Holiday House
Holiday House, Inc., is a publishing house founded in 1935 in New York City, specializing in children's literature. It is a member of the Children's Book Council. The iconic logo of the Holiday House little boy is by Ernest H. Shepard, the renowned illustrator of The Wind in the Willows and the Winnie the Pooh books, from the publisher's original edition of The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame.[2]
| Parent company | Trustbridge Global Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Distribution | Penguin Random House Publisher Services[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | Children's books |
| Imprints | Margaret Ferguson, Neal Porter |
| Official website | holidayhouse |
Holiday House's books have been the recipient of many distinguished awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery.[3]
Notable authors include Yuyi Morales, Polly Horvath, Gail Gibbons, and David A. Adler. The house publishes 120 titles a year.[4]
Holiday House was acquired by the investment firm Trustbridge Partners in 2016 and is part of Trustbridge Global Media.[5][6]
References
- Current Clients
- "Our Story – Holiday House". holidayhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 1999-11-30. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- "Edelweiss+". Edelweiss+. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Holiday House Changes Hands; Briggs Retires". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- Hood, Ann. "Shelf Awareness for Thursday, November 15, 2018". Retrieved 2019-11-25.