Who can resist a laughing child, reaching to turn the page, engaged in the colorful and imaginative world of story? MacKenzie Smiles wants every child to remember the happiness of reading with a loved one. Our goal is to publish children’s books with a contemporary touch—books that engage both parent and child with their striking, high quality artwork and entertaining stories.
Hello Santa!, our black-and-white book for baby’s first Christmas, captivates readers ages 0-3 who aren’t typically thought of as ready to read. Our sports series, introduced in fall 2007, with Chip Tees Off, gives fathers a golf story they can read and enjoy with their children ages 4-8.
MacKenzie Smiles is the brainchild of Christina Turner and Brenda McLaughlin, two former publishing executives at IDG Books Worldwide, publishers of the best-selling …For Dummies series, Frommer’s travel guides, Betty Crocker cookbooks and CliffsNotes study aids. Together they have over 25 years of publishing experience, managing operations spanning editorial to international sales, and marketing to web publishing.
Hello Santa!, our black-and-white book for baby’s first Christmas, captivates readers ages 0-3 who aren’t typically thought of as ready to read. Our sports series, introduced in fall 2007, with Chip Tees Off, gives fathers a golf story they can read and enjoy with their children ages 4-8.
MacKenzie Smiles is the brainchild of Christina Turner and Brenda McLaughlin, two former publishing executives at IDG Books Worldwide, publishers of the best-selling …For Dummies series, Frommer’s travel guides, Betty Crocker cookbooks and CliffsNotes study aids. Together they have over 25 years of publishing experience, managing operations spanning editorial to international sales, and marketing to web publishing.