LQ Named North America’s Best Children’s Book Publisher of the Year
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New York, NY—Levine Querido, the independent children’s book publisher founded by Arthur Levine, was named the Best Children's Book Publisher of the Year in North America at the Bologna Children's Book Fair this week.
In the last year, Levine Querido has had two National Indie Bestsellers, a National Book Award longlisted title, a Pura Belpré Honor book, a Sid Fleischman Award winner, a Printz Honor, and a Printz Medalist—Daniel Nayeri’s Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story).
LQ’s titles have been named the Best of the Year by NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and many other respected sources.
Arthur A. Levine, President and Editor-in-Chief of Levine Querido, commented:
“All of us at Levine Querido are tremendously grateful to have been honored with the Bologna Prize. For a young, independent publisher to be recognized in this way is a great encouragement and validation of our determination to achieve the highest standards of quality and inclusion. That the initial nomination came from our esteemed fellow publishers around the world makes it all that much more special.”
Tyrrell Mahoney, President of Chronicle Books, remarked:
“We've been delighted to be part of Levine Querido's launch into the world; getting their books into the hands of readers who will love them. It's wonderful that the Bologna Book Fair has recognized this publisher for the shining light we've always known them to be.”
Pauline Leorts, President Querido, Netherlands responded:
“We are so very proud of the fact that our sister publisher Levine Querido was named the 2021 Best Children's Publisher of the Year for North America. It is a great joy to work together with Arthur Levine and his team on building a new Children's Book Publishing House on the other side of the ocean with the same high quality standards and - most important - with the same love for making the best children's books in the world. Congratulations to all Levine Querido authors, illustrators and staff.”
About Levine Querido
Arthur A. Levine founded the independent publisher Levine Querido on April 1, 2019. For the previous twenty-three years he was the Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. Visit www.levinequerido.com for a full archive of the imprint’s awards, honors, and publications.
About Querido NL
Querido has been publishing children’s books since 1915, specializing in picture books and quality fiction for all age groups. For more information, visit https://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/
About Chronicle:
Chronicle Books was founded in 1967 and over the years has developed a reputation for award-winning, innovative books. Recognized as one of the 50 best small companies to work for in the U.S. Chronicle Books’ objective is to create and distribute exceptional publishing that’s instantly recognizable for its spirit, creativity, and value. www.chroniclebooks.com