Hachette Children's Group

Franklin Watts publishes many award-winning authors and illustrators. It is well known for its high-quality, attractive information books, which support the national curriculum and stimulate children's inquiring minds.

Hodder Children’s Books is home to many bestselling and prizewinning writers and illustrators and to some of the brightest new talents in fiction for children and young adults. Authors from current Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell, Dermot O’Leary and Kes Gray to David Almond and Patrice Lawrence and illustrators from Jim Field and Alex T. Smith to Nick East and David Litchfield sit side-by-side on an outstanding list.

Orchard Books publishes some of the U.K.’s best-known and chart-topping picture book characters, for example the ever-selling Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees and the bestselling Ten Little counting series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty. Esteemed authors such as Rachel Bright and illustrators such as Britta Teckentrup are published on the Orchard list. Hachette Children’s Group is the number one publisher of series fiction, and Orchard Books dominates the market with long-running commercial series like Animal Ark, Rainbow Magic and Beast Quest and new series such as Unicorn Magic and Team Hero.

Wayland has been at the forefront of information resources for nearly 50 years, offering an extensive range of quality nonfiction books for use in schools, libraries and homes.

Orion Children’s Books publishes award-winning and internationally best-selling fiction for the middle-grade, teen and young adult market, including Francesca Simon’s beloved and bestselling Horrid Henry series. best-selling YA writer Leigh Bardugo and Jessica Townsend’s magical Nevermoor series. Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Kit de Waal joined the list to write for the YA feminist collection, Bellatrix. Orion is also the worldwide English-language publisher of the Asterix series.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has a varied list including Frankie’s Magic Football, by British soccer legend Frank Lampard and prizewinning authors Joanna Nadin, Chris Colfer and Jenny Colgan.

Enid Blyton is one of the world’s most famous children’s authors. Sales of her books are in excess of 500 million copies, and they have been translated into over 40 languages. Enid Blyton began her career as a schoolteacher before becoming a bestselling children's author, writing over 800 books. Enid Blyton is regularly voted the U.K.’s best-loved author and she is the most translated children’s author in the world, according to UNESCO. Her most popular works include the series The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Naughtiest Girl, The Adventure Series, The Magic Faraway Tree,The Twins at St Clare’s and Malory Towers. In 2012, Hachette acquired the intellectual property of the Enid Blyton’s estate (excluding Noddy). In April 2016, Enid Blyton Entertainment was created to represent the fully immersive entertainment entity.

Quercus Children's Books is the home of exciting and distinctive fiction, championing voices that are original and brave, stories that are gripping and unpredictable. The list includes bestselling and prizewinning authors Piers Torday, Juno Dawson, Elly Griffiths, Ben Brooks and Alexandra Bracken.

Pat-a-Cake is the Hachette Children's Group's baby, preschool and early years imprint. In 2020, it will publish a raft of bold, bright and visually strong books with well-crafted, multilayered content, alongside books from popular preschool licensed properties, including School of Roars.

Wren & Rook is the Hachette Children’s Group’s consumer-facing nonfiction imprint, which publishes books with a point of view that will entertain, inform and engage children, teens and young adults from all backgrounds. Their bestselling authors include Matthew Syed and Bryony Gordon.