Nosy Crow

Nosy Crow
Founded 2010
Founder Kate Wilson
Country of origin United Kingdom
Headquarters location London
Publication types Children's Books, Apps
Official website www.nosycrow.com

Nosy Crow is a prize-winning independent children's publisher of books and apps, based in London. The company was founded in 2010 by Kate Wilson, formerly MD of Macmillan Children’s Books and Group MD of Scholastic UK Ltd.[1] In 2017, the company was named Children’s Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards[2] and Children’s Publisher of the Year at the Independent Publishers Guild Awards[3]. As of 2017, Nosy Crow is the UK's 13th largest children's publisher[2], according to Nielsen BookScan data.

History

Nosy Crow was founded in 2010[4] and published its first book in January 2011.[5] In its first year of publishing, it released 23 books and 3 apps in total, and invoiced one million pounds.[6] The company has a strong background in rights-selling. Wilson began her career selling rights at Faber and Faber[7] and in its first year, foreign rights to Nosy Crow titles were sold in 16 languages.[6] By September 2014, Nosy Crow had grown to become the 16th largest children’s publisher in the UK, according to Nielsen Bookscan data[8], and by May 2017, the company had grown to become the 13th largest children’s publisher in the UK[2]. The company has been noted on multiple occasions for its rapid growth in an industry experiencing shrinking revenue elsewhere.[2][9]

Books

Nosy Crow publishes commercial fiction and non-fiction books for children aged from 0 to 14.[10] Its most successful series to date include the Bizzy Bear books, illustrated by Benji Davies and the Pip and Posy books, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, each of which have sold over a million copies worldwide. The Pip and Posy books were credited with producing healthier than expected sales in the industry overall for 2011.[11] Wilson had previously collaborated with Scheffler at Macmillan, where she published The Gruffalo and initiated the long-running collaboration between the artist and former Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson.[12]

Other successful titles and series include Open Very Carefully, winner of the 2014 Waterstones Children's Book Prize[13], the My Brother is a Superhero series, written by David Solomons, which has sold in over 20 languages worldwide and been awarded the 2016 Waterstones Children's Book Prize[14] and the 2016 British Book Industry Award Children's Book of the Year Prize[15], Pamela Butchart's Baby Aliens series, which has won a Blue Peter Book Award[16] and a Children's Book Award[17], and There's a Bear on My Chair, winner of the inaugural Amnesty CILIP Greenaway Honour in 2016[18] and a UKLA Book Award in 2017[19].

Apps

Nosy Crow is particularly notable for its original apps for the iOS platform.[20], which it develops in-house. To date, Nosy Crow has released over 20 apps, which have won numerous awards and received critical acclaim, and the company is recognised as a leader in the field.[20]

Partnerships

Nosy Crow has become well-known for its partnerships[21], with international publishers[22], charities[23], and other organisations[21]. In North America, many of the company's illustrated book titles are published under an imprint of the same name by Candlewick Press[22], and in Australia, Nosy Crow books are distributed by Allen & Unwin.[24] In November 2012, the company made headlines[21] by creating an instant picture book edition of the John Lewis Christmas television advert, in partnership with John Lewis. The company has since produced picture book editions of several further John Lewis Christmas television adverts, in 2013[25], 2014[26], and 2016[27]. In September 2014, the company announced[28] a partnership with The National Trust, to publish a jointly-branded children's book list, and in October 2015, Nosy Crow announced[29] a second partnership with The British Museum for another jointly-branded children's book list.

Awards

Since being established, Nosy Crow has won a number of awards, both for its books and apps, and as a company. These include:

Business Awards

Book Awards

App Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/about/kate-wilson
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cowdrey, Katherine. "Pan Macmillan and Waterstones take top prizes at the British Book Awards", The Bookseller, London, 8 May 2017. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  3. ↑ Onwuemezi, Natasha. "Edward Elgar crowned Publisher of the Year at IPG Awards", The Bookseller, London, 9 February 2017. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  4. ↑ Horn, Caroline "Kate Wilson sets up children's publisher, Nosy Crow", The Bookseller, London, 22 February 2010. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  5. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/blog/nosy-crow-publishes-it-s-first-book
  6. 1 2 http://nosycrow.com/blog/looking-back-at-2011-our-first-year-of-publishing
  7. ↑ http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/browse/w/21311/Kate+WILSON.aspx
  8. ↑ Wilson, Kate "Nosy Crow has won Nectar Business's Small Business of the Year award", Nosy Crow, London, 8 September 2014. Retrieved on 18 September 2014
  9. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/2012-4881
  10. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/about/
  11. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/news-and-reviews/nosy-crow-in-the-bookseller
  12. ↑ Rustin, Susanna "Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson tells why she vetoed ebook", The Guardian, London, 25 March 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  13. 1 2 "Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2014 winners announced", Waterstones, London, 3 April 2014. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Pauli, Michelle "David Solomons wins Waterstones prize with superhero story", The Guardian, London, 17 March 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  15. 1 2 Shand-Baptiste, Kuba "My Brother is a Superhero wins best children's book award", The Guardian, London, 10 May 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  16. 1 2 Pauli, Michelle "Funny and silly books win the Blue Peter awards", The Guardian, London, 5 March 2015. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  17. 1 2 Erizanu, Paula "My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat wins Children’s Book Award 2016", The Guardian, London, 28 May 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  18. 1 2 Parker, Nicky "The Amnesty CILIP Honour winners 2016", Amnesty International, 20 June 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  19. 1 2 "UKLA Book Awards 2017 Winners Announced", UKLA, 30 June 2017. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  20. 1 2 Thomson, Liz "Shelf life in hard times: The book folk who wrote glorious chapters in 2011", The Independent, London, 23 December 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  21. 1 2 3 Flood, Alison. "John Lewis snowman remodelled as children's book", The Guardian, London, 28 November 2012. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  22. 1 2 Neill, Graeme. "Nosy Crow signs with US' Candlewick Press", The Bookseller, London, 11 March 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  23. ↑ Eyre, Charlotte. "Unicef to distribute free board books in Scotland", The Bookseller, London, 17 July 2014. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  24. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/blog/round-the-world-in-11-days
  25. ↑ Bonnick, Tom "Nosy Crow partners with John Lewis to create a picture book of the John Lewis Christmas television advert, The Bear and the Hare", Nosy Crow, London, 15 November 2013. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  26. ↑ Eyre, Charlotte "Nosy Crow publishes third John Lewis ad book", The Bookseller, London, 26 March 2014. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  27. ↑ Onwuemezi, Natasha "Nosy Crow publishes Buster's Christmas with John Lewis", The Bookseller, London, 10 November 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  28. ↑ Wilson, Kate "Nosy Crow will partner with the National Trust to create a children’s book list", Nosy Crow, London, 18 September 2014. Retrieved on 21 October 2015
  29. ↑ Wilson, Kate "Nosy Crow partners with the British Museum", Nosy Crow, London, 7 October 2015. Retrieved on 21 October 2015
  30. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards
  31. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/awards-2016
  32. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/2015-4878
  33. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/2014-4879
  34. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/2013-4880
  35. ↑ http://www.ipg.uk.com/independent-publishing-awards/2012-4881
  36. ↑ "Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2014", Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, London, 30 June 2014. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.
  37. ↑ Carpenter, Caroline "Nosy Crow wins Nectar business award", The Bookseller, London, 4 September 2014.
  38. ↑ Ruthven, Hunter "Xtrac's Peter Digby roars to success at the Growing Business Awards", Real Business, London, 25 November 2014. Retrieved on 26 November 2014
  39. ↑ http://www.mumpreneuruk.com/celebrate/mumpreneur-awards/2011-winners
  40. 1 2 "Tir na n-Og awards Past Winners", Welsh Books Council, 1 June 2017. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  41. ↑ "Sara Lloyd, PRH and Bloomsbury claim FutureBook Award gongs", The Bookseller, 2 December 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  42. ↑ "HarperCollins scoops two at FutureBook Awards", The Bookseller, 4 December 2015. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  43. ↑ "Nosy Crow, Profile and PRH among FutureBook's innovation winners", The Bookseller, London, 14 November 2014. Retrieved on 17 November 2014
  44. ↑ "Touch Press leads winners at FutureBook Innovation Awards", The Bookseller, London, 22 November 2013. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.
  45. ↑ Jones, Philip. "FutureBook Innovation Awards: the winners", The Bookseller, London, 6 December 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  46. ↑ "Goldilocks and Little Bear app by Nosy Crow wins UKLA Digital Book Award 2016", UKLA, 15 June 2016. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  47. ↑ "Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Safari app by Nosy Crow wins the UKLA Best Digital Book Award 2015", UKLA, 8 July 2015. Retrieved on 1 August 2017
  48. ↑ "Booktrust Best Book Awards: Winners announced!", Booktrust, London, 2 July 2014. Retrieved on 6 September 2014.
  49. ↑ "2012 Winners of the Publishing Innovation Awards", Publishing Innovation Award. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  50. ↑ Buckleitner, Warren. "Third Annual KAPi Award Winners Announced", Children's Technology Review, New Jersey, 8 December 2011. Retrieved on 14 March 2012
  51. ↑ http://nosycrow.com/blog/nosy-crow-wins-ipad-kids-app-of-the-year-from-ilounge
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