50 Books in this collection
Book of the Month English Collection
Starter list of read aloud titles for gradesK–5 to keep students engaged with outstanding diverse literature throughout the year. Want a complete list of books for any of these special celebrations? Have additional celebrations, themes, or identityawarenessyour school or program is looking for? Please reach out at quotes@leeandlow.com.
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A Gift from Papá Diego / Un regalo de Papá Diego
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Gerónimo GarciaView DetailsUna frontera no es nada para los que se aman: y Dieguito ama a su abuelo más que nada!
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A Sky That Sings
By Anita Sanchez, George Steele, Emily MendozaView DetailsMia, a blind girl who enjoys identifying birds by their distinct calls and songs, leads her aunt through the park on a bird-listening adventure!
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Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia y el huracán
A Story of Puerto Rico / Un cuento de Puerto RicoBy Lesléa Newman, Elizabeth Erazo Baez, Georgina Lazaro
Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia y el huracán
A Story of Puerto Rico / Un cuento de Puerto RicoBy Lesléa Newman, Elizabeth Erazo Baez, Georgina LazaroView DetailsLa autora de bestsellers Lesléa Newman ofrece un tierno y oportuno cuento de una niña puertorriqueña que enfrenta un huracán y su preocupación por los amados coquíes de su isla natal.
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Breaking to the Beat!
By Linda J. Acevedo, Frank MorrisonView Details -
Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
By Xavier Garza
Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
By Xavier GarzaView DetailsDiscounted pricing is only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Discounts cannot be applied to any books under the Bebop Books® imprint, and may not be combined with other offers.
Santa needs help! Abracadabra! Cousin Pancho and little Victor become Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid!
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Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache
A Trickster TaleBy Greg Rodgers, Leslie Stall WidenerThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Chukfi Rabbit's Big, Bad Bellyache
A Trickster TaleBy Greg Rodgers, Leslie Stall WidenerView DetailsDeep in Choctaw country, trickster Chukfi Rabbit is always figuring out some way to avoid work at all costs.
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Cold and Hot
By Jacqueline Sweeney, Anna RichView DetailsAn African American boy's family lovingly piles so much clothing on him that he quickly goes from feeling cold to feeling hot.
Web discount do not apply to any titles under the Bebop Books® imprint.
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Crane Boy
By Diana Cohn, Youme Nguyen LyThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Crane Boy
By Diana Cohn, Youme Nguyen LyView DetailsIn this empowering picture book about arts, activism, and the environment, Kinga and his classmates create a dance to honor the cranes of Bhutan and raise awareness of their plight.
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Crossing Bok Chitto
A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & FreedomBy Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex BridgesView DetailsIn this American Indian Youth Literature Award-winning story of cross-cultural friendship, a family of enslaved people and a Choctaw tribe work together on a daring escape.
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Dreaming Up
A Celebration of BuildingBy Christy HaleView DetailsA picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.
Buy 1 copy of Dreaming Up, get 1 FREE copy of Kiyoshi's Walk! Discount will automatically appear in cart & only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Limit 1 free copy.
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Edie for Equality
Edie Windsor Stands Up for LoveBy Michael Genhart, Cheryl ThuesdayView Details -
Elizabeti's School
By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Christy HaleView Details -
Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss
By Azam Mahdavi, Maryam Tahmasebi, Parisa SaranjThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss
By Azam Mahdavi, Maryam Tahmasebi, Parisa SaranjView Details -
Every Month Is a New Year
Celebrations Around the WorldBy Marilyn Singer, Susan L. RothView Details -
Finding the Music / En pos de la música
By Jennifer Torres, Renato AlarcãoView Details -
Flap Your Hands
A Celebration of StimmingBy Steve AsbellView DetailsThis fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims--the repetitive movements that provide focused stimulation to people on the autistic spectrum.
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Giving Thanks
A Native American Good Morning MessageBy Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.View DetailsPaperback reprint coming November 17, 2025
A traditional Haudenosaunee celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.
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If I Were a Tree
By Andrea Zimmerman, Jing Jing TsongView Details -
Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
By Francisco X. Alarcón, Maya GonzalezView Details -
Juneteenth Jamboree
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Yvonne BuchananView Details -
Kiyoshi's Walk
By Mark Karlins, Nicole WongView DetailsWhere do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us--if we take the time to look.
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Lend a Hand
Poems About GivingBy John Frank, London LaddView Details -
Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball PioneerBy William Wise, Bill FarnsworthView Details -
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara PalaciosView DetailsMismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.Other editions:
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Martí's Song for Freedom
Martí y sus versos por la libertadBy Emma Otheguy, Beatriz VidalView Details -
Miles of Style
Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion FairBy Lisa D. Brathwaite, Lynn GainesView DetailsA chic biography about Eunice W. Johnson who brought elegant and contemporary fashion to Black America through the annual EBONY Fashion Fair!
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My Magic Wand
Growing with the SeasonsBy Pat Mora, Amber AlvarezView Details -
Nacho's Nachos
The Story Behind the World's Favorite SnackBy Sandra Nickel, Oliver DominguezView Details -
Pedro's Yo-Yos
How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of ToysBy Rob Peñas, Carl Angel
Pedro's Yo-Yos
How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of ToysBy Rob Peñas, Carl AngelView DetailsDiscover the backstory of one of America's favorite toys, the yo-yo, in this colorful biography of businessman Pedro Flores.
Buy 1, Get 1! Discount will automatically appear in cart & only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Limit 1 free copy.
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Poems to Dream Together
Poemas para soñar juntosBy Francisco X. Alarcón, Paula BarragánView Details -
Quinito's Neighborhood / El Vecindario de Quinito
By Ina Cumpiano, José RamírezView DetailsJoin Quinito as he introduces the people and places of his neighborhood.
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Rise!
From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya AngelouBy Bethany Hegedus, Tonya EngelView Details -
Roses for Isabella
By Diana Cohn, Amy Córdova BooneView DetailsStop and smell the roses of Ecuador with Isabella as she learns how treating farmworkers and Mother Earth fairly makes the world bloom! También disponible en español.
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Safe Passage
By G. Neri, David BrameView DetailsFrom Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Yummy G. Neri comes an epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash.
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Sam and the Lucky Money
By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa HuView Details -
Seeds of Change
Planting a Path to PeaceBy Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn SadlerView Details -
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
She Was the First!
The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmBy Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric VelasquezView Details -
Stacey Abrams
Lift Every VoiceBy Sarah Warren, Monica MikaiView Details -
The Electric Slide and Kai
By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell JohnsonView DetailsKai is the only member of his family who can't get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Kai is determined to bust a move in this fun and sweet celebration of African American families.
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The Happiest Tree
A Yoga StoryBy Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth JeyaveeranView DetailsMeena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.
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The Home We Make
By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab FaidhiView DetailsA moving story about a young girl and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home.
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The People Shall Continue
By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol GravesView DetailsRepublished for its fortieth anniversary, this powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from the time of creation to the present.
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The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron BoydView Details -
The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong
By Paula Yoo, Lin WangView Details -
The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordView Details -
The Turquoise Room / El cuarto turquesa
By Monica Brown, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsMonica Brown, exitosa autora, nos lleva a un viaje mágico en la vida de generaciones de mujeres creativas en su familia en este libro bilingüe bellamente ilustrado.
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The Wild Ones
By Megan Lacera, Jorge LaceraView Details -
Wat Takes His Shot
The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru MisakaBy Cheryl Kim, Nat IwataView DetailsThe stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka--the first person of color to play in the NBA!
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Where Wonder Grows
By Xelena González, Adriana M. GarciaView DetailsA 2023 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner
From the creators of the award-winning picture book All Around Us comes another lyrical intergenerational story exploring our connections to nature, family, and traditions.
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Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!
By Jorge Lacera, Megan LaceraView DetailsIn this delightful debut by a talented husband-and-wife team, Mo Romero is a zombie with a deep, dark secret...
