Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that on Feb. 6, 2017 Catherine Onder will join the organization's Trade Publishing Group as Senior Vice President and Publisher of HMH Books for Young Readers. Catherine has held roles at HarperCollins, Disney Hyperion, and most recently, served as Editorial Director at Bloomsbury Children's Books. In her new role, Catherine will continue to grow and nurture HMH's celebrated children's collections and characters, from Curious George to Little Blue Truck. She will also focus on acquiring new franchises and build the division's young adult program and middle grade series, which includes contemporary classics from award-winning authors like Lois Lowry and Kwame Alexander. Onder will be based in HMH's New York office.