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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Raj the Bookstore Tiger

written by Kathleen T. Pelley

Illustrator: Paige Keiser

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2011

Publisher: Charlesbridge

ISBN: 978-1-58089-230-8

Keywords: Cats

A happy cat's life in a bookstore is interrupted by the arrival of Snowball, a second cat. Soft watercolor and pencil illustrations move the story along.