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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Mr. Lepron's Mystery Soup
Giovanna Zoboli
Illustrator: Mariachiara Di Giorgio
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Candlewick Studio/Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-1-5362-3339-1
Keywords: Fantasy-Cooking, garden, harvest, food, family, industrialization, integrity
A rabbit patriarch's vegetable soup becomes world famous, its extraordinary taste tied to the power of his dreams. Bright, fanciful art in watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil.