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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Blooming Beneath the Sun
poetry by Christina Rossetti
Illustrator: Ashley Bryan
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-4092-0
Keywords: Sound, Animals, Nursery Rhymes, Picture Books for Older Readers, Imagination, Read-Aloud
Elegant rhythmic poems describe the world around us and stimulate the imagination. Brilliantly colored, dynamic cut paper collage illustrations.