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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Ava Lin: Best Friend! (Ava Lin series)
Vicky Fang
Illustrator: Vicky Fang
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-2969-1
Keywords: Beginning Reader-Early chapter book, excitement, anticipation, social skills, sharing, cooperation
Equipped with lunchbox, backpack, and pencil, Chinese American Ava has everything she needs for first grade—except a best friend. Simple text, including speech bubbles. Greyscale illustrations.