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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Ways To Make "Sunshine"
Renée Watson
Illustrator: Nina Mata
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
ISBN: 978-1-5476-0056-4
Keywords: diversity, economic stress, friendship
Recently, Ryan and her African-American family have experienced some hard times, but this tight-knit family knows how to navigate changes. Cheerful black-and-white spot illustrations.