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).
Our online Searchable Best Books List draws from the committee's annual Best Children's Books of the Year-beginning with the list of books published in 2000-with each featuring more than 600 high-quality titles for young readers.
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Welcome to the World
Julia Donaldson
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2023
Publisher: Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-6659-2987-5
Keywords: children, babies, playfulness, self image, experiential, activity, animals
Rhyming text and lush watercolor illustrations show a diverse group of babies and toddlers beginning to explore the wide world.