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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Ode to an Onion
by Alexandria Giardino
Illustrator: Felicita Sala
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Cameron Kids/Cameron & Co.
ISBN: 978-1-944903-34-3
Keywords: Poem, Picture Book for Older Readers, Inspiration
Pablo Neruda's spirits uplifted by the optimism of a friend while visiting her garden are imagined as the inspiration for his poem. Evocative, bold, colorful motifs. Endnotes.