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The Staff of LEE & LOW Walks 12 Miles
Four brave desk jockeys set out to see what it is like to walk twelve miles through the streets of New York City.
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Video Interview with Christy Hale about the East-West House
Author/illustrator Christy Hale discusses the motivation and process behind her book, The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan.
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Inside the Artists' Studio with Ted and Betsy Lewin
Author/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin invite us inside their Brooklyn studio to talk about their book, Balarama.
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Paula Yoo talks about her book Shining Star
Being a Film Pioneer is Not An Easy Role to Play. Starring Anna May Wong. A picture book biography written by Paula Yoo.
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2013 New Voices Award Winners
Sylvia Liu of Virginia Beach, Virginia is the winner of our fourteenth annual New Voices Award.
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2019 New Voices Award Winner
Belen Medina Cabot of San Francisco, California, is an honor winner of the company’s twentieth annual New Voices Award.
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2002 New Voices Award Winners
Adrienne Lorraine Bayton of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the winner of our third annual New Voices Honor Award.
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Books to Celebrate the Olympics
Celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games and the recent addition of breaking as an Olympic sport with books that highlight a diverse cast of athletes and trailblazers!
Breaking to the Beat!
By Linda J. AcevedoIllustrated by Frank Mo...
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Read & Uplift Asian Stories
This month and every month, we hope you’ll join us in honoring and celebrating Asian creators with stories both old and new.
Picture Books
Bonnie’s Rocket
By Emeline LeeIllustrated by Alina Chau
“In a fres...
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NEW VISIONS AWARD: Now Accepting Submission!
Do you or someone you know write for middle grade or young adult readers? Are you an unpublished writer of color or Indigenous/Native writer hoping to break into the publishing industry for the first time?
Don’t miss this terrific opportuni...
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WHERE IS THE DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING? THE 2023 DIVERSITY BASELINE SURVEY RESULTS
The 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey (DBS) was created by Lee & Low Books with co-authors Laura M. Jiménez, PhD, Boston University College of Education & Human Development Language and Literacy; Betsy Beckert, PhD candidate, Boston Universi...
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NEW RESOURCE: AAPI Book List
High-quality Asian American and Pacific Islander Books (AAPI) help build and affirm a child’s identity and culture. Lee & Low Books is proud to be a 100% Asian American-owned company, and we commit to publishing books by AAPI creators that...
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Books for AAPI Heritage Month
As we enter Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we want to honor and celebrate AAPI creators and stories both new and old. Read books by AAPI authors and illustrators, uplift AAPI voices, and support AAPI activists and organizers ...
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Nonfiction for International Women’s Day 2023
Happy International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month to all who identify as women! Share these nonfiction stories with readers of all ages as you highlight modern and historic women this month.
NEW Releases
Marvelous...
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
Today marks the 20th anniversary of picture book Lakas and the Manilatown Fish / Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown from the all Filipino-American creative team of author Anthony D. Robles , illustrator Carl Angel, and designer Lucile Tenazas. Set...
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Honoring My Grandfather: Recognizing and Preserving My Asian American Heritage: A Guest Post by Emel
In this guest post, author Emeline Lee pays tribute to her engineer and storyteller grandfather in her debut picture book. Bonnie’s Rocket will be published October 18 and is available for pre-order now.
As a child, I loved listen...
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A Q&A with Juna and Appa Author Jane Park
Today on the blog, we’re sharing a Q&A conducted with Jane Park, the author of Juna and Appa.
Lee & Low: Your first picture book, Juna’s Jar, was inspired by you and your husband’s shared childhood experiences o...
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