Candlewick Press

Candlewick Press

Parent company	Walker Books Ltd.
Founded	1991 (1991)
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Somerville, Massachusetts
Distribution	Random House Publisher Services
Publication types	Books
Nonfiction topics	Children's literature
Fiction genres	Children's literature
Official website	www.candlewick.com

Candlewick Press, established in 1991 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is the American division of the British publisher Walker Books. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo.

Candlewick Press is an important children's imprint thanks to publications such as a series known as the 'Ologies (Dragonology, Egyptology, Wizardology, Mythology, Pirateology, Monsterology, Spyology, Vampireology and Alienology ); Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart's Encyclopedia Prehistorica and Encyclopedia Mythologica pop-up books; the "Judy Moody" and "Stink" franchises from author Megan McDonald and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds; Dyan Sheldon's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen; Guess How Much I Love You; Martin Handford's Where's Wally? books; Lucy Cousins' Maisy Mouse books, and National Book Award winner The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson.

Candlewick is home to author Kate DiCamillo, having published her first novel, Because of Winn-Dixie (a Newbery Honor Book), along with The Tiger Rising (a National Book Award finalist), The Tale of Despereaux (a Newbery Medal winner), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), the Mercy Watson series of picture books, and The Magician's Elephant.

Walker Books is headquartered in London, England, with additional offices in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Official website