Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! First, congratulations to Alyssa Annico, who’s won Belinda Jensen’s Bel the Weather Girl series.  Alyssa, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail! We’ve got a great YA giveaway today: Tripping Back Blue by debut author Kara Storti. Finn is a 17-year-old full of paradoxes. He’s […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Tripping Back Blue"

Today, meet our digital support analyst, Spencer Hanson! 1. What brings you to Lerner? I came [as an intern] to Lerner to get real experience in publishing, and thanks to good timing and putting in my best effort, I landed a job. I accepted the position of digital support analyist because I believe in this […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Spencer Hanson"

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! April is National Turn Off Your TV Month, a grassroots event promoting awareness of the negative effects of excessive screen time. Take the challenge to not watch any television for a week or even the rest of the month. American families on average spend 4-5 hours a day […]Read more "National Turn-Off Your TV Month"

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! Severe Weather Awareness Week is next week (April 11-15), so today we’re giving away copies of meteorologist Belinda Jensen‘s 6-book Bel the Weather Girl series, illustrated by Renée Kurilla. Meteorologist Belinda Jensen introduces kids to key weather phenomena—including hail, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and more. Each book stars Bel, a smart, spunky eight-year-old with […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Bel the Weather Girl"

Study after study shows that one of the top predictors of happiness in life is whether a person has strong ties to friends and is committed to nurturing interpersonal relationships. Social ties can lessen the impact of stress, bolster our immunity to disease, and even help extend our lives! Given these things, I can think […]Read more "Friendship 101"

People aren’t always sure exactly what a book editor does. I’ve found myself explaining it to friends in a variety of ways, in part because the tasks vary from project to project. In a hurry, I’ll just mention the variability of those tasks and leave it at that. Like so many other things in life, […]Read more "Four Metaphors for Editors"

Special thanks to intern Rebecca Rowell for the following post! We are in the great business of creating and sharing content. At Lerner Digital, we strive to get children thinking about themselves and the world around them, including health issues. This Thursday, April 7, is World Health Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates and […]Read more "World Health Day"

You guys, it’s here! Baseball season has arrived. There’s so much to love about this season, but here are a few of my personal favorites: 1. The Minnesota Twins Home Opener Celebration we often have here at Lerner. We all get decked out in Twins gear, enjoy a lunch of hot dogs and sandwiches, and—if […]Read more "Play Ball!"