Lately, I’ve had the honor of working with veteran Millbrook author Brian P. Cleary, the mastermind behind the Words Are CATegorical® series. When he’s not coming up with witty new rhymes for our books, he’s sharing bits of word wisdom on his Facebook page.Keep these tidbits in your back pocket for the next cocktail party or PTA meeting: GRIEF […]Read more "Millbrook Monday: Brian P. Cleary, Wordsmith"

I have been a designer at Lerner Publication Group for 9 years and invariably the question that comes up the most when I tell people what I do for a living is: Do you read all of the books you work on? The answer is always an emphatic YES. Reading the manuscripts—especially for our novels—is […]Read more "Do Designers Read?"

Happy Free Book Friday! Congratulations to Stacy Telgren who is the winner of our new First Step Nonfiction—Map It Out series from Lerner Publications! Stacy, please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. This week we’re giving away all six […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Here in Minnesota, people spend a lot of summer weekends “up north,” at their cabins. Most of these cabins are near lakes. So Minnesotans do a lot of lake activities this time of year, including swimming, boating, and fishing. One editorial colleague left a “Gone Fishing” sign on her door this month when she went […]Read more "Gone Fishing"

Recently, I have been spending indulgent evenings on my patio reading a book–in PRINT! For more than a year, I’ve been doing most of my reading via ebooks. While I occasionally have read an ebook while relaxing outdoors, I more often read them “on the go” in the minutes I find while waiting for the […]Read more "From Digital to Print and Back Again"

Carolrhoda has published hundreds of authors and illustrators in its five decades in print, but perhaps none is more closely associated with the imprint than Nancy Carlson. Of course, Nancy’s work predates my editorial tenure—hell, Nancy’s earliest work predates my potty training—but she’s not slowing down, and we’re very proud to continue to publish her […]Read more "One Foot in Front of the Other"

It’s a beautiful Free Book Friday morning! Congratulations to Christine Womack who is the winner of our new My Reading Neighborhood: Kindergarten Sight Word Stories series! Christine, please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. This week we’re giving away […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

*Disclaimer: None of the people/animals pictured in this post actually expressed the opinions ascribed to them. At least not within my hearing. Though if you ask me, this moose has “literacy advocate” written all over him. “So what’s all this I keep hearing about a ‘summer slide’? Sounds dangerous.” “I think I can explain. When students […]Read more "Fighting the "Summer Slide": A Case Made in Captions"

Lerner Interactive Books are amazing for tons of reasons, but here are the top two: 1. They help readers of all levels improve their literacy skills. 2. Readers are exposed to engaging and educational Lerner content! You may be aware of our iBooks, but are you aware of all of the great content they feature? […]Read more "Lerner Interactive Books Series Spotlight: Cloverleaf Books™ Community Helpers"