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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Penelope Crumb Never Forgets
by Shawn K. Stout
Illustrator: Valeria Docampo
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Philomel/Penguin
ISBN: 978-0-399-25729-2
Keywords: Remembering, Loss
When a quirky spirited girl establishes her ultra museum of Forget-Me-Notters, her choice of items to represent her loved ones causes havoc. Black-and-white puppet-like illustrations.