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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You Are My Friend
by Aimee Reid
Illustrator: Matt Phelan
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Abrams BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3617-9
Keywords: Mental Health, Social/Emotional Learning, Childhood illness, Bullying, self esteem, Self-esteem
This fictionalized account describes how Freddie Rogers grew up to be Mr. Rogers, the beloved host of a children's show. Pencil and watercolor illustrations.