The Lerner Blog

It’s been quite a week for Carolrhoda Lab™! On Monday, Ashley Hope Pérez’s Out of Darkness received a Printz Honor at the ALA Youth Media Awards. The Printz Award and Honors are given to the best of the best in YA literature, and to be recognized by the committee is quite an achievement. Ashley missed two calls […]Read more "Congratulations to Ashley Hope Pérez!"

Lerner Publishing Group has received two prestigious 2016 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards! This morning the ALA announced at the Midwinter Meeting in Boston that Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez is a recipient of the Michael L. Printz Honor and The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore, written by […]Read more "Lerner Wins Printz Honor and CSK Illustrator Honor!"

Just for fun, and in celebration of the gorgeous snowfalls Minnesota winters always bring, here’s a kid-friendly quatrain poem (a poem that has four lines in each stanza) by Trudi Strain Trueit from our book What Is Poetry? (cover pictured below).First Snowfall “Pardon me, Teacher?” No talking, I know. “Just look! Outside! It’s starting to snow!” […]Read more "Winter Fun"

ALA Midwinter starts today! Visit Lerner in booth 1920 to preview titles we’ve got lined up for Spring 2016. We’ll also be holding two signings with two authors each. Middle-grade author Elizabeth Atkinson, children’s author Terry Farish, picture book author Kate Hosford, and debut novelist Kara Storti will all be in the booth signing free […]Read more "Visit us at ALA Midwinter!"

Intern Isabel Taylor tells us about a new webseries based on the characters from Lou!, a graphic novel series originally published in French. Our Graphic Universe™ imprint published the first four titles for US audiences in 2012. Are you a fan of the bestselling Lou! graphic novel series? Now, you can experience the fun all over […]Read more "Lou! Is Now a Webseries!"

Happy New Year, and a big welcome to Karen Romano Young!It’s always a thrill to welcome a new author to TFCB, and in 2015, science writer Karen Romano Young joined the YA imprint’s club of fine writers. In fact, Karen has come out of the TFCB chute a winner. Her first title for the YA […]Read more "Welcome, Karen Romano Young!"

What professional goals do you have for 2016? If your resolution is to encourage your students to read more nonfiction this year, here are some titles to add to your library! Our Great States – Whether a student is interested in traveling or simply learning about their favorite state, this is an excellent series to […]Read more "Nonfiction for the New Year"

A special thank you to intern Isabel Taylor for writing on behalf of the digital team today! Winter break is here! Amid the food preparation, relative wrangling, and exchanging of gifts, you might just find yourself with some free time to spend reading. Even better, you might have a new reader home from school eager […]Read more "Interactive Books: A New Winter Break Tradition"

A special thank you to intern Isabel Taylor for writing on behalf of the digital team today! Happy Holidays! As we all look forward to being home for the holidays, I encourage you to pack a classic or two to enjoy. Our First Avenue Classics are available as eBooks, so you can even pack all […]Read more "Bring Home a First Avenue Classic for the Holidays"