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Top Prospect Giveaway

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Beth Wilson, who’s won Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson. Beth, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your book in the mail. The NFL season has just begun, so we’re giving away a middle-grade novel that your sports fans will love: award-winning author Paul Volponi’s Top […]Read more

My three favorite websites that are useful for my job

A few weeks ago I posted about books the school library editors are reading. Today I’d like to share my three favorite online information sources related to my job. In addition to these, of course, I spend a lot of time with School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, but these are the less obvious sources I […]Read more

Q&A with Chris Monroe, author/illustrator of Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac Muffins

Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac Muffins has been on bookstore shelves for a whole week now–have you seen it yet? This picture book starring the crafty, tool-wielding monkey Chico Bon Bon features adventures in the kitchen… and beyond, if those muffins have anything to say about it! I recently chatted with Chris Monroe, […]Read more

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Happy Grandparents Day

Special thanks to Kris Vetter for the following post! This coming Sunday marks Grandparents Day – a national holiday that promotes honoring and respecting your grandparents as people who have gained wisdom and strength over their long lives. When President Jimmy Carter officially started National Grandparents Day in 1979, he said, “Grandparents are our continuing […]Read more

Sachiko Giveaway

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the long weekend? (And have you checked out enough books to take to the cabin?) Congratulations to Kristen A. (@hermyoni), who’s won The Giant by Lex Thomas. Kristen, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your book in the mail. Today, September 2, is the anniversary of the […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday!

Take a look at our new releases for September (yes, we can’t believe it’s September already either): Picture Books The Alligator’s Smile: And Other Poems, written by Jane Yolen, with photographs by Jason Stemple Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song, written by Cynthia Grady, with concept and art by Michele Wood […]Read more

Like a Bird Q&A

Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song will be released on September 1 (tomorrow!), and in preparation for the release, Cynthia Grady, the book’s author, and Michele Wood, the book’s illustrator, interviewed each other. Questions from Michele to Cynthia: Hope is embedded in the songs in this book. Do you think it is […]Read more

Back to School Lerner Digital Free Trial!

Special thanks to intern Rachel Burnham for the following post! As summer winds down and with September quickly approaching (where did August go?!), parents, students and teachers alike are all gearing up for the start of another school year. Getting back into the swing of things can be hard, especially for kids as they re-adjust […]Read more

The Bacteria of the Body

Did you know that microbes keep us healthy? That microorganisms make up about 1 to 3 percent of our body mass (2 to 6 pounds of bacteria in a 200-pound adult)? That fecal transplants can help cure bacterial infections in and auto-immune diseases of the human digestive system? I invited TFCB science writer Rebecca E […]Read more

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