IndieAuthors.Social NewsNew children’s imprint at Sourcebooks
Author and educator Lavaille Lavette is partnering on Joyful Pen Books, focusing on inclusive stories that promote empowerment.
https://janefriedman.com/new-childrens-imprint-at-sourcebooks-2/
DK partners with Lego on children’s books
DK has launched a new line of children’s books, including fiction, chapter books, and middle-grade books packaged with exclusive Lego bricks.
https://janefriedman.com/dk-partners-with-lego-on-childrens-books/
From Screen to Shelf: What Kedoo’s Digital-First Model Means for Children’s Publishing
Kedoo Entertainment's Booba shows how YouTube-born IP rewrites content funding. Here's what children's publishers should take from the digital-first shift.
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https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/02/28/digital-first-kids-content-publishing-opportunities-kedoo-booba/
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Hachette Children’s Group in the UK launches three new imprints
As part of a restructure, Hachette Children’s Group (UK) has launched three new imprints: Starboard, Tempest, and Blyton Books.
https://janefriedman.com/hachette-childrens-group-in-the-uk-launches-three-new-imprints/
New children’s imprint: Plata Kids
Plata Publishing is launching a children’s imprint that’s an extension of the parent company’s adult nonfiction title, Rich Dad Poor Dad.
https://janefriedman.com/new-childrens-imprint-plata-kids/
New UK children’s imprint: Tangle & Twig
Educational publisher BookLife wants to expand its reach into trade (consumer) publishing with the new children’s imprint.
https://janefriedman.com/new-uk-childrens-imprint-tangle-twig/
Australian publisher launches children’s imprint
Smith Street Books, an independent publisher of nonfiction, has launched a children’s imprint, Little Smith.
https://janefriedman.com/australian-publisher-launches-childrens-imprint/
Birds, Books, and Breaking Into Nonfiction Children’s Publishing
Author Lynn Street shares how an Audubon event inspired her narrative nonfiction picture books and how writers can break into the market.
https://www.writersdigest.com/birds-books-and-breaking-into-nonfiction-childrens-publishing
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Macmillan UK launches children’s nonfiction imprint
Rocket Fox will publish activity books and commercial nonfiction “from experts on topics that really matter to children and their families.”…
https://janefriedman.com/macmillan-uk-launches-childrens-nonfiction-imprint/
New children’s publisher: Dream Jar Publishing
Author-illustrator Angela Quezada Padron has launched Dream Jar Publishing, which will focus on diverse children’s books.
https://janefriedman.com/new-childrens-publisher-dream-jar-publishing/
