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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Away with Words!: Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers
Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrator: Perry Hoberman
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Megan Tingley Books/Little, Brown BFYR/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-16765-9
Keywords: word play, assonance, alliteration, similies
Clever rhymes deliver surprisingly sophisticated grammar and punctuation rules with panache, heart, and humor. Playful pencil and pen drawings.