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Lee & Low Books is an independent children's book publisher focusing on diversity. ==History== Lee & Low was founded in 1991 by Chinese Americans Tom Low and Philip Lee as a children's book publisher specializing in books featuring people of color and one of the few minority-owned publishing companies in the United States.〔"Descubriendo el sabor: Spanish Bilingual Book Publishing and Cultural Authenticity," (''Multicultural Review,'' ) Winter 2007〕 Low says, "There was a void in children's books. Most of the books were targeted to Caucasians or contained animals or fairy tales. There was nothing dealing with contemporary issues and people of color.".〔"Trailblazers: A Storybook Tale," (''Audrey / The Asian American Women's Lifestyle Magazine,'' ) June/July 2007.〕 Lee & Low published its first list in 1993 and immediately gained attention when its first book, ''Baseball Saved Us'' was given a full-page review in ''The New York Times Book Review.''〔(Children's Books: ''Baseball Saved Us, The New York Times Book Review'' ) Accessed April 2, 2009〕 In 1997, founder Tom Low's sons, Jason Low and Craig Low, joined Lee & Low, and in 2004, founder Philip Lee retired.〔(About Us ) Accessed April 1, 2009〕 Lee & Low Books publishes primarily picture books, but in recent years has also published a small number of middle grade and young adult titles. In January 2012, Lee & Low Books acquired the backlist titles of the now-defunct non-profit publisher, Children's Book Press, as well as the latter's existing contracts with authors and illustrators, with the name itself being revived as an imprint of Lee & Low Books.〔() Accessed March 2, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee & Low Books」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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