2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
Lee & Low Books is committed to publishing culturally authentic and people-centered stories to be read all year long. We hope you read diverse books with young people everyday. We recognize there are additional special opportunities throughout the year to highlight diverse stories, voices, and creators. Here’s a starter list of read aloud titles for grades K–5 to keep students engaged with outstanding diverse literature throughout the year.
Want a complete list of books for any of these special celebrations? Have additional celebrations, themes, or identityawareness your school or program is looking for? Please reach out at quotes@leeandlow.com.
Happy reading!
SEPTEMBER Back to school, First Day of School
• Elizabeti’s School
• David’s Drawings
• Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
• Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera
• Closet Ghosts
OCTOBER Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
• Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando
• Rainbow Weaver / Tejedora del arcoíris
• El cuarto turquesa / The Turquoise Room
• Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask
• Parrots Over Puerto Rico
NOVEMBER Native American Heritage Month
• Nibi’s Water Song
• The People Shall Continue
• Where Wonder Grows
• Crazy Horse’s Vision
• When the Shadbush Blooms
DECEMBER Winter Holidays, Winter
• Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
• The Road to Santiago
• Christmas Makes Me Think
• Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno
• The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos
JANUARY Lunar New Year, New Year, MLK Day of Service
• Every Month is a New Year
• My Magic Wand
• A Full Moon is Rising
• Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
• The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
FEBRUARY Black History Month
• Magic Like That
• Marvelous Mabel: Figure Skating Superstar
• Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
• Dream Builder
• Bottle Tops: The Art of El Anatsui
MARCH Women’s History Month, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Benji, The Bad Day, and Me
• She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
• The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong
• Catching the Moon
• The Story of Environmentalist Wangari Maathai
APRIL Poetry Month, Earth Day
• Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
• Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World
• Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas’ Sproutings
• Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua sube
• Call Me Tree / Llámame Árbol
MAY AAPI Heritage Month, Mother’s Day, Mental Health Awareness Month
• Ten Blocks to the Big Wok
• Bonnie’s Rocket
• Juna and Appa
• Ghosts for Breakfast
• Cora Cooks Pancit
JUNE Last Day of School, Juneteenth, Pride, Summer Reading
• Galápagos Girl / Galapagueña
• Juneteenth Jamboree
• The Electric Slide and Kai
• I Can Be . . . Me!
• The Hula Hoopin’ Queen
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