Most of the
children’s imprints within Egmont were purchased from Reed Elsevier in 1998
when Reed divested itself of its consumer publishing division. Danish publisher
Egmont then amalgamated in to the structure Egmont World which had been based
in
Dean – the oldest imprint within Egmont dating from the early
1700s . It can be traced in 1767 as a company called Bailey & Dean,
becoming Dean & Munday, Thomas Dean & Son and
then Dean & Son. They published alphabet books for children and rag books
moving into colouring books and story books in later years. This imprint came
to Egmont as part of the Reed sale.
The Chicken House started as an independent
imprint within Egmont but became totally independent in 2004.
Egmont Books Limited originally known as Egmont Children’s
Books Limited and now currently known as Egmont UK Limited.
Egmont World derived from World Distributors of
Manchester, and owned by the Pentos Group in the late
1960s. World’s claim to fame is being the first publishers of the hugely
successful Mr. Men series originally written and illustrated by Roger
Hargreaves.
Hamlyn Children’s Books – This imprint came to Egmont as part
of the Reed sale.
Heinemann Young Books – This imprint came to Egmont as part
of the Reed sale and brought Thomas the Tank Engine to Egmont.
Little Mammoth – This imprint came to Egmont as part
of the Reed sale. It was the paperback picture book imprint of Reed Children’s
Books.
Mammoth – This imprint came to Egmont as part
of the Reed sale. It was the paperback imprint of Reed Children’s Books.
Historic
company names include the children’s publications of the following publishers :
Country Life
Edmund Ward
George Newnes
Kaye &
Ward
Magnet
Odhams Books
World’s Work