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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Chester van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme
Avery Monsen
Illustrator: Abby Hanlon
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2022
Publisher: Little Brown BFYR/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-7595-5482-5
Keywords: wordplay, support, awareness
Will Chester be able to recover his special talent? Can his classmates help? Humorous text blends with animated gouache colored-pencil illustrations and rhyme-filled endpapers.