Nonfiction: The missing genre in children’s book publishing. 📚

Nonfiction: The missing genre in children’s book publishing. 📚

As a publisher of 5,166 original and adapted children’s literature titles, we know there is a need for more nonfiction storybooks. In a recent review of available children’s book titles in #Laos and #SouthAfrica publishing markets, Room to Read found that approximately 87% of available children’s book titles were fiction. In recent years, we have trained and worked with local writers, illustrators and designers to develop quality and engaging nonfiction content. ➡️ Get a deeper look into this work: https://www.roomtoread.org/2025-annual-report