 | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.75 A picture book rendering of a true story of Philippe Petite, a daredevil who contrived to walk on a tightrope between the Twin Towers. A memorial to 9/11 is included. Ages 6-8.
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 | The Adventures of Taxi Dog (Picture Puffins) by Debra Barracca
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.89 The story of a dog who finds a new life with a cabbie and enjoys the diversity and busy-ness that is NY city. Ages 4-6.
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 | Eloise (Eloise Series) by Kay Thompson
Buy new: $12.96 / Used from: $0.01 Possibly one of the most famous child characters of the Big Apple, Eloise and her antics at the New York Plaza hotel have delighted children and adults for generations. Ages 5-10.
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 | A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $3.31 A grandmother takes here yearly trip to Ellis Island and tells her grandson the story of her immigration to America. Ages 6-10.
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 | You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum (Picture Puffin) by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.86 |
 | The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.01 Lyle is a crocodile who makes his home on the upper east side of Manhattan! Truly one of the more unusual residents of the metropolis. Ages 4-8.
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 | C Is for City by Nikki Grimes
Buy used from: $1.53 Nikki Grimes alphabet dances around the sites and sounds of NYC.
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 | Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.73 Jamaica uses her artistic talents to liven up her community subway station and bring people together. Ages 6-10.
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 | Next Stop Grand Centr by Maira Kalman
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.76 An odd book that feels more like a busy website than a picture book. This has little character portrayals, facts and discussions of things going on at Grand Central in poetic form. Ages 5-12.
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 | Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale's by E.L. Konigsburg
Buy used from: $1.75 A girl from Texas comes to New York to visit her grandmother with her sole interest to go to Bloomingdale's. Instead, the two wind up sharing many aspects of New York City and providing readers with an invigorating tour of the city. Ages 6-8.
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| I Go with My Family to Grandma's: 2 by Riki Levinson
Buy used from: $0.01 An unusual book, but one I really like about a multigenerational family that travels to visit their grandma's from all five boroughs in NYC. A trip back in time with a distinctive feel for each burrough. Ages 4-8.
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 | Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.15 Magical adventures on top of the Empire State building! A delightful, wordless romp for anyone with a love of the slightly surreal. Ages 4-12.
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 | Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins) by Arthur Dorros
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.96 |
 | Chinatown by William Low
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $0.75 |
 | Uptown (An Owlet Book) by Bryan Collier
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.28 |
 | Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.97 |
 | The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge: Restored Edition by Hildegarde H. Swift
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $2.85 |
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