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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Across the Bay
written and illustrated by Carlos Aponte
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Penguin Workshop/Penguin YR/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-5247-8662-5
Keywords: Read Aloud, Diversity, Family, Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, a young boy sets out to find his father, then comes to appreciate the home and family he has. Appealing colorful illustrations.