- Candlewick Press
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name = Candlewick Press
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foundation = 1991
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location_city =Cambridge, Massachusetts
location_country =United States
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parent =Walker Books
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homepage = http://www.candlewick.com/
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footnotes =Candlewick Press, established in 1991 and located in Cambridge,
Massachusetts , is the American division of the English publisher Walker Books Ltd.. The logo (which was also the original logo of the parent company Walker Books) is a bear carrying a candle.Candlewick Press is America's fastest growing independent publisher of children's books [Rosen, Judith (2007-01-29). " [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6410368.html Candlewick Turns Sweet 15] ". "Publishers Weekly".] , thanks to publications such as a series known as the 'Ologies ("Dragonology, Egyptology, Wizardology", "Mythology" and "Pirateology");
Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart'sEncyclopedia Prehistorica pop-up books; the "Judy Moody" franchise from authorMegan McDonald andillustrator Peter H. Reynolds; Dyan Sheldon's "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen "; "Guess How Much I Love You ";Martin Handford 'sWhere's Waldo? books;Lucy Cousins 'Maisy Mouse books, andNational Book Award winner "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party" byM. T. Anderson .Candlewick is home to
Kate DiCamillo , having published her first novel, "Because of Winn-Dixie" (winner of aNewbery Honor ), along with "The Tiger Rising " (a National Book Award Finalist), "The Tale of Despereaux " (winner of theNewbery Medal ), her "Mercy Watson" picture book series, and her most recent book, "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" (winner of the "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Award for fiction).Walker Books is headquartered in
London, England , with additional offices inSydney, Australia , andAuckland, New Zealand Fact|date=May 2007.References
External links
* [http://www.candlewick.com/ Candlewick Press]
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