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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I Am the Storm
Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Illustrator: Kristen Howdeshell and Kevin Howdeshell
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: RISE x Penguin Workshop, PRH
ISBN: 978-0-5932-2275-1
Keywords: natural disasters, reassurance . empowerment, survival
What is it like to live through a tornado, blizzard, forest fire, or hurricane? Calming lyrical text and vivid illustrations capture children's experiences of extreme weather and its aftermath. Back matter.