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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Dakota Crumb and the Secret Bookshop: A Tiny Treasure Hunt (Dakota Crumb series)
Jamie Michalak
Illustrator: Kelly Murphy
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2330-9
Keywords: Paris, bookshop, mystery, mice
Dakota, a treasure-hunting mouse, follows ingenious clues in her search for a rare book. Detailed, colorful pen and ink illustrations.