Picture Books in the City
Explore the City with this curated list of picture books about cities. There is so much to see and do in the city, from walks with the family, to making friends, to riding the city bus. See everything the city has to offer with this list of picture books in the city.
Windows
On an evening walk with the family dog, a child peeks into glowing windows that show neighbors dancing, painting, and making music, then heads home to a window of their own.
Last Stop on Market Street
In this Newbery Medal winner, CJ’s Sunday bus ride with his Nana teaches him to find beauty in the everyday city around him.
Everybody in the Red Brick Building
One baby’s midnight wail sets off a chain reaction of noises that wakes the whole apartment building, then a new chain of soft sounds lulls everyone back to sleep.
Somewhere in the City
From her bedroom window, Lucy imagines the busy city her dad is crossing on his way home, while the real trip through crowds and trains unfolds alongside her daydreams.
The Library Bus
Pari rides out of Kabul on her mother’s library bus, bringing books to girls in villages and refugee camps, and learns why reading is a gift worth sharing.
Look Where We Live!: A First Book of Community Building
Five friends explore their neighborhood during a street fair for the public library, discovering all the ways people help build a community.
Next Door
In this wordless story, a Deaf boy and a newly arrived girl who speaks Arabic find their own ways to communicate, and to become friends, in their shared neighborhood.
Hot Dog
In this Caldecott Medal winner, an overheated dachshund has had enough of the sweltering city streets, until his owner whisks him off to the sea, sand, and fresh air.
Tar Beach
From the rooftop of her Harlem apartment building, Cassie dreams of flying over the city and claiming the George Washington Bridge as her own in this Caldecott Honor classic.
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