It’s a great Friday here at Lerner! The sun is shining, the temperature is finally above zero, and we just found out that Lerner Interactive Books™ has been named the Best Literacy Website in the Early Elementary category of the 17th Annual BESSIE Awards! Yahoo!In honor of our BESSIE Award, we want to give you […]Read more "Win a FREE School Visit with Author Brian P. Cleary"

We had a brutal winter up here in the North. Snowstorm after snowstorm. So believe me when I tell you, I’m in the mood for SPRING! With my mind on all things balmy and blossoming, I thought I’d show some love to a couple of my favorite Lightning Bolt BooksTM spring titles. Here goes. The […]Read more "Welcome Spring!"

One of New York City’s most unique, fun, and artsy comic conventions is around the corner! MoCCA Festival is this weekend, April 9th and 10th. Look for us at the Graphic Universe table (B2) and say hello! MoCCA Fest is an annual comic convention which attracts comics makers and comics lover from all over the […]Read more "See You at MoCCA Fest!"

See if you can figure out the subject of my Wordle (above).Try creating one yourself. It’s so much fun! And don’t forget to check in next week for more from TFCB.Read more "Fire!"

Yesterday’s New York Times had an article about children’s eating habits and what one Philadelphia school is doing to promote good nutrition. You can’t simply tell children what NOT to eat. If I tell you to think about not eating doughnuts, how much more will you be thinking about doughnuts this morning? (And in a […]Read more "Don’t Think about Doughnuts Today"

It’s the final day of Arachnid World Week! Here’s one last behind the scenes look at Wolf Spiders: Mothers on Guard with author Sandra Markle: Dr. George Uetz specializes in studying wolf spiders. One of the things that he’s researched is this spider’s vision. He said, “The ones whose vision we’ve measured have responded to […]Read more "Arachnid World Week Day #5"

On March 25, 1911, a fire started at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The owners of the factory had paid little attention to fire safety, storing containers of sewing machine oil near large bins of delicate cotton and linen fabric scraps that would burn more easily than paper. There was only one old, steep fire escape […]Read more "The 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire"

It’s Arachnid World Week day #4! Here’s a behind the scenes look at Orb Weavers: Hungry Spinners with author Sandra Markle: Dr. Jessica Garb is studying spider dragline silk. She said, “While some people say it’s stronger than steel, that’s not exactly true. It’s tougher, meaning it can absorb energy without breaking. Dragline silk’s toughness […]Read more "Arachnid World Week Day #4"