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Diversity in Children’s Literature and the Legacy of Pura Belpré
Marilisa Jimenez-Garcia, research associate at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY, graduated from the University of Florida with a PhD in English, specializing in American...
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ALA Youth Media Awards Wins for Lee & Low Books!
Yesterday was the ALA Youth Media Awards, or the “Oscars of Children’s Literature” as they’re sometimes called. It was a big day for diversity. Diverse books and authors were honored across the board...
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7 Core Values to Celebrate During Black History Month
The month of February is a time when many communities pause and celebrate the great contributions made by African Americans in history. At Lee & Low we like to not only highlight African Americans...
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Writing for a Diverse Audience: SCBWI NY 2015 breakout recap
Over the weekend (Feb. 7), I taught a breakout session at the Annual Winter Conference of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators here in New York, NY. We were discussing how to write...
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Awards and Grants for Authors of Color
Getting your book published is difficult, and unfortunately it tends to be much harder when you’re a Person of Color. While there are more diverse books being published, there’s still a lot of work to...
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Update: The Diversity Gap in the Academy Awards, 2015 and our Oscars recap
Last year, we released an infographic and study on the diversity gap in the Academy Awards. The study looked at racial and gender diversity over 85 years of Oscars, through 2012. Here’s the updated...
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What is Día de los niños/Día de los Libros? 5 Questions for Pat Mora
Día de los niños/Día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) is an annual celebration of books and literacy that takes place each year on our near April 30. The American Library Association says: Día...
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The Perfect Picture Book for the Last Day of School
Your last day with this class is here. You have one last time to share the moment when you gather for a read aloud. How will you honor the moment? The last day of school is hectic, a blur, a blast,...
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Connecting Teens With the Authors They Love
“My advice on writing?” asked Joseph Bruchac, author of KILLER OF ENEMIES and sequel TRAIL OF THE DEAD, recently to a group of high school students gathered in our Lee & Low office. “Read. Read a...
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Rethinking Columbus Day
This post was originally posted October 8, 2012. We offer some thoughts on reframing the Columbus Day holiday: Have you ever stopped to think about the implications of celebrating Columbus Day? While...
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Book Title Mashup: Lee & Low Edition
Book title mashups are when you take two book titles, put them together and create a synopsis based on the title. We took some of our favorite Lee & Low and Tu Books titles to come up with some new...
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Is Staff Diversity Training Worth It?
Recently, we sent a number of LEE & LOW staff members from different departments to an “Undoing Racism” workshop, held by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. The People’s Institute is...
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Holiday Gift Recommendations: 18 Children’s Books for Every Kid On Your List
Now that December is upon us, many people start to stress about gift giving. What will they like? How can I give a great gift, but not break the bank? Never fear! LEE & LOW BOOKS is here to save...
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Creating a Classroom Community: What I Like Most About My Classroom is Who I...
In an effort to hear more from education students and first-year teachers as they begin their educational careers, LEE & LOW launched the Teacher Voices series. In the first post of this series,...
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Year of the Monkey: Books and Activities for Chinese New Year
2016 Chinese New Year is Monday, February 8th and it’s the year of the Monkey. How can you celebrate with students? Cross-Curricular Activities Here are some ideas to help you and your students get...
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How to Use Family Diversity and Family Structures to Teach Empathy
In this interview with The Open Book, guest blogger Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas, Director of Not in Our School, shares the organization’s latest video release about families and family structures. Not in...
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2016 Diverse Summer Reading Lists Grades PreK-8
Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone, which can only mean one thing. The end of June is right around the corner (hang in there teachers!). Now, we are all well aware of the importance of having...
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The Diversity Gap in the Tony Awards, 1982-2015
This year’s Tony Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, June 12, 2016. We posted our first infographic and study on the Diversity Gap in the Tony Awards in 2013. In 2014, we did a brief follow-up post. In...
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Part 2–Having Students Analyze Our Classroom Library To See How Diverse It Is
Earlier this month, we highlighted the impressive work happening in the classroom of Jessica Lifshitz, veteran educator in Northbrook, Illinois. Following her popular essay on how Jessica empowered her...
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Celebrating 25 Books Over 25 Years: Under the Lemon Moon
LEE & LOW BOOKS celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and to recognize how far the company has come, we are featuring one title a week to see how it is being used in classrooms today as well,...
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