Putnam Young Readers Archives - Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/tag/putnam-young-readers/ Because Reading Matters Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:50:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-logo-sm-view-32x32.gif Putnam Young Readers Archives - Penguin Books https://www.penguin.com/tag/putnam-young-readers/ 32 32 Susan Kochan, Associate Editorial Director https://www.penguin.com/susan-kochan-associate-editorial-director/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:12:24 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=832 Susan Kochan is Associate Editorial Director of G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. She joined Putnam in 1994 after teaching elementary school. She acquires fiction and nonfiction board books, picture books, and middle-grade novels, and loves stories that masterfully mix humor and heart.

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]]> Susan Kochan is Associate Editorial Director of G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. She joined Putnam in 1994 after teaching elementary school. She acquires fiction and nonfiction board books, picture books, and middle-grade novels, and loves stories that masterfully mix humor and heart. Susan has edited successful series including the Iggy books by Annie Barrows, the Planet Omar series by Zanib Mian, and Betty G. Birney’s Humphrey series. She has also edited Patty Lovell and David Catrow’s Molly Lou Melon books, Corey Rosen Schwartz and Dan Santat’s beloved ninja fairy tales, starting with The Three Ninja Pigs, and Laura Murray and Mike Lowery’s classroom favorites, the Gingerbread Man on the Loose books, as well as children’s books luminaries Jan Brett, Gennifer Choldenko, and Keiko Kasza.

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]]> Jennifer Klonsky, President & Publisher https://www.penguin.com/jennifer-klonsky-president-publisher/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:27:10 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=809 Jen joined G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, in 2018. Her select list includes authors David Yoon, Deb Caletti, Lisi Harrison, and actor Max Greenfield.

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]]> Jen joined Penguin Young Readers in 2018 and is the Publisher of G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Dial Books for Young Readers. Her select list includes authors Max Greenfield, Josh Gad, Ben Falcone, Sara Shepard, and Sloan Harlow. She previously held positions at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Scholastic.

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]]> Putnam Young Readers https://www.penguin.com/putnam-young-readers/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:52:13 +0000 https://www.penguin.com/?p=794 G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers publishes approximately seventy-five books a year for children, from lively, accessible picture books to some of today’s strongest voices in fiction and nonfiction. We strive to publish a book for every reader (ages 0-18).

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]]> G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers publishes approximately fifty books a year for children, from lively, accessible picture books to some of today’s strongest voices in fiction and nonfiction. We strive to publish a book for every reader (ages 0-18).

In 1838, George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley established the publishing house of Wiley & Putnam, which became known as G. P. Putnam’s Sons in 1872. One of the first children’s titles published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons was the 1925 Newbery Honor book Nicholas by Anne Carroll Moore. In 1936, Putnam merged with Coward McCann, bringing Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág to the list. In 1980, Eric Hill’s classic lift-the flap Where’s Spot? was published and became an international sensation. With the acquisition of Dodd, Mead’s juvenile division in 1989, Putnam welcomed one of its brightest stars—Jan Brett, whose picture books annually climb to the top of the bestseller list. Putnam is also the proud publisher of the beloved Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, published in 1994 and continuing to delight readers today.

Putnam is proud to have published Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson, winner of the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham and Karim Shamsi-Basha, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, winner of the Caldecott Honor; La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, winner of the Pura BelpréAward for Illustration; Cornrows by Camille Yarbrough, illustrated by Carole Byard, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration; Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Christian Robinson, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration; Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi, winner of the National Book Award; The Mitten by Jan Brett; Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Adam Rex; the Planet Omar series by Zanib Mian, illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik and Kyan Cheng; the Humphrey series by Betty G. Birney; the PAWS graphic novel series by Nathan Fairbairn and Michele Assarasakorn; The Forgotten Five series by Lisa McMann; Heir by Sabaa Tahir; How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine; Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood; Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan; Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow; House of Marionne by J. Elle; The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman; The Queen’s Assassin by  Melissa de la Cruz. Our backlist includes books by Rick Yancey, Marie Lu, David Yoon, Ayana Gray, Stacey Lee, Katherine Arden, Carrie Firestone, Lisi Harrison, Tomie dePaola, Deborah Marcero, Carrie Finison, Briane Farley, and Maile Meloy. 

We have a steady pipeline of exciting new books so please check back often to see our latest publications!

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