Country of origin United Kingdom Publication types Children's Books, Apps Founder Kate Wilson | Headquarters location London Official website www.nosycrow.com Founded 2010 | |
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Nosy Crow is a prize-winning independent children's publisher based in the UK, particularly notable for its original storybook apps for the iOS platform. The company was founded in 2010 by Kate Wilson, formerly MD of Macmillan Children’s Books and Group MD of Scholastic UK Ltd. The company was named Children's Publisher of the Year by the Independent Publisher's Guild for two consecutive years, in 2012 and 2013, and in 2014, was named Small Business of the Year by the Nectar Small Business Awards and Young Company of the Year by the Growing Business Awards. In North America, many of Nosy Crow's illustrated book titles are published under an imprint of the same name by Candlewick Press, and in Australia, Nosy Crow books are distributed by Allen & Unwin. In September 2014, the company announced a partnership with The National Trust, to publish a jointly-branded children's book list launching in 2016, and in October 2015, Nosy Crow announced a second partnership with The British Museum for another jointly-branded children's book list, launching in 2017.
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History
Nosy Crow was founded in 2010 and published its first book in January 2011. In its first year of publishing, it released 23 books and 3 apps in total, and invoiced one million pounds. In 2013, the company published over 50 books and 3 apps and the company has been noted for its relatively rapid growth in an industry experiencing shrinking revenue elsewhere. By September 2014, Nosy Crow had grown to become the 16th largest children’s publisher in the UK, according to Nielsen Bookscan data.
The company has a strong background in rights-selling. Wilson began her career selling rights at Faber and Faber and in its first year, foreign rights to Nosy Crow titles were sold in 16 languages. In March 2011, Nosy Crow struck an apps partnership deal with Gallimard Jeunesse and Carlsen Verlag, who release Nosy Crow apps under their own brands in French and German. A similar deal was announced in March 2012 with Gottmer, who released the apps in Dutch.
Books
Nosy Crow publishes commercial fiction and non-fiction books for children aged from 0 to 14. Its most successful series to date have been the Bizzy Bear books, illustrated by Benji Davies and the Pip and Posy books, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, each of which have sold several hundred thousand copies throughout the world. The Pip and Posy books were credited with producing healthier than expected sales in the industry overall for 2011. Wilson had previously collaborated with Scheffler at Macmillan, where she published The Gruffalo and initiated the long-running collaboration between the artist and former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson.
Other notable books by Nosy Crow have included the Olivia series by Lyn Gardner, theatre critic for The Guardian, and the illustrated fiction series The Grunts, by Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Philip Ardagh and with illustrations by Scheffler.
Apps
As well as publishing books, Nosy Crow also releases original storybook apps, which it develops in-house. In 2011, the company released three apps: The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, and Bizzy Bear on the Farm. To date, Nosy Crow has released 14 apps, which have won numerous awards and received critical acclaim, and the company is recognised as a leader in the field.
Awards
Since being established, Nosy Crow has won a number of awards. These include: