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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I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes
Karol Hernández
Illustrator: Lorena Alvarez Gómez
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Dial BFYR/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-5935-2920-1
Keywords: Family/School/Community-South America, Colombia,
A bus filled with people of all ages describes its daily trip to and from a Colombian marketplace. Bright illustrations depict the landscape and evoke energy and joy. Rhyming text.