Publishers We Distribute

Albert Whitman & Company, founded in 1919, is celebrating its 85th year as an independent publisher of children's books. They are well known for their classic series, The Boxcar Children® Mysteries.

Angela Patchell Books is a small independent publishing company. Their expertise is in the visual arts, and the books they publish are in the subject areas of Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration and Art.

They have a passion to publish books that inspire motivate and educate... 

At Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary they provide rehabilitation to approximately 1000 animals annually. They believe that every creature has a right to life and that we must do everything we can to ensure quality of life.

Their book recounts stories of other wildlife creatures who have been cared for and rehabilitated by Sanctuary staff.

The mission of Basic Health Publications is to publish books by experts in a wide range of health-related fields. Their goal is to help consumers of varying ages, lifestyles, and health concerns make choices that will lead them to optimum health and enhance the quality of their lives.

Basic Health Publications will cover a wide range of health issues including alternative medicine, disease state management, nutrition and diet, vitamins, minerals, herbs and other nutritional supplements, exercise and fitness, and environmental issues.

Beacon Press is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction and fiction. Their books often change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life.

Their current publishing program emphasizes religion, history, current affairs, political science, gay/lesbian/gender studies, education, African-American studies, women's studies, child and family issues and nature and the environment.

Brown Barn Books, is a publisher of books for young adults-from about 12 up. The books are innovative, crossover books for young and not all that young adults.

Capstone Press is the leading educational publisher of non-fiction children’s books, serving school and public libraries since 1991. They are dedicated to building a strong foundation for beginning and struggling readers, as well as ESL students, to achieve reading success. From early childhood materials to the highest high/low books, Capstone Press titles are accurately leveled to meet your library's needs.

Compass Point Books are designed with the reader in mind. They create fascinating educational books that capture the attention and spark the imagination. Sharp, full-color photographs, attractive designs, and numerous special features augment the content-rich, beautifully designed books for the K-8 library.

Coughlan Publishing is a family-owned company that supports the reading needs of preK-12 students through the range of high-quality non-fiction and high-interest fiction they offer.

Coughlan's books are sold through 5 lines of books; Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, Stone Arch Books and Red Brick Learning. Links for each of these lines are on this page.

Davis has been committed to the arts and education since it was founded in 1901. Their philosophy is simple. “We believe in the abiding social value of art and art education and we advocate the role of the visual arts in a well-rounded education.” Their art programs are developmentally appropriate for the grade level and they are committed to producing high-quality art programs for levels K-12.

EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing encourages, produces and promotes thought-provoking and well written science fiction and fantasy literature.

Evans Mitchell Books is a small independent UK book Publisher specialising in high quality photographic, cookery and natural history books.

All of Their books are superbly illustrated in full colour throughout and are produced to the highest quality. They work with renowned photographers and editors from around the world, providing them with the opportunity to fully explore the potential of their subject.

From the amazing animals illustrated in the Wildlife Monographs to the iconic art of Sinatra and Elton, each book tells a story.

FI Press is operating in a very specific, and neglected, niche of the book market: it publishes books that deal with subjects of business and economic actuality, which target a dual audience, the general, informed public as well as the academic, course-related required reading.

To fulfill this mission, FI Press commits to a fast, timely publication of books and a dynamic marketing of books to both market segments through general distribution in Canadian book stores and through its direct access to university professors in relevant fields.

Glenbow Museum is Where the World Meets the West - where intriguing stories from Western Canada connect with extraordinary art and artifacts from around the world. Combining a museum, art gallery, library and archives all under one roof, Glenbow boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections and is one of the largest museums in Canada.

Good Books is a family run business that produce books where quality, reliability, and readability to be their hallmarks. Many of their books have been authored by experts on our various staffs. Many were written by other outstanding authors.

Hal Leonard represents, in its more than 97,000 available titles in print, some of the world's best known and most respected artists,

Such as: Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Mariah Carey, The Carpenters, Eric Clapton, Creed, Miles Davis, Neil Diamond, The Doors, the Foo Fighters, Jimi Hendrix, Indigo Girls, Billy Joel, Elton John, Norah Jones, B.B. King, Sarah McLachlan, Oscar Peterson, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, The Police, Elvis Presley, Queen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, George Strait, Styx, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who, Stevie Wonder, and hundreds more. Plus the music of Irving Berlin, Disney, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Motown and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Some of the lines that Hal Leonard produces that we distribute are Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, Amadeus Press and Limelight Editions.

Heinemann-Raintree is a leading non-fiction-based publisher that has established a reputation for setting new standards of quality in compelling, curriculum-based educational materials for the PreK-Secondary library and classroom markets. Their mission is to enhance readers' literacy, knowledge, awareness of the world, and to assist educators and parents in helping them to be successful.

Inhabit Media Inc. is a small Canadian, Inuit-owned publishing company that aims to promote and preserve the stories, knowledge and talent of Northern Canada.

Inhabit Media Inc. hopes to contribute to the Canadian publishing industry by promoting authors, storytellers and artists that live in remote regions of Northern Canada.

For more than six decades the Japan Publishing Trading Co. has been exporting high quality Japanese publications and miscellaneous articles of Japanese culture and tradition to many nations of the world, mainly to institutions of Japanese studies, Japanese schools, and Japanese nationals outside Japan.

Junior Jetsetters Inc. is a Toronto-based company specializing in travel guides for children. Each guide combines photography, cityscape drawings and practical easy-to-read information. The book’s hosts, always selected from a pool of animals typical to the city or country in question, take the reader through the city. Junior Jetsetters City Guides are geared toward young travellers and residents alike.

The Kalamalka New Writers Society, a collective of eight Vernon and Kelowna writers, established Kalamalka Press in 1987 in order to launch and run a bi-annual national competition for a first book of poetry. By using a panel of five national judges, all established writers and/or publishers, the Collective achieved success with manuscripts that were not only winners, but strong winners that have made a contribution to the national poetry scene, and have helped new voices to be introduced and become established.

Kingsley Publishing Services Inc. is a full-service publications company offering a complete range of publication services from concept to distribution. They source and manage professional services the client’s direction to produce books and other publications to the same standards as professional publishers. Their boutique services allow us to work with you to produce an individualized, high-quality product and promote it directly and effectively into the marketplace.

The decision to become a firefighter is very honorable and comes with a great deal of responsibility. In the framework of this responsibility comes a great deal of critical decision making. The web site www.becomingafirefighter.com has been set up to pass on invaluable information so you can make educated decisions and achieve your goals.

Associated with the site is the book The Complete Guide to Becoming a Firefighter.

Kodansha Limited is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga (comics and print cartoons). It is a privately owned company headquartered in Tokyo, which has been run by consecutive generations of the Noma family since 1909.

Click here to download a pdf (2.5 mb) of the
Kodansha Spring/Summer 2008 Catalogue.

Landauer Corporation is a small independently-owned publisher managed by people motivated by the love of bringing quality books to life. Landauer is known for its ability to: 1) create high quality books by leading authorities and artists, 2) create the books in record time, and 3) bring these to market at customer-friendly prices.

Active titles now number more than 40 and include best-selling fabric designers, quilters, leading artists and top books in special interest home arts and hobby categories such as quilting, crafts and woodworking.

Marshall Cavendish is a major international publisher of books, directories, magazines and partworks. Their philosophy of enriching life through knowledge transcends boundaries of geography and culture. In line with this vision, their products reach across the globe in 13 languages, and their publishing network spans Asia, Europe, Canada and the USA.

Fitzhenry and Whiteside distribute Marshall Cavendish's Children's Books line

Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. publishes and carries theatre and related texts in many categories to fit the needs of schools, colleges, churches, theatres or community theatre groups!

The family-owned company is a drama specialist publisher. Recently the book publishing division has diversified into textbooks, theatre professional scene books and how-to books on all theatre subjects.

The National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre is a multi-use facility in Burnaby, BC. Officially opened on September 22, 2000, the Centre houses the National Nikkei Heritage Centre and the Japanese Canadian National Museum.

The Centre’s mandate is to promote a better understanding and appreciation by all Canadians of Japanese Canadian culture and heritage; and an awareness by all Canadians of the contribution of Japanese Canadians to Canadian society, through public programs, exhibits, services, publications, public use of the facilities and special events.

OrthoWellness Publications is an independent academic publisher with no affiliation to any large publishing house or media conglomerate.

OrthoWellness Publications is dedicated to the concept of independent publishing offering a voice to specialized health therapists involved in the profession of musculoskeletal health. At OrthoWellness Publications, we capably provide a venue for authors with professional expertise to convey meaningful information to readers who seek accurate medical knowledge and treatment options to guide them in management of their musculoskeletal health.

Founded twenty-eight years ago in Atlanta, Peachtree is one of the original independent southern book publishers. They publish many categories of books, but focus on titles for children and teenagers, self-help, parenting, and health, and books about the south. Their books are thoughtfully and lovingly designed and illustrated, and tell stories that are powerful, moving, and affecting.

Pelican Publishing Company enjoys national recognition as a rapidly growing medium-sized company with a backlist of nearly 500 titles and fifty to sixty new titles produced annually. As a general trade publisher, Pelican produces travel guides, art and architecture books, Christmas stories, local and international cookbooks, motivational and inspirational works, and children's books, as well as a growing number of social commentary, history, and fiction titles.

Picture Window Books publishes informational picture books and easy readers. Our titles combine lyrical text and dazzling illustrations to create a meaningful learning experience by sparking a child's natural love of learning.

Pokeweed Press specializes in picture books for children from 4 to 12. Their motto is "Reading for the fun of it" and their goal is to create entertaining books for children to read by themselves and to share with their parents.

Preferred Nutrition distribute products from Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe, Dr. Julian Whitaker,  and Brad King. These lines are distinguished by their adherence to the highest standards of quality and convenience. Lorna’s well-known passion for providing natural treatments for women’s health problems has produced a best-selling line for the treatment and maintenance of women’s health.

Their products, our information, and especially our people are dedicated to keeping you healthy, well informed and feeling good.

Raven Tree is an independent press committed to providing high-quality picture books in a variety of formats. . . Bilingual, English Only, and Spanish Only.

Continuing this commitment, they have brought us the world of Rip Squeak, a perennially popular picture book series featuring Rip Squeak, the mouse, and his lively friends. Raven Tree Press books are sure to pleas children and adults alike!

Red Brick Learning partners with educators to help all students, from struggling to fluent readers, achieve reading success. They create innovative supplemental educational materials that provide carefully leveled nonfiction books and targeted instruction support for K-8 classrooms.

Stone Arch Books publishes appealing high-interest fiction for young readers. Our passion is to reach struggling, reluctant, and less-confident readers, especially boys. Our books remove the obstacles, spark the imagination, and create a hunger for pleasure reading. Stone Arch Books will turn your scanners, skimmers, and screen-agers into enthusiastic book lovers.

Stone Arch Books believes that struggling and reluctant readers deserve quality stories, innovative artwork, and most of all, a sense of fun when they are confronted with opening up a new book.

Telos Publishing Ltd., Kent, England, is a small, independent publisher specializing in high quality, collectible books for all fans of horror, dark fantasy, cult TV, and Doctor Who. They also produce a variety of unofficial guide books to popular television and film series, as well as the Time Hunter series of novellas.

TFH Publications has been at the forefront of pet publishing for over half a century, creating and sustaining publications for owners of a wide variety of companion animals.

Look to TFH to produce books and learning vehicles for pet owners that ensure the optimum human-companion animal experience: a long, healthy, happy life full of trust and companionship.

Located in Saskatoon, and in the vanguard of publishers from Western Canada, Thistledown Press publishes talented Canadian writers of all genres of literature. With the collaboration of a first-class editing team, the generation of artistic vision, and a professional business ethic, Thistledown Press has earned its reputation as a publisher with insight and integrity.

Tilbury House is an independent publisher in Maine. It publishes award-winning children's picture books that help young people build character, appreciate cultural diversity, and explore the natural world. It publishes some wonderful teacher's guides, and its website also offers a "Teachers Take Note" section for each of its children's books, with activities, discussion points, and further resources.

Tilbury House's adult books are about history, maritime history, regional culture, and environmental issues in the Northeast.

Tradewind Books has been publishing fine books for young people since 1996. Their titles have been recognized internationally for their illustration, award-winning writing and innovative stories from around the world: from Mexico to Iraq, China to Russia. They publish picture books, poetry, chapter books and novels for all ages.

In the early 1990s Chad Carpenter started a comic strip known as Tundra in Alaska. The strip has grown and now runs in newspapers throughout the U.S., Canada and even Jamaica & Trinidad. The Tundra Empire has grown to include 12 different books, dozens of shirt designs, many different note cards, mouse pads, bumper stickers, and an interactive CD-ROM.

Verve Editions, from Burlington, VT, is involved in the conception, development, and production of fine art and illustrated books, and related exhibitions. They collaborate with outstanding authors, artists, photographers, graphic designers and printers to create distinguished publications conceived to reach the widest possible audience.