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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Elvis
written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9447-3
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Poverty, Music, Shyness
Elvis's shyness, poor white upbringing, and the mix of black and white music that moved him, are narrated in simple verse. Lovely photo collages painted with oil.