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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Last Stand, The
Antwan Eady
Illustrator: Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-48057-1
Keywords: Contemporary Issues-Agriculture, racial discrimination, communities, small farms, grandparents, families
When an aging Black farmer grows tired, his grandson takes over their produce stand. Bright stamped and digital illustrations. Author's note on the history of Black farmers.