August House Explained

Founded:1978
Founders:Ted Parkhurst
Jon Looney
Country:United States
Headquarters:Atlanta, Georgia
Keypeople:Steve Floyd, CEO
Graham Anthony, creative director
Publications:Books
Topics:Resource materials
Genre:Children's literature, folktale anthologies
Imprints:Story Cove
LittleFolk

August House is an independent children's book publisher established in 1978 and currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. August House principally focuses on publishing children's folktales, picture books, early-grade chapter books, and storytelling resource materials.[1] [2] August House also manages two imprints: Story Cove, an interactive picture book and multimedia series geared towards helping teachers meet classroom Common Core Standards for reading, and LittleFolk, August House's picture book line.[3]

August House is home to authors Margaret Read MacDonald, Donald Davis, Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, Willy Claflin, Heather Forest, Rob Cleveland, W. C. Jameson, and Pleasant DeSpain, among others, as well as the award-winning picture-book series Maynard Moose.[4]

Origins

August House was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas by Ted Parkhurst and Jon Looney as a publisher of Arkansas poetry. In 1986, August House began to collaborate with Liz Parkhurst and W.K. McNeil and develop as a folklore publisher. By 1989, August House established a partnership with the National Storytelling Festival and began to regularly publish works by professional storytellers. The company was purchased in 2004 by Steve Floyd and Graham Anthony of Marsh Cove Productions, who expanded August House's LittleFolk picture book line, established the Story Cove imprint, and moved the headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, the company has continued to build and expand its collection of folktales and stories from the oral tradition.[5] [6] [7]

Imprints

Publications

Title Author(s) Illustrator Year ISBN
August House Book of Scary Stories 2009
Bully Goat Grim 2012
Fat Cat 2005
Go to Sleep Gecko 2006
How Tiger Got His Stripes 2006
Little Moose Who Couldn't Go to Sleep 2014
Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs 2011
Stone Soup 2005
Uglified Ducky 2011

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partners and Publishers. Brain Hive. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151023062135/http://www.brainhive.com/Pages/Partners-and-Publishers.aspx. October 23, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Crisp. Huey. August House. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Central Arkansas Library System. September 18, 2015.
  3. Web site: Milliot. Jim. Multimedia Dreams for New August House Owner. Publishers Weekly. PWxyz. October 13, 2015.
  4. Web site: August House Publishers, Inc. . National Book Network . September 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124346/http://www.nbnbooks.com/Catalog/MultipleBook.shtml . March 4, 2016 . mdy .
  5. Web site: Crisp. Huey. August House. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Central Arkansas Library System. September 18, 2015.
  6. Web site: Marsh Cove Productions Acquired August House Publishers. Genesis Capital, LLC. September 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045038/http://www.genesis-capital.com/news/id/109/marsh-cove-productions-acquired-august-house-publishers.aspx. March 5, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Marsh Cove Publications Buys August House Publishers. Library Journal. September 18, 2015.
  8. Web site: Milliot. Jim. August House to Broaden Reach, Publishing List. Publishers Weekly. PWxyz. October 13, 2015.
  9. Web site: August House Ramps Up. Publishers Weekly. PWxyz. October 13, 2015.
  10. Web site: All August House Publishers, Inc. Parents' Choice Award® Winners. Parents' Choice: Children's Media and Toy Reviews. September 18, 2015.

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