Since the elections are just weeks away I couldn’t help think of comic art and its obvious similarities to political cartoons. One could easily write a large volume covering the vast history of cartoons in American politics. In this blog, I’ll spare you all the details. But suffice to say it’s a fascinating art form […]Read more "Political Cartoons: A Timely Matter"

I am pleased to announce that Lerner Interactive Books has received a 2012 Eddie Award! Lerner iBooks won in the category of Early Elementary Interactive Book Websites. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our worthy peers, and give thanks to our families for all of their support (hi mom!) and, of course, […]Read more "An Eddie for Lerner Interactive Books"

Happy October, mateys! Oh, wait, Talk Like a Pirate Day is over, isn’t it? I guess I was just inspired by one of the many costumes Hailey tries on in her quest to find the right Halloween costume. Who is Hailey? She’s the main character in Haliey’s Halloween, part of our Cloverleaf Books—Fall and Winter […]Read more "Halloween Is Coming Soon"

Congratulations to Abby Marie! She is the the winner of Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death by Dr. Elizabeth A Murray! Abby Marie, please send your shipping address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your book in the mail for you! After a controversial call during Monday Night Football, football fans across the country […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Did you miss it? September 26 was Lumberjack Day. This holiday was co-created by Graphic Universe author and former lumberjack (no joke, read the story here) Colleen AF Venable. Read all about this year’s festivities in this report at The Beat. The inventors of Lumberjack Day: Marianne Ways and Colleen AF Venable.Colleen displays her arm […]Read more "Lumberjack Day, 2012"

Hi, Everyone. Production Editor Brie Cohen is guest blogging today. Thanks, Brie! This week I came home from my 3-week vacation to Europe. And it was wonderful! Here is a brief look at what I did: First we went to Switzerland. We ate lots of fondue! Here, a piece of bread is being dipping into […]Read more "The Flavors of Europe"

Like others in the field, I’ve been thinking a lot about digital reading and comprehension lately. There’s a lot out there on the topic, from casual blog posts to academic studies. Opinions are split, and studies come to differing conclusions, depending on how they are set up and how the control groups are organized. Some […]Read more "Capisce?"

Congratulations to Beth Wilson! She is the the winner of our new new Mi primer paso al mundo real– Descubriendo los ciclos de la naturaleza set of Lerner Digital™ Interactive Books! This week one lucky winner will receive Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death by Dr. Elizabeth A Murray! In many disasters, bodies are […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Short books are often the trickiest to edit. Every word counts, just like in poetry. “Screen time” and “book time” are not necessarily competitors. As a kid, I loved to read and loved to watch TV. Still do. One doesn’t have to cancel out the other. Besides, a lot of us read almost exclusively on-screen—so […]Read more "This I Believe"