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EVERY MONTH IS A NEW YEAR Teacher’s Guide

Here at Lee & Low, we are incredibly excited about the release of Every Month is a New Year, an amazing picture book from beloved author, Marilyn Singer, and illustrator, Susan L. Roth. This…

 

Guest Book Review: AHIMSA, reviewed by Padma Venkatraman

Today we are thrilled to welcome author Padma Venkatraman to the Lee & Low Books blog for a guest review of the novel Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar. Welcome, Padma Ahimsa, Supriya Kelkar’s New…

 

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Awards & Honors

Bookjoy, Wordjoy received a starred review from Booklist!

Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh and Ahimsa received the South Asia Book Award from the South Asia National Outreach Consortium!

The Turtle Ship received a starred review from School Library Journal!

Midnight Teacher and I Am Alfonso Jones received the Skipping Stones Honor Award from Skipping Stones Magazine!

Sparkle Boy received an Irma Black Award Honor from Bank Street College of Education!

Every Month Is a New Year received three starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly!

Midnight Teacher received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews!

About Us

LEE & LOW BOOKS is the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the country. We are also one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States.

Founded in 1991, we have always been family-owned and independent, which means we publish what we want and aren't afraid to take risks. Our books have won major awards including the Coretta Scott King Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the NAACP Image Award, and many more.

LEE & LOW BOOKS is committed to publishing diverse books that are about everyone, for everyone. We are dedicated to cultural authenticity, and we make a special effort to work with new authors and illustrators of color.

We publish multicultural children's books for every age, including leveled books for beginning readers, picture books, early chapter books, middle grade, and young adult books. We also publish a wide selection of bilingual and Spanish language books.

Visit our testimonials page to see some of the people and organizations who support our work!