Lee & Low Books

Founded in 1991 by Philip Lee and Tom Low, our original eponymous imprint publishes fiction and nonfiction children’s books ranging from board books and picture books to chapter books. This imprint does not publish animal, folktale, or anthropomorphic stories. On our debut list was Baseball Saved Us, which was the first-ever picture book about Japanese concentration camps. It helped define us as a risk-taker when it comes to subject matter and set the standard for many of the books we have published since then. Over the years, Lee & Low Books has earned a reputation for high-quality, groundbreaking books for young readers, with many of our titles winning major awards and honors.

 

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  • Front cover for Edie for Equality by Michael Genhart and Cheryl Thuesday
    Edie for Equality
    Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love
    By Michael Genhart, Cheryl Thuesday
    Hardcover: $20.95
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    Edie for Equality

    Edie for Equality

    Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love
    By Michael Genhart, Cheryl Thuesday
    This is a story about a great injustice and how Edie Windsor boldly stood up for what was right and went up against the highest court in the United States.

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  • Front cover for A Sky That Sings by Anita Sanchez; George Steele and Emily Mendoza
    A Sky That Sings
    By Anita Sanchez, George Steele, Emily Mendoza
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    A Sky That Sings

    A Sky That Sings

    By Anita Sanchez, George Steele, Emily Mendoza
    Mia, a blind girl who enjoys identifying birds by their distinct calls and songs, leads her aunt through the park on a bird-listening adventure!

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  • Front cover for Semillas de cambio by Jen Cullerton Johnson and Sonia Lynn Sadler
    Semillas de cambio
    Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)
    By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
    Paperback: $13.95
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    Semillas de cambio

    Semillas de cambio

    Sembrando un camino hacia la paz (Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace)
    By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler
    Una biografía ilustrada de la científica Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana (y la primera ambientalista) en ganar el Premio Nobel de la Paz por su trabajo sembrando árboles en su Kenia natal.

    A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman--and first environmentalist--to win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees in her native Kenya.

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  • Front cover for The Home We Make by Maham Khwaja and Daby Zainab Faidhi
    The Home We Make
    By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab Faidhi
    Hardcover: $21.95
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    The Home We Make

    The Home We Make

    By Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab Faidhi
    A moving story about a young girl and her family who are forced to flee their beloved home after violence erupts all around them, and their journey to make a new sense of home.

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  • Front cover for La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong by Paula Yoo; Eida del Risco and Lin Wang
    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong
    (The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)
    By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del Risco
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    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong

    La historia de la estrella de cine Anna May Wong

    (The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong)
    By Paula Yoo, Lin Wang, Eida del Risco
    Esta entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Anna May Wong, cuya carrera pionera en Hollywood creó un nuevo camino para generaciones de actores asíatico-americanos.

    This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.

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  • Front cover for La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis by Kathleen Benson; Jim Haskins and Aaron Boyd
    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis
    (The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)
    By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del Risco
    Paperback: $11.95
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    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis

    La historia del héroe de los derechos civiles John Lewis

    (The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis)
    By Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins, Aaron Boyd, Enrique del Risco
    Esta nueva entrada en la innovadora series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en John Lewis, un líder del movimiento de los derechos civiles en los años 1960 y un congresista venerado hasta hoy en día.

    This new entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and a revered Congressman today.

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  • Front cover for Our Celebración! by Susan Middleton Elya and Ana Aranda
    Our Celebración!
    By Susan Middleton Elya, Ana Aranda
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    Our Celebración!

    Our Celebración!

    By Susan Middleton Elya, Ana Aranda
    A delightful rhyming romp through the festivities of a small town's summer parade and celebration, written in English with Spanish words sprinkled throughout.

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  • Front cover for The Echo People by SD Youngwolf and Shonto Begay
    The Echo People
    By SD Youngwolf, Shonto Begay
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    The Echo People

    The Echo People

    By SD Youngwolf, Shonto Begay
    Hardcover available September 2, 2025

    A thought-provoking picture book about the ways we create our own realities through the words and actions that we put out into the world.

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  • Front cover for La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee) by Paula Yoo; Claudia Oemer and Dom Lee
    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)
    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia Oemer
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    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)

    La historia del clavadista olímpico Sammy Lee (The Story of Olympic Diver Sammy Lee)

    By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee, Claudia Oemer
    Paperback available October 7, 2025

    Esta cautivadora entrada en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Sammy Lee, un clavadista coreanoamericano que fue el primer asiaticoestadounidense a ganar una medalla de oro en las olimpiadas.

    This compelling entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Sammy Lee, a Korean American diver who became the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal.

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  • Front cover for La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai) by Jen Cullerton Johnson; Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz and Sonia Lynn Sadler
    La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)
    By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
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    La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)

    La historia de la ambientalista Wangari Maathai (The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai)

    By Jen Cullerton Johnson, Sonia Lynn Sadler, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
    Paperback available October 7, 2025

    Esta entrada inspiradora en la series de "Historia" de libros por capítulos biográficos se enfoca en Wangari Maathai, la primera mujer africana, y ambientalista, a ganar el Premio Nobel de Paz.

    This inspiring entry in the "Story of" line of chapter-book biographies features Wangari Maathai, the first African woman, and environmentalist, to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • Front covernull for La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison
    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón
    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
    Paperback: $13.95
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    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
    Galardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.

    Recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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  • Front cover for Fresh Juice by Robert Liu-Trujillo and Robert Liu-Trujillo
    Fresh Juice
    By Robert Liu-Trujillo
    Hardcover: $19.95
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    Fresh Juice

    Fresh Juice

    By Robert Liu-Trujillo
    What makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots... collards... cayenne... and community!

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  • Front cover for Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth; Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth
    Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico
    (Parrots Over Puerto Rico)
    By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore
    Paperback: $14.95
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    Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico

    Cotorras sobre Puerto Rico

    (Parrots Over Puerto Rico)
    By Susan L. Roth, Cindy Trumbore
    Un libro ilustrado de no ficción sobre la historia de Puerto Rico y la cotorra puertorriqueña, que se recuperó del borde de la extinción.

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  • Front cover for El frasco de Juna by Jane Park and Felicia Hoshino
    El frasco de Juna
    (Juna's Jar)
    By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
    Paperback: $12.95
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    El frasco de Juna

    El frasco de Juna

    (Juna's Jar)
    By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
    Ganador del premio New Voices de Lee & Low, El frasco de Juna es una conmovedora y caprichosa celebración de la amistad y el poder de la imaginación.

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  • Front cover for Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother) by Kyle Lukoff; Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz and Kaylani Juanita
    Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)
    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
    Paperback: $12.95
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    Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)

    Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)

    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
    Este dulce y pionero libro ilustrado, ganador del Premio de Libro Stonewall 2020, celebra los cambios en la vida de un niño transgénero: desde su anunció que era trans hasta su preparación para ser un hermano mayor.

    This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.

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  • Front cover for She Was the First! by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Eric Velasquez
    She Was the First!
    The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
    Hardcover: $20.95
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    She Was the First!

    She Was the First!

    The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Eric Velasquez
    A timely, inspiring picture book biography of the dynamic twentieth-century educator, activist, and politician Shirley Chisholm.

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    When Aidan Became a Brother
    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
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    When Aidan Became a Brother

    When Aidan Became a Brother

    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
    This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.

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  • Front cover for Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! by Andrea J. Loney and Keith Mallett
    Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
    By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
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    Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

    Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

    By Andrea J. Loney, Keith Mallett
    A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.

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  • Front cover for In the Time of the Drums by Kim L. Siegelson and Brian Pinkney
    In the Time of the Drums
    By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian Pinkney
    Paperback: $11.95
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    In the Time of the Drums

    In the Time of the Drums

    By Kim L. Siegelson, Brian Pinkney
    Mentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.

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  • Front cover for Mama and Papa Have a Store by Amelia Lau Carling and Amelia Lau Carling
    Mama and Papa Have a Store
    By Amelia Lau Carling
    Paperback: $11.95
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    Mama and Papa Have a Store

    Mama and Papa Have a Store

    By Amelia Lau Carling
    A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

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