Lee & Low Books is the largest multicultural children's book publisher in the United States. We are your diversity source.

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Book List: Native Books by Native Authors

November is Native American Heritage Month, which started at the turn of the century as “an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the…

 

Grant Assistance from Lee & Low Books

Did you recently win a grant for diverse, culturally responsive books Are you currently in the process of applying for a grant and would like to use Lee & Low Books as a resource or vendor…

 

Teaching Migration Through Children’s Books

In this blog post, Jill Eisenberg, Director of Curriculum & Literacy Strategy at Lee & Low Books, offers guidance on curating text sets aligned to the Re-imagining Migration Learning Arc…

 

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Awards & Honors

Stone River Crossing received three starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly!

Under My Hijab received a starred review from Foreword Reviews!

Midnight Teacher has been selected for the 2019 Teachers’ Choices Reading List from ILA!

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!

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!