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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Imagine!
written and illustrated by Raúl Colón
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4814-6273-0
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Imagination, Wordless books, Art museums
A boy visits a museum where the figures in paintings come alive. Together, they leave the museum, spending the day visiting New York City. Soft watercolor and pencil illustrations.