This is a Minneapolis-based publishing company. Free Spirit Publishing primarily publishes books that deal with issues many children face, including divorce, prejudice, self-esteem problems and even succeeding in school. The company promotes publications that offer real-life information offered up in a child-appropriate way. Free Spirit's books have long been used by school teachers, parents, in home school curriculum and by organizations such as Girl Scouts of the USA.
Barefoot Books focuses on publishing books that deal with family values, diversity, other cultures, the environment and planet Earth as well as the imagination. This company was founded by mothers who wanted to create quality books for their children. Books offered by Barefoot books include fiction books, picture books and even musical stories.
One of the most famous children's book publishers, Golden Books is a division of Random House Publishing. Golden Books has produced the titles like Pokey Little Puppy, Pat the Bunny and The Little Red Hen. This company creates books for children of all ages—from classic and original stories to religious-themed stories such as Noah's Ark and Baby Jesus. These books are often used by preschool and school teachers, parents and Sunday School teachers.
Another well-known children's book publisher, Scholastic Books' categories include fiction and non-fiction, picture books, poetry books, educational and historical books and biographies. Scholastic also produces children's cartoons, movies, music and games—most of which are based on the books they create. Scholastic Books are often seen in school libraries (also in public libraries) as well as used in classrooms.