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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The Man From the Land of Fandango
by Margaret Mahy
Illustrator: Polly Dunbar
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2012
Publisher: Clarion/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-547-81988-4
Keywords: Fantasy, Humor, Rhymes
A fun-loving man breaks out of a drawing and bounces along with two children to encounter a set of whimsical animals. Exuberant watercolor collage illustrations.