The Lerner Blog

Congratulations to Bigfoot who is the winner of Waga’s Big Scare written and illustrated by Samuel Hiti! Bigfoot, please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail for you just in time for Halloween! This week we’re paying tribute to our favorite libarians who taught us everything we know about the […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Like most editors, I didn’t get where I am without the support of many teachers along the way. While I’ve been lucky to have lots of teachers worth bragging about, one in particular stands out in my mind as the teacher who inspired a Lerner series. Mrs. L. was my tenth-grade biology teacher. She had […]Read more "Lightning Bolt Genetics—Inspired By a Teacher"

It seems like I’ve done eReader device comparisons more than a couple of times in the past year. The landscape has changed so much since 2011 and with even more options looming on the horizon, how can a consumer know which device is right for them? Luckily for me, Smon Hill over at Digital Trends […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 10/9"

I gave in and signed up for Pinterest last week, mostly to feed my love of vintage fashion. In fact, did you know that last Monday (October 1, 2012) was the eighty-sixth birthday of the Little Black Dress (on display in 1950s Paris, below right)? You can learn more about the the story behind the […]Read more "Pin It!"

Congratulations to Kelly! She is the the winner of Dino-Football written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by Barry Gott. The weather is getting cooler which means Halloween is just around the corner! In honor of our favorite sugar-filled holiday, one lucky reader will win Waga’s Big Scare written and illustrated by Samuel Hiti! Waga isn’t the biggest […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

This (perhaps obvious) thought arrived in my brain yesterday while discussing CCSS with my intelligent colleague Andrew Karre: Good literature existed before Common Core was written.     It seems the publishing industry is tripping over itself to put CCSS labels on a lot of its product. I’ve seen a number of school library publishers rolling out […]Read more "Oh, Common Core…."

Since the elections are just weeks away I couldn’t help think of comic art and its obvious similarities to political cartoons. One could easily write a large volume covering the vast history of cartoons in American politics. In this blog, I’ll spare you all the details. But suffice to say it’s a fascinating art form […]Read more "Political Cartoons: A Timely Matter"

I am pleased to announce that Lerner Interactive Books has received a 2012 Eddie Award! Lerner iBooks won in the category of Early Elementary Interactive Book Websites. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our worthy peers, and give thanks to our families for all of their support (hi mom!) and, of course, […]Read more "An Eddie for Lerner Interactive Books"

Happy October, mateys! Oh, wait, Talk Like a Pirate Day is over, isn’t it? I guess I was just inspired by one of the many costumes Hailey tries on in her quest to find the right Halloween costume. Who is Hailey? She’s the main character in Haliey’s Halloween, part of our Cloverleaf Books—Fall and Winter […]Read more "Halloween Is Coming Soon"