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: Alice Perry

12. Count on the Subway

By Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

Take a ride on the subway and practice counting using all the sights around you from one MetroCard to ten friends and back down again. Read about the ins and outs of a typical subway experience including steps, turnstiles, drummers, singers and more.

Make the story come alive at: Your closest subway station!

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