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Independent, POC-owned children's book publisher specializing in diversity since 1991. 2025 Lee & Low Books.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 1d
It’s important to uplift banned books & Indigenous peoples every day. Support Indigenous authors, resist censorship, and fight for the freedom to read.

Purchase a copy from an Indigenous-owned bookstore via
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Indian No More
Check out Indian No More - <p>American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner - American Indian Library Association</p><p><b>When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate...
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 1d
This week may be Banned Books Week, and this coming Monday may be Indigenous Peoples' Day, but these two things aren’t mutually exclusive. Censorship is running rampant, particularly when it comes to silencing marginalized groups like Indigenous peoples.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 1d
📚Indian No More has been challenged and banned in schools across the country because it tells the truth about government policies designed to eliminate Indigenous peoples.

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Magenta background with silhouettes of rolling hills and, beyond that, a cityscape. In the forefront are the covers for Indian No More and Indio no más by Charlene Willing McManus, with Traci Sorell. Lee & Low Books logo. Cover art copyright © 2019 by Marlene Myles.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 2d
📚This #BannedBooksWeek, co-owner/publisher Jason Low reminds us: book bans aren't just about books—they're part of a broader attack on truth, institutions, and democracy itself.

➡️Read his call to action in @ala-booklist.bsky.social: www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
Orange background with the Let Freedom Read logo scattered throughout. In the center is a faded white square containing a quote that reads, “We must show our unwavering support for librarians, booksellers, and educators to provide that access to books and help us expand our reading choices. We need to support those who write for a living and encourage them to tell their stories. We need to ban the bans. As individuals, it is understandable that we feel powerless when staring down the multitude of severe obstacles that our country now faces. But we must not abandon hope: resistance is here.” Below, the quote is attributed to Jason Low, Publisher/Co-owner of Lee & Low Books. A photo of Jason sits in the bottom right corner.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 4d
This week & every week, we ask our readers to do something for all books that tell marginalized folks' stories: stand up for the banned & make your voice HEARD. There are plenty of ways to do this, many of which can be found in our roundup up banned books resources: www.leeandlow.com/blog/banned-...
Banned Books Resources
Take action to defend books from censorship and stand up for library staff, educators, writers, and bookseller.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 4d
It's Banned Books Week. The topic of banned books is something Lee & Low is (unfortunately) very familiar with given our commitment to publishing diverse children's books. We don't hide the fact that we specifically focus on publishing diverse titles, nor will we ever hide that fact.
Banned Books Week. Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984. Read for Your Rights. Ala.org/bbooks. ALA American Library Association. La semana de los libros prohibidos. Oct. 5-11, 2025. La censura es tan 1984. Lee por tus derechos. Ala.org/bbooks. ALA American Library Association.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 8d
🎉Happy Birthday to Walter Alvarez, the geologist who helped solve one of Earth's greatest mysteries—what killed the dinosaurs!🎉

🦖Learn more & download the free teacher's guide: www.leeandlow.com/books/the-do...
Background is an illustration of Walter and Luis Alvarez crouching and examining a wall of rock. They hold tools like a magnifying glass and a hammer. In between them is the book cover for The Doomsday Detectives: How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction by Cindy Jenson-Elliott, illustrated by Theo Nicole Lorenz. Above them is an illustration of a dinosaur wearing a party hat while an asteroid streaks across the sky behind it. Text at the top reads, “Happy Birthday, Walter Alvarez!” Lee & Low Books logo. Cover art copyright © 2025 by Theo Nicole Lorenz.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 8d
Lee & Low was heartbroken to hear about the recent passing of Ken Mochizuki, a trailblazing author whose work helped define our mission from its inception.

Ken showed generations of readers that our stories deserve to be told & our histories deserve to be honored. www.leeandlow.com/blog/remembe...
Text at the top reads, "Remembering Ken Mochizuki.” Below is a photo of Ken Mochizuki, which sits in between the book covers for Baseball Saved Us; Heroes; Be Water, My Friend; and Passage to Freedom. Illustrations and cover art copyright © 1993-2006 by Dom Lee.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 9d
Happy Filipino American History Month! 🇵🇭 To celebrate, we're offering a BOGO deal for Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Peñas, illus. by Carl Angel!

Simply add to cart to get the deal: www.leeandlow.com/product/pedr...
Text at the top reads, “Celebrate Filipino American History Month!” Below are illustrations of flowers and the book cover for Pedro’s Yo-Yos by Rob Peñas, illustrated by Carl Angel. Below the cover is more text that says, “Buy one copy of Pedro’s Yo-Yos at leeandlow.com, get one FREE!” Lee & Low Books logo. Cover art copyright © 2024 by Carl Angel.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 10d
🎉We're thrilled to release our audiobook listening guide! Teachers, parents, and librarians — use this aid alongside your instruction & facilitation of audiobooks. The guide provides suggested activities that complement your existing resources.

✨Download now: www.leeandlow.com/wp-content/u...
Lee & Low Books logo at the top. Below is text that reads, “New (Free!) Resource for Teachers, Parents, & Librarians.” Underneath the text is an illustration of a book with a play button on the cover and a wire coming out of its pages at the bottom, which then attaches to a pair of headphones. Next to the illustration is the front cover of Lee & Low’s Audiobook Listening Guide.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 15d
🎉 We're thrilled to have The Reel Wish by @yamilesmendez.bsky.social as this month's featured middle grade title for @neatoday.bsky.social's Read Across America 2025-2026 calendar!

✨Learn more and discover resources that will help you use The Reel Wish in the classroom: www.nea.org/professional...
In the top left is the National Education Association’s Read Across America logo. Text to the right of the logo reads, “Recommended Reading for NEA’s Read Across America 2025-2026.” Below is the book cover for The Reel Wish by Yamile Saied Méndez.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 15d
🌟Fall of the Fireflies/El otoño de las luciérnagas (10/21) has 3 STARRED REVIEWS!

📚We CAN'T WAIT to share this story set in the same world as acclaimed author Guadalupe García McCall's beloved Summer of the Mariposas.

🤔Want to pre-order? Links to do that are here: www.leeandlow.com/product/fa...
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 18d
📚Rafi and Rosi Menu! by award-winning author-illustrator Lulu Delacre is here to bring the vibrant flavors of Puerto Rico to young readers everywhere!

🐸Join these tree frog siblings as they help Abuela prepare for her special pasteles-making party: www.leeandlow.com/books/rafi-a...
Blue background with illustrations of green plants in the bottom right and left of the image. Text in the center reads, “A heartwarming and delicious sibling story perfect for newly independent readers!” At the bottom are the book covers for Rafi and Rosi Menu / Rafi y Rosi ¡Menú! by Lulu Delacre. At the top are three panels of illustrations from the book that show Rafi and Rosi cooking in the kitchen with their Abuela. Lee & Low Books logo. Illustrations copyright © 2025 by Lulu Delacre.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 21d
⚔️Ash thought saving Egypt once was hard enough…but now he's back for round 3!

🦁This time, he faces his most dangerous challenge yet: stopping a war with Kush and its lion-headed god Apedemak.

📚The third installment in the Shadow Prince saga hits shelves on 10/28! www.leeandlow.com/books/a-rage...
Background is an orange and purple sunset over a field with a baobab tree in the distance. In the bottom right corner are blue flames. Text at the top reads, “Ancient Egypt Gets a Solarpunk Twist.” Below are the book covers for The Shadow Prince, The Longest Night in Egypt, and A Rage of Lions, all by David Anthony Durham. Lee & Low Books logo. All cover art copyright © 2025 by Lee & Low Books.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 22d
🔥Guadalupe García McCall provides a guide to the 13 supernatural gods and monsters from Aztec and Latinx folklore that appear throughout her new Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy: www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/lucky-...

✨The trilogy kicks off with Fall of the Fireflies, on shelves 10.21.25!
Lucky 13: A Guide to Spooky Latinx and Aztec Monsters in the "Seasons of Sisterhood" Series
In time for Latinx Heritage Month and the publication of Fall of the Fireflies, García McCall presents a guide to the supernatural gods, monsters, and fiends from the Aztec Pantheon that appear in her...
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 23d
🎉We're giving away 25 copies of The Amado Women by Désirée Zamorano over on Goodreads!

📚Bound by blood & separated by secrets, the Amado women must come together in the face of daunting circumstances...

✨Learn more about the book & enter for a chance to win:
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
Orange background. Text at the top reads, “Enter for a chance to win!” Below is the book cover for The Amado Women by Désirée Zamorano. Lee & Low Books logo. Cover art copyright © 2025 by Ely Mellet.
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anitasanchezauthor.bsky.social @anitasanchezauthor.bsky.social · 24d
A Latina girl goes bird-listening #disability #inclusión #LCW2025 #latinoconservationweek @leeandlow.bsky.social
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 24d
✨To celebrate this incredible milestone, we're offering 25% off titles from the Children's Book Press imprint over at leeandlow.com! Just type in code CBP50 at checkout to claim the discount. Peruse all of the books on offer here: www.leeandlow.com/books/catego...
Text at the top reads, “¡Bravo! Celebrate 50 years of award-winning bilingual titles from Children’s Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books.” Below are the book covers for The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza; Quinito’s Neighborhood / El vecindario de Quinito; Rainbow Weaver / Tejadora del arcoíris; The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol; Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina; and Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia. In the bottom left corner is an illustration of Marisol McDonald holding a puppy. A green circle to the right of the illustration contains text that reads, “Use code CBP50 at leeandlow.com for 25% off Children’s Book Press titles.” Lee & Low Books logo. Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Sara Palacios.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 24d
📚The imprint continues to publish picture books featuring a wide range of diverse cultures, with an emphasis on high-quality bilingual titles and simultaneous English and Spanish editions.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 24d
🎉 Lee & Low is celebrating 50 years of Children's Book Press! Originally founded in 1975, Children’s Book Press was the first independent press in the U.S. to focus on publishing children’s literature by and about people of color. In 2012, Children’s Book Press became an imprint of Lee & Low.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 25d
🎉 #LatineHeritageMonth starts today! 🎉 To kick things off, we’re sharing 10 picture books that celebrate and uplift Latine voices (which, by the way, is something that should be done EVERY day)!

📚 Check them out here: www.instagram.com/p/DOoc_5dEWW...
Background is an illustration in hues of purple and turquoise depicting a little girl sitting between her father and mother as she points at a book with pages that are filled with butterflies. In the top left is an oval shape with text that reads, “10 Picture Books That Celebrate & Uplift Latine Voices.” Lee & Low Books logo. Illustration copyright © 2022 by Adriana M. Garcia.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 28d
🎉We're less than 3 days away from the start of Latine Heritage Month! Today we're sharing a few middle grade and young adult books that will help you celebrate.🎉

✨Visit our blog for Latine Heritage Month resources you can use this month and all year long! www.leeandlow.com/blog/latine-...
Yellow/orange background filled with illustrations of yellow and white flowers and green leaves. Text in the center sits against a white oval and reads, "Middle Grade & Young Adult Book Recs for Latine Heritage Month & Every Month!" Lee & Low Books logo. Illustrations copyright © 2023 by Jesús Sotés. Yellow/orange background with a white flower in the top right corner. Text at the top reads, “Middle Grade.” Below are the book covers for The Wind Called My Name; Julieta and the Diamond Enigma (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner); Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle; Miosotis Flores Never Forgets; On These Magic Shores (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner); and The Reel Wish (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner). At the bottom is a yellow flower with text next to it that reads, “= also available in Spanish!” Lee & Low Books logo. All cover art copyright © 2025 by Lee & Low Books. Yellow/orange background with a white flower in the top right corner. Text at the top reads, “Young Adult.” Below are the book covers for Summer of the Mariposas (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner); The Witch Owl Parliament (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner); Boys of the Beast; The Moonlit Vine (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner); Echoes of Grace; and Fall of the Fireflies (which has a yellow flower on its top right corner). At the bottom is a yellow flower with text next to it that reads, “= also available in Spanish!” Lee & Low Books logo. All cover art copyright © 2025 by Lee & Low Books.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · 29d
📚Author Sandra Samatte offers us a behind-the-scenes look on the creative process of the Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection, rooting each story in her lived experience as an Anishinaabe mother, educator, and author from Skownan First Nation.

✨Read the interview: www.leeandlow.com/blog/intervi...
Background is an illustration from Jan at Camp by Sandra Samatte, illustrated by Julian Grafenauer. The illustration depicts young Jan, her dad, and Elder Fran walking through a vibrant forest together. A quote towards the top reads, “For me, it was important that young readers see Indigenous families, children, and communities interacting with nature in contemporary settings. . . . The stories affirm that our Languages, Cultures, and Teachings are carried forward through relationships, and that connection to the Land continues to shape our identities.” The quote is attributed to Sandra Samatte, author of the Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection. Below the quote are the book covers for the five books in the series, Duck and Cub; Grandfather Rock; Jan at Camp; Rhett and Jett; and Tim and Robin. Logo for Bebop Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books in the bottom left corner. Illustrations copyright © 2025 by Julian Grafenauer.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · Sep 10
📚Developed by the American Institutes for Research, COLLTS is built on proven strategies that help multilingual learners thrive.

➡️Available in English or Spanish, this six-unit resource integrates easily with your existing curriculum. Learn more: www.leeandlow.com/educators/co...
COLLTS logo at the top. The logo consists of a galloping horse whose legs are intertwined through the acronym plus text that reads, “Cultivating Oral Language and Literacy Talent in Students.” To the right of the logo is an illustration of a Black man and his young son sitting in a chair and reading a book together. Text in the center reads, “A read-aloud-centered resource designed to support multilingual learners in preschool & kindergarten.” Below the text are screenshots of the various guides and handouts included in a COLLTS kit, as well as the cover for El sol del verano (Summer Sun Risin’) by W. Nikola-Lisa, illustrated by Don Tate. Illustrations copyright © 2002 by Don Tate.
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social · Sep 10
📚From Sept 8–14, when you buy books from Lee & Low Books, 50% of proceeds support Worldreader. Shop books today: www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=...
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