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Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker. It is the publisher of Cassandra Clare's The Shadowhunter Chronicles in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. As of 2014, it has acquired the distribution and export rights to The Last Hours. It is the only company that publishes the series in English besides Simon & Schuster, the original publisher.

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  • Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker. It is the publisher of Cassandra Clare's The Shadowhunter Chronicles in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. As of 2014, it has acquired the distribution and export rights to The Last Hours. It is the only company that publishes the series in English besides Simon & Schuster, the original publisher.
  • thumb|right|200px Walker Books es una editorial independiente británica de libros infantiles, fundada en 1978 por Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards y Wendy Boase. La empresa publicó 18 libros en 1980 y ahora publica 300 libros por año. En 1991, el éxito de Walker Books, la serie "¿Dónde está Wally?" permitió a la empresa se expandiera al mercado estadounidense, a partir de una empresa hermana llamada Candlewick Press en 1991. En 1993, Walker Books también entró en el mercado australiano mediante el establecimiento de otra compañía hermana, llamada Walker Books Australia.
  • Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. The company published 18 books in 1980 and now publishes 300 books per year. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' Where's Wally? series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991. In 1993, Walker Books also entered the Australian market by establishing another sister company, called Walker Books Australia. The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury.
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  • thumb|right|200px Walker Books es una editorial independiente británica de libros infantiles, fundada en 1978 por Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards y Wendy Boase. La empresa publicó 18 libros en 1980 y ahora publica 300 libros por año. En 1991, el éxito de Walker Books, la serie "¿Dónde está Wally?" permitió a la empresa se expandiera al mercado estadounidense, a partir de una empresa hermana llamada Candlewick Press en 1991. En 1993, Walker Books también entró en el mercado australiano mediante el establecimiento de otra compañía hermana, llamada Walker Books Australia. En 2001, la co-fundadora de Walker Books Amelia Edwards ganó el Premio Eleanor Farjeon por sus contribuciones a la literatura infantil como directora de arte de la editorial. El logotipo de la compañía es un oso que sostiene una vela y fue diseñado por Helen Oxenbury. La compañía ha apoyado Bliss, la organización benéfica de cuidados especiales para neonatales desde 2008. Es la editorial encargada de publicar los libros de Las Crónicas de Cazadores de Sombras de Cassandra Clare en el Reino Unido.
  • Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker. It is the publisher of Cassandra Clare's The Shadowhunter Chronicles in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. As of 2014, it has acquired the distribution and export rights to The Last Hours. It is the only company that publishes the series in English besides Simon & Schuster, the original publisher.
  • Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. The company published 18 books in 1980 and now publishes 300 books per year. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' Where's Wally? series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991. In 1993, Walker Books also entered the Australian market by establishing another sister company, called Walker Books Australia. In 2001, co-founder of Walker Books Amelia Edwards won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her contributions to children's literature as the publisher's art director. The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury. The company have supported Bliss, the special care baby charity since 2008.
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