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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Me and the Family Tree
Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Ashleigh Corrin
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2022
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks Kids
ISBN: 978-1-7282-4249-1
Keywords: Families, babies and toddlers
A young Black girl discovers the ways in which she is part of her family, even though she is unique. Lively, colorful illustrations accompany the lyrical rhyming text.