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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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Alphabuddies: G Is First!
Beth Bacon and Karen Kane
Illustrator: Eric Barclay
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2023
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-305597-1
Keywords: competition, order, status, change, experimentation
G and Z suggest changing the order of the alphabet song. A protests strongly, claiming that would destroy reading. Will it? Humorous expressive character illustrations with dialogue bubbles.