Librarian List Prep for December
That’s right – we’re posting this list in October so that you can get ready for December! Simply use this list to quickly pull together displays, featured reads or anything else you need. Read More
Happy Book Birthday: New Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, and YA
Check out October 1 new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! Read More
Can I Touch Your Hair? and the N-Bomb: What is appropriate for children?
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books
A customer on Amazon recently expressed concerns that the book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship is not appropriate for elementary students because it includes a poem called “The N-Bomb” that references the existence of the N-word (though doesn’t spell it out). Coauthors Charles Waters and Irene Latham and editor Carol Hinz wanted to share their thoughts about the poem, the word, and tackling difficult topics with children. Read More
Happy 60th Anniversary, NASA!
by Ashley Kuehl, Executive Editor of Trade YA Nonfiction
Who’s having a birthday next week? Our very own national space agency, that’s who! As of October 1, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (more commonly known as NASA) has been in existence sixty years (#NASA60th, yay!). They’re posting lots of fun photos and videos to celebrate the big 6-0, and because Lerner really loves its top 10 lists these days, I thought I’d pull together a top five list of unexpected challenges, surprises, and delights in making books related to space. Read More
Guest Post: Allyssa Loya
Our guest blogger today is elementary librarian Allyssa Loya, who teaches in the Rockwall (Texas) ISD. A true technology enthusiast, she is also the author of Lerner’s new series Disney Coding Adventures. On Monday, September 24, she presented a fantastic SLJ-hosted webinar called No Fear Coding: How to Start a Coding Club and Why It Matters. Read More