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Nerds Can Dance, Too!

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!"
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New Lerner Books for your Device

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"
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Lions and Gators and Bears, Oh My!

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!"
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Free Book Friday!

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!"
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This Note Made My Day!

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!"
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Free Book Friday!

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!"
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Hashtag Book Titles

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"