Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.

Walker Books
Parent companyDe Agostini
Founded1978
FoundersSebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards & Wendy Boase
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionThe Book Service (UK)
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (Australia)[1]
Pan Macmillan (South Africa)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Imprints
Official websitewww.walker.co.uk
www.walkerbooks.com.au

In 1991, the success of Walker Books' Where's Wally? series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.[3] In 1993, Walker Books also entered the Australian market by establishing another sister company, called Walker Books Australia.[4]

In 2001, co-founder of Walker Books Amelia Edwards won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her contributions to children's literature as the publisher's art director.[5]

The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury.[6]

In May 2020, the company was acquired by Trustbridge Global Media, together with its sister company in the US Candlewick Press and its other subsidiary in Australia.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Distributors
  2. ^ "About « Pan Macmillan". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Candlewick Turns Sweet 15". Publishers Weekly. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  4. ^ "About Walker: The Beginning". Walker Books. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ "In the Winners' Circle". Publishers Weekly. 1 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  6. ^ "Picture perfectionist". The Age. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Trustbridge Global Media Acquires Walker Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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