All posts by Shaughnessy Miller

Lee & Low Books Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Seasonal Showcase

Graphic with blue background showing Booklist webinars logo, Lee & Low logo, stars and swirls, the cover image for Zain's Super Friday, and Hena Khan's author photo with the words "Fall 2023 + Spring 2024 Seasonal Showcase Wednesday, September 20 1 PM Central / 2 PM Eastern with special guest Hena Khan"

Join Lee & Low, the largest multicultural publisher of children’s books in the country, on Wednesday, September 20 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT to hear about our upcoming fall and spring titles!

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Upcoming Webinar: Centering Disabilities in the Classroom

Image showing Patty Cisneros Prevo's photo, the Tenacious book cover, and the words "Centering Disabilities in the Classroom: In conversation with Disabled Athlete, Advocate, and author of Tenacious, Patty Cisneros Prevo."

Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET with Patty Cisneros Prevo, two-time Paralympic gold medalist, disability advocate, and author of Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes!

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How the Bronx Pioneered A Genre: A Guest Post by Linda J. Acevedo

In this guest post, author Linda J. Acevedo invites readers to bust a move while learning about the history of the boogie-down Bronx in her picture book debut. Breaking to the Beat is available wherever books are sold!

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New Releases: Breaking to the Beat and The Moonlit Vine & Claro de luna

Today, we are celebrating two exciting book releases: Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J. Acevedo, illustrated by Frank Morrison and The Moonlit Vine & Claro de luna by Elizabeth Santiago!

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Support the LGBTQIA+ Community for Pride Month

June is Pride month, and this year we are not only celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, we are standing up and speaking out against hate. According to a report from the American Library Association, the number of demands to ban or restrict library materials nearly doubled in 2022. Of the 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorships, the majority were written by or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of color. This cannot go ignored. This Pride month, support the LGBTQIA+ community with your voices and with your dollars.

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Multilingual Educator Q&A with Guadalupe García McCall: Author, Professor, and Educator

This Q&A with author and former teacher Guadalupe García McCall and Lee & Low Literacy Specialist Michelle Fuentes originally appeared in the CABE 2023 Edition of Multilingual Educator. Guadalupe’s latest novel, Echoes of Grace, is available wherever books are sold!

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