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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Most Boring Book Ever, The
Brandon Sanderson
Illustrator: Kazu Kibuishi
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-84366-1
Keywords: Fantasy-Adventure, danger, creativity, humor, fantasy
While droll narration tells readers of a boy's boring experiences, dynamic pen-and-ink illustrations with digital color reveal him tangling with flying machines and a dragon in the sky.