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Lee & Low Books is an independent children’s book publisher whose mission is to address the needs of children and teens from underrepresented communities by providing culturally authentic titles that all readers can enjoy. Picture books, early readers, and chapter books are published under the Lee & Low Books, Shen’s Books, Children’s Book Press, and Cinco Puntos Press imprints. Middle-grade and young adult novels are published under the Tu Books and Cinco Puntos Press imprints. To see the kind of books we publish, please explore our website, check out The Open Book Blog, or download our catalog.