Announcing Our first DiYA Monthly Book Roundup!

February 10, 2012 – 11:32 am

Some of you may be familiar with Diversity in YA (DiYA), a lovely project started last year by authors Cindy Pon and Malinda Lo to bring more attention to diversity in children’s literature. During the year-long DiYA project, Cindy and Malinda were kind enough to do a roundup each month of new titles coming out [...]

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Why we’re walking 12 miles tomorrow

November 17, 2011 – 7:44 pm

So. Tomorrow a few of us from the Lee & Low office will be doing something kind of crazy: walking 12 miles around Manhattan. Why? Well, some of you might know that we’ve just released a book called Love Twelve Miles Long about Frederick Douglass and his mother, Harriet. When Frederick was very young, Harriet [...]

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Remembering Wangari Maathai

September 26, 2011 – 1:14 pm

“We have tried to instill in [young people] the idea that protecting the environment is not just a pleasure but also a duty.” -Wangari Maathai This weekend marked the too-soon passing of Wangari Maathai. Maathai was the great mind behind Kenya’s Green-Belt movement, which trained women throughout Kenya to plant trees, addressing Kenya’s environmental problems [...]

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Black History Month Giveaway 2011

February 3, 2011 – 12:07 pm

It’s Black History Month, and that means another giveaway from Lee & Low Books! We’re giving away three sets of three books featuring African Americans, and the contest will run through February 28, 2011. But wait. Doesn’t that mean that the winners won’t get their books until after Black History Month? Yes! We think Black [...]

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This Week in Diversity: Looking At History and Faces

November 19, 2010 – 5:26 pm

Another Friday is here, and we have another round of links to articles we think you’ll appreciate. Enjoy, and feel free to come back and comment on what you thought. Our first reading suggestion comes from the New York Times. This year is the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war, and the [...]

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This Week in Diversity: Prizes and Veterans

November 12, 2010 – 6:39 pm

There’s been a lot of chatter about prizes lately! The ALA has added another children’s book award—and more diversity. The new Stonewall Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award will be recognizing books for young readers relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. There could also be a prize for you! To [...]

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Video Thursday: Hair Love

October 28, 2010 – 3:08 pm

We read a lot about the often-fraught, often-politicized relationship between black women and girls and their hair. Today, however, we’re looking at a happy relationship between a black girl and her hair. From Sesame Street (via ColorLines):

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This Week in Diversity: Bullies, Surfer-Girls, and Ancient Diversity

October 22, 2010 – 5:38 pm

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and there are lots of great resources to use in supporting children and teens who are being bullied. We have several books, including First Day in Grapes, Willie Wins, and Chess Rumble. The Department of Health has a Stop Bullying Now site, and the National Center for Bullying has [...]

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This Week in Diversity: Conferences, Movies, and Visualizing the World

October 15, 2010 – 5:20 pm

October’s a busy time of year for conferences! At the New England Independent Bookseller’s Association conference, they had a panel on Selling Color in a White World. Our own Stacy Whitman of Tu Books participated—though, due to subway flooding, she joined the discussion via phone. Author Mitali Perkins and bookseller Elizabeth Bluemle shared their experiences [...]

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A is for (Amazing) Anansi

October 12, 2010 – 5:42 pm

    Zetta Elliott asked some important questions about issues of identity & representation, and who has the power and right to tell stories. She also asked what kind of progress has been made when most books featuring African Americans still focus on historical/civil rights subjects. How do those books shape the identities of today’s [...]

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