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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Mossy
written and illustrated by Jan Brett
Ages: 6+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Putnam/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-399-25782-7
Keywords: Turtles, Nature
A turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is caught and put in a nature museum. Realizing that she is sad, Tory arranges for her to go back to her Lilypad Pond. Watercolor and gouache illustrations.