Simply Read Books

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Simply Read Books
Country of originCanada
Headquarters locationVancouver, BC
Distribution Ingram Publisher Services (Canada, US)
Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)
NewSouth Books (Australia) [1]
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genres children's literature
Official website www.simplyreadbooks.com

Simply Read Books is a children's specific publishing house situated in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Awards (incomplete list)

Books published by Simply Read Books have won the following awards:

Authors and illustrators (incomplete list)

Controversy

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