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).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Malcolm at Midnight
by W. H. Beck
Illustrator: Brian Lies
Ages: 9+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-547-68100-9
Keywords:
A small rat, posing as a classroom pet mouse, proves himself to be a “critter of valor and merit.” This exciting, satisfying animal mystery deserves a sequel. Black-and-white pencil and powdered graphite illustrations.