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Maya Gonzalez on Nonbinary Representation, the Language of the Nonverbal & Power of Pronouns
Award-winning kidlit creator Maya Gonzalez (illustrator of I Can Be . . . Me!) wrote a series of essays to celebrate Pride month. The excerpt below originally appeared on The Official SCBWI Blog, and Maya’s guest posts included:
The bias...
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Trauma-Informed Diverse Reading List
Many children experience trauma, or adverse childhood experiences, and go through times of extreme stress. Trauma has the ability to impact children’s learning, social interactions and relationships, and overall well-being. Literature can be a saf...
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Social and Emotional Learning Diverse Reading List
Discover our educator favorites for SEL read-alouds to pair with your curriculum! These exemplar texts will help you model and explore strategies for tackling challenges and building community. Both fiction and nonfiction titles feature protagonis...
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Diverse Summer Reading List
Lee & Low Books is committed to meeting the needs of educators by providing award-winning, diverse books for today’s young readers! Check out our selection of summer reading books for purchase below, and find FREE resources including Teacher Guide...
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New in Paperback for 2023
Before we look ahead to new books coming in 2024, we wanted to remind you of all the beautiful new paperback books that we published this year. If you’ve been waiting for the paperback version, we’re thrilled that you can finally ...
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10 Books for Back to School
It’s that time of the year again! September is around the corner and the summer season is winding down. Help kick the year off to a great start with our Back-to-School suggestions from Lee & Low Books.
Curated by our in-house literacy spe...
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What Does Wellbeing Look Like in Children’s Books?
In our newest post, Lee & Low’s Senior Literacy Manager, Katie Potter, offers suggestions for using diverse books to instill students’ wellbeing at various grade levels, beginning with preschool.
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Support the LGBTQIA+ Community for Pride Month
June is Pride month, and this year we are not only celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, we are standing up and speaking out against hate. According to a report from the American Library Association, the number of demands to ban or restrict...
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Books and Resources for Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and we’re here to help you fill it with beautiful books! These books are great to read aloud, and will inspire readers to put pen to paper. Most importantly, they will help readers experience the beauty and p...
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New Release: I Can Be . . . Me!
Today, we are delighted to celebrate the release of I Can Be . . . Me! by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Maya Gonzalez.
In this lighthearted story, a group of six, colorfully clad children exuberantly explore—through play—the many ways t...
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Sneak Peek: Lee & Low’s Spring-Summer 2023
2023 Frontlist Catalog
2023 is well underway, and we are excited to kick off another publishing year full of books for everyone, about everyone! Whether it’s a picture book about children’s freedom to express themselves through c...
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2022 Pride Month Booklist and Resources
Pride Month is right around the corner! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite books, resources, and collections to celebrate. Promote awareness and advocacy with these children’s books featuring LGBTQ+ voices and perspectives while also ad...
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Children’s Books About Joy: 10 Books About the Joy of Family and Friends
When we talk about books about joy, we talk about all aspects of joy and the many forms it comes in. Unfortunately, many children’s books that feature BIPOC characters do not explore the many facets of joy that BIPOC children experi...
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Dia Toolkit LEE & LOW
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Book List for El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
(Children's Day/Book Day)
Cora Cooks Pancit
written by Dorina Lazo Gilmore
illustrated by Kristi Valiant
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2840
Cora loves be...
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2018 Diverse Summer Reading List
Educator Resources copyright 2018 LEE & LOW BOOKS. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to share and adapt for personal and educational use.
For questions, comments, and/or more information, please contact us at general@leeandlow.com. Vis...
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Summer Reading 2016 Complete List
Illustration copyright by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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Grades PreK-2
Junas Jar written by Jane Bah...
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Summer Reading 2016 PreK-2
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Grades PreK-2
Junas Jar written by Jane Bahk, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino
https://www.leeandlow.com/book...
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