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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Caged
Kao Kalia Yang
Illustrator: Khou Vue
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Kokila/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-1-9848-1636-8
Keywords: Contemporary Issues-resiliency, freedom, war, anxiety, camp, guards, guns
A young Hmong girl shares her challenges and dreams as her family waits for release from a refugee camp. Poetic verse. Evocative digital illustrations.