Special thanks to digital intern McKenna Balzer for the following post! Have you ever noticed animal tracks outside and wondered Who Was Here? In Minnesota, we pride ourselves on being very engaged with nature and the “great outdoors.” We love to go camping, hiking, biking, and exploring and learn so much about the world and […]Read more "Who Was Here? Discovering Wild Animal Tracks"

Congratulations to Elizabeth Elder, who’s won our holiday giveaway! Elizabeth, please send us your address and we’ll send you the books when we’re back in the office on Tuesday. Happy holidays from all of us at Lerner Publishing Group! May your days be merry and bright, and we wish you many good books in new […]Read more "Holiday Giveaway Winner"

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! Many pet owners have witnessed the phenomenon of their animals displaying odd behaviors, which sometimes includes emulating their owners or even their furry peers. Half the internet is dedicated to chronicling this. We’ve all heard it said that cats think they are human, and humans have […]Read more "A Very Merry Guinea Dog Christmas!"

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Doesn’t it feel as if astronomers are finding new planets every day? Just this September, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed the existence of a planet that is orbiting two stars in the system OGLE-2007-BLG-349, eight thousand light-years away. So I asked Karen Latchana Kenney (above) to share some thoughts about researching and writing […]Read more "Meet Karen Latchana Kenney"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Annette Bay Pimentel, who’s won Like a Bird: The Art of the African American Slave Song. Annette, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail! The holiday season is now officially in full swing, and since it’s the most wonderful time of the year (though the windchill […]Read more "Holiday Giveaway!"

My apologies if the title of my post just gave you a major earworm. You know, “Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah”? Classic holiday tune. Tends to get stuck in my head all day. But I adored singing this song in elementary school, so the earworm brings back only happy memories for me. […]Read more "Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!"

Kids and adults alike can get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays that it’s nice to set aside some time to slow down and really soak in the season’s pleasures. Holiday reading is one of the best pleasures of the season that I know. Settle in with some favorite kiddos […]Read more "Books and a Snack"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Karen Maurer (@NanaKaren9), who’s won David Zeltser’s Blast from the North. Karen, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail! Today, we’re offering a chance to win Like a Bird: The Art of the African American Slave Song, written by Cynthia Grady, with art and concept by […]Read more "Giveaway: Like a Bird"