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 Green Becomes Tomatoes

by Julie Fogliano

Illustrator: Julie Morstad

Ages: 6+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-59643-852-1

Keywords: Seasons, Diversity

A diverse cast of children, depicted in gouache and pen-and-ink illustrations, record their joyful interaction with the seasons. Free verse and haiku, through a diary-style format.