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Candlewick Press, established in 1991 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. Candlewick is operated by its employees, including 100 staff members in Somerville, MA and more than 155 authors and illustrators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/145699100/About-Candlewick-Press )〕 Sebastian Walker launched Walker Books from his spare bedroom in his London home in 1978. Walker Books grew and he founded Candlewick Press in 1991. Candlewick Press opened with only six employees and now has one hundred. Candlewick was first known for picture books but the company's offerings expanded to include board books, novelty books, e-books and middle-grade and young adult fiction and non-fiction. Candlewick is an important children's book publisher thanks to publications such as a series known as the 'Ologies; Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart's pop-up books; the ''Judy Moody'' and ''Stink'' franchises from author Megan McDonald and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds; ''Guess How Much I Love You''; Martin Handford's Where's Waldo? books; Lucy Cousins' Maisy Mouse books, and National Book Award winner ''The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume 1: The Pox Party'' by M. T. Anderson.〔 ("Candlewick Turns Sweet 15: Picture books, then fiction prove a winning formula" ). Judith Rosen. January 26, 2007. ''Publishers Weekly'' Volume 254 Issue 5 01/29/2007. Retrieved 2012-04-13.〕 Candlewick's books continue to be in demand as demonstrated by recent The New York Times bestsellers ''I Want My Hat Back'' and ''This is Not My Hat'' (also winner of the 2012 Caldecott Medal)〔(2013 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books )〕 by Jon Klassen and ''Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made'' by Stephan Pastis. Candlewick Press is home to author Kate DiCamillo, having published her first novel, ''Because of Winn-Dixie'' (a Newbery Honor Book), along with ''The Tiger Rising'' (a National Book Award finalist), ''The Tale of Despereaux'' and ''Flora & Ulysses'' (Newbery Medal winners), ''The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane'' (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), the Mercy Watson series and ''Tales from Deckawoo Drive'' series of early readers, and ''The Magician's Elephant''. Toon Books was an imprint of Candlewick Press from 2010 to 2014. The Walker Books Group is made up of Candlewick Press, Walker Books UK and Walker Books Australia.〔(Walker Books Australia and New Zealand )〕 ==Templar Books== Templar Books is Candlewick's first imprint and is a partnership between Candlewick Press and Templar Publishing in the UK. This imprint publishes picture books, novelty books and board books. Notable titles include Johnny Duddle's ''The Pirates Next Door'' and Levi Pinfold's ''Black Dog'' which received the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Candlewick Press」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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