Children’s Books

Publish the picture book they’ll ask for every night

Illustrated picture books and early readers, matched with the right illustrator and produced to the standards of the trade shelves you want to sit on. Your story, your rights, our craft.

A mother and daughter reading a picture book together

Who this is for

Built for storytellers with a message for the next generation

Parents and grandparents

Turn the story you tell at bedtime into a book your family keeps for generations.

Educators and experts

Teach the lesson you know best in the form children actually reach for.

Brands and organizations

Give your mission a character, a story, and a place on the family bookshelf.

What's included

One program, from first sketch to bookshelf

No a la carte surprises. Everything below is in the children’s book program.

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Story editing

An editor who works in children’s books shapes the arc, the read-aloud rhythm and the page turns.

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Illustrator matching

We pair your story with an illustrator whose style fits it, and art-direct every spread.

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Print-ready production

Hardcover and paperback layouts, color-managed for print, plus ebook and read-along audio.

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Distribution

Retail, library and school channels, with returns handled for you.

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Launch campaign

Readings, school and library outreach, and a bestseller push in the children’s categories.

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Rights retained

You hold the copyright, the ISBN and the character. Always.

How it works

Manuscript to bookshelf in 6–8 months

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Story

1–2 months

Manuscript editing, page-turn mapping and a spread-by-spread plan.

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Illustration

3–4 months

Character studies, sketches, then final art for every spread and the cover.

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Production

2–3 months

Typesetting, print proofs, ebook and audio masters, advance copies.

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Launch

4–6 weeks

Retail release, readings and outreach, and the week-one bestseller push.

On our list

Picture books we have brought to market

Beverly Hills Jump Rope Queen

Beverly Hills Jump Rope Queen

Annie Judis, illustrated by Allie Daigle

Amazon #1 Bestseller

A Dozen Delicious Donuts

A Dozen Delicious Donuts

Chanda Ouk Wolf, illustrated by Juliet Yenglin

Amazon #1 Bestseller

Ready to make the book they’ll never forget?

A 30-minute call with Bryan Heathman. Bring the story, even if it only exists at bedtime so far.

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