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CONTENTS:
The Limits of Freedom
End of School Year Sale
May's Bestsellers
Bebop Books on leeandlow.com
Awards & Honors
June Book Giveaway
Make Sushi at Home
Create a Father's Day card for Dad
Painting Demonstration with Bill Farnsworth
Summer Reading Survey
Follow us on Twitter
In the News
The Odd and the Beautiful

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Dear Readers,

When you leave your parents' home you officially become an adult. Your newfound freedom allows you to make your own decisions without anyone telling you what to do. How exhilarating! You sleep when you’re tired. You eat when you're hungry and drink when you’re thirsty. But personal freedom extends way beyond one’s basic needs. This freedom also allows you to try things you’ve always wanted to try, like having a Coke for breakfast. How about lunch and dinner? Three to four helpings of your favorite dish, why not? Speaking from a male perspective, there is something really exciting about eating large quantities!

Moving past sheer volume, what choices do we make every day when another meal rolls around? Do we order the same dishes every time we visit a particular restaurant? Or the same sandwich from the same deli week after week? In a lot of ways, food runs parallel to life, reflecting our passions, creativity, curiosity, and maturity. Last year I became a big fan of spicy Korean food. I've also found excitement in experimenting with the backyard grill. And I'm not alone. Preoccupation with all things food-related is evidenced by the continuing proliferation of cookbooks and cooking shows.

The freedom to eat when and what we want can be exciting, but it can also become a trap. Food can shift from being something anticipated and enjoyed to something merely consumed. This type of consumption may cause us lose sight of what we loved about food in the first place. So try to make food an adventure in new flavors and discoveries rather then an exercise in monotony. In a lot of ways, freedom is about choice, about limiting yourself so you can enjoy more fully the finer things in your life.

As for books, we've published many with food themes, and I can assure you they all celebrate its wonders and diversity. Relish them all by visiting our advanced search, selecting "food" in the subject drop-down menu, and clicking "filter".

Jason Low
Publisher

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End of School Year Sale
Celebrate the coming of summer!
Receive 20% off all orders. Orders of $19.95 and above receive free UPS ground shipping.

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May's Top 10 Bestselling Books on leeandlow.com

1. I and I Bob Marley
2. La muñeca de Elizabeti
3. Mi escalera
4. Joe Arco Iris y yo
5. Bajo la luna de Limón
6. La alegría de ser tú y yo
7. Baby Born
8. Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story
9. Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars
10. Jazz Baby

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Bebop Books on leeandlow.com
Our popular educational imprint, Bebop Books, offers monthly book picks and teaching tips for educators, homeschoolers, and parents.

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Awards & Honors

Starred Review for Bob
I and I Bob Marley received a starred review from Booklist magazine. The review calls I and I "[A] rare, soulful tribute."

Paterson Prize for Books for Young People:
Winners Abound!
Winner in the Grades 4-6 category
Bird by Zetta Elliott, illustrated by Shadra Strickland

Honor Books in the Grades 4-6 category
Buffalo Song by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Seven Miles to Freedom by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Duane Smith
A Song for Cambodia by Michelle Lord, illustrated by Shino Arihara

View more Awards & Honors

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June Book Giveaway
85th Contest
For Father’s Day we are offering two chances to win Willie Wins, written by Almira Astudillo Gilles and illustrated by Carl Angel, a Best Children's Book of the Year from Bank Street College. A perfect father/son story to share on Dad’s big day!

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Make Sushi at Home
Homeschool Activity for June
For a great cooking adventure, pair Hiromi's Hands and this delicious activity.

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Create a Father's Day card for Dad
Another Homeschool Activity for June
For a fun craft project, pair In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall with this activity to make the best card Dad has ever received.

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Painting Demonstration
Illustrator Bill Farnsworth shares a wonderful oil painting demonstration, using Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer as his subject. This painting demonstration shows the skill and attention to detail that goes into illustrating our picture books.

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Summer Reading Survey
Some of our authors and illustrators share their memories of summer reading to inspire kids to cool down with a good book on hot summer days.

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Follow us on Twitter
Fiver hundred followers and climbing! While our E-News will continue to be sent to you once a month, more frequent updates will be available via our Twitter account, LEEandLOW.

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In the News
In the News is a new monthly e-feature connecting our titles to events happening around the world today.

An article entitled "Protesters oppose 'whitewashing' in new Shyamalan film," published on January 29, 2009, by The Daily Pennsylvanian states, "In the world of acting, not all colors are created equal—or at least that's how many people feel when ethnic roles are 'whitewashed,' or cast with white actors. Casting for extras in M. Night Shyamalan's Avatar: The Last Airbender took place last Saturday at the Spectrum, where protesters accused casting officials
  Zade Rosenthal, Paramount Pictures    of such discrimination."

The same problem is explored in Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story, a picture book biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star. Although Anna May's struggles to become an actor occurred in the 1930s, many of the obstacles she faced continue to plague Asian American actors, and other actors of color, today.

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The Odd and the Beautiful Sightings Worth Sharing Spotted on the corner of 31st Street and Madison Avenue, near the Lee & Low offices. These inactive fire alarms make an amazing diorama. Check out the Beatles theme! Funny thing about this—it was gone the very next day!

Click to enlarge

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