▁result , ▁it ▁decided ▁to ▁rest ate ▁its ▁financial ▁statements . ▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁in app ropri ately ▁market ing ▁to ▁children . ▁Also , ▁Sch ol astic ▁now ▁requires ▁parents ▁to ▁submit ▁children ' s ▁names ▁with ▁birth ▁dates ▁to ▁place ▁online ▁orders , ▁creating ▁controvers y . ▁A ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁titles ▁carried ▁have ▁strong ▁media ▁tie - ins ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁relatively ▁short ▁in ▁literary ▁and ▁art istic ▁mer it ▁by ▁some ▁critics . ▁Cons umer ▁groups ▁have ▁also ▁attacked ▁Sch ol astic ▁for ▁s elling ▁too ▁many ▁to ys ▁and ▁video ▁games ▁to ▁children , ▁rather ▁than ▁foc using ▁on ▁just ▁books . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Q ub o ▁ ▁Gro lier ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁English - language ▁book ▁publishing ▁companies ▁ ▁Books ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁Produ ctions ▁on ▁Internet ▁Movie ▁Database ▁ ▁* ▁Category : E ducation ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Book ▁distrib utors ▁Category : Book ▁publishing ▁companies ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Book ▁publishing ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Book ▁publishing ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Children ' s ▁book ▁publish ers ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁listed ▁on ▁NAS DA Q ▁Category : E ducation ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : E du c ational ▁publishing ▁companies ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁companies