15 Books in this collection
New Voices Award Winners & Honors Collection
Established in 2000, the New Voices Award is an annual award given by LEE & LOW BOOKS to an unpublished author of color for a picture book manuscript. The award was established to combat the low numbers of authors of color in children’s book publishing and to help new authors break into the field.
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As Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezAs Fast As Words Could Fly
By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric VelasquezView DetailsThe story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.
Bird
By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra StricklandBird
By Kristin Rosetta Elliott Hood, Shadra StricklandView DetailsIn this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.
Finding the Music / En pos de la música
By Jennifer Torres, Renato AlarcãoFinding the Music / En pos de la música
By Jennifer Torres, Renato AlarcãoView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. In this cheerful book, a determined Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and ventures into her community to find someone who can fix the instrument, leading her to discover his legacy as a mariachi player.
Ghosts for Breakfast
By Stanley Todd Terasaki, Shelly ShinjoGhosts for Breakfast
By Stanley Todd Terasaki, Shelly ShinjoView DetailsWhen the Troublesome Triplets complain that they have seen ghosts in Farmer Tanaka's field, Papa sets off with his son to hunt the ghosts in this fun story set in 1920s California.
It Jes' Happened
When Bill Traylor Started to DrawBy Don Tate, R. Gregory ChristieView DetailsThe inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama.
Janna and the Kings
By Patricia Smith, Aaron BoydPaperback: $10.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageJanna and the Kings
By Patricia Smith, Aaron BoydView DetailsSaturdays are special for Janna. That's when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together.
Juna's Jar
By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoJuna's Jar
By Jane Park, Felicia HoshinoView DetailsAfter Juna's best friend moves away, Juna, an imaginative Korean American girl, goes on magical adventures by way of her special kimchi jar.
Love Twelve Miles Long
By Glenda Armand, Colin BootmanLove Twelve Miles Long
By Glenda Armand, Colin BootmanView DetailsA moving story about young Frederick Douglass and his mother, who walks twelve miles at night from a nearby plantation to visit him.
Raymond's Perfect Present
By Therese On Louie, Suling WangRaymond's Perfect Present
By Therese On Louie, Suling WangView DetailsWhen he tries to surprise his sick mother with flowers that he grew, a Chinese American boy receives a nice surprise of his own.
Seaside Dream
By Janet Costa Bates, Lambert DavisSeaside Dream
By Janet Costa Bates, Lambert DavisView DetailsIn this tender story of immigration, a young girl finds a way to give her grandmother the perfect present and the courage to plan a trip to her home country, Cape Verde.
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee StoryBy Paula Yoo, Dom LeePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee StoryBy Paula Yoo, Dom LeeView DetailsThe inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith MallettTake a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!
By Andrea J. Loney, Keith MallettView DetailsA biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Blue Roses
By Linda Boyden, Amy CórdovaPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Blue Roses
By Linda Boyden, Amy CórdovaView DetailsA modern-day Native American girl learns to understand the cycle of life after her grandfather dies.
The Electric Slide and Kai
By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell JohnsonThe Electric Slide and Kai
By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell JohnsonView DetailsKai is the only member of his family who can't get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Kai is determined to bust a move in this fun and sweet celebration of African American families.
The Three Lucys
By Hayan Charara, Sara KahnThe Three Lucys
By Hayan Charara, Sara KahnView DetailsAfter a young Lebanese boy loses one of his beloved cats when his village comes under attack, he must learn to cope with loss and hope for a peaceful future.
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