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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Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts (Fizz series)
by Lesley Gibbes
Illustrator: Stephen Michael King
Ages: 6+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Kane Miller/EDC
ISBN: 978-1-61067-612-0
Keywords: Bullying, Transitional Book, Dogs
Engaging pen-and-ink drawings dot this transitional reader about a lap dog who longs to be a rough, tough police dog. First in a new series.