My Little Cities picture books introduce your children to four famous cities: London, England; New York City, New York; Paris, France; and San Francisco, California.
Children immediately fall in love with these books because, well, they are books. My grandson Zander loves books, and he claimed them immediately, oohing and aahing over all the pictures.
The first book is My Little Cities: London. You and your toddler will have fun taking a tour of London with this book. Visit the Tower of London to see the Crown Jewels and meet the Beefeaters. Watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and have tea with the queen. Listen for Big Ben, the clock whose bell chimes every hour. And you can’t leave London without visiting The Natural History Museum to look at all the dinosaur bones and the beautiful live butterfly collection.
Then ride a ferry over to France for the next book, My Little Cities: Paris. Here you can shop and buy items from their street markets before visiting Les Deux Magots for lunch. After lunch, visit La Geode where you can relax in the theater inside. No one can visit Paris without visiting the Eiffel Tower. Reaching 1,063 feet into the air and made of wrought iron, this magnificent tower has become a symbol of France.
Now cross the ocean with your globe-trotting toddler and visit the great city of New York in My Little Cities: New York. Take a walk through Central Park, which is so much more than just a park. Not only can you feed the pigeons, you can also go skating, visit the zoo, and much more. Cross the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn and go on one of the rides at Coney Island. Ride on the New York Subway, one of the oldest public transportation systems in the world, and climb the steps in the Statue of Liberty to reach her crown and take in the view.
Finally, travel across the great United States and experience My Little Cities: San Francisco. Cross the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, probably the most famous landmark in the city. Shop on Pier 39, have lunch there then visit the Aquarium of the Bay. Travel to Alamo Square and see the brightly colored Painted Ladies, a row of Victorian houses. Ride the steep hills of the city in a cable car, a transportation system that this city is known for.
We want to teach our children to love books and reading. The My Little Cities series is a great way to start developing this love. These books are full of colorful pictures and have very few words, so they inspire questions and interaction between parent and child. In case you aren’t familiar with all the sites, in the back of each book, there is a small paragraph about each one.
As your toddler grows older and learns to read, these books could be used as a basis for studies on some of the great cities of the world. The history of each site or structure or mode of transportation shown in the books could be studied and appreciated.
Below are examples of the eye-catching illustrations.
My Little Cities: London
The Painted Ladies, My LIttle Cities: San Francisco
I was sent a copy of each one of these books in exchange for an honest review. If you would like to purchase any or all of these books for your little one, I’ve provided Amazon links for each one of them below.
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Amazon Links:
My Little Cities: London
My Little Cities: Paris
My Little Cities: New York
My Little Cities: San Francisco
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About the Author:
Jennifer Adams is a writer and book editor. She is the author of more than two dozen books, including books in the Baby Lit series, which introduce children to the world of classic literature. She lives in Salt Lake City and works on weekends at the King’s English Independent Bookstore. Her favorite classic novel is Pride and Prejudice.
About the Illustrator:
Greg Pizzoli is an author and illustrator of several picture books, including The Watermelon Seed, which received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award and Good Night Owl, which received a Geisel Honor. He also illustrated all four of the My Little Cities series.
Visit Greg Pizzoli online at www.gregpizzoli.com, and on twitter and Instagram @gregpizzoli.
Visit Greg Pizzoli online at www.gregpizzoli.com, and on twitter and Instagram @gregpizzoli.
