The Lerner Blog

I just love K–2 books, you guys. The sparse elegance of the language and the sense of wonder they inspire about our world make them just like poetry to me. Everyone who knows me knows not to get me started on this topic…not unless they want to hear me wax rhapsodic for a good long time, […]Read more "When Good Things Happen to Good Books"

Today on the Lerner blog, Photo Editor Manager Cynthia Zemlicka tells you what to do if you want to impress a photo editor: Do you know what makes photo editors sad? Digital images that are too small to print. Sure, that image file may look fine on the screen of your phone. Unfortunately, if the […]Read more "Giant photo brings excitement to world of photo editors"

Congratulations to Earl! You’ve won the ShockZone: True Survival Stories series! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s Free Book Friday giveaway comes just in time for baseball season.  Joy in Mudville from […]Read more "Free Book Friday’s Salute to Baseball"

During the first few years of the April Fools internet prank, we saw a whole lot of funny pages confuse an awful lot of naive Facebookers. Unfortunately, the amount of funny has decreased and the amount of internet savvy has increased. There are a few good pranks out there, but there are a lot of […]Read more "BeardSwipe, Glub Glub Water Dance, and a Bunch of Reasons Why You Should Avoid the Internet Today"

Congratulations to Jenny Conejo! You’ve won a copy of K-Pop: Korea’s Musical Explosion! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s Free Book Friday giveaway is our new ShockZone: True Survival Stories series from […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

I’m a big believer that most of our satisfaction in life comes from our relationships with others. And the quality of those relationships has everything to do with what we put into them. Lerner has a brand-new series that’s all about learning how to be a better family member, neighbor, and citizen. It’s called First […]Read more "Citizenship 101"

Hey everyone! The Lerner gnomes are hard at work on fun new projects. Want to know what they’re up to? Here’s a hint: it involves books. Without further adieu, here are those tasty internet tidbits you so desperately desire. Where Are the People of Color in Children’s Books? [New York Times] Bill Nye Is Too […]Read more "Digital Tuesday"

Happy Spring Break! As Minnesota thaws out, I’m excited to spend more time outside in the sun. In particular, I can’t wait to spend more time on my bike. And maybe it’s just because I work it publishing, but I realized this weekend that a lot of the way I think about my bike applies […]Read more "Getting back on the Bike"

Congratulations to Melissa Tippie (@MelissaTippie)! You’ve won a copy of The Only Alex Addleston in All These Mountains! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s free book is K-Pop: Korea’s Musical […]Read more "Free Book Friday: K-Pop Edition"