Walker Books & Magic Cat Partnership: UK Children’s Publishing

Walker Books partners with Magic Cat Publishing, enhancing sales & distribution for UK & export markets. Focus on creative vision, quality, and growth in children's publishing.

Partnership Announcement

Rachel Williams, MD and co-publisher at Magic Pet cat Publishing, stated of the partnership: “We have aspirations to be the very best independent kids’s residence in the UK, and a home where writers and artists understand that their books precede. We are thrilled to sign up with pressures with the sector’s most established sales and circulation groups whose deep retail relationships and children’s specialism will assist us prosper.”

In an extremely brief time, they have developed a posting residence that is both visionary and creatively strong. I am happy that Walker currently has the possibility to sustain and drive the continued development and success of Magic Cat.”

New Arrangement Details

Under the brand-new setup, Walker Books will certainly take care of all UK and export sales and distribution for Magic Pet cat titles from 5th July 2026. Distribution will certainly be managed by HarperCollins Distribution under Walker’s existing agreement.

Both publishers stated: “This cooperation will certainly unify two leading independent children’s publishers who share a deep commitment to creative vision, high quality and objective driven posting. Combining the complementary checklists and signing up with forces allows both publishers to enhance sales and marketing existence both in the UK and worldwide, at a time where markets are rapidly changing and opportunity-rich.”