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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Always Carry Me with You
Hervé Éparvier
Illustrator: Fred Benaglia
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Ivy Kids/The Quarto Group
ISBN: 978-0-7112-9513-1
Keywords: Family/School/Community-family, love, symbols
Stones large and small create amazing things, but a father wishes he were a pebble in his daughter's pocket to remind her how much he loves her. Lively mixed-media art.