Henry Holt Children’s Books

Books for Young Readers
Henry Holt and Company
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(In the Flat Iron Building)

Henry Holt Books for Young Readers is known for publishing quality picture books, chapter books, and novels for preschoolers through young adults. Our list includes the classic picture books Tikki Tikki Tembo and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Our award winning authors and illustrators include Melvin Burgess, Eric Carle, Bryan Collier, Denise Fleming, Nikki Giovanni, Kimberly Willis Holt, Laurie Keller, Betsy Lewin, Bill Martin Jr., and Peter McCarty.

Submission Guidelines:

Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers is pleased to read and consider unsolicited manuscripts but we will not respond to or return your submission unless we are interested in publishing it. Please do not include a self-addressed stamped envelope. You will not hear from us regarding the status of your submission unless we are interested in acquiring it for publication, in which case we will contact you within 4 to 6 months of receiving your submission.

Details on how to submit here.

Note: For information about Brian Henry’s upcoming writing workshops and courses see here.