Kane Press–About Us

Kane Press titles are available exclusively through
Lerner Publishing Group.

Kane Press is an award-winning publisher of more than 130 illustrated titles for children ages 3 to 10. Books have drawn praise from Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, the Children’s Book Council, Reading Rainbow, Instructor, Your Big Backyard, and Learning magazines. The most recent awards include Learning Magazine’s 2008 Teachers’ Choice Award for Kane Press’s Math Matters® series and the 2008 CBC–NCSS joint committee award for Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. (Kane Press titles also won this award in 2005 and in 2006.)

Kane Press books are written by respected children’s authors and illustrated by award-winning artists. They are perfect for independent reading or, with younger children, as part of a shared, read-aloud experience.

Publisher Joanne Kane says this about the company, “Our mission is to foster in every child a lifelong enthusiasm for words and ideas. We want to inspire and involve children by offering them stories that demonstrate how what they are learning in school relates to their everyday lives.”