
Françoise Mouly is the publisher and Editorial Director of TOON Books, which she launched in 2008. She joined The New Yorker as art editor in 1993. Ms. Mouly has been responsible for over 1,000 covers over her tenure at The New Yorker. The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has chosen many of Ms. Mouly’s images as “best cover of the year.” In 2012, for the publication of “Les Dessous du New Yorker” by Éditions de La Martinière, Galerie Martel in Paris presented “New Yorker Covers,” an exhibit of artwork by Mouly and seventeen other artists.
Starting in 1980, Ms. Mouly was the founder, publisher, designer and co-editor with her collaborator and husband, cartoonist Art Spiegelman, of the pioneering comics anthology “RAW," where Spiegelman's MAUS was first published. In 1998, after looking for material to help her two children become readers, Ms. Mouly established a RAW Junior division, to publish first the Little Lit collection of comics with HarperCollins, then the TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics with Abrams, and launched the TOON Books imprint.
In 2012, Ms. Mouly released Blown Covers, about the creative process behind New Yorker covers with Abrams, Postcards from the New Yorker, A Hundred Postcards from Ten Decades with Penguin, and was the editor of Houghton Mifflin’s 2012 Best American Comics. In 2013, Coach House Press released In Love With Art, a biography of Ms. Mouly by esteemed critic Jeet Heer. In 2014, she was featured with Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes and others in Professor Hillary Chute's Outside the Box, Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists, published by the University of Chicago Press.
Born in Paris, Françoise moved to New York in 1974. She was named Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Among the many honors she has received are an honorary Doctorate from Pratt Institute, Gold and Silver medals as well as the Richard Gangel Art Director Award from the Society of Illustrators, and France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honour. In the Fall of 2014, she's slated to receive the Eric Carle Musuem's Bridge Award, which goes to "an individual whose work has been instrumental in extending the boundaries of the illustrated book for young people and in helping to bring such books to new audiences."
She and her husband live in Manhattan. Her favorite TOON Book is Jack and the Box, because "it's a great metaphor for a book as well as a great book."
Get in touch at [email protected]
Starting in 1980, Ms. Mouly was the founder, publisher, designer and co-editor with her collaborator and husband, cartoonist Art Spiegelman, of the pioneering comics anthology “RAW," where Spiegelman's MAUS was first published. In 1998, after looking for material to help her two children become readers, Ms. Mouly established a RAW Junior division, to publish first the Little Lit collection of comics with HarperCollins, then the TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics with Abrams, and launched the TOON Books imprint.
In 2012, Ms. Mouly released Blown Covers, about the creative process behind New Yorker covers with Abrams, Postcards from the New Yorker, A Hundred Postcards from Ten Decades with Penguin, and was the editor of Houghton Mifflin’s 2012 Best American Comics. In 2013, Coach House Press released In Love With Art, a biography of Ms. Mouly by esteemed critic Jeet Heer. In 2014, she was featured with Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes and others in Professor Hillary Chute's Outside the Box, Interviews with Contemporary Cartoonists, published by the University of Chicago Press.
Born in Paris, Françoise moved to New York in 1974. She was named Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Among the many honors she has received are an honorary Doctorate from Pratt Institute, Gold and Silver medals as well as the Richard Gangel Art Director Award from the Society of Illustrators, and France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honour. In the Fall of 2014, she's slated to receive the Eric Carle Musuem's Bridge Award, which goes to "an individual whose work has been instrumental in extending the boundaries of the illustrated book for young people and in helping to bring such books to new audiences."
She and her husband live in Manhattan. Her favorite TOON Book is Jack and the Box, because "it's a great metaphor for a book as well as a great book."
Get in touch at [email protected]

Kimberly Guise
Marketing Director
After witnessing her two boys (then ages 3 and 6) devour the entire TOON catalog, Kimberly approached Françoise about joining the team to help spread the word about these “utterly gorgeous” books. Her 3-year-old would routinely quote Barry’s Best Buddy as he quipped, “Oh tragedy!” and her 6-year-old wanted to know if there really was such a thing as a “bottomless pit” since the one in Stinky turned out to be a ruse.
A graduate of Duke University Ms. Guise received her MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Her professional experience spans both early childhood education and the creative arts.
Kimberly's favorite TOON Book is Otto’s Orange Day because: "As someone known to throw orange-themed parties, I can relate to Otto’s appreciation for this superfine color." Though with the launch of the TOON Graphics, she's been enjoying her older son's newfound interest in Greek mythology so Theseus and the Minotaur might now be taking over as the household favorite.
Get in touch at [email protected]
Marketing Director
After witnessing her two boys (then ages 3 and 6) devour the entire TOON catalog, Kimberly approached Françoise about joining the team to help spread the word about these “utterly gorgeous” books. Her 3-year-old would routinely quote Barry’s Best Buddy as he quipped, “Oh tragedy!” and her 6-year-old wanted to know if there really was such a thing as a “bottomless pit” since the one in Stinky turned out to be a ruse.
A graduate of Duke University Ms. Guise received her MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Her professional experience spans both early childhood education and the creative arts.
Kimberly's favorite TOON Book is Otto’s Orange Day because: "As someone known to throw orange-themed parties, I can relate to Otto’s appreciation for this superfine color." Though with the launch of the TOON Graphics, she's been enjoying her older son's newfound interest in Greek mythology so Theseus and the Minotaur might now be taking over as the household favorite.
Get in touch at [email protected]
![]() Iru Ba
Editorial Associate, Office Manager & Designer Iru is a graduate of New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology, where she studied fashion design. Though her formal training involves scissors, fabric and pattern paper, she's been involved in communication design since she first got her hands on Adobe Photoshop in 1997. Iru loves being involved in so many aspects of business at TOON, most especially witnessing brilliant artwork transform from concept to reality. She truly, truly cannot pick her favorite TOON Book. Get in touch at [email protected] |
![]() Sasha Steinberg
Production Manager & Designer Sasha is a graduate of Vassar College where he studied Modern Literatures. He also holds an M.F.A from The Center for Cartoon Studies in Cartooning and Design. Sasha's comics have been published in numerous anthologies, including QU33R (from Northwest Press), The Cartoon Crier, and Comics Workbook Magazine. In 2010, he was awarded a Fulbright Grant to study contemporary art and politics in Moscow, Russia. Sasha has a lifelong passion for education, and believes that beautiful art and eye-opening new ideas go hand in hand. Sasha's favorite TOON Book is Tippy and the Night Parade because: "The animals are so charming. I love the mole that's in love with the bear and the worm that can't be bothered because he's reading!" Get in touch at [email protected] |

Julia Phillips
Rights Management & Special Projects
Julia is a graduate of Barnard College, where she studied Creative Writing. She's spent the last five years going back and forth between Russia and New York City.
Her favorite TOON Book is The Secret of the Stone Frog, because "I love big adventures, dark woods, and subways full of fish-people."
Get in touch at [email protected]
Rights Management & Special Projects
Julia is a graduate of Barnard College, where she studied Creative Writing. She's spent the last five years going back and forth between Russia and New York City.
Her favorite TOON Book is The Secret of the Stone Frog, because "I love big adventures, dark woods, and subways full of fish-people."
Get in touch at [email protected]
Ordering Information
THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2014
The TOON BOOKS are distributed by: Candlewick Press 99 Dover Street Sommerville, MA 02144 Phone: 1-617-661-3330 Fax: 1-617-661-0565 E-mail: [email protected] For CANADA, please contact: Penguin Random House of Canada Ltd. 75 Sherbourne Street, 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5A 2P9 Phone: 1-888-523-9292 Fax: 1-888-562-9924 |
AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2015
The TOON BOOKS will be distributed by: Consortium Book Sales & Distribution 210 American Drive Jackson, TN 38301-5037 Phone: 1-800-283-3572 Fax (for orders only): 1-800-351-5073 E-mail (for orders only): [email protected] For CANADA, please contact: Raincoast Books 2440 Viking Way Richmond, BC Canada, V6V 1N2 Phone: 1-800-663-5714 Fax: 1-800-565-3770 Email: [email protected] |