My New Favorite Anti-Bullying Book
A children's book editor's take on her new favorite anti-bullying book.Read more "My New Favorite Anti-Bullying Book"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels
Check out today’s new releases from Lerner!Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, YA, and Graphic Novels"
Warm Up Makerspaces This Winter with a Hot Cocoa Bar
By Sara E. Hoffmann, School & Library Series Managing Editor What are chilly February days perfect for? Making something warm and delicious in a makerspace, that’s what! Courtesy of Lerner Publications’ Party Time series, below are instructions on how you can transform a makerspace into a hot cocoa bar for an afternoon.Read more "Warm Up Makerspaces This Winter with a Hot Cocoa Bar"
Poetry, Race, and Art: A Conversation with Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, and Nina Crews
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books While working on the books Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship and Seeing into Tomorrow: Poems by Richard Wright, I couldn’t help noticing commonalities between the two. Both are volumes of poetry and both explore race and identity. Yet the books differ […]Read more "Poetry, Race, and Art: A Conversation with Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, and Nina Crews"
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The Illustration Process and Meet My Family! [Guest Post by Stephanie Fizer Coleman]
Meet My Family! Animal Babies and Their Families illustrator Stephanie Fizer Coleman shares her process for creating the art for this adorable picture book. Read more "The Illustration Process and Meet My Family! [Guest Post by Stephanie Fizer Coleman]"
Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA
Take a look at new Lerner books to read this February.Read more "Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA"
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Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 2]
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books Earlier this month, I shared the creative process behind two nonfiction picture books. You can read that post here. Today I asked three authors to give a peek inside how they created their photo-driven nonfiction books. Read more "Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 2]"
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Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 1]
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books When we think about the creative process, fiction often comes to mind. After all, what’s more creative than making up stuff?! Yet as nonfiction authors and illustrators can tell you, the process of making a nonfiction picture book incorporates a good measure of creativity as well. […]Read more "Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 1]"
When Mom Edits Children’s Books
By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books For my final post of 2017, I decided to interview my two children to find out what they think about having a mom whose job is to help make books for kids.Read more "When Mom Edits Children’s Books"
