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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One Word from Sophia
by Jim Averbeck
Illustrator: Yasmeen Ismail
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/ Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4814-0514-0
Keywords: Diversity, Read-Aloud, Vocabulary, Family
Clever Ginny learns the importance of choosing the best word in order to make a compelling argument for what she wants. Watercolor and colored pencil illustrations.