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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Forever Our Home

Tonya Simpson

Illustrator: Carla Joseph

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2023

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

ISBN: 978-1-4598-3563-4

Keywords: Native Americans, Bilingual (Plains Cree and English), prairies, plants, animals

Enter the prairie with this gentle lullaby honoring the land and First Nations people of North America. Vibrant acrylic art with close-ups of wildlife and expansive landscape imagery. Also available in Plains Cree and English.