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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Eyes & the Impossible, The
Dave Eggers
Illustrator: Shawn Harris
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-5247-6420-3
Keywords: Identity, friendship, heroism, allies, world view
Johannes, a dog in an unnamed park, enlists the aid of other animals to set free his friends, three bison. Illustrations of Johannes within classic landscape paintings by various artists.