New Books In Literature

The Gibbs Smith motto is “to enrich and inspire mankind.” Since 1969, the publishing house has become known for creating smart, stylish, sophisticated books. This has included books on architecture and design as well as cooking, holiday and children’s books. Among their most popular series are the BabyLit books, designed to foster a love of great literature at a an early age. Imagine sharing classics like Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, and The Odyssey with the very youngest kids hard to envision, but the BabyLit books do it amazingly well, fulfilling the company’s objective “to create things for brilliant babies.” Publisher Suzanne Gibbs Taylor talks about inspiration for that line and their other books for children. Susan Raab is president of Raab Associates, an internationally recognized agency that specializes in marketing literature, products and initiatives that help improve the lives of young people. Clients have included National Geographic, Scholastic, the International Boa