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Titles by Reading Level
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Baby-PreK  16
Ages 4-8   39
Ages 9-12   25
Young Adult   28
(Unknown)   11
All Ages   7

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Total titles: #360 (top 7%)
New authors: #257 (top 5%)
Sales ranking: #202 (top 4%)

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 2. Children's & young adult... 130 
 3. Fiction 97 
 4. General 90 
 5. Children: Kindergarten 88 
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Publisher Information

Running Press Kids

(Imprint of Perseus Books Group)

Best known for non-fiction work! For our Running Press Kids list, we specialize in publishing innovative, hands-on, educational products for children from birth through ninth grade. Our industry-leading book-plus products encourage kids to enjoy learning about the world around them.

Specifically interested in books with these subjects or themes: picture books, activity books for young /middle readers

Main Address: 2300 Chestnut St. Suite 200
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
Phone: 215-567-5080
Fax: 215-568-2919
Updated 10/9/2008

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Manuscript SubmissionsPolicy:
for interactive nonfiction, basic concept, early reading, send query letter accompanied by a brief outline or table of contents for p... More
Contact Information: Greg Jones
editorial director
Running Press Kids
125 South 22 Street
Philadelphia 19103-4399
United States America
Phone:

Fax:
215 - 567 - 5080

215 - 568 - 2919
Updated 2/3/2008
Illustrator SubmissionsPolicy:
will review manuscript/illustration packages from artists, send manuscript with dummy. for illustrations only, send postcard sample. ... More
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1. Goodnight, Johnny Tractor (John Deere Glow in the Dark) (Board book)
    Author: Running Press
Ages 4-8 08/19/2008
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59 Reviews  
2. Designer Doodles: Over 100 Designs to Complete and Create (Paperback)
    Illustrator: Nellie Ryan
Ages 9-12 09/29/2009
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47 Reviews  
3. Johnny Tractor And Big Surprise (John Deere (Running Press Kids Paperbac...
    Author: Judy Katschke
    Illustrator: Ted Williams
Ages 9-12 04/25/2006
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27 Reviews  
4. The Boys' Doodle Book: Amazing Pictures to Complete and Create (Paperback)
    Illustrator: Andrew Pinder
Ages 9-12 05/26/2008
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64 Reviews  
5. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No-To Take Control of Your Life...
    Author: Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
(Unknown)  09/08/2004
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778 Reviews  
6. Hello Kitty: Dress Me Up: A Magnetic Kit (Paperback) Ages 4-8 05/26/2009
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40 Reviews  
7. The Girls' Doodle Book: Amazing Pictures to Complete and Create (Paperback)
    Illustrator: Andrew Pinder
Ages 9-12 05/26/2008
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18 Reviews  
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas Pop-Up Edition (Peanuts) (Hardcover)
    Author: Charles M. Schulz
Ages 4-8 09/28/2010
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69 Reviews  
9. Harry Potter Time Turner Sticker Kit (Running Press Mega Mini Kits) (Mis...
    Author: Running Press
Ages 9-12 03/06/2007
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114 Reviews  
10. Beautiful Doodles: Over 100 Pictures to Complete and Create (Paperback)
    Author: Nellie Ryan
Ages 4-8 05/26/2008
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24 Reviews  
11. The Night Before Christmas: The Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)
    Author: Christian Birmingham, Clement Clarke Moore
    Illustrator: Christian Birmingham
Ages 4-8 08/31/2005
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1,000 Reviews  
12. Corey Combine and the Great Big Mess (John Deere (Running Press Kids Pap... Ages 4-8 01/27/2009
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10 Reviews  
13. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the...
    Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki
(Unknown)  04/07/2009
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5,171 Reviews  
14. The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables (Hardcover)
    Author: Don Daily
    Illustrator: Don Daily
Ages 4-8 10/02/2007
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668 Reviews  
15. Harry Potter Golden Snitch Sticker Kit (Mega Mini Kits) (Misc. Supplies)
    Author: Running Press
Ages 4-8 09/26/2006
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44 Reviews  
16. Free to Be...You and Me (The 35th Anniversary Edition, Hardcover) (Hardc...
    Author: Marlo Thomas
Ages 9-12 10/14/2008
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96 Reviews  
17. Do You Doodle? (Paperback)
    Author: Nikalas Catlow
Ages 4-8 06/05/2007
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32 Reviews  
18. Big Book of Cartooning (Paperback)
    Author: Bruce Blitz, Foreword by Bill Keane of "Family Circus" Bruce Blitz
Young Adult 01/01/2001
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36 Reviews  
19. Johnny Tractor Saves the Parade (John Deere (Running Press Kids Paperbac... Ages 4-8 01/27/2009
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9 Reviews  
20. A Charlie Brown Christmas Kit: Book and Tree Kit (Peanuts (Running Press...
    Author: Charles M. Schulz
Ages 4-8 09/25/2007
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85 Reviews  
21. A Christmas Carol: A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Holiday Tale ...
    Author: Charles Dickens, Jane Parker Resnick
    Illustrator: Christian Birmingham
Ages 4-8 10/01/2000
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4,388 Reviews  
22. Danny Dozer's Perfect Christmas Tree (John Deere (Running Press Kids Har...
    Author: Dena Neusner
    Illustrator: Ben Vincent
Ages 4-8 09/25/2007
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6 Reviews  
23. The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Became Real (Chri...
    Author: Don Daily, Margery Williams
    Illustrator: Don Daily
Ages 4-8 09/25/2007
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1,919 Reviews  
24. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Miniature Edition (Hardcover)
    Author: Stephen R. Covey
(Unknown)  09/26/2000
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2,278 Reviews  
25. Welcome to Merriweather Farm (John Deere Lift-the-Flap Books) (Hardcover)
    Author: Susan Knopf
    Illustrator: Curt Walstead
Ages 4-8 05/10/2005
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12 Reviews  
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