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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Lift
Minh Le
Illustrator: Dan Santat
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2020
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
ISBN: 9781368036924
Keywords: sibling rivalry, families, imagination, social/emotional learning
The exuberant emotional maturing of a little girl is shown through the power of her imagination and an elevator button. Practically text-free, a graphic picture book of wonder.