The Lerner Blog

Lerner Interactive Books are amazing for tons of reasons, but here are the top two: 1. They help readers of all levels improve their literacy skills. 2. Readers are exposed to engaging and educational Lerner content! You may be aware of our iBooks, but are you aware of all of the great content they feature? […]Read more "Lerner Interactive Books Series Spotlight: Library Smarts"

I attended a training at Minnetonka High School (MHS, not pictured above) last week to learn more about the school’s 1:1 iPad program. Very impressive! Each student in grades 9 to 11 (with grade 8 to be included this fall) has a school-issued iPad, as do all teachers. For this digital learning environment, educators upload […]Read more "1:1—A Look into the Future"

Hey Internet Chums, The Lerner Digital Booth Last week I checked in with you at the halfway mark of the ISTE show in San Antonio. On Thursday, Digital Editor Ashley posted her own ISTE recap, containing actually useful information. Since that base has already been covered, I’m pretty much free to babble about whatever the […]Read more "ISTE Shenanigans"

Assistant Photo Editor Michael Ferut shares thoughts and images of fireworks in today’s post: As the July 4th holiday approaches, people around the U.S. have been travelling to the nearest interstate line to visit their favorite mom-and-pop fireworks mega-warehouses. It seems like only yesterday that my father drove me to the Ohio-Indiana border to visit […]Read more "Photo Research Firework Extravaganza!"

There are no words to express the sorrow I feel over the loss of Elaine Landau, an immensely talented longtime Lerner author whom I was also privileged to call a friend. Elaine’s impact on the school and library publishing world is immeasurable, as is her impact on those of us fortunate enough to have known […]Read more "A Tremendous Loss"

Greetings from the Windy City! We’re in Chicago for the American Librarian Association (ALA) Annual Conference. If you’re attending ALA, make sure to stop by Lerner Publishing Group booth #1820 for free giveaways, drawings, and a look at our new Fall 13 books! We also have a fantastic group of authors signing FREE copies of […]Read more "Free Book Friday and ALA"

I spent the first part of this week at the ISTE conference  in San Antonio. There were a LOT of teachers, librarians, school IT staff, and, of course, vendors at that show. The total count was more than 18,000, according to their website. The entire convention center was wifi-enabled, so at any given moment, more […]Read more "ISTE, eSource, and Elephant Talk"

The request is loud and clear: kids need more books where they “see themselves” inside.  While publishers may feel we’re making strides toward showing diversity in children’s books, we still have more ground to cover. This article in Publishers Weekly reports the findings from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School […]Read more "On Inclusiveness"

“I’m not sure when I was asleep and when I was awake. There were subways. There were worried looks from strangers as we switched off sips from our can of Mello Yello, but I stared them down and smiled. We’re in love, I though. You can’t hurt us.” –Steve Brezenoff, Brooklyn, Burning We all win.Read more "Love wins"