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| Parent company | De Agostini |
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| Founded | 1978 |
| Founders | Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards & Wendy Boase |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Distribution | The Book Service (UK) Harper Entertainment Distribution Services (Australia)[1] Pan Macmillan (South Africa)[2] |
| Publication types | Books |
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| Official website | www www |
Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase.
In 1991, the success of Walker Books' Where's Wally? series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.[3] In 1993, Walker Books also entered the Australian market by establishing another sister company, called Walker Books Australia.[4]
In 2001, co-founder of Walker Books Amelia Edwards won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her contributions to children's literature as the publisher's art director.[5]
The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury.[6]
In May 2020, the company was acquired by Trustbridge Global Media, together with its sister company in the US Candlewick Press and its other subsidiary in Australia.[7]
- ^ Distributors
- ^ "About « Pan Macmillan". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Candlewick Turns Sweet 15". Publishers Weekly. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "About Walker: The Beginning". Walker Books. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "In the Winners' Circle". Publishers Weekly. 1 July 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "Picture perfectionist". The Age. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "Trustbridge Global Media Acquires Walker Books". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.