Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in publishing art and illustrated books. The company continues to publish critically acclaimed and bestselling works in the areas of art, photography, cooking, craft, comics, interior and garden design, entertainment, fashion, and popular culture; and award winning children’s books ranging from middle grade to young adult fiction to picture books to board books, including Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.