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6 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners

It’s impossible for us to choose the “best” book for any reader, but it’s always fun to check out new books. Here’s a short list of some that you may want to look at more closely, if you haven’t seen them before!Read more

3 Right Things that Look Wrong

By Sara E. Hoffmann, School & Library Series Managing Editor One thing about editing is that, no matter how many books you’ve edited, you still find yourself consulting the dictionary All. The. Time. throughout your workday to make sure that you’re spelling certain words correctly. See, there are a lot of of words that look like […]Read more

On (Some) Girl Stereotypes in Picture Books

By Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director I’m currently in the midst of organizing a presentation about “keeping your eyes open” when creating illustrations for kids’ books. That’s a couple months away yet, but making notes on what to discuss has me now revisiting various projects, noting times when we have specifically directed art to avoid […]Read more

On Volunteering, Good Apples, and Bad Apples

by Jenny Krueger, Publishing Director for School and Library We recently had the opportunity to volunteer at Second Harvest Heartland. This organization collects food from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers around our home state of Minnesota. They then distribute the food to food pantries, soup kitchens, and other organizations that serve those in need. According to […]Read more

NEW Audisee® eBooks with Audio Coming this Fall

By Kris Tomes, Associate Digital Product Manager Great news for teachers and librarians trying to reach reluctant and struggling readers! This fall we’re expanding our award-winning Audisee® collection to include 905 eBooks with audio. Audisee eBooks with Audio help readers build key literary skills by pairing voice narration with sentence highlighting, making it easier to engage students with high […]Read more

4 “Quiet” Books for the Sensory-Sensitive Student

Editor Sara E. Hoffmann shares 4 "quiet" books for young readers. Read more

Domenica’s Summer Reading List

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books I used to think I was unusual, with a huge stack of books on my bedside table that never goes down and invariably reading more than one book at a time. But the more readers I talk to, the more I realize it’s something people […]Read more

How We Judge a Book by Its Cover: The Cover Design Process

By Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director I get a lot of “Oh, you work in children’s book publishing, that must be so fun!” when people find out what I do for a living. And in truth it can be a lot of fun! We never tire of all the interesting facts we get to learn—and […]Read more

3 New Series for Makers

by Ashley Kuehl, Editorial Director of Lerner Publications I don’t know if you’ve heard, but makerspaces are kind of a big deal these days. Because we always like to supply our customers with what their young readers need and want, here’s a quick roundup of our new series for makers.Read more

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