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We're a small publishing house dedicated to helping families be happy 📚

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Jan 21

We're a small publishing house that helps families be happy!

We publish:
❤️ Parenting Books
🎨 Picture Books
🍼 Boardbooks
🍴Cookbooks
🎁 Gift Books
🤗 Self-Help Books
...and so much more!

Follow to see beautiful books and get tips on how to help your family be happy!

#Books #Booksky

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 2d

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN🎃

From Familius and our cute board book IF YOU'RE SCARY AND YOU KNOW IT.

#Halloween #HalloweenBook #KidLit #BoardBook

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 3d

🎃 May your Halloween Eve include a spoooooky (or spooky cute) bedtime story...

...And may it not include a last minute costume change request from one of your kids 👻

#Parentsky #MomLife #DadLife #Parenting #RaisingKids

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 4d

Today's for all us cat people 🐱💕

Celebrate your fur baby with all the love and attention (that they'll let you give them.)
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#NationalCatDay #CatPeople #FurBaby #CatsSky

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Get a FIRST LOOK at our upcoming 2026 titles 🤩

Our Spring 2026 catalog is now live on our website, so take a peek at what's coming to our (and your) bookshelves in 2026.

#Readersky #Booksky #PublishingHouse #PubHouseLife

familius.com/catalog/?fbc...

Catalog - Familius.com Shop

Familius Current Catalog

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 9d

It's fall, so of COURSE something pumpkin related is on our weekend plans! 🎃

Which do you think it is?

1️⃣ Carving Pumpkins
2️⃣ Baking with Pumpkins
3️⃣ Visiting a Pumpkin Patch

#FallFamilyFun #PumpkinSeason #FallFun #FallActivity

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 11d

You FINALLY have Mr. Darcy in the palm of your hand ❤️

We're obsessed with this mini library of cards that features three classic Jane Austen novels.

♠️ Pride & Prejudice
❤️ Sense & Sensibility
♣️ Emma

Play your hand (or your heart) with our new Literary Suits: Jane Austen.

#Janeite #Austenite

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 12d

Those scary thoughts you have as a #NewMom?

So many moms have them that we published the book GOOD MOMS HAVE SCARY THOUGHTS.

It's filled with:

♥ World-class Guidance
♥ Simple Exercises
♥ Stigma-busting Cartoons (that validate your fears).

Start healing as a new mom.
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#PPD

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Familius is fully remote, so it's always exciting when our employees get to meet ✨IN PERSON!✨

Here's part of our Familius family at the LDSPMA #Publishing Summit last week:

📗Brooke-Art Director
📗Michele-Acquisitions Editor
📗Christopher-CEO
📗Erika-Director of Marketing
📗Gretchen-Managing Editor

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Silence is golden...

Unless you have a toddler.
Then it's dangerous 😵‍💫

#Parenting #RaisingToddlers #ParentLife #MomLife #DadLife

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 25d

📚 It's never too early to talk to your kids about their right to read!

We're helping fight the ban with free printables, including:

📗A megaphone kids' activity
📗A kids' discussion guide
📗Additional resources for adults

Click for your freebies!

familius.com/down-with-li...

#BannedBooksWeek

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · 26d

🎉 HAPPY PUB DAY🎉

We're so excited to add these TWO books to our Familius bookshelves.

📚 1000 BOTANICAL COLORS by Caleb Warnock
📚 100 FIRST WORDS FOR LITTLE COLORADANS written by Jessica Speer and Shea Speer and illustrated by Gareth Williams

#BookRelease #BookLaunch #PubDay #BookBirthday

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 30

👀 We spy several Familius books with the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association!

We loved being able to spend time with booksellers in Spokane these last couple of days 💕📚

#IndieBookstoreLove #ShopSmall #IndiePublisher

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 29

We can only upload four images...so here's the fifth title ☺️

Illustrated depictions of a purple hippo, pink pig, black and white penguins, tan horse, Robin, black and yellow bees, and a hawk circle around the book's red title, "Thankful Animals, Thankful Me."

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 29

🍂Celebrate Fall with Familius🍂

These five titles are a great way to welcome in a change of season 🍁

Children's board book of a girl with dark complexion and features walking through a city with her black and brown dog with fall leaves floating down from above.

Abstract landscape art of tan fields, grey rocks, a blue river, and horizon.

Person in orange striped sweatshirt and a light blue backpack walks with their brown, black, and tan dog down a path in the woods. Golden trees and bushes surround the entire path.

Photos of freshly baked southern foods including a golden crusted pecan pie.

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 25

📱✨ You gave them a phone… now give them a tool to use it wisely.

"The Phone Book" helps kids navigate texting, gaming, and social media with:

✨ Healthy habits
✨ Online safety know-how
✨ Real stories from their peers
✨ Fun activities and secret codes

#OnlineSafetyForKids #PhoneSafety

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 23

✨HAPPY RELEASE DAY✨

We have TWO new additions joining the Familius bookshelves today.

📗 Down with Lime Books: A Children's Story About Book Banning
📗 Literary Suits: Jane Austen Playing Cards

Both are available today in stores and online!

#PubDay #BookLaunch #BookRelease #BookBirthday

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 22

Why yes, our Spring 2026 titles are on our mind!!!

#PubHouseLife #PublishingHouse #IndiePublishing #SmallPress

Phyllis Harris @phyllisharris.bsky.social · Sep 11

You won’t believe this…

My picture book, CLAUDE, is officially available for pre-order, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you! @familiusbooks.bsky.social

BOOKSHOP: tinyurl.com/y874z3sm

Amazon: tinyurl.com/3jzhvm9n

B&N: tinyurl.com/3ph5te8m

You won’t believe this…

My picture book, CLAUDE, is officially available for pre-order, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!

BOOKSHOP: https://tinyurl.com/y874z3sm

Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/3jzhvm9n

B&N: https://tinyurl.com/3ph5te8m

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 17

We can't hide how much we ♥️LOVE♥️ libraries.

So, this is your sign to go to your local library and sign up for a free library card!

⚠️WARNING: Will result in a deep love of reading.

#LibraryLove #LibraryCardSignUpMonth #LibraryCard #PublishingHouse #Booksky

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 17

Parenting Problems 1: Your kids' favorite bathroom to use is the guest bathroom and now your fancy hand soap and hand towel are trashed 🗑️

#PparentingProblems #Parentingsky #ParentsOfBluesky #MomLife #DadLife

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

Familius spent last week with New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA)!

As an indie publisher, we always love showcasing our titles to indie booksellers 💚

#IndieBooks #PubHouseLife #PublishingHouse #SmallPress #NEIBA #IndieBookstore

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thank you! We hope it helps families who need to have hard discussions ❤️

Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

This week was heavy. Use these tips to talk with your kids about tragedies.

💬 Choose the Right Moment

💬 Listen More Than You Speak

💬 Model Healthy Coping

familius.com/talking-abou...

#ParentingAdvice #ParentingBlog #HardConversations #MentalHealth

Talking About Tragedy: 10 Simple Steps for Hard Conversations - Familius.com Shop

Struggling to find the right words? Talking about tragedy doesn’t have to feel impossible—use these simple steps to guide healing talks.

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

"My beautiful #America stands strong and tall and free.
It's built on freedom, sacrifice, and rich diversity.

And though we don't agree on all,
Let's stand with single heart!
We'll sing of all that knits us close–
It's more than what pulls us apart."

From our book "My America, the Beautiful"

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Familius @familiusbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

We LOVE how creative our authors get when promoting their books ❤️

Check out what @junesmalls.bsky.social (author of our Animal Life Cycles series) is doing ⤵️

#BookPromotion #BookMarketing #ChildrensAuthor #KidLit

June Smalls @junesmalls.bsky.social · Sep 8

As an author, I go to conferences, signing, school visits and more where I have to wear name tags. Now I have my own books on my lanyard.

When folks ask what I write, I can point and smile! Maybe I'll start a #kidlit trend?

#picturebook #Author #schoolvisit #art @familiusbooks.bsky.social

Close up of a lanyard with images of June Smalls picture book covers. She Leads, He Leads, They Lead, They Work, Digging for Dinosaurs, Digging for Dinosaurs at the Beach, and Hear Them Roar

Awesome lanyard with images of June Smalls picture book covers. She Leads, He Leads, They Lead, They Work, Digging for Dinosaurs, Digging for Dinosaurs at the Beach, and Hear Them Roar

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