The Lerner Blog
Today we welcome author David Zeltser to discuss what inspired him to write his new picture book, The Universe Ate My Homework. Plus, watch the book trailer created by illustrator Ayesha L. Rubio and narrated by Radiolab‘s Robert Krulwich! Read More
The Swoop List, our latest Darby Creek high-low series, now has a book trailer created by author Stephanie Perry Moore and her daughter Sheldyn!
Stephanie’s also been hitting the road to promote this series.
Watch this book trailer if you dare! We’re so excited about You Will Call Me Drog by Sue Cowing that we want to give you a FREE BOOK! All you need to do is post the You Will Call Me Drog book trailer on your website or blog and leave a link in the comments section below before Wednesday, September 7.
If you don’t have a blog, you can simply “like” the book trailer on YouTube and then Tweet “Watch this book trailer if you dare! I can’t wait to read YOU WILL CALL ME DROG from @LernerBooks http://bit.ly/nJf41d #contest.” Winners will be announced here on the blog on Thursday, September 8.
Make sure to check out the great discussion guide and free downloads for You Will Call Me Drog by clicking here.
Here are what a few of our favorite authors are saying about You Will Call Me Drog:
“Drog gives new meaning to the phrase ‘hand-puppet’ as he attaches his ancient self to a bewildered boy in this inventive tale of puppetry and empowerment.” –Richard Peck
“I could come up with a boatload of glitzy stuff to say about You Will Call Me Drog. Truly, it would be a pleasure. But I’m going to keep it simple. I loved this book because it engaged my emotions. And that’s why I read, to be moved, to be touched. This book doesn’t need glitz. It stands on its own. Loved it.” –Graham Salisbury, author of Under the Blood-Red Sun
“What a great book! Drog is the anti-Pinocchio of middle school. He tells the truth! But reader beware: DROG is hard to put down. A laugh out loud story about a sassy puppet and the boy who gloved him. (Sorry, Drog made me do it!!) Kudos, Sue Cowing. You pulled it off!” –John H. Ritter, author of The Boy Who Saved Baseball
“Strange, Creepy, Amazing! Parker’s life is a blend of everyday reality and complete, unexplainable weirdness. All he wants is to find a way to be himself. ” –Kathleen Duey, National Book Award finalist
Good luck!
After local fishers noticed a large swarm of fish in an unlikely area in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of divers found the remains of a forest deep beneath the waves. The ancient trees had been undisturbed for more than fifty thousand years before finally being uncovered by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The Lost Forest: An Unexpected Discovery beneath the Waves by Jennifer Swanson takes readers on a deep dive with the scientists exploring the sunken cypress forest.
Today Jennifer Swanson joins us to discuss what drew her to this story, her hopes for young readers, and more. Read on to watch the official book trailer!
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In The Color of Sound violin prodigy Rosie desperately wants the chance to experience a “normal” life and refuses to play her instrument for a summer. Upset, her mother sends her to her grandparents’ house where she meets another girl her age hanging out on the property. The girl is familiar, and Rosie quickly pieces it together: somehow, this girl is her mother, when her mother was twelve. Rosie begins to understand her mother, herself, and her love of music in new ways.
Today author Emily Barth Isler joins us to talk about her inspiration for this middle grade novel, her experience with synesthesia, and more! Read on to download the free discussion guide and watch the official book trailer.
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