Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).

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If You Were My Baby

by Fran Hodgkins

Illustrator: Laura J. Bryant

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2005

Publisher: Dawn Publications

ISBN: 1-58469-075-5

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Poignant, lyrical text and illustrations highlight the ways a human parent would nurture specific animals, including his own child. A classic!