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Children's book editor Jill Davis is joining Astra Publishing House, where she will launch an as-yet-unnamed imprint dedicated to publishing illustrated books. "My focus at Astra will be developing authors and illustrators from all over and helping them create unforgettable stories with sparkle, soul, and lots of surprises," Davis said. "The majority of my list will be illustrated books for ages 0–12, with an occasional teen title."
Davis was formerly executive editor at HarperCollins Children's Books. She began her career specializing in illustrated nonfiction at Random House (Crown and Knopf) and later at Viking, where she edited Elizabeth Partridge's award-winning biographies for teens. Later at Bloomsbury and HarperCollins, she shifted her focus to unusual illustrated stories for younger readers, working with Beatrice Alemagna, Daniel Bernstrom, Serge Bloch, Babette Cole, Elise Gravel, Constance Lombardo, Kyo Maclear, Julie Morstad, Sabine Timm, Brendan Wenzel and others.
Astra Publishing House COO Ben Schrank said, "All of us at Astra Publishing House are so excited to welcome Jill and to help her start a new imprint here. She has an amazing eye for talent and is known internationally for working with the very best creators. We can't wait to champion everything she publishes with us."