Longtime readers of this blog may recall that I love wordplay in general and mondegreens in particular. (Click here for a quick refresher on what mondegreens are.) I blogged about all this back in February of last year. I also love the holidays. Yep, my tree is up, I have presents underneath it, I’ve got […]Read more "Holiday Mondegreens"

We are all very proud to announce that a Graphic Universe title from the Guinea Pig Pet Shop Private Eye series, written by Colleen AF Venable and illustrated by Stephanie Yue, was grandly saluted in the December 2011 issue of School Library Journal. A ferret’s a Foot made the Top 10 Graphic Novel list for […]Read more "A Ferret’s a Foot Makes Top Ten List in School Library Journal"

I enjoyed reading about David Macaulay’s nighttime reading in a PW post last week called nothing less than “On My Nightstand: David Macaulay’s Nighttime Reading.”  Mostly I loved that he has piles of books on his stand, not just one. Photo to prove it too, though not this one. For this week’s TFCB post, I […]Read more "10 Nightstand Reads (More Actually, but Who’s Counting?)"

I was excited to learn recently that Spiky, Slimy, Smooth: What Is Texture? by Jane Brocket had won a 2012 Teacher’s Choice Award for Children’s Books. I just now experienced a whole new wave of excitement when I came back from a meeting to discover that this award comes with an honest-to-goodness plaque. Wow! Now […]Read more "An Honest-to-Goodness Plaque"

[I asked production editor Jen Garske to share her thoughts as we head into the holiday season.] Well, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us. Children are making lists of the presents they hope to receive. Adults are making holiday goodies, writing out holiday cards, and doing their holiday shopping. All […]Read more "Giving Back"

Congratulations to Willynate and designhouse9! They are the winners of Ultravioletby R.J. Anderson! Willynate and designhouse9, please send your mailing addresses to lmatvick@lernerbooks.com.After a quick pause last week for Thanksgiving, we’re ready to giveaway a huge prize this week! One lucky winner will receive all six books in our new Searchlight Books–What’s Amazing About Space? […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Or is it getting a little listy in here? Congratulations are in order for Steve Brezenoff and Carla Killough McClafferty. Steve’s Brooklyn, Burning made Kirkus’ Best of 2011 list and Carla’s The Many Faces of George Washington nabbed a spot on SLJ’s best-of sheet. Tutti bravi.  Read more "Is it just me?"

On November 19, the fifth annual Children’s Book Fair took place at the Brooklyn Museum. Graphic novelist Laura Lee, author of Page by Paige, shared a table with Graphic Universe’s ebullient Colleen AF Venable, author of our Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye series. Laura offera full report on her blog. Colleen was on hand […]Read more "Brooklyn Children’s Book Festival"

Are you wondering what movies Americans went to see this past Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Here are the Top 5, and three of them are 3D. I went to see Hugo on Saturday afternoon with my father, albeit the 2D version (the 3D showing was sold out). We thought it was a little sappy and wished […]Read more "Top 5 Thanksgiving Movies"