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100 Must-Read Children's Books Set in New York City

Book Riot has made a list of 100 must-read children's books set in New York city. Have you read many of these books?
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Abc Nyc (Joanne Dugan)
Abc Nyc
1
Joanne Dugan
123 Nyc (Joanne Dugan)
123 Nyc
2
Joanne Dugan
Abuela (Arthur Dorros)
Abuela
3
Arthur Dorros
At Night (Jonathan Bean)
At Night
4
Jonathan Bean
B I for Brooklyn (Selina Alko)
B I for Brooklyn
5
Selina Alko
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Melissa Stewart)
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
6
Melissa Stewart
Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out (Ted Lewin)
Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out
7
Ted Lewin
Blackout (John Rocco)
Blackout
8
John Rocco
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 (Michelle Markel)
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
9
Michelle Markel
Castle on Hester Street (Linda Heller)
Castle on Hester Street
10
Linda Heller
Chinatown (William Low)
Chinatown
11
William Low
City Shapes (Diana Murray)
City Shapes
12
Diana Murray
Come With Me (Holly McGhee)
Come With Me
13
Holly McGhee
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
14
Don Freeman
Firebird (Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers)
Firebird
15
Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of John C.Harvey (Maira Kalman)
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of John C.Harvey
16
Maira Kalman
Good-Bye Havana! Hola New York! (Edie Colon)
Good-Bye Havana! Hola New York!
17
Edie Colon
Harbor (Donald Crews)
Harbor
18
Donald Crews
Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
Harlem
19
Walter Dean Myers
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills (Renee Watson)
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
20
Renee Watson
Herman and Rosie (Gus Gordon)
Herman and Rosie
21
Gus Gordon
How Little Lori Visited Times Square (Amos Vogel)
How Little Lori Visited Times Square
22
Amos Vogel
How Pizza Came to Queens (Dayal Kaur Khalsa)
How Pizza Came to Queens
23
Dayal Kaur Khalsa
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
24
Maurice Sendak
I Stink! (McMullan, Kate and Jim)
I Stink!
25
McMullan, Kate and Jim
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me (Daniel Beaty)
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
26
Daniel Beaty
Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems)
Knuffle Bunny
27
Mo Willems
Laundry Day (Maurie J.Manning)
Laundry Day
28
Maurie J.Manning
Little Elliot, Big City (Mike Curato)
Little Elliot, Big City
29
Mike Curato
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Bernard Waber)
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
30
Bernard Waber
New York's Bravest (Mary Pope Osborne)
New York's Bravest
31
Mary Pope Osborne
Max Found Two Sticks (Brian Pinkney)
Max Found Two Sticks
32
Brian Pinkney
Miracle on 133rd Street (Sonia Manzano)
Miracle on 133rd Street
33
Sonia Manzano
Peppe the Lamplighter
Peppe the Lamplighter
34
Red and Lulu (Matt Tavares)
Red and Lulu
35
Matt Tavares
Sector 7
Sector 7
36
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building (Deborah Hopkinson)
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
37
Deborah Hopkinson
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx (Jonah Winter)
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx
38
Jonah Winter
Stompin' at the Savoy (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Stompin' at the Savoy
39
Bebe Moore Campbell
Tar Beach (Faith Ringgold)
Tar Beach
40
Faith Ringgold
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