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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I Promise
written and illustrated by David McPhail
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2017
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-29787-5
Keywords: Bears, Promises
In this warm and loving dialogue, a mother bear explains to her baby the concept of “promises to keep.” Exquisite pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations.