This season, we’re excited to launch our new PreK-1 nonfiction brand, Bumba Books™! When we were planning the brand, we wanted to add something fun and charming to what’s available at the emergent level. We focused on bright colors, friendly text, and even a logo with a touch of silly.  On the editorial side, we […]Read more "The Making of Bumba Books™: Fresh Nonfiction for PreK-1"

Special thanks to Kris Vetter for the following post! This Saturday, October 8, marks the 145th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. In 1871, a fierce fire broke out in the bustling city of Chicago. Legend has it that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern in her barn, but newspaper reporters later admitted that […]Read more "145th Anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Danette Rance Lane (@DanetteRLane), who’s won Jane O’Reilly’s The Secret of Goldenrod. Danette, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your book in the mail. If you’re in the Twin Cities area tomorrow, we’d love to see you at Jane’s launch party at the Red Balloon Bookshop in […]Read more "The Secret of Goldenrod Book Launch"

The Code Busters Club author Penny Warner drops by the blog to talk about mysteries, Pokemon Go, and her favorite books. How did you start writing? I wrote my first short story in 4th grade about a witch and a haunted house. It was published in the local newspaper and I was thrilled! But I didn’t […]Read more "Q&A with Penny Warner"

Meet Katharine Seggerman, one of our new digital interns! 1.      What brings you to Lerner? After spending some post-college years working in a field related to publishing, I decided I wanted to be where the action is. I’ve always loved reading and writing, and I’m very interested in the power of books to positively influence behavior […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Katharine Seggerman"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Bumba Books™ winners Tonya Fletcher (@tonya_nc), Denise Thomas (@wildcatslibrary), and Maureen Tumenas. Please send your addresses to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your series in the mail. We’ve got a middle-grade giveaway on the docket today: Jane O’Reilly’s debut, The Secret of Goldenrod.  When Trina and her father move into an abandoned mansion, she’s […]Read more "Middle-Grade Giveaway"

Happy Autumn Equinox to our wonderful Lerner blog readers! I’m so grateful to each and every one of you for checking into our little space here on the web. I’m also grateful that today marks the start of my very favorite season. In true Lerner fashion, I’m celebrating all this awesomeness by sharing some of […]Read more "It’s Here!"