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 […]Read more "Can I Touch Your Hair? and the N-Bomb: What is appropriate for children?"
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 "Visit Lerner at ALA!"
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 "Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor"
CBS This Morning announced the National Book Award finalists on October 4, and Elana K. Arnold’s YA novel What Girls Are Made Of is one of the five finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature!Read more "National Book Award Finalist: What Girls Are Made Of"
Discover Super Series and Terrific New Titles for Your Library! September 28, 2017, 1:00 pm CST Join us on Thursday, September 28, at 1 pm CST to explore Lerner’s top Fall 2017 series and titles for grades PreK-12. From electrifying nonfiction to powerful picture books and fiction, these new releases are sure to inspire a […]Read more "Register for Lerner’s Fall 2017 Preview Webinar"