The Lerner Blog

Happy Friday, and happy (almost) Halloween! Congratulations to Sara Pavone (@SaraSPavone), who’s won a copy of Stone Cold. Sara, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your book in the mail. In honor of the season, we’re giving away a Halloween-appropriate series: The Atlas of Cursed Places. Places can sometimes have more secrets […]Read more "Giveaway: The Atlas of Cursed Places"

In its starred review of Plants Can’t Sit Still, Kirkus Reviews praised the “colorful, exuberant illustrations [that] work impressively with the text.” Today on the blog, illustrator Mia Posada talks about the process of creating the art and shares sketches from each step in the process. The fun and poetic text of Plants Can’t Sit Still by Rebecca […]Read more "Illustrator Mia Posada on Art for Plants Can’t Sit Still"

True story:Kiersi Burkhart and Amber J. Keyser just might have turned me into a horse lover. Don’t get me wrong–I’ve always admired horses from afar. They’re majestic. They’re clearly incredibly smart. The draft horses I’ve come upon at the state fair, towering over me calmly, are downright awe inspiring.   But, save for a single […]Read more "Cover reveal! Quartz Creek Ranch: AT TOP SPEED, coming Spring ’17"

Check out Vicki Oransky Wittenstein‘s new short video about her latest TFCB YA nonfiction title, Reproductive Rights: Who Decides? For the book. Vicki has done wonderful, in-depth research; interviewed a number of experts and key players; and maintained a perfect objective tone in this overview of reproductive rights through the centuries. The book is a […]Read more "Vicki Oransky Wittenstein Talks about "Reproductive Rights: Who Decides?" (TFCB, S16)"

Happy Friday! In honor of the season, we’re giving away a copy of a Halloween-appropriate graphic novel: Stone Cold, the first book in the Stone Man Mysteries series by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, with illustrations by Orion Zangara. When young runaway Craig prepares to jump from a church rooftop, his salvation comes in the […]Read more "Graphic Novel Giveaway: Stone Cold"

It’s all treats and no tricks here as we speed toward Halloween! My treat today is to introduce you to It’s Halloween! (cover pictured)—a hot-off-the-presses book from our brand-new line of offerings for PreK–1 readers, Bumba Books. It’s Halloween! is part of a six-book Bumba series called It’s a Holiday! Other books in this set […]Read more "A Very Bumba Halloween"

It’s obligatory, guys: the October edition of Books and a Snack just had to feature pumpkin! Now, pumpkin pie is probably my favorite pumpkin treat—but that’s a bit elaborate for Books and a Snack, so we’ll be making pumpkin pudding instead. To get started, you’ll need: ● a group of pumpkin-loving kids ● some pumpkin-themed […]Read more "Books and a Snack"

Happy Friday, everyone! Today we’re featuring a Goodreads giveaway of Naked ’76 by Kevin Brooks. .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: 1px solid #9D8A78; […]Read more "Goodreads Giveaway: Naked ’76"