Happy New Year, and a big welcome to Karen Romano Young!It’s always a thrill to welcome a new author to TFCB, and in 2015, science writer Karen Romano Young joined the YA imprint’s club of fine writers. In fact, Karen has come out of the TFCB chute a winner. Her first title for the YA […]Read more "Welcome, Karen Romano Young!"

What professional goals do you have for 2016? If your resolution is to encourage your students to read more nonfiction this year, here are some titles to add to your library! Our Great States – Whether a student is interested in traveling or simply learning about their favorite state, this is an excellent series to […]Read more "Nonfiction for the New Year"

A special thank you to intern Isabel Taylor for writing on behalf of the digital team today! Winter break is here! Amid the food preparation, relative wrangling, and exchanging of gifts, you might just find yourself with some free time to spend reading. Even better, you might have a new reader home from school eager […]Read more "Interactive Books: A New Winter Break Tradition"

A special thank you to intern Isabel Taylor for writing on behalf of the digital team today! Happy Holidays! As we all look forward to being home for the holidays, I encourage you to pack a classic or two to enjoy. Our First Avenue Classics are available as eBooks, so you can even pack all […]Read more "Bring Home a First Avenue Classic for the Holidays"

Happy Friday, everyone, and congratulations to Rachel McInnis (@rachelmcinnis), who’s won The Nutcracker Comes to America! Rachel, please DM us your address and we’ll get your book in the mail. We’ll take a blogging break next Friday (as it happens to be Christmas Day), but on Wednesday of next week we’ll send three enviable presents to […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Galley Box Giveaway Edition"

Two things I’m really passionate about: 1. Children’s holiday books 2. The true spirit of Christmas. To me, the very heart of this is showing respect and love for people who celebrate traditions and holidays other than Christmas—or who perhaps don’t celebrate at all. These things were the inspiration behind Holidays with Joe (cover pictured), […]Read more "A Holiday Story"

When I was a freshman in college, my grandfather gave me his beautiful beast of a car…a 1983 Buick seemingly as wide as it was long. It had soft velour seats a few hues darker than the lavender exterior. It was a boxy purple sedan that needed constant gas pump attention (via the flip down […]Read more "4,000 eBooks and Counting!"

Year after year, it never loses its magic. Every time that first snow falls—the first real snow, the one that blankets the ground in white—I feel a simultaneous spark of exhilaration and a sense of peace. The world is transformed and made into a place familiar yet different. And while I wrote it in a […]Read more "Seeing Snow"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Christina Taylor (@cetaylor05), who’s won Either the Beginning or the End of the World. Christina, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail. Time for a holiday giveaway! Enter to win a copy of the triple-starred The Nutcracker Comes to America, written by Chris Barton and illustrated by […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Nutcracker Comes to America"