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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Walk on the Wild Side

written and illustrated by Nicholas Oldland

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2015

Publisher: Kids Can Press

ISBN: 978-1-77138-109-3

Keywords: Friendship, Read-Aloud, Competition

Three friends, a moose, a bear, and a beaver, decide that helping each other is more satisfying than winning a race. Expressive photoshopped artwork.