Andersen Press is a British

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 book publishing

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 company. It was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge, and was named after Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...

. Random House

Random House

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 has a holding in the company and has a strong association with Andersen.

The first book on the list was Goldilocks and the Three Bears by the then newly discovered Tony Ross

Tony Ross

Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author for children.He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books...

, who wrote the popular children's series The Little Princess

Little Princess (animated series)

Little Princess is a children's animated television series. Directed by Edward Foster it debuted in the UK in 2006 and is currently shown there as part of Channel Five's Milkshake! and – as Y Dywysoges Fach – in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh-language channel S4C.In English the...

. The Andersen Press list now consists of over 1000 published titles, the majority of which are still in print.

Andersen Press specialises in picture books and children’s fiction and the authors that it publishes include Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the...

, Max Velthuijs

Max Velthuijs

Max Velthuijs was a Dutch painter, illustrator and author. He was one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrators....

, Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman is a British cartoonist and caricaturist who is perhaps best known for his work with American author Hunter S. Thompson.-Personal life:Steadman was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, and brought up in Towyn, North Wales...

, Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake

Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...

, Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis is an author of several children's books, including The Monster Bed , the Dr. Xargle's Book of... series , and Shamanka...

 and Emma Chichester Clark. Possibly the most well known character on the list is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant is a children's picture book series by the British author David McKee. They are published in the United Kingdom by Andersen Press. Over 20 book titles have been created since 1989, and it has sold nearly 5 million copies in 40 languages around the world. The Japanese...

, created by David McKee

David McKee

David McKee is a British author and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. He has used the pseudonym Violet Easton. He is frequently referenced as David McKee.-Biography:...