The Book House for Children was an American publishing company located in Chicago, established in 1919 by Olive Beaupré Miller and her husband Harry, who was a former textbook salesman. The company printed popular children’s stories edited by Olive Beaupré Miller to meet her standards: they had to be well written, make a positive ethical statement, and be graded to fit the developmental age of the child.
The company is best known for publishing the "My Book House" (or "My Bookhouse") children's books, first published as a six-book set in 1920. They were originally sold in sets packaged in cardboard houses, by subscription door-to-door. For special promotions, the books were sometimes presented in wooden houses.
The company was sold to United Educators in 1954, and moved in 1955 to Tangley Oaks at Lake Bluff, Illinois. Olive Beaupré Miller remained Chairman of the Board in an advisory capacity, and kept on revising the books until she retired in 1962.
