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.

3. The House on East 88th Street

By Bernard Weber

The Primm family moved into a brownstone on East 88th Street in Yorkville but they soon hear a strange sound in the house. When the family discovers a crocodile living in the bathtub, he becomes a part of their family. He even takes out the trash! This is the first book in the Lyle, Lyle Crocodile series, which features a school that the kids go to that resembles the Yorkville Community School.

Make the story come alive at: Yorkville Community School, 421 East 88th St., Yorkville

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

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