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.