Category Archives: Holidays and Celebrations

Recommended books and activities for holidays and celebrations throughout the year.

Book Lists by Topic, Educator Resources, Gender/LGBTQ Diversity, Holidays and Celebrations

Support the LGBTIA+ 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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Book Lists by Topic, Diversity, Educator Resources, Holidays and Celebrations, Race

Books for AAPI Heritage Month

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As we enter Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we want to honor and celebrate AAPI creators and stories both new and old. Read books by AAPI authors and illustrators, uplift AAPI voices, and support AAPI activists and organizers all year round. Check out the book pages on our website to download teacher’s guides!

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Book Lists by Topic, Educator Resources, Summer

2023 Diverse Summer Reading List

Summer will be here before we know it, and we are excited to present our NEW Diverse Summer Reading List to keep kids excited about reading over the break. Our list includes fiction and nonfiction, bilingual Spanish/English titles, and a diverse range of cultures—in other words, there’s a book for every reader! Check out our recommendations below, then download the entire list.

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Book Lists by Topic, Holidays and Celebrations, Poetry

Books and Resources for Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, and we’re here to help you fill it with beautiful books! These books are great to read aloud, and will inspire readers to put pen to paper. Most importantly, they will help readers experience the beauty and power of words. Check out these poetry titles, and be sure to visit our website to find so many more!

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Holidays and Celebrations

Books to Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month

March is Music in Our Schools Month, which was created to increase music education and remind us that students should have access to music at school. Here at Lee & Low, we are big music fans and have published these head-bobbing picture books and many more. Get grooving to these books this month!

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Educator Resources, Holidays and Celebrations

Nonfiction 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.

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Activities and Events, Educator Resources, Holidays and Celebrations

Activities 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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