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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Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott
Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler
Illustrator: Melissa Sweet
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House
ISBN: 978-0-525-64811-6
Keywords: Down Syndrome, sisters, twins, deaf artists, women artists
After 35 years in an institution, a woman with Down syndrome was rescued by her twin and becomes a renowned fiber artist. Mixed media.