About Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers began publishing books for children in 1926, and we now offer a distinguished and diverse list of 200 frontlist titles annually. In addition to the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers core list of bestselling and award-winning picture books, chapter books, and middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, we publish across four imprints: Christy Ottaviano Books, a boutique imprint that publishes across age categories with a focus on developing authors and artists; JIMMY Patterson Books, founded by the world’s bestselling author, James Patterson; LB Kids novelty and board books; and LB Ink graphic novels and graphic nonfiction.

Parents

Need a book for your child? Look no further! Check out our LBYR Parents blog.

Teens

NOVL is a young adult community for book lovers to rejoice in all things YA and bookish. Join the book party by signing up to get access to all the giveaways, and most importantly, fun!

Booksellers

We heart you. Browse our catalogs through Edelweiss+ and access additional resources here.

Kids

Parents, you can explore our site for fun stuff and kids can watch videos on our YouTube channel.

Teachers and Librarians

We heart you, too. Get information for using LBYR books in classrooms and libraries at Little Brown Library, a place where you can browse our featured books, download our catalog, and more!

Media

We would love for you to read and review our books! Please send media inquiries to childrenspublicity@hbgusa.com.

Influencers

Let’s work together! For picture books and middle grade reads, please contact childrenspublicity@hbgusa.com. For young adult books, join the NOVL Nation and you could get early access to books!

Aspiring Authors and Illustrators

Thank you for your interest! Unfortunately, we are not able to consider unsolicited manuscript submissions or queries. If you are interested in having a manuscript considered for publication, we recommend that you first enlist the services of a literary agent; a helpful resource is Bowker’s Literary Market Place.