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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When Otis Courted Mama
by Kathi Appelt
Illustrator: Jill McElmurry
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt BFYR
ISBN: 978-0-15-216688-5
Keywords: Divorce, Read-Aloud
Set in New Mexico, a young coyote learns to accept his divorced mother's suitor. Gouache illustrations portray the southwestern desert.