Lee & Low Books

06/30/2025

📚Check out these early readers ft. food! DYK? Bebop Books® is our exclusive imprint that publishes content-rich books that support early literacy learning in English & Spanish for emergent & early readers!

✨Want to chat about getting Bebop Books® into your classroom? Email [email protected]!

06/27/2025

📚Lee & Low is ready for ! Stop by booth #313 this weekend for signings, swag, giveaways, and more!

06/26/2025

📚Missed our Fall 2025 Seasonal Showcase? No problem! Check out the recording to learn about all of the exciting titles we have coming soon. Plus, hear from award-winning authors Lulu Delacre and Guadalupe García McCall talk about their upcoming books! (Visit the link in the comments to watch!)

06/26/2025

📚Will we see you at ALA this weekend??

06/25/2025

📚In our most recent guest post on the Open Book Blog, Cynthia Weill, author of the Mexican Folk Art series, talks about the rich artistry of Oaxaca, Mexico, and how it manifests in her latest book, !Tocamos!: Mexican Folk Art Music Makers in English and Spanish. (🔗 to blog post in the comments!)

06/24/2025

🌊Dive into this summer with this list of recommendations from Lee & Low!

📚Which one will you be picking up for the young reader(s) in your life? Or, perhaps, adding to your own ?

06/23/2025

🚨There's just ONE WEEK left to submit your picture book manuscript to Lee & Low's New Voices Award writing contest! We're looking for unpublished authors of color or Indigenous/Native writers hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time.

📚Don’t miss out on having your work considered by a publisher that takes pride in nurturing new talent! (Link to enter in the comments!)

06/20/2025

Today is World Refugee Day. Today and everyday, we support the plight of refugees all over the world who are forced to leave their beloved homes to escape violence and discrimination. Refugees are people who leave their homes not because they want to, but because they have to in order to preserve their own safety and the safety of those they love.

Boy, Everywhere and Kicked Out are stories of survival, of family and friendship, and of bravery and longing. Perfect for starting conversations with middle grade readers, these companion novels will give insight into how refugees are just like us...and how they can be any one of us.

06/19/2025

🎉Juneteenth is a nationally recognized holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Celebrate Black history and Black joy with these picture book recommendations, and make sure to share these titles with young readers not just on June 19, but all year long!

06/18/2025

📚We can’t wait to see you at the American Library Association Annual Conference next week in Philadelphia! Visit us at Booth #313 for ARC giveaways & signings, and be sure to mark your calendars for this line-up of incredible kidlit programming, too!

06/18/2025

06/16/2025

Lee & Low Books in collaboration with First Nation-owned Indigenous Education Press will publish the Drumbeat Decodable Book Collection, a groundbreaking series designed to strengthen reading skills. The series will release on August 5, 2025 — just in time for the new school year.

In addition to being highly decodable, child-centered, and contemporary, this collection marks the first Indigenous authored and illustrated phonics titles available in the US.

“Partnering with Lee & Low was a natural fit because of our shared commitment to diversity in children’s publishing,” said Achilles Gentle, Owner of GoodMinds.com. “Bringing the Drumbeat Decodable series to the US means reaching more young readers with stories that not only teach foundational literacy skills but also celebrate the rich cultures and voices that shape our world.”

Visit the 🔗 in the comments to check out the full press release and learn more about the series.