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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Caterpillar Summer
by Gillian McDunn
Illustrator: Alisa Coburn
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
ISBN: 978-1-68119-743-2
Keywords: Grandparents, Single-parent family, Autism spectrum
After their father dies, Cat is responsible for her brother, Chicken, who is on the spectrum. Only when she meets their grandparents does she get to be a child again. Intermittent black-and-white illustrations.