To celebrate summer, we are pairing Lee & Low titles to your favorite summer destinations with fun activities! Our motto this summer: Love Books + Keep Cool + Learn Something New
Category Archives: Activities and Events
Events with Lee & Low Books or our authors and illustrators.
Come Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at ALA 2017!
It’s that time of year again! The annual American Library Association conference is just around the corner and we would love to meet you! If you will be in Chicago this year, come visit us in booth #3115 where we’ll give away ARCs, bookmarks, posters, postcards, and other free swag!
Continue reading
Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at the Educational Thought Leaders’ Conference!
Next week we’ll be attending the Educational Thought Leaders’ Conference at Kean University in New Jersey. Will you be there? If so, please stop by to say hello! Continue reading
Martí’s Song for Freedom Activity Guide
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Emma Otheguy, the author of the forthcoming title Martí’s Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertad created an amazing activity guide for readers. Modeled after a poem by José Martí, readers can create their own poem after reading his inspirational story as well as excerpts from his seminal Versos sencillos.
Join Our Free Webinar on #OwnVoices Children’s Books
Looking to expand your collection of authentic diverse children’s books? Lee & Low is excited to be participating in a free live webinar tomorrow on #OwnVoices books, hosted by School Library Journal! Continue reading
Come Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at TLA 2017!
The Texas Library Association Annual Conference is next week and we’re so excited to meet everyone! The conference takes place in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and LEE & LOW will be Booth #2724!
Rent Party Jazz Activities and Teaching Resources
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, so we wanted to highlight our picture book Rent Party Jazz, by William Miller, illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb. Continue reading
Bilingual Children’s Books at the NABE Conference
This week we’ll be attending the NABE (National Association for 
Bilingual Educators) Conference in Dallas, Texas. Will you be there? If so, please stop by booth #505 in the exhibit hall to say hello! Here are some of the great books and collections we’re excited to share there: Continue reading
Free Upcoming Webinar: Teaching Tolerance
As stories of bullying fill the news, many teachers, librarians, and parents are looking for helpful resources. Join us for a free, hour-long webinar in which publishers Lee & Low Books (represented by Director of Curriculum and Literacy Strategy Jill Eisenberg) and Second Story Press will present titles that aim to engender empathy and understanding for others. Additionally, assistant professor of teacher education Amina Chaudhri will offer tips on how to use books to prevent bullying. Moderated by Sarah Hunter, Booklist’s Books for Youth Senior Editor. Continue reading
Books as Bricks: Building a Diverse Classroom Library and Beyond
Last week, Tu Books Publisher Stacy Whitman spoke at the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE) conference about why and how to use diverse books in the classroom. In this blog post, we share some highlights from her presentation that may be helpful for readers across the country. Continue reading