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Creative Commons image by Ed Schipul While my colleagues may make fun of me, I freely admit that one of my heroes is Bill Nye. Had his award-winning television show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, aired when I was a kid, my career path would have been much, much different. I had just started working […]Read more "Nerds Can Dance, Too!"

Hey internet people! Just wanted to let you know that there are a number of shiny new Lerner titles available for your Kindle, Kobo, Sony, and coming soon to Nook and Apple devices. Max Flash, ‘missions’ 1 – 6; Game On, Supersonic, In Deep, Grave Danger, Subzero, Short Circuit. Meet Max—an explosive hybrid of Harry Houdini […]Read more "New Lerner Books for your Device"

Thoughts from TFCB author Ann Downer on this Labor Day holiday: “There’s a bear sleeping on the porch!” That is a text Mason MacDonough’s mom isn’t going to forget any time soon. Her 7-year-old son discovered the bear napping on the porch of their Florida home on August 15. That same day, outside Detroit, 12-year-old […]Read more "Lions and Gators and Bears, Oh My!"

Congratulations to Dallie Davis (@dmdavis555)! You are the winner of our brand new series The Dario Quincy Academy of Dance! Dallie, 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 address so we can get your books in the mail. As anyone on […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

The single most gratifying experience in children’s publishing is hearing that your books make a difference in children’s lives.  Talented Lerner author Buffy Silverman, who wrote our Lightning Bolt Books Animal Look-Alikes series (cover pictured)—as well as many other well-respected Lerner books—recently passed a note along to me that made my day by describing in […]Read more "This Note Made My Day!"

Hello! This not so bookish post comes from the design desk of Emily Harris, one of the book designers here at Lerner Publishing Group. For me, the end of summer is always marked by the nightly hum of crickets, roasting local sweet corn on the grill, and my annual trip to the Minnesota State Fair. […]Read more "A Bittersweet FAIRwell to Summer"

Congratulations to Debbie Smith (@dharnishsmith)! She is the winner of Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons from Millbrook Press! Debbie, 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 address so we can get your books in the mail. Are you looking for new books […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

We here at Lerner do love a good infographic. We are also diligent about keeping up with standards, particularly Common Core. And of course, we like to encourage critical thinking skills, in students as well as adults. So I thought I’d share this infographic from Best College Reviews. (Original is here.) At first glance, this […]Read more "A (slightly tangential) critique of a CCSS infographic"

Aaak! It’s August 21st already! Where did this summer go? #headkick #canyousaycatastrophe? But of course, the end of summer corresponds with back to school and the launch of our new Fall 13 titles! #gameon That, of course, merits headline celebrations with food, happy adjectives, and lots of exclamation points! #dandydesserts #fabulousfashioninventions #heycharleston! #footballisfun!  Our fall […]Read more "Hashtag Book Titles"