City Life Educational Books, Toys
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City by Numbers
by Alphabet City
For ages 2+ years
It sounds like such a truism to say that children see things that we grown-ups don't, but of course it's a truism because, well, it is true! And when their little eyes (and minds) alight on that (read more)
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
For ages 2-6 years
This award-winning and ever popular classic really needs no introduction from us: it's the official children's book of Massachusetts -- need we say more? But truly, there is good reason why Mr. and (read more)
Every Friday
by Dan Yaccarino
For ages 2-6 years
This treasure of a book uses richly colored illustrations and spare text to make its simple point especially powerfully: time spent with Dad is the best time of all. The voice of the little boy (read more)
Biscuit Visits the Big City
by Alyssa Capucilli
For ages 3 - 6 years
The city is a big and busy place for a little puppy—there are tall buildings, honking cars, and all kinds of new friends to make! (read more)
My Taxi Ride
by Jennifer Swender, Paul DuBois Jacobs, and Selina Alko
For ages 4-8 years
How do you plan to get around the urban jungle gym that is New York? The mellow, syncopated jazzy cadence of My Taxi Ride makes an irresistible case for hailing a cab. You're little one will get a (read more)
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World
by Richard Scarry
For ages 4-8 years
Back in the day (the 70s, that is), all we thumb-sucking kiddos learned about foreign lands via Richard Scarry's masterpiece, Busy, Busy World. There may still be a copy lurking in your own (read more)
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