Marlow & TideIndependent Children's Publishing · Est. 1987

Small press. Tall tales.

We have published picture books from our offices by the river since 1987. We believe the best stories for children are the ones that feel found rather than written, as if they had always been out there, waiting for someone to fish them up.

Author Spotlight: Nanette T. Whinny, author of the beloved Seal Books, is represented exclusively by Marlow & Tide. Learn more

What we publish

Eight to ten titles a year: stories of boats, weather, animals behaving strangely, and problems solved by ordinary courage. We read everything we receive, eventually, in the order the tide brings it in.

A note on our name

People ask. The answer is unsatisfying: there has never been a Mr. Marlow. The name is a nod to the marine history of the area, and to the fact that we are a small press.