Gareth Stevens, Inc. is a publishing company originally based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. It was founded in 1983 by its namesake owner, a former Briton who moved to Raintree Publishers. The company was owned by Weekly Reader

Weekly Reader

Weekly Reader is a weekly educational classroom magazine designed for children in grades Pre-K–12. It began in 1928 as My Weekly Reader....

 Corporation, part of The Reader's Digest Association

The Reader's Digest Association

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest...

. in 2009, it was sold to company chief Gary Spears.

Gareth Stevens largely specialises in children's non-fiction reference. Along with its main arm, Gareth Stevens Publishing, its imprints include Weekly Reader Early Imprint Library and World Almamac Library.

In 1991 and 1992, it published the English version of the first seven Beechwood Bunny Tales

Beechwood Bunny Tales

Beechwood Bunny Tales is a series of children's books written by French author Geneviève Huriet and illustrated by Loïc Jouannigot. The original books have been published in France by Éditions Milan since 1987. English translations of the first seven stories were released in the United States...

by Geneviève Huriet

Geneviève Huriet

Geneviève Huriet is the author of the Beechwood Bunny Tales children's book series. Huriet lives in Paris with her diplomat husband and four children, and has travelled abroad in Japan, Britain, Angola and elsewhere...

. The translators were MaryLee Knowlton, Amy Bauman and Patricia Lantier-Sampon.