Walker Books nominated for Publisher of the Year

Walker Books has been shortlisted for Publisher of the Year 2009.
Here's some reasons why provided by some of your favourite authors;

Everywhere else in the world I meet caution and nervousness.
Walker Books has managed to escape some of this, leaving space for experiment, fantasy, risk, wildness, quirkiness, oddity, beauty, jazz, feeling.
It kinda reminds me why you got into this malarkey in the first place.
Micheal Rosen UK Childrens' Laureate.

I can honestly say that if it hadn't been for Walker Books, I would have given up writing for Children aout ten years ago - and Alex Rider would never have been born.
Anthony Horowitz

The people at Walker Books love children's books. Open any of their books and you will see it and feel it. What else is there to say?
Jez Alborough