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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Pencil: A Story with a Point
by Ann Ingalls
Illustrator: Dean Griffiths
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Pajama Press
ISBN: 978-1-77278-047-5
Keywords: Puns, Friendship, Diversity, Imagination
Pencil is exiled after Jackson, a young black boy, gets a tablet. But Pencil and his junk-drawer friends make a case for hands-on creativity. Playful digitally created illustrations.