Tag Archives: children’s books

Partnering with WORDBridge Now: Online Author Meetups

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Lee & Low is a proud partner of WORDBridge Now, LLC℠, an organization that was founded to help its members learn, empathize, and increase civility and compassion for a more just world. WORDBridge Now℠ Membership provides live online author meetups designed to inspire and uplift, and several Lee & Low authors have presented as part of our partnership.

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Upcoming Webinar: Wonder, Knowledge, and Joy in Early Literacy Webinar

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Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET with Dr. Barbara Flores, professor, expert bilingual educator, and creator of the groundbreaking Bebop Más Piñata Series.

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Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® Launches Read Aloud Campaign to Protect the Freedom to Read

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At Lee and Low, we are thrilled to support the efforts of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools as they commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project with a campaign to protect our freedom to read.

The 60 for 60 Read Aloud Campaign aims to recruit 60 children’s book authors and illustrators to read at Freedom Schools across the country on the CDF Freedom Schools’ National Day of Social Action, Wednesday, July 17th, 2024.

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New Release: Wat Takes His Shot

Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka, the stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka—the first person of color to play in the NBA!

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The Dandiest Life: Hear Our Voices Author Interview with Tracy Occomy Crowder

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This Q&A with author Tracy Occomy Crowder and Owner & CEO of The Dandiest Life, LLC Elizabeth Mobley originally appeared on The Dandiest Life Blog. Tracy’s debut middle grade novel Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key is available wherever books are sold!

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