Happy Book Birthday: New Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, and YA
Check out October 1 new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! Read More
Category: Announcements
Can I Touch Your Hair? and the N-Bomb: What is appropriate for children?
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books
A customer on Amazon recently expressed concerns that the book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship is not appropriate for elementary students because it includes a poem called “The N-Bomb” that references the existence of the N-word (though doesn’t spell it out). Coauthors Charles Waters and Irene Latham and editor Carol Hinz wanted to share their thoughts about the poem, the word, and tackling difficult topics with children. Read More
5 Ways to Get Involved in Banned Books Week 2018
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager
The theme for 2018’s Banned Books Week (which is next week!) is “Banning books silences stories. Speak out!” Read More
Visit Lerner at ALA!
By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist
Headed to ALA Annual this weekend? In between jockeying for a seat at Michelle Obama’s keynote and stargazing at Emilio Estevez’s film screening, visit Lerner in booth 3522 to learn more about our books and to meet some of our authors and illustrators! Read More
Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor
By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist
This morning at the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, Patricia Newman’s Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem was named a 2018 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book! The Sibert Medal and Honors are awarded annually to outstanding informational picture books for young readers. Read More