New York City

Plan your visit to New York City, climb up to top of Statue of Liberty, take Staten Island Ferry, but get off and visit Chuck the groundhog, in Chinatown watch noodles made by hand, stop into miles of books at The Strand bookstore and Chelsea Market where Oreo cookie was invented, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, then play in the park, be sure to eat a New York bagel (why it tastes different), and look for bubble magicians in Central Park. Plus more fun facts, history and helpful hints, fold out map. (Picture book)

Illustrated history of New York City, from the Lenape who lived on the island for thousands of years, to rapid growth of the city, waves of immigrants, engineering feats building the subway, bridges, skyscrapers, includes fascinating maps and details (find out how Canal St., Wall St. got their names, sheep really did graze in Sheep Meadow). Good for older kids. (Picture book)

Take a yellow taxi, view orange leaves on trees in Central Park, visit the green Statue of Liberty, watch the blue lights in Times Square. Fun for toddlers! (Board book)

Follow the Smithfork kids on a treasure hunt through New York; seven poems contain puzzles and clues to seven sights around the city. Find the map hidden behind the walls of the Smithfork apartment, and solve the mystery – what happened to the Post family fortune? (Chapter book)

Devlin Quick and her two friends are off to track down a thief, who stole a rare map from the New York Public Library. Their detective hunt takes them all over New York – will they escape the dark tunnels of a ghost station underground? (Chapter book)

Central Park, a green oasis in downtown New York, is for everyone.

Read about the creation of the park, transforming swampland into lush woodlands, with ice skating and boating on a lake, playground, croquet lawn, baseball field for children, thirty-four bridges, fountains, pagodas, band shells, even a castle. Fabulous illustrations capture Central Park then and now. (Picture book)

The Statue of Liberty, iconic symbol of freedom, has welcomed millions of visitors and immigrants to the United States. How can she stand still? Look at her immense right foot, taking a big step to meet "the poor, the tired, the struggling to breathe free." (Picture book)

In Puerto Rico, Miguel's pet frog Coqui comes with him everywhere, playing baseball with friends, buying quesitos (pastries) at the panaderia, going to sleep at night listening to frog sounds “coqui, coqui, coqui.” When Miguel's family moves to New York City, it's all very unfamiliar, until he hears frogs in the park and finds a local panaderia with quesitos. (Picture book)

Gorgeous paintings and poems of Chinatown – lighting the lanterns for the Moon Festival, a colorful kite shop, fresh fruits and live fish for sale on the street, dancing lions on New Year’s Day. (Picture book)

Fly with Rosalba and her Abuela (grandma) way above Manhattan, over the parks and streets, stopping to drink limonada in her uncle’s store, then soaring higher than the tallest buildings. Magical collage illustrations. (Picture book)

An African American family moves to New York, bringing a rope, a rope for hanging laundry, jumping rope, playing games, tying suitcases, a rope passed down through three generations, an old rope from back home, a rope of hard work and hope, and a new rope in Brooklyn. (Picture book)

History of the Statue of Liberty, from 1865 to present day – how French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi designed it, built the hand holding the torch separately, shipped the statue to America, and the statue became a symbol of the nation, with photos and drawings. (Illustrated chapter book)

Starting in 1892, immigrants from Europe to the United States arrived at Ellis Island. Read this comprehensive history of Ellis Island, now the museum, where immigrants landed by boat, were interviewed, fed and treated for sickness, given landing cards, and a new life in America. (Illustrated chapter book)

Sights, sounds and rocking rhythm of a subway ride in pictures and rhymes. “Rock left, rock right, we hang on tight.” Bright, colorful illustrations will delight little ones. (Board book)

New York City from A to Z with Pete and his adorable dog Larry - A is for art, B for Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, delis, Empire State Building ...Yankee Stadium, Bronx Zoo. Delightfully illustrated. (Picture book)

A story of Patience and Fortitude, two lion statues who greet all the visitors outside the main New York Public Library. One night the lions sneak away and explore the city! Perfect to read before you visit new Children's Center. (Picture book)

Every year a huge Christmas tree is brought from upstate New York, and set up in Rockefeller Center. Charming story of Little Owl who accidentally stows away in the tree going to New York City. When Little Owl wakes up this is not home, but she is rescued and taken to a wildlife center to be cared for. Based on a true story. (Picture book)