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Getting Published: Resources on the Web
Getting published is an often discussed topic, especially here in LEE & LOW’s Writers & Illustrators Section. But there’s a big wide web world outside of here! Vast resources exist in web country -- finding what you want is of course THE adventure.
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How Do We Choose Our Projects?
"How do you decide which projects to publish?" This is the question writers ask of editors everywhere, and LEE & LOW is no exception.
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Is it a Story? Knowing when a Manuscript is Ready
As with any creative endeavor, there is no exact science when it comes to determining if a manuscript is ready for submission.
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2017 New Voices Award Winner
Maham Khwaja of West Hollywood, California is the winner of the company’s eighteenth annual New Voices Award.
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2018 New Visions Award Winners
Author Monica Zepeda has won the New Visions Award for her manuscript, Boys of the Beast. Michelle Jones Coles’ manuscript Woke received the New Visions Award Honor.
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Lexile® Levels for Older Readers in Middle and High School
With our newly updated Lexile® levels for our middle and high school titles, schools across the country will now be able to bring more equity, inclusion and diversity into their classroom libraries. Our team will work with you to ensure your stud...
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6 Books for Native American Heritage Month 2023
Happy Native American Heritage Month! We encourage everyone to seek out books written by Indigenous creators to celebrate this month and beyond.
Head over to Indigenous Reads Rising for a variety of best practices articles and suggestions o...
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Teaching Native American Heritage Month: In Conversation with Editor Elise McMullen-Ciotti (Cherokee
Throughout American history, Native people have been intentionally silenced; their stories set aside, hidden, or drowned out. That’s why it’s critical to read stories about Indigenous characters, told by Indigenous voices. Teaching Indigenous his...
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New Releases: Zain’s Super Friday and Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
Today, we are celebrating two exciting book releases: Zain’s Super Friday by Hena Khan, illustrated by Nez Riaz and Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key by Tracy Occomy Crowder!
Zain’s Super Friday by Hena Khan, illustrate...
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Banned Books Resources
This year’s Banned Books Week takes place from October 1–7, 2023! Let Freedom Read Day is happening on the last day of Banned Books Week. For that day (and for every day afterwards), we’re asking you to stand up with us and take a...
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Multilingual Educator: The Journey Toward Literacy Begins at Birth: A Personal Narrative
DAD IS READING TO INFANT, Photo by infant’s mother Eva Lin Fahey (author’s daughter) and with permission of father, Nick Floyd 2/22
This essay by author Jean Ciborowski Fahey, Ph. D. originally appeared in the CABE 2023 Edition of Multilingual...
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NEW RESOURCE: Diversity in Civics Diverse Book List
Civics and civic engagement are crucial to education and the preservation of our democracy. The key concepts of understanding how government works, engaging in and appreciating discourse and different beliefs, learning about the voting process...
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Multilingual Educator Q&A with Guadalupe García McCall: Author, Professor, and Educator
This Q&A with author and former teacher Guadalupe García McCall and Lee & Low Literacy Specialist Michelle Fuentes originally appeared in the CABE 2023 Edition of Multilingual Educator. Guadalupe’s latest novel, Echoes of Grace,...
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Books for AAPI Heritage Month
As we enter Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we want to honor and celebrate AAPI creators and stories both new and old. Read books by AAPI authors and illustrators, uplift AAPI voices, and support AAPI activists and organizers ...
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Thirty Talks Weird Love Named 2023 Global Read Aloud Young Adult Choice
Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela is the young adult choice for this year’s Global Read Aloud. Join classrooms across the globe as they delve into this thought-provoking novel in verse this fall. Read on to learn more abo...
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Re-Imagining Migration Infographic Text Set
Lee & Low Books in partnership with Re-Imagining Migration strives for all students to see the richness, relevancy, and impact of migration on our collective history. We seek to convey migration is a shared experience we all have.
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