New York (My Little Cities)

Sure to promote toddler wanderlust; here’s hoping more excursions are en route

Adams (the Baby Lit series) and Pizzoli (Dragon Was Terrible offer a zippy tour of the Big Apple in this pitch-perfect board book that paints the city as a town of opposites. aBuilding high/ Building low/ Moving fast/ Moving slowa takes readers from the Empire State Building to the New York Public Library, from the subway to the Staten Island Ferry as it chugs its way past the Statue of Liberty. Bright colors, speckled textured, and smiley, round-headed citizens (and tourists) create a sense of friendly bustle on every page, and a useful closing spread fills in details about the 10 featured sites. Simultaneously available: My Little Cities: London Ages 3a 5. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Apr.) Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

PreS--The sights and sounds of the Big Apple are explored in this clever and fun look at opposites. "Building high (the Empire State Building), /Building low (New York Public Library), /Moving fast (subway), /Moving slow (ferry to the Statue of Liberty)." Times Square, Central Park, Yankee Stadium, Coney Island, and the Brooklyn Bridge are also showcased. The simple text is presented in an array of jazzy fonts, and Pizzoli's graphic style cartoon images are pleasing and loaded with child appeal.

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