Facts on Children's Book Publishing

The children's book publishing industry is a rapidly growing facet of publishing. More and more children's books are hitting bestsellers' lists and spawning movie and merchandise tie-ins. Children's books are the most important types of literature published today because they are designed to foster a love of reading in children. Books written for children must be well-crafted or they will not capture a child's interest. While adults may plow through a somewhat boring book in hopes that it improves, a child will merely toss an uninteresting book aside so that she can go outside and play. Read on for some more facts about this fast-growing industry.

History

Most children's books were published as serials in magazines during the 1800s.

Function

Children's book publishing companies publish fiction and nonfiction books for children of all ages.

Types

The main two types of children's book publishing companies are trade and educational publishers.

Significance

Children's book publishing is an important industry because it provides literature for the most discerning and impressionable readers--our children.

Misconceptions

Most people mistakenly believe that it's easier to get a children's book published than a book for adults.

Fun Fact

In 1919, the Macmillan Publishing Company hired the first children's book editor in the United States.