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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Papa, Daddy, & Riley
Seamus Kirst
Illustrator: Devon Holzwarth
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Magination Press
ISBN: 978-1-4338-3239-0
Keywords: LGBTQ family
A classmate pressures a young girl to name which of her two dads is her real dad. A loving message, accompanied by colorful watercolor illustrations, offer a satisfying conclusion.