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About Boyds Mills Press

Boyds Mills Press

In 1990 Highlights for Children, Inc., launched Boyds Mills Press, a trade division dedicated to publishing books of the highest quality for young readers. Publishing trade books was a logical step for Highlights, which has a long tradition of helping children develop a lifelong love of reading. Boyds Mills Press publishes books that enlighten and entertain, reaching children primarily through bookstores, libraries, and schools.

 

Over the years, Boyds Mills Press has been privileged to work with an impressive roster of authors and illustrators to create books that inspire children to wonder, explore, imagine, discover, laugh, and think. We remain committed to fostering new talent and to publishing established authors and illustrators in original and exciting ways.

Our Philosophy

Respect for children is among the highest priorities when we acquire a manuscript. We aim to publish good stories with lasting value. We avoid the trendy and never publish a book simply to fill a market need.

We believe in, and are committed to, publishing and exposing young readers to the best literature available in other countries, cultures, and languages. We believe in new voices. Finally, we believe books should be beautiful to look at and to hold.

Our Books

Boyds Mills Press publishes picture books, nonfiction, chapter books, and fiction for young readers. Boyds Mills Press titles have been named notable books by the International Reading Association, the American Library Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English. They have earned numerous awards, including the National Jewish Book Award, the Christopher Medal, the NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, and the Golden Kite Honor, to name but a few. Books from the Front Street list have won numerous awards, including six National Book Award finalists, two Newbery Honor books, a Michael L. Printz Award, a Michael L. Printz Honor Award, two Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, and a Los Angeles Times Book Award.