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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The Sleeping Gypsy
written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
Ages: 6+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-2142-8
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In Henri Rousseau's famous painting, a girl sleeps in the desert protected by a lion. How did this painting come to be? Digitally augmented acrylic illustrations.