1. MAJOR BRANDS: Farrar, Straus & Giroux for Young Readers;
Feiwel & Friends; First Second Book; Henry Holt Books for Young
Readers; Roaring Brook Press; Square Fish
It’s a BookPlanting the
Trees of Kenya
Wherever You Are
RECOMMENDED
Macmillan
MAJOR BRANDS: Dial; Dutton; Firebird; Frederick Warne; G.P.
Putnam’s Sons; Grosset & Dunlap; Philomel; Price Stern Sloan;
Puffin Books; Razorbill; Speak; Viking
Madeline CorduroyMake Way for
Ducklings
Penguin Group (Pearson)
RECOMMENDED
MAJOR BRANDS: Aladdin; Atheneum; Beach Lane Books;
Little Simon; Little Simon Inspirations; Margaret K. McElderry
Books; Paula Wiseman Books; Simon & Schuster Books for
Young Readers; Simon Pulse; Simon Spotlight
The Secret to Teen
Power
I Can Save the
Earth
Generation
Green
RECOMMENDED
Simon & Schuster
MAJOR BRANDS: Arthur A. Levine Books; Cartwheel Books;
Chicken House; Graphix; Little Scholastic; Little Shepherd; Michael di
Capua Books; Orchard Books; Point; PUSH; The Blue Sky Press
The Adventures of Ook and
Gluk, Kung-Fu Caveman
from the Future
Mockingjay The Odious Ogre
RECOMMENDED
Scholastic
MAJOR BRANDS: Disney Books for Young Readers; Dragonfly;
First Time Books; Golden Books; Random House Books for
Young Readers; Sesame Workshop; Step into Reading; Yearling
How the Grinch
Stole Christmas
Big Book of the
Berenstain Bears
The Lorax
Random House
CANDOBETTERCANDOBETTER
MAJOR BRANDS: Flashkids; Pinwheel; Sandy Creek;
Sterling Children’s
Ten on the SledPuff, the Magic
Dragon Pop-Up
Book
Man Gave Names
to All the Animals
Sterling Publishing
RAINFOREST-SAFE
KIDS’BOOKS
APOCKETGUIDE
RECOMMENDED
Recommended publishers are committed to the
protection of Indonesia’s forests and forests
worldwide. They have committed to phasing out
controversial Indonesian fiber and suppliers APP
and APRIL until reforms are achieved and have a
comprehensive environmental paper policy or a
commitment to create one.
CAN DO BETTER
These publishers have made commitments to
improve their paper practices and to phase out
controversial Indonesian fiber until reforms are
achieved but have not committed to avoiding
controversial suppliers.
AVOID
These publishers have made no commitment to
protecting Indonesia’s or other endangered rain-
forests. They do not have public, environmental
paper policies.
Did you know that some of the books
you buy could be contributing to
Indonesian rainforest destruction?
Use our guide to choose books from publishers
who are committed to rainforest protection.
MAJOR BRANDS: Little, Brown Books for Young
Readers; LB Kids; Poppy
The Earth Book Hug Time This Isn’t What
it Looks Like
Hachette Book Group
RECOMMENDED
MAJOR BRANDS: Templar; Toon Books
Stop and Go, Maisy!Where’s Waldo? The Christmas
Giant
RECOMMENDED
Candlewick Press
MAJOR BRANDS: Clarion; Graphia; Harcourt Children’s Books;
HMH Franchise Publishing; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children;
Sandpiper
ART & MAX Wangari’s Trees
of Peace
Complete Adventures
of Curious George (70th
Anniversary Edition)
RECOMMENDED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
MAJOR BRANDS: Amistad Press; Balzer & Bray;
Collins; Greenwillow Books; HarperFestival; HarperTeen;
Rayo; Katherine Tegen Books; Walden Pond Press
Where the Wild
Things Are
Fancy Nancy:
Splendiferous
Christmas
Pinkalicious
AVOID
HarperCollins
For more information on each
of these publishers, see
www.ran.org/bookguide
For a list of rainforest-
safe books, see
www.ran.org/readinglist.
MAJOR BRANDS: Disney Editions; Disney Press;
Hyperion Books for Children; Jump at the Sun
Enchanting
Moments
All Revved Up Toy Story 3
Mix & MatchAVOID
Disney Publishing Worldwide