
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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The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle
by Christopher Healy
Illustrator: Todd Harris
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-211845-5
Keywords: Fairy Tales, Adventure, princes
The League of Princes has a simple plan: stop the wedding between Prince Liam and Briar Rose. Trolls, an eleven-year-old king, and an ancient gemstone complicate matters. Detailed, expressive drawings.