Years ago the kids and I were working our way through the United States through good books. Since the kids were little, we also did lots of crafts and hands-on projects, and I really miss those days. It’s also a key part of our homeschool geography lessons. We still read all of those great picture books, but now we don’t have quite so many little projects. Some states have a lot of books, and some have a few, my New York picture book list was actually fairly decent in size.
New York picture books at our library
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- What to Do About Alice!– I absolutely loved the vocabulary in this book, and the spunkiness of Alice. Because there wasn’t anything too exciting to do for a project here, and her Dad created the national parks, we designed our dream parks. Which in the case of Princess and Superman means lots of flowers and awesome playgrounds.
- Emma’s journey– This was checked out, but the little I saw online looks good
- Here Comes the Garbage Barge– a humorous look at all the garbage we create, and what happens to it
- Subway– the bright and simple pictures are so fun
- Now That’s Big! Empire State Building– This is a fun series of books
- Steel Pan Man of Harlem– A fun take on the Pied Piper story
- Underground Gator– A funny take on what might be under the subway
- When You Meet a Bear on Broadway– Super cute
- Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City– this was checked out of the library, and I’m hoping it’s there when we study New York again
- Building Manhattan– It’s kind of like the Street through Time book and I super love it
- Tenth Avenue Cowboy– This is one of the few books from New York that I’ve got an updated post for, and I super love this book, and the idea in it.
- Liberty Rising: The Story of the Statue of Liberty– This inspired some fun math and measuring activities
- Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue– I love Gershwin, so this book makes me happy. It also became an excuse to watch Fantasia 2000.
- Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera– This led to such a fun writing project
- Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt– I’m a sucker for stories of the presidents as kids
- Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride– I actually found about 10 books on the Roosevelt family, it could be the subject of a post all by itself
- The Babe and I– For some reason this book reminds me of the Mean Joe Green commercial, for no good reason
Read your world
Great list! We might see New York for real in a couple of weeks as I am taking my daughter to visit grandparents in Northern Jersey.
How fun! I went to New York City when I was in high school, and loved it.
Aww your kids are so little!
I want to take the kids to NYC someday.
I know! It’s amazing how little they were when we studied New York.
I do too, there’s some great museums there.