The Lerner Blog

The Design Behind Follow Those Zebras

by Lindsey Owens, Designer Editor’s Note: We at Lerner recognize that the spread of COVID-19 and the need to practice social distancing during this time have made many routines, such as visiting a zoo or even going to school, unsafe. We plan on continuing to use this space to talk about books, but also share […]Read more

A Spark of Inspiration: How Flash and Gleam Came to Be

by Jordyn Taylor, Assistant Editor for Carolrhoda Books and Millbrook Press For those who are stuck at home, I wanted to try to shed a little light on your day with this new book. I enjoy editing picture books because each one is different. And each one also comes about in a unique way, which […]Read more

If We Were Gone: Imagining the World without People

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books John Coy and Natalie Capannelli’s new picture book, If We Were Gone: Imagining the World without People, is not your average picture book. In a review, Publishers Weekly called it a “disturbingly beautiful dystopian meditation.” When John, Natalie, art director Danielle Carnito, and I were working on […]Read more

Lerner Digital Can Help You Plan for and Respond to School Closures

School closures are a challenge for everyone involved. Closures due to weather or other problems usually only last for a few days. Districts facing closures due to coronavirus or other epidemics may have to look for ways to help their students continue to learn even during a relatively lengthy time away from their school building.Read more

Jeff Fleischer on electability, voter suppression, electronic voting, and more

by Ashley Kuehl, executive editor To celebrate the March release of the Zest Books YA nonfiction title Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections, I asked author and journalist Jeff Fleischer to explain some terms and trends we’re seeing in the news. Votes of Confidence gives young readers a clear, […]Read more

Tracking Pythons: Science Up Close

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me mention my 6-year-old son’s obsession with Kate Messner’s new book Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Capture an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem. Read more

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Librarian Prep List for Jewish American Heritage Month

by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager May is Jewish American Heritage Month! Here’s a list of book display ideas or selections for your readers advisory group.Read more

All of a Sudden and Forever

by Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director It isn’t every book where the creators and the publishing team all visit the site of a book’s events. It isn’t every book where you happen to check your social media on a holiday weekend and notice pictures the illustrator is posting from her trip to the site.Read more