Rubin Pfeffer
Rubin Pfeffer is a veteran of more than 50 years in Trade Publishing. For nearly three decades with Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Pfeffer rose from designer to President of HBJ’s distinguished Trade division, working with world-renowned writers among them Alice Walker, Mark Helprin, Umberto Eco on the adult side and Virginia Hamilton, Don and Audrey Wood, and Nancy Willard in children’s. During this period, HBJ earned coveted awards including the National Book, Pulitzer, Nobel, Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King.
He went on to serve as SVP, Chief Creative Officer for Pearson, coordinating cross-company product development among Penguin and DK and the corporation’s K-12 textbook publishers. He joined Simon & Schuster as SVP, Group Publisher of S&S BFYR, Atheneum, McElderry Books and launched a successful new imprint for picture books, Beach Lane Books which won a Caldecott Honor in its first year. During his tenure, his imprints achieved impressive growth each year. He had the pleasure of introducing acclaimed adult writers to children’s publishing, including Sean Covey and the 7 Habits franchise, Frank McCourt, Mary Higgins Clark, and Paula Deen. He maximized subsidiary rights income, a highlight of which was to sell educational rights to Jon Sciezka’s Trucktown program.
Pfeffer agented with East West Literary Agency before launching Rubin Pfeffer Content in 2014. Prominent and award-winning talents he serves include Newbery medalists Kwame Alexander, Patricia MacLachlan, and Susan Cooper; Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Medalist Ekua Holmes, and National Book Award finalists Elana K. Arnold, Caren Stelson, and multi award-winning Carole Boston Weatherford. He enjoys introducing and mentoring new and emerging talents to the publishing community. He speaks at industry events and illustration college classes.
Represents
The Whispering Rabbit
The Shoemaker and the Elves
The Quiet, Noisy Woods
Long Ago, Silent Night
All Aboard the Moonlight Train
The Sun, the Moon, the Stars
How to Tell a Story
Hooray for Today
Spunky Little Monkey
Hooray for Books
Good Night, Little Monsters
Cheerful Chicks
Eee-Moo
Little Pups in Big Trucks
This Pup is Stuck
The Great Truck Switcheroo
Warm and Fuzzy
Sachiko
A Bowl Full of Peace
Stars of the Night
The Return of the Sword
You Can Fly
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
Schomburg
In Your Hands
How Sweet the Sound. Amazing Grace
The Roots of Rap
By and By: Charles Tindley bio
Box
R E S P E C T
Beauty Mark
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Dream for a Daughter
Madam Speaker
The Faith of Elijah
Call Me Miss Hamilton
Standing in the Need of Prayer
Song for the Unsung. Bayard Rustin
All Rise: Ketanji Brown Jackson
How Do You Spell Unfair
Kin
BROS
Crown of Stories
Outspoken
Crowning Glory
Whirligigs
The Doll Test
Rap It Up!
Bridges Instead of Walls
Shine: A Celebration of You
Hair Like Obamas
Strength in Numbers
When I Move
Before He Was Thurgood
14 Ways of Looking at a Jellyfish
Troubled Waters
Wordless Witness
A Heart Like Harriet
Andre
Tupac
AmA-Zing
Family Feast
Dolly
Iris Apfel, Golden Book
This Book Will Make You an Artist
Audrey Hepburn, Golden Book
This Book Will Make You a Scientist
Dinosaurs, Space
Looking for Smile
Becoming Blue
The Tree That Fell
Tiny Thing
Jelly Bean and Shoe
A Huge Mistake (Nora Dinosaura)
Schomburg
Strong Voices
Ruth Objects
She Was the First
¡Mambo, Mucho Mambo!
Going Places
Ball and Balloon
Sheep-ish
Off Limits
I'm a Unicorn
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?
Is This . . . Winter?
I'm a Pirate
Is This ... #5
Dance Pants: The Dog and Pony Show Book 3
Bear Hair
You Can Fly
Call Me Miss Hamilton
Kin
Rap It Up!
Polo Dayz
Tripping Back Blue
The Room Where We Meet
Maudie's Bear
Maudie's Bear
The Lord's Prayer, gift edition
New York, NY 10010
