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Category: Announcements
Quick Tips for a Successful PledgeCents and Lerner Fundraiser!
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager
Lerner Publishing Group is excited to be part of the PledgeCents marketplace, which makes it easy for educators to raise money for school and library purchases through PTAs or community fundraisers! Read More
Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA
Check out November 1 new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! Read More
Happy Book Birthday: New Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, and YA
Check out October 1 new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! Read More
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