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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Cricket in the Thicket
by Carol Murray
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Ages: 6+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9818-1
Keywords: Insects, Humor, STEM
Spiders, bees, butterflies, bugs, and the cockroach are celebrated in brief, humorous verse accompanied by lively eye-catching illustrations in watercolor and mixed media. Back matter.