Category Archives: Book News

Guadalupe Garcia McCall thanks the committee…

February 3, 2012 – 2:36 pm

Under the Mesquite author Guadalupe Garcia McCall thanks the William C. Morris and Pura Belpre award committees that honored her book, along with readers: Here’s one of my very favorite parts of Guadalupe’s Morris Ceremony speech at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference: I realized that I had to write not to be published, but [...]

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BIG news: We’ve acquired Children’s Book Press

January 26, 2012 – 5:07 pm

We’ve got some exciting news to share: LEE & LOW BOOKS has acquired multicultural children’s book publisher Children’s Book Press. From the press release: January 26, 2012—Continuing to expand despite a difficult economy, LEE & LOW BOOKS, an independent publisher of high quality books for children that focuses on diversity, announced today that it has [...]

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Cover Reveal, Part I: VODNÍK

November 16, 2011 – 5:11 pm

It’s HERE! We are super excited to share the cover of Vodník by Bryce Moore, out this March from our Tu Books imprint. About the book: Short version: Slovakian fairy tales! Roma characters! CASTLES!! Long version: Vodník is a YA contemporary fantasy about Tomas, a Roma teen who moves with his family from the US [...]

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Free webinar with Jan Reynolds, live from Bali!

October 5, 2011 – 3:35 pm

Our very own author/adventurer/world record-breaker Jan Reynolds will be hosting a live, free webinar this Friday from Bali, the site of her award-winning book, Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming. Tune in here at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 7 to explore the cycle of sustainable rice farming [...]

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ALA 2011: Laissez les bon temps roulez!

June 21, 2011 – 5:59 pm

We’re getting excited to head down to New Orleans this week for the American Library Association Annual Conference. New Orleans has always been one of my favorite cities, and I’m looking forward to eating piles of beignets meeting many awesome librarians while we’re down there. If you’ll be there too, please stop by booth #1132 [...]

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Video Thursday: Everyone’s Reading Yummy

October 21, 2010 – 11:58 am

We know we’ve done something right when readers share their excitement for our books with the entire Internet. Amy Cheney, librarian at Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center, is one of those excited readers: she made a video with other staff at the ACJJC, all explaining why they love Yummy and why it’s great for the [...]

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Beginner’s Books Bound for Popularity

August 2, 2010 – 12:05 pm

LEE & LOW BOOKS is an independent, family owned company that brings diversity to the pages of its children’s books , middle grade novels and young adult novels.  Our goal is to meet the need for stories that children of color can identify with and that all children can enjoy..  One of the extensions of [...]

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New books! New books! New books!

July 8, 2010 – 5:08 pm

‘Tis the time of year when advance copies of our new fall books begin trickling into the office, and I wish I could bring every one of you here in person to leaf through them and chat over delicious baked goods and lemonade. However, since apparating is not yet possible outside of Harry Potter, a virtual [...]

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Hello, DC!

June 24, 2010 – 2:04 pm

We’re packing up and shipping out this weekend to the American Library Association annual convention in Washington, D.C. If you’ll be there too, we’d love to see you! We’ll be at booth #2711 all day every day, so stop on by. If our charm and good looks alone are not enough to entice you (ahem), [...]

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Poll: Picture Books with Same-Sex Parents

June 14, 2010 – 11:45 am

We’re all about diversity here at Lee & Low, and we know that diversity means more than just race. It’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, and we’re wondering what our readers would think about picture books portraying the growing number of families led by same-sex parents—would you buy or review picture books featuring [...]

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