History of Andersen Press
Andersen Press
was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge and named in tribute to Hans Christian
Andersen. It publishes some of the most well known and best loved names in the
world of children's books. The first book on the list was Goldilocks and the
Three Bears by the then newly discovered Tony Ross. Other names include David
McKee, the creator of Elmer the patchwork elephant; Ruth Brown, whose books
include classics such as A Dark Dark Tale and The Big
Sneeze; Michael Foreman, creator of Jack's Fantastic Voyage and One World; Max Velthuijs whose Frog series has sold in 25 languages; and
Colin McNaughton, whose Preston Pig series are among Andersen's bestselling
titles worldwide.
Andersen Press
titles such as Not Now,
Bernard and Badger’s
Parting Gifts are now regarded as modern classics and many fit
perfectly into the requirements of the Literacy Hour, with retellings of
traditional tales, books with rhyming or repetitive texts
Andersen
is also well known for its fiction list, which includes award-winning authors
such as Melvin Burgess. When Andersen published his novel Junk it caused a media
stir, winning the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize as
well as being shortlisted for the Whitbread Children’s Book Award.