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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Cot in the Living Room, The
Hilda Eunice Burgos
Illustrator: Gaby D'Alessandro
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Kokila/ Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-11047-8
Keywords: Family, Latinx, Washington Heights
Initially jealous of the children her parents babysit for, overnight in their Washington Heights, NY apartment, a Dominican American girl develops empathy for them. Colorful, digital illustrations.