History
Nosy Crow was founded in 2010, [3] and published its first book in January 2011. [4] In its first year of publishing, it released 23 books and 3 apps in total, and invoiced one million pounds. [5] The company has a strong background in rights-selling. Wilson began her career selling rights at Faber and Faber, [6] and in its first year, foreign rights to Nosy Crow titles were sold in 16 languages. [5] By September 2014, Nosy Crow had grown to become the 16th largest children’s publisher in the UK, according to Nielsen Bookscan data, [7] and by 2019, the company had grown to become the 12th largest children’s publisher in the UK. [8] The company has been noted on multiple occasions for its rapid growth in an industry experiencing shrinking revenue elsewhere. [9] [10] In November 2013, Nosy Crow implemented an innovative digital audio feature called 'Stories Aloud’, a free digital audio component included with Nosy Crow's paperback picture books. [11] In May 2023, Nosy Crow launched a United States company, Nosy Crow Inc. [12]
Nosy Crow publishes a wide range of commercial fiction and non-fiction books for children aged from 0 to 12 years, and is recognised for its high-quality production values and innovative approaches to storytelling. [13] Its most successful titles to date include Escape Room, [14] written by Christopher Edge, the Peekaboo series, [15] written by Camilla Reid and illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, the Bizzy Bear books, written by Camilla Reid and illustrated by Benji Davies, [16] and the Pip and Posy books, written by Camilla Reid and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, each of which have sold several million copies worldwide. The Pip and Posy books were credited with producing healthier than expected sales in the industry overall for 2011. Wilson had previously collaborated with Scheffler at Macmillan, where she published The Gruffalo and initiated the long-running collaboration between the artist and former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson. [17]
Other successful titles and series include Open Very Carefully , winner of the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize, [18] the My Brother is a Superhero series, written by David Solomons, which has sold in over 20 languages worldwide and been awarded the 2016 Waterstones Children's Book Prize [19] and the 2016 British Book Industry Award Children's Book of the Year Prize, [20] Pamela Butchart's Baby Aliens series, which has won a Blue Peter Book Award [21] and a Children's Book Award, [22] the Felt Flaps series by Ingela P. Arrhenius, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year Award, [23] There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins, winner of the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Greenaway Honour in 2016 [24] and a UKLA Book Award in 2017, [25] and I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year, winner of the inaugural Waterstones Children’s Gift of the Year Award in 2018. [26] Additional successful series include Zoe’s Rescue Zoo by Amelia Cobb and Sophy Williams, [27] Sing Along with Me! by Yu-hsuan Huang, [28] and Unicorn Academy: Where Magic Happens [29] by Julie Sykes & Lucy Truman
Partnerships
In North America, many of the company's illustrated book titles were published under an imprint of the same name by Candlewick Press, [32] and in Australia, Nosy Crow books are distributed by Allen & Unwin. [2] In November 2012, the company made headlines by creating an instant picture book edition of the John Lewis Christmas television advert, in partnership with the department store. [33] The company has since produced four more picture books based on John Lewis Christmas television adverts. [34] In September 2014, the company announced a partnership with The National Trust, to publish a jointly-branded children's book list, [35] and in October 2015, Nosy Crow announced a second partnership with The British Museum for another jointly-branded children's book list. [36] In June 2023, Nosy Crow announced their third partnership with Cambridge University for another jointly-branded children's book list. [37]
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