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Feed the Need to Read!: Lerner’s Best of Fall 2016 Webinar

Feed the Need to Read! Lerner’s Best of Fall 2016 Webinar Thursday, October 27, 2016 1:00 p.m. CST Your readers are hungry for good books! Join us for taste of Lerner’s best fall series and titles for grades K-12. From nutritious easy-reading nonfiction titles to delicious YA novels, we have a bounty of new releases […]Read more

Pleased to Present, Our New (and Free) Lerner Digital eReader App for Chromebook!

Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell for the following post! Chromebooks are a wonderful choice for many. Not only are some models among the more accessible and affordable device options out there, they all offer quick and easy regular updates, fast logins, and seamless use of Google cloud services. Combine all that with their simple, intuitive […]Read more

James Lafayette and the Stories We Don’t Already Know

I love the challenge of a nonfiction picture book. There’s no single best way to present a topic–whether it’s community helpers, the many roles water plays in our world, or the life of an individual. When it comes to picture book biographies, I look for stories we don’t already know. Examples of this include One […]Read more

The Making of Bumba Books™: Fresh Nonfiction for PreK-1

This season, we’re excited to launch our new PreK-1 nonfiction brand, Bumba Books™! When we were planning the brand, we wanted to add something fun and charming to what’s available at the emergent level. We focused on bright colors, friendly text, and even a logo with a touch of silly. On the editorial side, we […]Read more

145th Anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire

Special thanks to Kris Vetter for the following post! This Saturday, October 8, marks the 145th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. In 1871, a fierce fire broke out in the bustling city of Chicago. Legend has it that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern in her barn, but newspaper reporters later admitted that […]Read more

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Happy October!

Welcome to October, everybody! It’s always been my favorite month. I love the gorgeous changing leaves; the crisp, cool weather; and those cozy early nights that start with orangey, autumny sunsets and that unmistakable scent of fall-turning-to-winter in the air. There are lots of other things to celebrate in October too. And Lerner has a […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday!

Happy Saturday and happy October! It’s time to wander hay bale mazes, drink hot cider, and pick up these reads at your local library or bookstore: Picture Books Dino-Racing, written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by Barry Gott Middle-Grade Novels and Nonfiction National Book Award Longlist selection Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson The […]Read more

The Secret of Goldenrod Book Launch

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Danette Rance Lane (@DanetteRLane), who’s won Jane O’Reilly’s The Secret of Goldenrod. Danette, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your book in the mail. If you’re in the Twin Cities area tomorrow, we’d love to see you at Jane’s launch party at the Red Balloon Bookshop in […]Read more

Q&A with Penny Warner

The Code Busters Club author Penny Warner drops by the blog to talk about mysteries, Pokemon Go, and her favorite books. How did you start writing? I wrote my first short story in 4th grade about a witch and a haunted house. It was published in the local newspaper and I was thrilled! But I didn’t […]Read more

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