is a Japanese publishing house founded in 1947 that publishes books, magazines and manga for Japanese children, the most famous of which is Pre Comic Bunbun. In 2004 it acquired control of the rival Jive.
Some of the children's books published by Poplar are Yutaka Hara's Kaiketsu Zorori , Masamoto Nasu's Zukokke Sannin-gumi (The funny trio) and Troll's ' (Butt Detective) series, as well as non-fiction books such as the children's encyclopedia . It also publishes the Japanese language editions of Rev W. Audry's The Railway Series and Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Every year since 2005, Poplar holds the Poplar Grand Prize for Fiction (ãÂÂãÂÂã©社å°Â説大賠Popura Shosetsu Taishà Â), a contest held for new stories and novels that are created during the year. The prize for the first place winner is 20 million yen.