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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Nobody Likes a Goblin
written and illustrated by Ben Hatke
Ages: 6+
Published: 2016
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-62672-081-7
Keywords: Read-Aloud
A tale of friendship cleverly twists bad guys into good guys. Flowing full-color mixed-media illustrations add to the merry chase.