Paula Wiseman Books

Paula Wiseman Books was an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing from 2003 to 2024, publishing many award-winning and bestselling titles, including novels, picture books, and novelty books. Many beloved children's book creators found a home at the imprint, including Matthew Van Fleet, Patricia Polacco, Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome, Raúl Colón, Susan Vaught, Rosemary Wells, Lisa Mantchev, Stephen T. Johnson, Taeeun Yoo, Bryan Collier, Sandra Neil Wallace, Melissa Castrillon, Anita Lobel, Alexandra Diaz, and Matthew Forsythe. Publisher Paula Wiseman retired in 2024 after a celebrated and decorated career; as an editor-at-large she continues to edit a select list of books by some of her longtime authors and illustrators but is no longer accepting submissions. Senior Editor Catherine Laudone and Associate Editor Danielle Collins joined Beach Lane Books, and the Paula Wiseman Books backlist is stewarded by Beach Lane.

Paula Wiseman Books was an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing from 2003 to 2024. It published many award-winning and bestselling titles, including novels, picture books, and novelty books. Publisher Paula Wiseman retired in 2024 after a celebrated and decorated career; as an editor-at-large she continues to edit a select list of books by some of her longtime authors and illustrators but is no longer accepting submissions. Senior Editor Catherine Laudone and Associate Editor Danielle Collins joined Beach Lane Books, and the Paula Wiseman Books backlist is stewarded by Beach Lane. Paula Wiseman joined Simon & Schuster in 2002; she was previously Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Philomel Books, a division of GP Putnam, and Vice President and Editorial Director of Silver Whistle Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Her first job in children's books was at Dial Books for Young Readers, now a division of Penguin Random House.

The Paula Wiseman list focuses on picture books and middle grade manuscripts with strong voice and character, including lyrical picture books, books by and about underrepresented voices, and books that touch the hearts of children.

Product categories. novels · picture books · novelty books

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