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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Hilo: Saving the Whole Wide World
written and illustrated by Judd Winick
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-385-38623-4
Keywords: Extraterrestrial Beings, Graphic format, Friendship, Robots
ARC Hilo and his friends D.J., Gina, and Lisa team up with warrior cat Polly to stop strange creatures and robots from other dimensions from destroying the world. Brightly colored graphics.