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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Just Like Me
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
ISBN: 978-1-525-5809-0
Keywords: Diversity; Read-Aloud; Social/Emotional Learning; Imagination
Simple, upbeat poems foster appreciation for what it is like to be a girl. Brightly colored mixed-media drawings convey warmth and humor within diverse contexts.