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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Prunella
Beth Ferry
Illustrator: Claire Keane
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-6659-2173-2
Keywords: 5--Botany, horticulture, gardening, carnivorous plants, poisonous plants, fungus, loneliness, friendship, community
Born with a purple thumb, prickly Prunella grows up loving only the oddest, foulest plants. Will she ever allow friends into her wild garden? Lively digital illustrations.