Lee & Low Books
An independent children's book publisher focusing on diversity. It is the company's mission to meet the need for stories that all children can identify with and enjoy.
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Founded:
1991
 
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Lee & Low Books It's that time of the week again! South Korea, England, American music, American sports: melting pots.

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
Let’s start with South Korea, which is experiencing a clash between its historical ideas of ethnic homogeneity and its increasing immigrant population. A New York Times article draws attention to both the prevalence of racism in South Korea and the new efforts that are being made to stem it. ...
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Lee & Low Books Clever, clever co-workers celebrating the Yankees' World Series win with Photoshop...

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
Not exactly how illustrator Dom Lee originally envisioned it. But hey, changes must be made to reflect our changing world, right?
Jen Cullerton-Johnson
November 5 at 6:26pm
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Lee & Low Books E-Books: love 'em or hate 'em? Tell us!

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
We’ve been thinking about E-Books a lot lately. For the first time ever, we have a book available as an E-Book: Alicia Afterimage over at Scribd.
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Lee & Low Books Booklist has the top 10 art books for kids published in 2009 . . . and it includes I AND I: BOB MARLEY!

Source: booklistonline.com
Booklist Online, featuring over 120,000 book reviews, as well as audiobook, video, and database reviews, is the counterpart to Booklist magazine, published by the American Library Association.
Carolyn Sanwo
Carolyn Sanwo
Congratulations!
November 3 at 4:02pm
Kim
Kim
Great!!!!
November 3 at 7:03pm
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Lee & Low Books Jason talks about learning Mandarin with his family.

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
I’ve been listening to a Mandarin AM radio station all morning. At home, my family has decided to take on the collective challenge of learning Mandarin. Learning Mandarin is one of the items on my to-do list that has been carried over for a couple of decades. ...
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Lee & Low Books GRACIAS • THANKS is now available. Two starred reviews and here in plenty of time for Thanksgiving!

Source: www.leeandlow.com
There are so many things to be thankful for.For one young boy, it’sflying ladybugs,splashing ocean waves,a best friend,Dad’s thick chocolate syrup,and much more.Straight ...
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Lee & Low Books Wondering what kind of novel to write for NaNoWriMo?

Source: www.nytimes.com
If you’re anything like me, figuring out what to write next can be a real hassle. Here’s a guide to picking a genre for your next novel.
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Lee & Low Books A special Halloween edition of This Week in Diversity!

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
It’s Halloween and the costumes are out! No zombies or vampires here, but we do have some serious masquerading to share when it comes to race.
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Lee & Low Books Jason found possibly the most book-friendly hotel in New York!

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
Spotted on Madison Avenue and 41st Street. The Library Hotel’s lobby is filled floor to ceiling with books displayed on nice hardwood shelves. Located one block from the main branch of the New York ...
Miriam
Miriam
That's really funny.
October 30 at 1:35pm
Miriam
Miriam
Also, that article makes me think the hotel is *even more awesome* than I did before. Themed rooms stocked with books on their subject! A reading room! Squeee!
October 30 at 2:05pm
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Lee & Low Books Today on the Blog: Sometimes, progress takes the subway.

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
A friend of mine was on the subway near three middle school-aged kids—an Asian boy, a Latina, and a Middle Eastern girl wearing a hijab, the headscarf worn by many Muslim women.
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Lee & Low Books Congratulations to Phillies fans and condolences to Yankees fans... and another game tonight, so your fortunes could change!

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Lee & Low Books Scholastic Book Fairs decided to stop censoring a book! Yay!

Source: onourmindsatscholastic.blogspot.com
Scholastic does not censor books. We review thousands of titles each year for our book clubs and book fairs, and we are committed to a review process that considers all books equally regardless of their inclusion of LGBT characters and same sex parents. ...
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Lee & Low Books By 2050, the Latino population of the US will triple. Are you scared?

Does CNN want you to be?

Source: blog.leeandlow.com
The first time I saw this ad, I was sitting on the couch with my roomate. “Oh my God,” she said, “I can’t believe how racist that sounded.”
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Lee & Low Books Remember last week, when we shared Scholastic Book Fair's censorship of a book featuring a girl with same-sex parents? If you're a petition-signing type, change.org has one going asking Scholastic to reconsider.

Source: gayrights.change.org
Scholastic, one of the largest education publishers in the world with broad influence over the reading materials of children everywhere, just dipped its toe into the anti-gay movement.  The publisher ...
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Lee & Low Books "Muphry’s Law is an adage that states that 'if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written'. The name is a deliberate misspelling of 'Murphy’s Law'." So true. So very, very true. (@FuseEight)