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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Soul Food Sunday
Winsome Bingham
Illustrator: Charles G. Esperanza
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 978-1-4197-4771-7
Keywords: Black family. cooking, Southern dishes, heritage, intergenerational, mentoring,
A large Black family gathers for an abundance of mouthwatering traditional dishes. With Granny's warm approval, her youngest grandson helps prepare them. Bold color illustrations, rhythmic repetitive text.