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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Nana Akua Goes to School
Tricia Elam Walker
Illustrator: April Harrison
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/Random House Imprint
ISBN: 978-0-525-58113-0
Keywords: Family, School, Antiracism
Zura introduces her beloved West African grandmother to her classmates, and everyone learns something about beauty and kindness. Jewel-toned illustrations that resemble fabric envelop the characters.