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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Almost Time
Gary D. Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2020
Publisher: Clarion Books/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-544-78581-6
Keywords: Patience; Maple Sugar; Teeth; Fathers and sons
Young Ethan must be patient as he waits for the sap to run and for his loose tooth to fall. Expressive digitally colored illustrations.