Today, we are excited to celebrate the release of Vámonos: Mexican Folk Art Transport in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill, with folk-art pieces by Oaxacan craftsmen Augustín Tinoco Cruz, Martín Melchor, Maximino Santiago, and Avelino Pérez!
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New Release: El cuarto turquesa / The Turquoise Room
Today, we are excited to celebrate the release of El cuarto turquesa / The Turquoise Room by Monica Brown, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia!
Continue readingNew Releases: Snitchers and Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World
Today, we are celebrating two incredible book releases: Snitchers by Stephane Dunn, and Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World by Christy Hale!
Continue readingNew Release: Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui
Happy release day to Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui written by Alison Goldberg and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon! Bottle Tops is an inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world.
Read on to learn more about Bottle Tops and find out how to grab your own copy!
Continue readingNew Release: The Sky We Shared
Today we are thrilled to celebrate the release of The Sky We Shared by Shirley Reva Vernick! In this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American teen and a Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an “enemy” leaves a heavy heart.
Continue readingRoundup: Lee & Low’s Spring 2022 Titles
It’s the start of spring! And though we are still in the midst of uncertainty, we hope that these fabulous new titles will brighten your 2022 and start your reading year off strong. Keep scrolling for a roundup of our Winter and Spring 2022 titles!
Continue readingCover Reveal of BLESSING’S BEAD + Interview with Cover Artist Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
Today we are so excited to reveal the new cover for Blessing’s Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson! Available in paperback on June 29, 2022, this acclaimed middle-grade novel traces four generations of an Inupiaq family in Alaska. In this blog post, we interviewed cover artist Nasugraq Rainey Hopson about the cover creation process and the significance of incorporating Inupiaq cultural elements into her work.
Continue readingAnnouncing Lee & Low Books’ 2021 New Voices Award Winner and Honor
New York, NY—January 18, 2022—LEE & LOW BOOKS is proud to announce that Maleeha Malik of Baltimore, Maryland, is the winner of the company’s twenty-second annual New Voices Award. Her picture-book manuscript At Home in My Skin features a child with vitiligo—a skin disorder that causes depigmentation—who embraces their individuality by drawing connections between their skin’s ever-changing patterns and the designs in nature.
New Releases: The Shadow Prince and The Witch Owl Parliament (Clockwork Curandera Vol. I)
It’s a double release day at Lee & Low Books! Today we are celebrating the release of The Shadow Prince by David Anthony Durham, as well as the English and Spanish versions of The Witch Owl Parliament (Clockwork Curandera #1) created by David Bowles and Raúl the Third, with coloring by Stacey Robinson and lettering by Damian Duffy.
New Release: Magic Like That
Today, we’re excited to release Magic Like That written by Samara Cole Doyon and illustrated by Geneva Bowers. A true ode to Black Girl Magic, Magic Like That successfully captures confidence, self-love, and the endless opportunities for imagination from cover to cover.
About the book:
Natural hair is magical, but magic isn’t easy. As a young Black girl patiently waits for her mother to finish her newest hairstyle, she wonders what stunning, majestic, awe-inspiring form her hair will take next!
With radiant illustrations by Geneva Bowers and beautiful, poetic text written by Samara Cole Doyon, Magic Like That will inspire young readers of all textures to believe in the beauty of their natural selves.