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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Just One Pebble: One Boy's Quest to End Hunger
Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky
Illustrator: Sara Casilda
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Clavis Publishing
ISBN: 978-160537767-4
Keywords: city life, food insecurity, social justice
After he encountered an unhoused man, nine-year-old Braeden Mannering was challenged to figure out how he could help people struggling with food insecurity. Mixed-media drawings. Back matter.