Lee & Low Books is an independent children's book publisher established in 1991 that specializes in diversity. They have won numerous awards for their middle grade and young adult titles that introduce children to different cultures from Asia and around the world. They publish bilingual stories, books for beginning readers, and titles that address important topics around social justice and the immigrant experience. Upcoming books in 2017 include graphic novels, novels in verse, and science fiction titles that continue promoting diversity.

1. Twenty-Six Years of
Independent Diverse Publishing

2. LEE & LOW BOOKS is an award-winning children’s
& YA book publisher specializing in diversity.
• Established in 1991
• Family-owned and independent: We make our
own decisions and publish what we want
• Awards include the Sibert Medal, Pura Belpré
Award, Coretta Scott King Award, Parents’
Choice Award, Jane Addams Children’s Book
Award, IRA Teachers’ Choice Award, Reading
Rainbow Book Selections, and many others

3. Middle grade and young adult titles
Introducing children to the cultures of Asia
Bilingual stories for everyone
Books for beginning readers, leveled by guided
reading level
IMPRINTS

5. Why are #ownvoices stories important?

6. New Voices Award New Visions Award
Writing Contests

7. New Voices Award New Visions Award
Writing Contests
Contests open June 1!
FOR MORE INFORMATION
https://www.leeandlow.com/writers-illustrators/new-voices-award
https://www.leeandlow.com/writers-illustrators/new-visions-award

8. Mamá the Alien
Mamá la extraterrestre
by René Colato Laínez, illus. by Laura
Lacámara
A sweet and timely celebration of family and
the path to citizenship.
✪ “A delightful, original, clever, purposeful,
multicultural alien tale.”
—starred review, Kirkus Reviews
ages 6-10, 32 pages
$17.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-89239-298-8
Summer 2016

9. from Mamá the Alien

10. The Three Lucys
by Hayan Charara, illus. by Sara Kahn
In this gentle story, a young boy worries
about his cats when he is displaced from his
home during war in Lebanon.
“A quiet and hopeful exploration of conflict,
grief, and healing.”
—The Horn Book Magazine
ages 7-12, 40 pages
$18.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-60060-998-5
Fall 2016

11. from The Three Lucys

12. Martí’s Song for Freedom/
Martí y sus versos por la
independencia
by Emma Otheguy, illus. by Beatriz Vidal
A gorgeous biography in verse of Cuban
poet José Martí, who dedicated his life to
freedom for Cuba and for the people
enslaved there.
✪ “Spotlights a steadfast hero and brilliant
writer still worth admiring today.”
—starred review, Kirkus Reviews
ages 7-12, 32 pages
$17.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-89239-375-6
release date: July 2017

13. from Martí’s Song for Freedom

14. Take a Picture of Me,
James VanDerZee
by Andrea Loney, illus. by Keith Mallett
A biography of James VanDerZee, an
innovative photographer whose work
captured Black life during the Harlem
Renaissance.
ages 7-11, 40 pages
$18.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-260-8
release date: July 2017

15. from Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee

16. Step Up to the Plate,
Maria Singh
by Uma Krishnaswami
As World War II winds down, nine-year-old
Maria Singh longs to play softball in this
diverse twist on A League of Their Own.
“Readers just might stand up and cheer at
the top of their lungs.”
—Mike Jung, author of Unidentified
Suburban Object
ages 8-12, 288 pages
$16.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-60060-261-0
release date: May 2017

17. The Killer of Enemies trilogy
by Joseph Bruchac
This post-apocalyptic trilogy with a steampunk twist explores
the future through the eyes of Lozen,
an Apache teenager who hunts monsters.
$11.99 paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62014-276-9
• YALSA Top Ten Quick
Picks for Reluctant
Readers
• American Indian Youth
Literature Award
$19.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-261-5
$19.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-330-8
Out in May 2017

18. Ahimsa
by Supriya Kelkar
New Visions Award winner Supriya Kelkar
shines a light on the Indian freedom
movement in this poignant debut middle
grade novel.
ages 8-12, 304 pages
$17.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-356-8
release date: September 2017

19. Rebel Seoul
by Axie Oh
K-dramas meet Pacific Rim in this sci-fi
thriller set in futuristic Seoul.
When Jaewon is assigned to partner with
Tera, a human supersoldier, he must decide
where he stands: with the rebels, or with a
government that claims it will end all war.
ages 12 and up, 400 pages
$19.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-299-8
release date: September 2017

20. I Am Alfonso Jones
by Tony Medina, illus. by Stacey Robinson
and John Jennings
The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in
this unflinching graphic novel about the
aftermath of a young man killed by an off-
duty policy officer.
ages 11 and up, 176 pages
$16.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62014-263-9
release date: September 2017

21. from I Am Alfonso Jones

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