This holiday season slow down and curl up with your loved ones and a book from our “Best Of” list, which shines the spotlight on Gecko Press, Andersen Press, and The Kane Press. These beloved titles delve into a variety of themes including friendship, responsibility, coping with change, and exploring world cultures. Young readers will cherish […]Read more "Stuff Your Stockings with Great Reads from Lerner Publishing Service"

As soon as I heard about the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóð, I knew my family had a new Christmas Eve tradition. What’s not to love about a “Christmas book flood” celebrated by a country that cherishes two of my favorite things…reading and chocolate? According to tradition, Icelanders give each other books on Christmas Eve and […]Read more "Christmas Picture Books to Share this Jolabokaflod"

While the title of this blog post might be ever so slightly tongue in cheek, but I’m a big fan of giving kids books as gifts. I asked some of my colleagues for recommendations from the books we’ve published in the past year. Without any further ado: Alix Reid says: “I’d recommend The Secret of […]Read more "The Best Gift of All: A Book!"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Catherine Flynn (@flynn_catherine), who’s won A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent. Catherine, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail! We’ve got a wintry chapter book to give away today: it’s David Zeltser’s Blast from the North, sequel to Lug: […]Read more "Giveaway: Blast from the North by David Zeltser"

As glad as we always are to see Lerner books earn accolades, I particularly love seeing people start to notice the beautiful, important books that would otherwise exist quietly in the world, under the radar.  Example A: a beautiful, important book of 2016 (IMHO) The weekend before Thanksgiving, I was following along with Twitter updates […]Read more "Luis Paints the World: A Charlotte Huck Recommended book!"

What a year, folks. What. A. Year. Last week as Thanksgiving approached, I was at a loss for a blog post topic until the obvious choice smacked me in the face. The foundational myth of the first Thanksgiving and its implications for generations of Americans? Good guess, but not today. It feels especially important, this […]Read more "On Gratitude, Editing, and 2016"

Special thanks to digital intern Katharine Seggerman for the following post! Back in August, we were very excited to announce the launch of Bumba Books™, a colorful new family of non-fiction titles for beginning and emerging readers. Library-bound editions featured a square, 9×9” design for easy grip by young hands, along with bright colors, comprehension-enhancing […]Read more "Bumba Books now in Spanish!"

It’s official: We’ve entered the holiday season. Neighborhoods glow beautifully with strings of colorful lights. Decorations greet you at every store and mall. Holiday songs play everywhere you go, and pop-up Christmas tree lots turn plain old parking lots into winter wonderlands. It’s impossible not to get caught up in the magic—at least, for me […]Read more "A Wonder-ful Christmas with Bumba"