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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Building Books
by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Illustrator: Brianne Farley
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2018
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-5247-7367-0
Keywords: Building blocks, Library, Diversity - illustrations, Problem solving, hobbies, Siblings
Can two siblings, a sister who prefers building and a brother who prefers reading, embrace each other's interest? Animated illustrations highlight gender-stereotype role reversal.