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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Chengdu Could Not, Would Not Fall Asleep

written and illustrated by Barney Saltzberg

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2014

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books

ISBN: 978-1-4231-6721-1

Keywords: Sleep, Read-Aloud, Pandas, Bedtime

A young panda has difficulty sleeping. Simple rhythmic text with charcoal illustrations. An engaging read-aloud.