Building confident readers starts with stories that connect. The newest additions to the Lerner Stories lineup feature diverse voices, real-world themes, and irresistible plots that help young readers find themselves—and their love of reading—between the pages.

Get ready for big feelings, new experiences, and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow with our favorite Sesame Street® friends! This fall, exciting new books are landing on shelves to help little ones navigate everything from milestone moments to learning the alphabet in American Sign Language. Whether you're preparing a child for a new adventure, introducing them to inclusive communication, or looking for fun bilingual reads, familiar faces like Elmo, Big Bird, and Abby Cadabby are here to lead the way.

Check out these new titles releasing today to help young readers fill the shorter fall days!

From meteors racing across the sky to NASA’s ambitious missions to Mars, the universe offers endless inspiration for young readers. These new and upcoming space-themed titles invite students to explore the science, technology, and big questions behind our cosmic neighborhood. Perfect for sparking curiosity in classrooms and libraries, each book encourages readers to think beyond Earth and imagine what lies among the stars.

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 01-Oct 13, 2025. We're giving away five signed copies of Fascinating Fungi: Nourishe...

As someone with cerebral palsy who runs a lab to help others with cerebral palsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel is rewriting the rules, defying expectations, and opening up new possibilities for herself and others. Rewriting the Rules: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability is the incredible true story of how a determined scientist rewrote the rules and followed her dreams.

Born in a small village in eighteenth-century France, Jeanne Villepreux wasn’t expected to transform marine science. Curious, creative, and clever, Jeanne ventured to Paris by foot as a teenager.

From a personal immigration story to the latest picture book from Sonia Sotomayor, these works for young people highlight the accomplishments and history of Latine people.

What would you do if your school removed books from the library—books that reflected your identity, your history, your reality? In Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too), a powerful group of students and educators from Central York High School in Pennsylvania show exactly how they turned protest into progress. When their school board voted to ban a long list of books—many by or about people of color—the Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) refused to stay silent.

Sure, baby animals are cute. But have you ever seen what they look like before they’re born? Watch Them Grow: The Fascinating Science of Animal Beginnings introduces readers to a variety of animals and shows how they develop some of their defining features.  Today author Carrie A. Pearson joins us to share why she writes nonfiction, how she decided to write about genetics, gestation, and development, and much more!

Seems to me the more books we can devise that confront racism, the better. But how do you confront a hate crime in a picture book? Today's title does precisely that.

For this CBC Fall Showcase, we’re opening windows and holding up mirrors to tell the stories of those who have left their homelands and are starting over in a foreign land. Grappling with assimilation...

Ten years ago, Carolrhoda Lab released Out of Darkness into the world and the story quickly began to carve out a powerful space in the hearts of readers and classrooms alike. Ashley Hope Pérez’s award-winning novel—a haunting, lyrical, and unflinching look at love, racism, and tragedy in 1930s Texas—has inspired readers across the country. Now, as we mark the 10th anniversary of…

What if submarines could filter sewer water? What if compost cannons could blast seed bombs over half a mile? Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth takes readers through an avalanche of scientifically plausible inventions to fight climate change, rewild cities, and save the planet. Maverick inventor Steve Mushin creates a tour de force of extreme problem-solving for kids and teens (and anyone else) who love big ideas and want to save the world.

Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bending and scientifically plausible inventions to rewild cities and save the planet.

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