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Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at the Educational Thought Leaders’ Conference!
Next week we’ll be attending the Educational Thought Leaders’ Conference at Kean University in New Jersey. Will you be there? If so, please stop by to say hello! Kean University, Asbury Park School...
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Submit Your Picture Book Manuscript to the New Voices Award!
Summer is right around the corner! That means the eighteenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD is now open for submissions. Established in 2000, the New Voices Award recognizes a picture book manuscript by an...
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Interview: Uma Krishnaswami on Citizenship, Culture, and Community
Today is the release day of Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh, a middle grade historical novel about nine-year-old Maria Singh who longs to play softball. To celebrate, we interviewed author Uma...
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Classroom Library Assessment: How Culturally Responsive is Your Library?
Teachers, let’s talk about a popular topic across education blogs and Pinterest: the classroom library. A quick search on the Internet results in numerous tips, tricks, and ideas for different ways to...
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The Education of Beautiful Jim Key with Donna Janell Bowman
In this guest post, originally posted on author Donna Janell Bowman’s blog and reposted here with permission, Donna Janell Bowman shares her beliefs about the extraordinary skills of Jim Key, a horse...
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Building a Biography: An Interview with New Voices Award Winner Andrea Loney...
At Lee & Low Books we are always interested in biographies of unsung heroes. Stories of lesser-known individuals who used their talents and overcame obstacles to achieve their dreams and serve...
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Faith in the American Dream with D. H. Figueredo
In this guest post, author D. H. Figueredo discusses the message behind his book, When This World Was New, and his hope in the American Dream. My story, When This World Was New, might have several...
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10 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Realistic Dialogue
You’re a writer working on a manuscript and you’ve finally got your two most important characters in the same room. There’s tension between them. One character has a question and the other has the...
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Interview: Translating Martí’s Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la...
Released last month, Martí’s Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertad is a picture book biography of José Martí, a renowned political figure and revolutionary who dedicated his life to the...
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Interview: Axie Oh, author of Rebel Seoul (Out Today!)
Today is the release day of Rebel Seoul, the New Visions Award-winning science fiction debut by Axie Oh! When Lee Jaewon is assigned to partner with supersoldier Tera in Neo Seoul’s top weapons...
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Axie Oh’s Favorite K-Dramas and Films
Last week was the release of Rebel Seoul, the New Visions Award-winning science fiction debut by Axie Oh! If you’ve read Rebel Seoul (and if you haven’t what are you waiting for?), then there’s no...
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Come Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at New York Comic Con!
New York Comic Con is next weekend (Oct. 5-8) and we couldn’t be more excited! If you’ll be there, be sure to stop by booth #1140 and say hello. We’ll have some great giveaways (including an amazing...
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Book List: 7 Activist Athletes in Children’s Books
Given the current conversation surrounding the role of athletes in regards to politics, some people question whether athletes should be able to voice their opinions on certain matters. But what many...
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A Culturally Responsive Approach to Discussing Thanksgiving in the Classroom
In this ongoing series, we explore what culturally responsive teaching looks like at different grade levels and offer concrete examples and resources. Last week we explored going beyond “The Single...
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Classroom Guide for I Am Alfonso Jones
Last month was the release of I Am Alfonso Jones written by Tony Medina and illustrated by Stacey Robinson and John Jennings. In this book, Alfonso Jones can’t wait to play the role of Hamlet in his...
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The Role of Cultural Experts and Sensitivity Readers
After her recent interview about sensitivity readers in the New York Times, Editorial Director and Publisher of Tu Books, Stacy Whitman, further discusses the role of cultural experts and sensitivity...
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Book List: Best Multicultural Story Books to Read Aloud
Summer is quickly approaching, which means more time to read picture books aloud to the children in your lives! Below we’ve compiled a list of amazing multicultural books to read aloud to children....
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Más Piñata and the Story Behind Culturally Authentic Leveled Reading
In the first post of our new blog series, Dr. Barbara Flores shares the history and philosophy behind the beloved dual language leveled reading series, Más Piñata. Historical Background During the...
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Jennifer Serravallo Shares Reading Strategies for Kindergarten
It’s Back-to-School time, which means new educator resources on the Lee & Low blog! Lee & Low Books is extremely excited to announce our “Success Starts Early: Reading Conferences with Your...
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Mini Shared Reading with Más Piñata
In the second post of our new Más Piñata blog series, Dr. Barbara Flores introduces the benefits of Mini Shared Reading, a method that prepares children to become independent readers. Knowing How...
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