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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Strangest Fish, The
Katherine Arden
Illustrator: Zahra Marwan
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Astra Young Readers/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-66262078-2
Keywords: 5--care, nuturing aquatic creature, empathy, acceptance, transformational power, unconditional love, SEL
When Daisy wins a "weird-looking" goldfish, she helps find his appropriate habitat after he outgrows a series of homes. Exqusite pen, ink, and watercolor artwork.