Hachette Children's Group
Children's publishing division of Hachette UK, formed in 2015 from Hodder, Orion, Orchard and other imprints; publisher of Heartstopper and owner of Enid Blyton Entertainment.
- Editions tracked
- 55
- First editions
- 47
- Books
- 54
- Years
- 2004 to 2022
Hachette Children's Group is a publisher active from 2004. We track 55 editions it published between 2004 and 2022, 47 of them first editions across 54 books. Each book lists its first edition and the points that identify it.
About Hachette Children's Group
Hachette Children's Group (HCG) is the children's publishing division of Hachette UK, formed by bringing Hachette UK's children's publishers together into one group that began operating on 1 January 2015.
Formation. Announced in September 2014, the group merged Hachette Children's Books, Orion Children's Publishing and the UK arm of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. It started with six imprints that kept their own names: Orion Children's Books, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hodder Children's Books and Orchard Books for fiction, and Franklin Watts and Wayland for schools and libraries. Hilary Murray Hill came from Egmont to be chief executive.
Authors and books. HCG calls itself one of the largest children's publishers in the UK, with lists ranging from baby books and picture books to fiction, non-fiction and licensed publishing. Its authors include Cressida Cowell, Jacqueline Wilson, J.K. Rowling, Lauren Child, Leigh Bardugo and Alice Oseman. HCG acquired Oseman's Heartstopper, which began as a webcomic in 2016, in October 2018 and published Volume 1 in February 2019. HCG also owns Enid Blyton Entertainment.
Today. HCG is based at Carmelite House on Victoria Embankment in London and belongs to Lagardère Publishing. Its current imprints include Orchard Books, Wren & Rook, Laurence King, Welbeck Children's Books, Blyton Books, Franklin Watts and Wayland, while Hodder Children's Books, Orion Children's Books, Quercus Children's Books and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers now appear as former imprints.
We have not yet written the guide to Hachette Children's Group's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Hachette Children's Group marked its firsts? Tell us.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Hachette Children's Group books does MyVolumes track?
We track 55 editions published by Hachette Children's Group, 47 of them first editions, across 54 books.
Where these facts come from
- Hachette U.K. creates unified children's division, Publishers Weekly, 2014 (publishersweekly.com)
- About Hachette Children's Group, Hachette Children's Group (hachettechildrens.co.uk)
- Hachette Children's Group, Lagardère (lagardere.com)
- Heartstopper (graphic novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.