About Us

About Egmont USA

Egmont USA is a children’s book publisher based in Manhattan. We have been building our team and our list and planning our launch since January 2008. We have a small, highly experienced and talented team across editorial and marketing and we are fired up about making a real impact with our books.

Egmont USA is part of the Egmont Group, one of Scandinavia’s leading media groups, with activities including film, TV production, and interactive games. Egmont has activities in more than 30 countries, 7,600 employees, and generated revenues amounting to €1.6 billion in 2008.

About the Egmont Group

Egmont UK Ltd is one of the largest children’s book publishers in the UK. Its diverse list includes books for children of all ages and features popular licensed characters such as Winnie-the-Pooh and Thomas the Tank Engine. The company publishes an impressive picture book and award-winning fiction list by renowned authors and illustrators, including Helen Oxenbury, Jenny Nimmo, Jamila Gavin, William Nicholson, and Frank Beddor. Egmont is also the UK publisher of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Books and magazines form the core part of Egmont’s business in the UK, with sales of approximately 16 million books and 11.5 million magazines. Egmont UK is part of the Egmont Group, one of Scandinavia’s leading media groups, with activities including film, TV production, and interactive games. Egmont has activities in more than 30 countries, 7,600 employees, and generated revenues amounting to €1.6 billion in 2008.

Business Ethics

As a responsible children’s publisher, we go even further, considering the world in which our consumers are growing up. When you buy from Egmont you can be assured that we have designed safety into the development of the product, manufactured with integrity using a workforce who are well-treated, and ensured that the paper and board used has not had a devastating impact on our world.