Gautier-Languereau
Gautier-Languereau is a French publishing house, founded by Maurice Languereau and Henri Gautier, and currently owned by Hachette Livre, and used as an imprint for children's literature.
| Parent company | Hachette Livre | 
|---|---|
| Status | Active | 
| Founded | 1859 | 
| Founder | Maurice Languereau and Henri Gautier | 
| Country of origin | France | 
| Publication types | children's books and magazines | 
| Official website | www | 
History
    
Founded in 1859 as Gautier, the company was renamed Gautier-Languereau in 1917 when Maurice Languereau became full partner with his uncle Henri Gautier.[1] They specialized in children's books and magazines and religious literature. Their biggest success came with the weekly magazine for girls La Semaine de Suzette,[2] published from 1905, and its flagship comic, Bécassine. The first Bécassine books appeared in 1913.[3] From that year on, the stories were written by Languereau.
The company was acquired by Hachette[4] in 1991.
Book series
    
- Les albums de Bécassine
 - Albums merveilleux (1961-1965)
 - Au Fil de la vie
 - Les Bêtes chez elles
 - Bibliothèque bleue
 - Bibliothèque de ma fille
 - Bibliothèque des petites sources de richesse
 - Bibliothèque de Suzette (1919-1958) - novels for girls
 - Collection Delly
 - Collection Fontanille
 - Collection Jean-François[5] (1950-1960) - novels for boys
 - Des ouvrages de vie pratique
 - Familia
 - Les Histoires de Bécassine
 - Histoires de tableaux
 - Je lis tout seul
 - Jeunes bibliophiles[6]
 - Livres à lire, livres à jouer
 - Les Mémoires de Bécassine
 - Les nouveaux bibliophiles
 - Nouvelle bibliothèque de Suzette
 - Les petits Gautier
 - Pitchoun
 - Premiers Albums (1980-1992)
 - Premiers Livres (1972-1985)
 - Les quatres saisons
 - Romans à lire
 - Scènes et tableaux
 - Les Secrets du pirate
 - Série 15
 - Sur les pas de...
 - L'Univers en couleurs
 
Notes
    
- "Gautier-Languereau/Les Deux Coqs d'Or" (in French). Imec. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
 - "From La Semaine de Suzette to Bibliothèque de Suzette". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
 - "Gautier-Languereau" (in French). Ricochet-jeunes.org. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
 - Parinet, Elisabeth (4 December 1998). "De la concentration à l'internationalisation du livre contemporain". BnF Essentiels (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
 - se:Jean-François, worldcat.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
 - se:Jeunes Bibliophiles, worldcat.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
 
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