Who we are
Guppy Books is an independent children’s fiction publisher based in Oxford, UK. Small but mighty, Guppy was set up in 2019 by publisher Bella Pearson, We publish an eclectic, diverse and above all, entertaining list of fiction, graphic novels and highly illustrated books for children from the age of five to eighteen. In 2023, The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail won the Waterstones Overall Children’s Book of the Year, in 2024 Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions won the Week Junior Best Book for Younger Readers and in 2026 Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree won the Waterstones Best Book for Younger Readers. And Guppy titles have been shortlisted for all major children’s book prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Young Adult Book Prize and the Week Junior Awards.
Awards and Shortlistings
Latest Guppies
The Adventures of Sweet Boo: Finding A Father
Pomona: Stories of the Cat Witch
Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir
Bigg School: Stepmum Showdown
Latest news…
Guppy Open Submission Longlist announcement!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce the longlist of the 2026 YA competition! In no particular order, the longlisted titles and authors are…: House of Clay by Charlie Baudry The…
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BACK TO SCHOOL!
How can it be September already? It’s the start of a new school year, and it’s the perfect time to send out a reminder that many of our brilliantly talented…
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Drum roll… it’s that time again… Guppy Books is opening the portholes for the Open Submission Competition 2026!
Dust off those manuscripts, open your computers – and take the plunge if you think your book might be in with the chance of joining this pile of brilliant and…
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Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree shortlisted for the Week Junior Breakthrough Children’s Book of the Year!
We are thrilled that Janeen Hayat’s wonderful debut, Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree, has been recognised by the awesome Week Junior, a magazine which does so much to encourage and…
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