Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of I Can Be . . . Me! by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Maya Gonzalez.
Continue readingJUNA AND APPA for Read Across America 2022-2023
We’re excited to share that Juna and Appa by Jane Park and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino was selected as a featured title for National Education Association’s Read Across America 2022-2023!
Continue readingNonfiction for International Women’s Day 2023
Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month to all who identify as women! Share these nonfiction stories with readers of all ages as you highlight modern and historic women this month.
New Releases: Confetti Kids #11: The Talent Show and Confetti Kids #12: A Special Goodbye
Today we are celebrating the release of the final two books in the twelve-book Confetti Kids series: The Talent Show (La muestra de talentos) and A Special Goodbye (Un adiós especial). It’s always difficult to say goodbye, but the final installment shows kids how, with the help of friends, they can cope with change.
Continue readingCelebrating the 20th Anniversary of Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
Today marks the 20th anniversary of picture book Lakas and the Manilatown Fish / Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown from the all Filipino-American creative team of author Anthony D. Robles , illustrator Carl Angel, and designer Lucile Tenazas. Set in San Francisco’s historic Filipino community, this first-ever bilingual English-Tagalog story is a fanciful romp through a dreamscape of the imagination of young Lakas, exploring his neighborhood as he chases a magical fish from a fish store to the bay.
Continue readingBlack Was the Ink Connects Past and Present
This post by Michelle Coles originally appeared on We Need Diverse Books in November 2021. Black Was the Ink is available wherever books are sold!
The Reality of Rural Blackness: A Guest Post by Nisi Shawl
In this guest post, author Nisi Shawl invites readers to experience rural Black life in their middle-grade debut novel. Speculation is available wherever books are sold!
Continue readingAnnouncing our 2022 New Voices Award Winner and Honor
New York, NY—February 16, 2023—LEE & LOW BOOKS, INC. is excited to announce that Carren Jao of Los Angeles, California, is the winner of the company’s twenty-third annual New Voices Award. Her picture book manuscript, The Shape of Love, paints a vibrant, evocative portrait of a mother staying connected to her family by sending treats and supplies back to the Philippines through the tradition of balikbayan boxes.
Continue readingNew Release: Speculation by Nisi Shawl
Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of Speculation by Nisi Shawl, a wonderful middle-grade fantasy debut about Black families, family history, family curses … and a really marvelous pair of spectacles!
Continue readingActivities and Books to Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11 is The International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Build excitement about science for young girls and women in your life with these activities and books!
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