Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis is one of my absolute favorite bookstores for kids. It has a wonderful selection of books for young readers, and adults can find and/or order titles for themselves too. One of the main attractions is the charming family of animals that call the bookstore home. Besides this cat and the friendly […]Read more "What’s Glowing at Your Neighborhood Bookstore?"

Happy Friday, all! Congrats to Elizabeth Wilson, who’s won Real-Life Monsters and Mythical Beasts. Elizabeth, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail!This week, we’re giving away a Lab™ novel: Emily Franklin’s Last Night at the Circle Cinema! Olivia, Bertucci, and Codman were the trio no one else in high school could […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Last Night at the Circle Cinema"

From pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin muffins to pumpkin candles and pumpkin lotion…if it’s pumpkin, then I’m all in! Yes, you might say I’ve gotten a bit caught up in the pumpkin craze. Is it any surprise, then, that I was excited when I learned about the World Championship Punkin’ Chunkin’ Contest when doing quality […]Read more "For the Love of Pumpkin"

This month of shorter days and cooler temperatures feels especially apt for sharing books with kids. And while picture books are an obvious go-to for read-alouds, today’s appealing and creative nonfiction adds variety and an educational bent to story sharing. One of my favorite nonfiction read-alouds for fall is Hauling a Pumpkin: Wheels and Axles […]Read more "Fall + Nonfiction = Fun!"

It’s Friday! We’ll be contacting the Scar Girl ARC winners by email, so stay tuned to see if you’ve won…We’ve got a Halloween-themed giveaway for you today: throw your name in the hat for two high-interest nonfiction series from our new Hungry Tomato™ imprint: Real-Life Monsters and Mythical Beasts! They’re creepy, ugly, and dangerous…and they also […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Mythical Beasts & Real-Life Monsters"

Remember Len Vlahos’s The Scar Boys? Here’s a refresher: this “wry, stylish tale” (that’s The New York Times talking, not us) of a rag-tag teenage punk rock band with big dreams and bigger problems was published in January 2014 to great acclaim. The book received a starred review from School Library Journal and was nominated for the 2015 Morris […]Read more "(Re)Introducing Scar Girl!"

Today, meet our editorial intern, Madeline Kopiecki! 1.What brings you to Lerner? I was first introduced to Lerner during my high school May term project. I was struck by the welcoming environment and passion everyone had for their work (and the shelves and shelves of books!). I’m currently a sophomore at Hamline University in St. […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Madeline Kopiecki"