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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Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover
by Audrey Penn
Illustrator: Barbara L. Gibson
Ages: 6+
Published: 2017
Publisher: Tanglewood Pub. Co.
ISBN: 978-1-939100-11-5
Keywords: Sleepovers, Nocturnal animals, Read-Aloud
Chester Raccoon misses his mother during his first “overday” sleepover. Chester's mother reassures him that he was missed too. Expressive color illustrations.