Walden Pond Press, established in 2008, is the co-publishing venture of film production company Walden Media and book publisher HarperCollins.Getlin, Josh."Maker of Children's Films Gets Into the Book Business", The Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2008, accessed March 2, 2011. The venture operates as an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books, and its logo, a skipping stone on Walden Pond, is derivative of the Walden Media logo.
Background
Walden Pond Press publishes "middle-grade classics". For example, Root Magic (2021) by Eden Royce and The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy (2021) by Anne Ursu were both published by Walden Media.
Audience
Walden Pond Press publishes a small, targeted list of middle grade book titles every year. Notable titles include Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (2010); The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander (2011); Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (2011); The Hero’s Guide series by Christopher Healy (2012–2015); Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson (2016); National Book Award longlist nominees The Real Boy by Anne Ursu (2013) and Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder (2017); A Boy Called Bat and sequels by Elana K. Arnold (2017–2020); York: The Shadow Cipher and sequels by Laura Ruby (2019–2021); Love Sugar Magic and sequels by Anna Meriano (2018–2020); and A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem: The Dastardly Plot and sequels by Christopher Healy (2018–2020), among others.
Prior partnership
Walden Pond Press is Walden Media's second co-publishing venture with a major US publishing house. From 2004 to 2008 Walden Media worked across all imprints at Penguin Young Readers Group, publishing the Newbery Honor-winningNewbery Honor Books Savvy by first-time author Ingrid Law (Dial/Walden Media), Mike Lupica's The Comeback Kids series (Philomel/Walden Media), Lauren St John's The White Giraffe series (Dial/Walden Media), and Michael Reisman's Simon Bloom series (Dutton/Walden Media), among other titles."Penguin Young Reader's Group and Walden Media Set Multi-Year Publishing, Film and Television Joint Venture", PR Newsire, March 27, 2006, accessed March 2, 2011.Springen, Karen. "Walden Media Moves Into the Future", Publishers Weekly, February 19, 2009, accessed March 2, 2011.
Authors The publisher has published books by authors including Paul Adam, Steven Knight, Anne Ursu, Kevin Emerson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, John David Anderson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Elana K. Arnold, Laura Ruby, and Laurel Snyder.
Walden Pond Press publishing history
Year Title Author Publication Date 2023 No One Leaves the Castle Christopher Healy August 15, 2023 2023 Conjure Island Eden Royce June 23. 2023 2023 The Greatest Kid in the World John David Anderson June 13, 2023 2023 The Witch of Woodland Laurel Snyder May 16, 2023 2023 Harriet Spies Elana K. Arnold February 7, 2023 2022 Homebound John David Anderson August 22, 2022 2022 The Hurricanes of Weakerville Chris Rylander June 28, 2022 2022 Drifters Kevin Emerson May 10, 2022 2022 Just Harriet Elana K. Arnold February 1, 2022 2022 Riley's Ghost John David Anderson January 11, 2022 2021 The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy Anne Ursu October 12, 2021 2021 Stowaway John David Anderson August 3. 2021 2021 Hollow Chest Brita Sandstrom June 8, 2021 2021 The House That Wasn't There Elana K. Arnold March 30, 2021 2021 The In-Between Rebecca K. S. Ansari January 26, 2021 2021 Root Magic Eden Royce January 5, 2021 2020 A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #3 Christopher Healy December 1, 2020 2020 York: The Map of Stars Laura Ruby May 1, 2020 2020 One Last Shot John David Anderson May 5, 2020 2020 Love Sugar Magic: A Mixture of Mischief Anna Meriano February 4, 2020 2019 A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #2 Christopher Healy November 5, 2019 2019 My Jasper June Laurel Snyder September 3, 2019 2019 Two Truths and a Lie: Forces of Nature Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 25, 2019 2019 York: The Clockwork Ghost Laura Ruby May 14, 2019 2019 Finding Orion John David Anderson May 7, 2019 2019 Bat and the End of Everything Elana K. Arnold March 26, 2019 2019 The Missing Piece of Charles O'Reilly Rebecca K. S. Ansari March 5, 2019 2019 The Shores Beyond Time Kevin Emerson February 12, 2019 2019 The Lost Girl Anne Ursu February 12, 2019 2019 Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits Anna Meriano February 5, 2019 2018 A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #1 Christopher Healy September 25, 2018 2018 The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee Elinor Teele August 21, 2018 2018 Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 26, 2018 2018 Bat and the Waiting Game Elana K. Arnold March 27, 2018 2018 Granted John David Anderson February 13, 2018 2018 The Oceans Between Stars Kevin Emerson February 12, 2018 2018 Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble Anna Meriano January 2, 2018 2017 The Sea of The Dead Barry Wolverton December 12, 2017 2017 Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson June 27, 2017 2017 Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Frank Cottrell-Boyce June 20, 2017 2017 Orphan Island Laurel Snyder May 30, 2017 2017 York: The Shadow Cipher Laura Ruby May 16, 2017 2017 Posted John David Anderson May 2, 2017 2017 Guys Read: Heroes and Villains Jon Scieszka April 4, 2017 2017 A Boy Called Bat Elana K. Arnold March 14, 2017 2017 Last Day on Mars Kevin Emerson February 14, 2017 2016 The Dragon's Gate Barry Wolverton November 1, 2016 2016 Ms. Bixby's Last Day John David Anderson June 21, 2016 2016 The Mechanical Mind of John Coggins Elinor Teele April 12, 2016 2016 Crisis Zero Chris Rylander February 2, 2016 2015 The Astounding Broccoli Boy Frank Cottrell-Boyce September 8, 2015 2015 The Vanishing Island Barry Wolverton September 1, 2015 2015 Guys Read: Terrifying Tales Jon Scieszka September 1, 2015 2015 The Dungeoneers John David Anderson June 23, 2015 2015 Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 5, 2015 2015 Countdown Zero Chris Rylander February 3, 2015 2014 Guys Read: True Stories Jon Scieszka September 16, 2014 2014 Disappearance at Hangman's Creek John Thompson September 2, 2014 2014 Minion John David Anderson June 24, 2014 2014 Platypus Police Squad: The Ostrich Conspiracy Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 6, 2014 2014 The Hero's Guide to Being An Outlaw Christopher Healy April 29, 2014 2014 The Dyerville Tales M. P. Kozlowski April 22, 2014 2014 Codename Zero Chris Rylander February 4, 2014 2013 The Real Boy Anne Ursu September 24, 2013 2013 Guys Read: Other Worlds Jon Scieszka September 17, 2013 2013 Sidekicked John David Anderson June 23, 2013 2013 Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked Jarrett J. Krosoczka May 7, 2013 2013 The Girl from Felony Bay John Thompson April 30, 2013 2013 The Hero's Guide to Storming The Castle Christopher Healy April 29, 2013 2013 The Fellowship for Alien Detection Kevin Emerson February 26, 2013 2013 The Fourth Stall Part III Chris Rylander February 5, 2013 2012 Guys Read: The Sports Pages Jon Scieszka July 10, 2012 2012 The Mask of Destiny Richard Newsome May 15, 2012 2012 The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Christopher Healy May 1, 2012 2012 Neversink Barry Wolverton March 27, 2012 2012 The Fourth Stall Part II Chris Rylander May 1, 2012 2011 Breadcrumbs Anne Ursu September 27, 2011 2011 Guys Read: Thriller Jon Scieszka September 20, 2011 2011 Juniper Berry M. P. Kozlowski April 26, 2011 2011 The Fourth Stall Chris Rylander February 8, 2011 2010 Guys Read: Funny Business Jon Scieszka September 21, 2010 2010 The Last Words of Will Wolfkin Steven Knight May 25, 2010 2010 The Billionaire's Curse Richard Newsome May 18, 2010 2010 Cosmic Frank Cottrell-Boyce January 19, 2010
References
External links http://www.walden.com/books