Lemniscaat is one of the oldest and most well known children's book publishers in Holland. Founded in 1963 and still independent today, Lemniscaat represents a unique, high quality list of authors and illustrators. Over the last fifteen years we have published a list of high quality picture books in the US, which have received many awards and have been acknowledged as exceptional by renowned American publications as Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews.
Lemniscaat publishes a rich and internationally appealing collection. Award winning fiction and picture books reflect the colourful and inspiring international heritage the Dutch, at the crossroads of Europe, are famous for. Our illustrators are inspired by great artists as Van Gogh, Seurat, Vermeer, Mirò and Picasso. Through picture books, Lemniscaat opens the doors to this enchanting rich European culture. The wide variety of authors and illustrators published at Lemniscaat are rewarded nationally and internationally for their high quality work.
Lemniscaat is an internationally established publisher, selling rights to a broad range of publishers worldwide and also buying them from all over the world. Throughout the years, unique publishing relationships have been established to widespread the Lemniscaat list beyond borders.
Lemniscaat has its own list of titles in the Netherlands, China, Italy and the US.