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THE SHORTLIST
Andersen Press David Fickling Books
DK Farshore
Magic Cat Publishing Nosy Crow
Penguin Random House Children's
Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Usborne
TRADE AWARDS
Children’s Publisher of the Year
A contender on the shortlist in eight of the past 10 years, Scholastic scoops the title of Children’s Publisher of the Year after reaping massive rewards for its sustained hard work. While many children’s publishers were treading water in 2025, Scholastic was powering
forward, with sales rocketing 30% in the TCM – equivalent to an extra £8m through the tills. A good chunk of that was generated by Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise on the Reaping, the TCM’s bestselling children’s book of 2025, which also takes both the Children’s Fiction Book of the Year and Marketing Strategy of the Year at this year’s Nibbies. A second star of Scholastic’s 2025 was Dav Pilkey, who is also the winner of Illustrator of
the Year. Pilkey’s children’s books bagged eight of the TCM’s top 50 spots; the only illustrator besting him for sales in 2025 was another Scholastic big hitter, Axel Scheffler, who delivered from his own books as well as those with Julia Donaldson for the Alison Green imprint. While these four names provided Scholastic’s top 30 titles, there was bench strength from baby books through to YA. Beyond the TCM came big uplifts in rights, co-editions and audio licensing. “Such growth in a tricky market is an extraordinary feat,” said the judges. They also applauded Scholastic’s efforts in improving representation – half of its new books included characters of colour, double the industry average – and championing reading for pleasure.
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