Created in 2015 as an imprint of Behrman House, Apples & Honey Press helps children explore their world through the lenses of universal ethical themes and diverse perspectives. In formats that include picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and graphic novels, we center Jewish characters, culture and practice in stories that encourage children’s social and emotional growth as they navigate the world around them

We publish well-known authors and discover new ones. Our list includes books by Eric Kimmel, Jane Yolen, Johanna Hurwitz, Barbara Diamond Goldman, David Adler, Leslie Kimmelman, Tammar Stein, Emma Berne, and Stephen Krensky, to list just a few. We work with both agented and un-agented authors, and we are currently accepting manuscripts that depict contemporary, diverse Jewish life and strong personal values. Read more about our submission guidelines. 

Parent company Behrman House is an independent, third-generation family-owned publishing company now in its 103rd year, creating educational materials for Jewish settings and non-fiction books for youth and adults. It has more than 1,000 titles in print.

Apples & Honey Press titles are distributed through Two Rivers, an Ingram company, and are available through library suppliers such as Ingram Library Services, Baker & Taylor, Mackin, and others.

See our Spring 2024 front list. 

See the Apples & Honey Press titles that made Bank Street’s 2023 Children’s Best Books of the Year list.

See our award winners. 

See the books included on the Association of Jewish Libraries Holiday Highlights lists.

See the books that have been selected for inclusion in the PJ Library program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. 

Are you an author, illustrator, or agent? 

See our Wish List.

See our Submission Guidelines.

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