Abrams will handle distribution for Enchanted Lion Books and Familius, beginning with the spring 2024 season. Enchanted Lion's full catalog will be sold in North America by Abrams. The Familius list of board books, picture books, and nonfiction titles for parents and caregivers will be sold in the U.S. In addition, Abrams will distribute internationally for both publishers, in the U.K. and Europe through Abrams & Chronicle Books, the joint venture sales and distribution service, and in the rest of the world via Abrams's network of global agents.
Founded in 2003, Enchanted Lion Books, Brooklyn, N.Y., publishes illustrated children's books that "spark imagination and inspire curiosity, awareness, and wonder in readers everywhere." They publish original titles, books in translation from around the world, and reissues from the 1940s, '50s, and '60s.
Founded in 2012, Familius publishes board books and picture books for kids, in addition to nonfiction for parents and caregivers. Guided by the belief in helping all families find greater joy, Familius titles invite families to live the Familius Ten Habits of Happy Family Life: love together, play together, learn together, work together, talk together, heal together, read together, eat together, give together, and laugh together.
Abrams president and CEO Mary McAveney said, "Each publisher's titles complement our own, demonstrating esteemed publishing that is both forward-thinking and reader-focused. Today's bookselling landscape requires reach across multiple layers of distribution and a variety of retail environments, which Abrams provides with its strong, dedicated in-house team. We look forward to expanding the reach of these two innovative publishers into channels and territories around the world where Abrams is well established."
Claudia Bedrick, publisher of Enchanted Lion Books, said, "We have every confidence that [Abrams's] many strengths as a publisher will give us the structure, scope, and energy needed for our further growth and flourishing. We have loved and valued where we have been, but feel ready, hopeful, and ambitious for this next, most promising adventure."
Christopher Robbins, founder and president of Familius, said, "I've admired Abrams for more than 30 years and long thought their books some of the most artistic and creative works published. We're thrilled and humbled to join Abrams as a distribution client. As Familius is one of the industry's fastest-growing independents year in and year out, we look forward to even greater success under Abrams's tremendous sales prowess."