About BankStreetBooks

BankStreetBooks is an independent publication about children’s books and reading, written for parents, teachers, librarians, homeschooling families and anyone choosing a book for a young reader.

What we publish

• Book guides by age and topic, built from a catalog of books whose details we check against library catalog records.
• Reading and literacy advice — reading aloud, family routines, reluctant readers, libraries — with sources for factual claims.
• Educator resources: printable discussion prompts, unit outlines and collection tools.
• Free reader tools that run in your browser without accounts or tracking.

Our independence, and the name

BankStreetBooks.com is an independently operated publication. It is not the former Bank Street Bookstore, which closed in 2020, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bank Street College of Education.

The Bank Street Bookstore was a children’s bookstore in Manhattan associated with Bank Street College of Education. It opened in 1970 and closed in 2020. This website’s address was once used by that store. We have no connection to the store, its former staff or the College, and nothing here should be read as their recommendation or endorsement.

Because many people still link to and remember the bookstore, we keep a small historical archive that summarizes publicly documented facts about it, with sources. Archive pages are clearly labelled, and we do not republish the store’s or the College’s materials. Pages that once belonged to the store but have no responsible replacement are marked as gone.

We do not sell books, hold events, run story hours, issue gift cards or take orders. If you are looking for the College’s Children’s Book Committee lists or other College programs, please consult Bank Street College of Education directly.

Who writes here

Articles are published under the byline “BankStreetBooks Editors.” We do not invent reviewer personas or credentials. How we choose books, check facts and handle corrections is described in our editorial policy and review methodology.

How we are funded

We currently carry no advertising, sponsorships or affiliate links. If that changes, links will be labelled and explained on our affiliate disclosure page, and payment will never decide which books we recommend.