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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Heatwave
Lauren Redniss
Illustrator: Lauren Redniss
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Random House Studio/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-64594-9
Keywords: 5--Summer, rain, weather
A boy spends a sweltering day at the beach. Expressionistic mixed-media art emphasizes the scorching heat in bold red; cool cyan begins taking over after a welcome downpour.