12 Children’s Books That Take You On A Big City Adventure

From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Lower East Side to Washington Heights, your kiddos can see NYC-based stories come alive by visiting the actual locations featured in some of their favorite books.

By Ashly Grzyb January 14, 2016

Have your kids ever wondered where exactly Knuffle Bunny was lost or what it might be like to live at the Plaza like Eloise? From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Lower East Side to Washington Heights, your kiddos can see NYC-based stories come alive by visiting the actual locations featured in some of their favorite books. Learn about historic landmarks, ride on public transportation, or walk the streets of a new neighborhood with a dozen locally set stories.

Photo courtesy of Harper Collins Publishers

11. How Little Lori Visited Times Square

By Amos Vogel and illustrated by Maurice Sendak

A kid named Lori wants to see Times Square, but riding the city’s subways, buses, taxis, boats and helicopters can be confusing. He ends up in Queens, Staten Island and even the 125th Floor of Macy’s. Follow this unintentional tour from the South Ferry to 242 Street.

Make the story come alive at: Times Square, between Broadway and Seventh Ave. and West 42nd to West 47th Streets

Find these books and more at your local neighborhood bookstore!

Share your favorite children’s book about the Big Apple in the comments below!

–Ashly Grzyb