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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Bathe the Cat

Alice B. McGinty

Illustrator: David Roberts

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2022

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN: 978-1-4521-4270-8

Keywords: humor, LGBTQIA+, multiracial families

Grandma's coming over soon, so it's time to clean up the house. But why does that keep getting harder and harder? Humorous, detailed illustrations provide a clue.