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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Cranky (Cranky and Friends series)
Phuc Tran
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-0632-5628-6
Keywords: Social-Emotional Learning-friendship. emotive language, empathy, emotions, variety of trucks.
A yellow crane truck in a bad mood, encouraged by fellow vehicles to share his feelings, discovers the value of their advice. Colorful, animated illustrations accompany punny text.