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Gareth Stevens

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Gareth Stevens
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
FoundedDecember 1983[1]
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
ProductsChildren's books
Websitegarethstevens.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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dries, Mike (1998-05-15). "Book publisher Gareth Stevens returns to black ink". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. ^ "New Company Buys Gareth Stevens". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ^ "Gareth Stevens contact information". JacketFlap. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
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