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 Beginner's Guide to Running Away from Home
by Jennifer Larue Huget
Illustrator: Red Nose Studio
Ages: 6+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-375-86739-2
Keywords: Siblings, Jealousy, Family
Frustrated with your family? Thinking of running away? Here are step by step instructions, including reasons to come back home. Brilliantly detailed, three-dimensional illustrations.