
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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Buddy and Earl
by Maureen Fergus
Illustrator: Carey Sookocheff
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
ISBN: 978-1-55498-712-2
Keywords: Imagination, Mischief, Friendship
A dog and a hedgehog forge a joyous friendship and banish boredom using their imaginations. Exuberant watercolors.