Sourcebooks has acquired all publishing rights from March 4th, Inc., for Little Pickle Press, which will become an imprint under Sourcebooks' Jabberwocky brand. The acquisition includes about 25 frontlist and backlist titles, which will be available through Sourcebooks beginning February 1. March 4th will work with Sourcebooks to seek out and generate new projects for the Jabberwocky and Little Pickle Press imprints, with new titles to come as soon as spring 2018. Rana DiOrio, who founded March 4th (formerly Little Pickle Press) in 2009, will continue to run March 4th, with a focus on creating and acquiring content and developing video, film, and merchandise strategies in support of Sourcebooks and other partners.
"There are opportunities for creating momentum and real change in this industry by having publishers band together to better support booksellers and authors," said Dominique Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks. "I've greatly admired Rana's work for years. She has created something really extraordinary, and I am tremendously excited to join efforts with March 4th and the very talented Little Pickle Press authors."
DiOrio commented: "Dominique and her team embody so many qualities we admire--professionalism, entrepreneurialism, and kindness. We couldn't have wished for a better partner in furthering our mission to inspire character development in young people, and we are excited by the tremendous potential made available by our shared vision for the future."
Little Pickle Press is known for the award-winning picture book Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak (illustrated by Sarah Ackerley); an award-winning series that includes What Does It Mean to Be An Entrepreneur? and What Does It Mean to Be Kind?; as well as books by Shawn Achor, Elizabeth O. Dulemba and Coleen Murtagh Paratore.