The Lerner Blog

I recently redecorated my office in celebration of my pet cat, covering a wall with several sheets of customized wrapping paper. The row of sheets already looks like a permanent fixture, something that was fated to adorn the office, but in fact, the project might have been thwarted any number of times—a troubling notion, but […]Read more "The Waterfall of Creativity, or How to Honor Your Cat while also Freshening Up Your Office"

Winter is a magical season. Snowflakes sparkle under moonlight on early evenings, inviting us to admire their shimmer. Bare tree branches against winter skies form quiet backdrops, offering up a bit of peace on even the busiest of days. Winter ushers in so many fun activities too: ice skating, sledding, making snowmen, sipping cocoa, settling in by a fire […]Read more "Winter Wonder"

When we acquired a picture book manuscript about the song “Strange Fruit” from author Gary Golio in December 2013, we had no idea the song would be making news just as the book was ready for publication. On February 1, we’ll officially release Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song with illustrations […]Read more "Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song"

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! President-elect, Donald J. Trump, will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on Friday, January 20th. Congress, former Presidents and the Supreme Court will be in attendance for the ceremony with Chief Justice John Roberts swearing in the new President at noon. Perhaps most […]Read more "President-elect Donald Trump’s New Gateway Biography"

Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! Today we’re featuring our Goodreads giveaway of Sasha Dawn’s latest YA thriller, Splinter. .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: inline-block; color: #181818; background-color: #F6F6EE; border: […]Read more "Splinter Giveaway"

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press As readers of Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story know, it took fifty years before Sachiko was able to speak publicly about surviving the atomic bomb as a young child and experiencing bullying, thyroid cancer, and much more in the years that followed. Beginning in 1995, Sachiko traveled […]Read more "Dispatch from Nagasaki: Visiting Sachiko Yasui"

I was a bookworm when I was growing up. I didn’t play sports or do any after-school activities except chorus, which left me plenty of time to devour the Chronicles of Narnia, Anne of Green Gables, the Little House series, E. L. Konigsburg’s books, and every Newbery and Newbery Honor book that was published. When […]Read more "Reading with My Daughter"

Special thanks to digital intern Katharine Seggerman for the following post! Next Monday, January 16th marks our annual observance of the reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Since schools (along with federal government branches) tend to be closed for the holiday, it’s the perfect time for kids to sit down with a good book […]Read more "Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr."

Winter. Good books. Warm snack. Cozy socks. To me, these are the makings of a picture-perfect day. You can create a day just like this for you and your favorite kids. Here’s what you need and what you do. Supplies Several books to read aloud. Books about snow and winter set a fun theme for […]Read more "Books and a Snack"