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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Fish for Jimmy
written and illustrated by Katie Yamasaki
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-2375-0
Keywords: Picture Book for Older Readers, Diversity, World War II, Siblings
When Taro and his family are forced to move to a Japanese Internment camp, Taro finds a way to help his unhappy brother. Expressive acrylic illustrations.