Gareth Stevens | |
Type: | Private |
Foundation: | December 1983[1] |
Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Industry: | Publishing |
Products: | Children's books |
Homepage: | garethstevens.com |
Gareth Stevens, Inc. is a publishing company originally based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1983 by its namesake owner.[1] The company was owned by Weekly Reader Corporation, part of The Reader's Digest Association. In 2009, it was sold to company chief Gary Spears and Roger Rosen of Rosen Publishing.[2]
Gareth Stevens largely specialises in children's non-fiction reference. Along with its main arm, Gareth Stevens Publishing, its imprints include Weekly Reader Early Imprint Library and World Almamac Library.[3]
In 1991 and 1992, it published the English version of the first seven Beechwood Bunny Tales by Geneviève Huriet. The translators were Mary Lee Knowlton, Amy Bauman and Patricia Lantier-Sampon.