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The Open Book Blog

Social Activism Books for Second Grade

Books can encourage kids of all ages to enact change in their communities. Because it’s never too early to make a difference, we’ll be sharing a list of social activism books for each grade level…

 

Diverse Books for Social Emotional Learning in Grades 2 and 3

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a hot topic, but it’s certainly not new. Skills like empathy, cultivating and maintaining positive relationships, recognizing and managing emotions, problem…

 

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Awards & Honors

Congratulations to our New Voices Award Winner and Honor!

Benji, the Bad Day, and Me received a starred review from Shelf Awareness!

Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle received a two starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal!

Midnight Teacher received the Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Book Award from the California Reading Association!

Our Celebración received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews!

Grand Theft Horse received two starred reviews from School Library Journal and Booklist!

Hammering for Freedom received three starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist and School Library Journal!

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!