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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Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief
by Caroline McAlister
Illustrator: Donald Hendricks
Ages: 6+
Published: 2010
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-57091-729-5
Keywords: Renaissance
A clever young woman rescues her boyfriend after he steals a sprig of Duke Cosimo de' Medici's jasmine plant. Based on a legend. Detailed colored pencil drawings.