Intern Isabel Taylor delights us today with a fall romp through a seasonally appropriate Interactive Books series. Sorry, snowmen—winter isn’t here quite yet! It’s still fall, and Cloverleaf Books™ has the perfect Interactive Books™ series to help readers grades K-2 learn about the season and what it has to offer. Lerner Interactive Books are an […]Read more "Fall’s Here! Interactive Books Series"

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without ____ on the table. How would you fill in that blank? For me, the answer is “pumpkin pie.” And that, dear readers, is why I so love our book From Pumpkin to Pie (cover pictured). The book starts in a garden, where pumpkin seeds are planted. A gardener waters the […]Read more "From Pumpkin to Thanksgiving Table"

Happy Friday! Congratulations to Evelyn Ames, who’s won the Inside Elections and First Step Nonfiction: Exploring Government series. Evelyn, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail. Today, enter for a chance to win See No Color, Shannon Gibney‘s debut novel. For as long as she can remember, sixteen-year-old Alex Kirtridge has known two things:  1. […]Read more "Free Book Friday: See No Color"

Thanksgiving is fast approaching! So bring on the turkey (or Tofurky) and settle into the holiday season with festive reading material. Here are just a few titles—some new, some old favorites—to help young readers celebrate the season: The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition  ★ Booklist ★ Publishers Weekly  ★ […]Read more "‘Tis the Season for Holiday Bedtime Stories"

Happy Friday, and congratulations to Twila Claycomb! She’s won the Dark Hunter series. Twila, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail. On Sunday, the presidential election will be exactly one year away! Stock your library with nonfiction titles about elections and government with two new series that we’re giving away this week: […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Inside Elections and Exploring Government"

Greetings from Columbus, Ohio, where it was 70 degrees today and should drop down to 33 degrees sometime tomorrow night. I’m here for my very first AASL conference, and I’m enjoying the sight of so many school librarians exploring the city. I’ve made a quick sweep of the trade show floor, and it’s exciting to […]Read more "AASL 2015 and Engineering Keeps Us Safe"

Guest post written by author Patricia Newman and photographer Annie Crawley. A book begins in the imagination—a messy place awash in ideas and excitement. We corral those ideas, that passion, and figure out what we want to say on the printed page, hoping when we finally send the book into the world, it makes an […]Read more "The Remarkable Role of Story in Saving Our Ocean"

More good news for Audisee™ eBooks with Audio! In addition to receiving an Academics’ Choice Award™ Smart Book Award earlier this year, Audisee has won an Award of Excellence from Tech & Learning. More congratulations to the Audisee team, as well as the other winners (full list here). In case you need a refresher… Audisee titles are eBooks with embedded […]Read more "Another Award for Audisee™ eBooks with Audio!"