By Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director I was recently able to travel to NYC to attend the opening reception of the Society of Illustrators 2018 Original Art show, a yearly juried exhibition celebrating the year in exemplary children’s book illustration. I was so happy to be in attendance to help celebrate with this year’s Dilys […]Read more "The Art (Award) of the Vast Wonder of the World"
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Lerner Publishing Group is excited to be part of the PledgeCents marketplace, which makes it easy for educators to raise money for school and library purchases through PTAs or community fundraisers!Read more "Quick Tips for a Successful PledgeCents and Lerner Fundraiser!"
By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books With a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in central Africa, I asked TFCB medical writer Connie Goldsmith to investigate and share more with us about what’s happening there. Connie is the author of TFCB’s The Ebola Epidemic: The […]Read more "The Ebola Outbreak in DRC: What You Need to Know"
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Those of us who publish books can sometimes be (accurately!) accused of developing our own language, of sorts. For example, you may have noticed that we tend to call a book a “title.” I think that’s because we want to be clear when we’re talking about a set of […]Read more "High/Low Titles – What Does That Mean?"
Following up on last week’s post from Greg Hunter and Amy Fitzgerald, here is Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books, to share a few of the titles she’s been involved with.Read more "Some of Our Most Talked-about Titles in 2018: Part 2"
Greg Hunter, the Associate Editorial Director for Graphic Universe, and Amy Fitzgerald, the Associate Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Novels, have stopped by the blog to share a few notes about some of their most talked-about titles for this year. So, without further ado, here they are!Read more "Some of Our Most Talked-About Titles in 2018: Part 1"
By Libby Stille, Publicist Earlier this month, we released A Valentine for Frankenstein, written by Leslie Kimmelman and illustrated by Timothy Banks. This adorable picture book follows Frank as he attends the monsters’ Valentine’s Day Bash and receives a mysterious valentine from another monster. Today we welcome the author and illustrator to the blog for […]Read more "A Valentine for Frankenstein Creators Leslie Kimmelman and Timothy Banks in Conversation"
By Sara E. Hoffmann, School & Library Series Managing Editor Turkey Day is coming soon, you guys! (Better known as Mashed Potatoes and Pumpkin Pie Day in my world … my two personal Thanksgiving favorites.) In preparation for the big celebration, here’s a fun list of Lerner books to get young ones in the Thanksgiving […]Read more "A Few Thanksgiving Faves!"