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Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Graphic Novels, YA, and Nonfiction

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist Check out March new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

The Future Gets Built by the Dreamers: Celebrating Architect Frank Gehry on His Birthday

Celebrated architect Frank Gehry once described his creative process: “If you know where it’s going, it’s not worth doing.” As a child, Gehry was a dreamer. He spent hours of his young life building cities out of scraps of wood. He was mesmerized by the pliable nature of dough in his grandmother’s hands or the […]Read more

Bringing Read Woke Books to Ghana: Guest Post from Dr. Artika Tyner

We’re thrilled to share a guest post from Dr. Artika Tyner. Dr. Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, a civil rights attorney, a sought-after speaker, and an advocate for justice. She is the founder of the Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute and an author of many incredible Lerner titles including books in the […]Read more

Social and Emotional Learning with Sesame Street

SEL (social and emotional learning) is a critical component of education. Prioritizing respect, inclusion, and community awareness are all essential to being a good neighbor. Who better to teach kids these important values than everyone’s favorite, furry friends from Sesame Street?Read more

Collections

Roundup: Books to Support Information Literacy

Students have no shortage of information at their fingertips. How can educators and librarians instill in readers the capability to discern fact from fiction, interpret data, and navigate and evaluate the information they receive? Information literacy encompasses the set of skills that allow readers discover information, process and evaluate it, and use it to inform […]Read more

The Lerner Menagerie: Explore ARCs for Animal Lovers

From badgers to pteropods, kids can’t get enough of animals! Today we’ll share some of our upcoming titles that combine our love of interesting creatures with cool concepts like art, conservation, and bioengineering. Continue reading to find upcoming titles for all grade levels and the links to take a sneak peek on NetGalley!Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Board Books, Graphic Novels, Middle-Grade, and Nonfiction

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist Check out February new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

Celebrating Our ALAYMA Award Winners and Honor Recipients!

We’re thrilled to share the following awards and honors, announced on Monday morning at the 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards.Read more

Author Interviews

Call Me Miss Hamilton: An Interview with Creative Team Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Civil Rights activist Miss Mary Hamilton was found to be in contempt of court after she demanded that an Alabama judge address her with the same honorifics used to address white people. Her case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in her favor in 1964 and brought about a […]Read more

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