Kane Miller is an award winning publisher of educational children’s books. Their most famous book to date is the children’s classic Everyone Poops, the English translation of Minna Unchi, a Japanese children’s book written by Taro Gomi. They have good distribution, there books are widely available at libraries, and they generally do an excellent job.
In 2019 they bought Boyds Mills from Highlights and are now known as Boyds Mills & Kane.
Their website is easy to navigate and there is a lot of content there so I really encourage you to look through it before submitting to them.
They are open to unsolicited submissions and try to respond within 8 to 10 weeks. They ask that you do not query about the status of your submission.
They are currently focused on expanding their picture book list and are interested in stories with engaging characters. They specify that they are especially interested in those with particularly American subjects. They also consider board books, activity books, gift books, and series fiction. They are not interested in holiday themed books or any book that has been previously self published.
They only accept submissions via email. They do not open any attachments so include all the requested information in the body of the email. They are also open to art submissions.
To read their full submission guidelines go here.
