Scholastic Books

Like most iconic success stories do, this one also had a humble beginning. Scholastic was founded in 1920 by M.R Robinson when he set up his first office in his mother’s sewing room and published a small four-page magazine that he distributed in 50 high schools. With time, more magazines followed, and by the 1940s, Scholastic book clubs were introduced in schools. Today, Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. Scholastic books for children now provide literacy curriculum, classroom magazines, and produce educational and popular children’s media. Present currently in 115,000 schools, reaching 3.8 million educators, 54 million students, and 78 million parents/caregivers domestically.

Since 1926, when Scholastic published its first collection, Saplings, the company has continued to release award-winning and bestselling books, ranging from beautifully-rendered titles for tiny-tots to gripping reads that captivate global audiences. With 14 distinct imprints to their credit—AFK, Cartwheel Books®, Chicken House®, Graphix™, Orchard Books®, Point™, PUSH, Scholastic en español, Scholastic Audio, Scholastic Focus, Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Press, Scholastic Reference™, and Klutz®—Scholastic is the largest publisher of children's books in the world.

 Scholastic publishes more than 600 new titles published a year, including hardcover, paperback, and novelty books; they work with authors and titles diverse in thought, theme, and age range. With Scholastic books UK, therefore, you can be sure your child is only reading and consuming literary content that is diverse, inclusive and well-thought-out for every age range. Home to children’s classics like Horrible Histories, Goosebumps, and many more iconic children's books; Scholastic promotes literacy for millions of kids across the world.

Read on as we take you through our Scholastic collection of children’s books so you and your child can choose from our collection; what they want to read whilst discovering the pleasure and power of reading.

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