Remembering Stephen Hawking
By Kate Schefer, Digital Products CoordinatorRead more "Remembering Stephen Hawking"
Writing, Editing, and Sharing Poetry from Can I Touch Your Hair?
By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist In January of 2015, editor Carol Hinz had an idea for a children’s poetry picture book that discussed race in a way that would be accessible to middle-grade audiences. She reached out to poet and children’s author Irene Latham and asked her to suggest a partner for the project. Irene […]Read more "Writing, Editing, and Sharing Poetry from Can I Touch Your Hair?"
13 Books to Celebrate International Women’s Day
By Mandi Janikowski, Editor Today is International Women’s Day! In celebration of all the awesome things women and girls can do, here is a roundup of Lerner titles that feature notable women. Read more "13 Books to Celebrate International Women’s Day"
Meet a Lerner: Andrea Nelson
Meet our Digital and Editorial intern, Andrea Nelson!Read more "Meet a Lerner: Andrea Nelson"
Vaccination Investigation: Meet Journalist and YA Nonfiction Author Tara Haelle
By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books Twenty-First Century Books’ Spring 2018 season is starting off with a bang! One of our YA nonfiction imprint’s newest contributors–science journalist Tara Haelle–got a glowing starred review from Kirkus in February for Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines. Described in the review as […]Read more "Vaccination Investigation: Meet Journalist and YA Nonfiction Author Tara Haelle"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels
Check out today’s new releases from Lerner!Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels"
Breaking the Rules with Graphic Novels
By Greg Hunter, Editor Graphic novels are a great storytelling form for rule breakers. That’s not me encouraging anybody out there to get in trouble. What I mean is that each story tends to follow certain conventions, and it might have a subset of rules specific to the book too. And that’s a good thing—graphic […]Read more "Breaking the Rules with Graphic Novels"
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The Illustration Process and Meet My Family! [Guest Post by Stephanie Fizer Coleman]
Meet My Family! Animal Babies and Their Families illustrator Stephanie Fizer Coleman shares her process for creating the art for this adorable picture book. Read more "The Illustration Process and Meet My Family! [Guest Post by Stephanie Fizer Coleman]"
Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor
By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist This morning at the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, Patricia Newman’s Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem was named a 2018 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book! The Sibert Medal and Honors are awarded annually to outstanding informational picture books for young readers.Read more "Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor"
