School’s out and many families are packing up for summer travel. Adults are stocking coolers and kids are choosing books, music, and games for the long drive. We know what kinds of things humans need for a long journey. But other animals take long trips too. Many birds, for instance, travel hundreds or thousands of […]Read more "A long, long journey"

To stay current on educational changes and trends, I find myself constantly skimming, flagging, and saving articles from dozens of education journals and e-newsletters. (Following the example of a librarian on our advisory board, I recently started using Scoop.It! to help me organize and share key articles with my colleagues—it’s a great tool.) This article […]Read more "Close Reading Seems So Far Away"

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"

  Okay, so help us settle this internal debate. It came up during the design phase of the Tillie Pierce cover (left) that Yours Truly (right) might look just a tiny bit like Ms. Pierce. What do you think? It’s a burning question on our end, so cast your vote and let us know what […]Read more "Does She or Doesn’t She?"

We’ve got a winner! Congratulations to Maggie Knapp from Trinity Lutheran School! Maggie and her students have won all six books in our creepy, crawly new S.W.I.T.C.H series from Darby Creek! Maggie, 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 […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Jon Fishman is back with another fun post to share. Enjoy! OK, I’ll admit it. I still like to play video games. It all started a long time ago (1983) in a land far, far away (Polk County, Wisconsin). That was the year my mom brought home a brand-new computer, an Apple IIe, from the […]Read more "Tales of a Gamer"

Very cheeky. Don’t believe a word she says, and if she starts telling you about amputation, disfigurement, ambiguity, juvenile detention, and “flagrant lack of resolution” being shortcuts to my heart, just walk away. Or, better yet, go look at all the other Editorial Conversations with Fake Boyfriends. Also, @mstiefvater is certainly talking about her other […]Read more "Very cheeky, Ms. Fitzgerald"

Give this IndieGoGo campaign a look. It’s a great ide on its own, but wouldn’t it be an amazing initiative in partnership with a library system (which would have space and digital infrastructure)? http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/app-camp-for-girlsRead more "App Camp for Girls"

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 "Interactive Book Series Spotlight"