected]
edited books: shadow scale by rachel hartman, rogue by mark frost
16. laura ross
email address: [email protected]
edited books: curlee girlee by atara twersky, pansy in venice by cynthia bardes
17. brooke vitale
website: brookevitale.com
edited books: hide and hug olaf by kevin lewis, olaf’s night before christmas
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here are more resources for children’s book authors:
- 169: how to write children’s books and work with an illustrator with aj cosmo
- 89 children’s book literary agents now accepting submissions
- list of publishers children’s books
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