The Lerner Blog

Oh, say have you seen Lerner’s newest Cloverleaf subset titled Our American Symbols? As the designer for this series, I had the wonderful opportunity to work on these fun, fact filled books.Written by Martha E. H. Rustad and illustrated by Holli Conger and Kyle Poling, these books are an informative lesson for young children on […]Read more "Our American Symbols"

Congratulations to Betsy Brown (@phlockteacher)! You’ve won Bug on a Bike! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week, enter to win Science Gets It Wrong, a four-book high-interest series that examines scientific missteps—some […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Science Gets It Wrong"

It happens at least once every season. There’s a particular Lerner series that I fall head-over-heels in love with. This season, that series is Name That Text Type! (cover pictured). Just why do I adore it? Let me count the ways. 1. It’s all about a topic near and dear to my heart: language, literature, […]Read more "My Book Crush"

 “Kids today.”  Those two words, when uttered, can make me feel firmly planted in middle age. There’s a lot of talk about “kids today” and what they do or don’t do, what they say, and what they like. In my job as Associate Art Director for Lerner Publishing Group I need to know about “kids […]Read more "Learning how to PAAAAAR-TAY!"

Congratulations to V. (@aimmyarrowshigh)! You’ve won Up for Sale! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week, enter to win Bug on a Bike, a charming new picture book from author-illustrator Chris Monroe. Are […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Chris Monroe’s Bug on a Bike"

Do you know what’s great about Colorado? How about Alabama? Lerner’s new Our Great States series will show you the top ten kid-friendly things to do in each of our great United States. The backmatter includes key information for report-writing, such as each state’s motto, bird, population, biggest cities, and more.     To help […]Read more "Free teaching resources for Our Great States"

“Are the sex scenes graphic?” Carrie Mesrobian has written something very important. You should go and read it.Read more "“A clear and effective picture; vivid.”"

Congratulations to Doris Mendez-DeMaio (@DMendezDeMaio)! You’ve won The Alternative! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. This week, enter to win Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery by Alison Marie Behnke. “Trafficking thrives in […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Up for Sale"

Today is a tricky day to be blogging. Children’s literature doesn’t seem like a fitting topic. But it is. Thirteen years ago, I was in sixth grade. My classmates and I were in the middle of our standardized testing. Our teachers chose not to tell us what happened that morning–though inevitably rumors were making the […]Read more "What We Talk About When We Talk About Today"