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city life

Books about city life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Emma in Paris

Emma in Paris

Claire Frossard, Christophe Urbain

Ages 4–8adventurenature

Cover of Wake up, city!

Wake up, city!

Erica Silverman

Ages 2–6city lifemorning routine

Cover of Moo Moo goes to the city

Moo Moo goes to the city

Jo Lodge

Ages 2–5adventurecuriosity

Cover of Pax and Blue

Pax and Blue

Lori Richmond

Ages 3–8friendshipunlikely friendships

Cover of Peter and Mr. Brandon

Peter and Mr. Brandon

Eleanor Schick

Ages 4–8friendshipintergenerational relationships

Cover of Rush hour

Rush hour

Christine Loomis

Ages 3–8transportationcity life

Cover of Cool Ali

Cool Ali

Nancy Poydar

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of Wild in the city

Wild in the city

Jan Thornhill

Ages 5–10natureurban ecology

Cover of Apt. 3

Apt. 3

Ezra Jack Keats

Ages 4–8friendshipbrothers

Cover of The escape of Marvin the ape

The escape of Marvin the ape

Caralyn Buehner

Ages 4–9adventurecuriosity

Cover of Tinyville town gets to work!

Tinyville town gets to work!

Brian Biggs

Ages 3–7communityteamwork

Cover of The white marble

The white marble

Charlotte Zolotow

Ages 4–8imaginationnight

Cover of Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George in the big city

Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George in the big city

H. A. Rey, Margret Rey, Martha Weston

Ages 3–7curiosityadventure

Cover of Whonk, and whonk again

Whonk, and whonk again

Jane Clark Brown

Ages 3–7city lifesounds

Cover of Ducks, ducks, ducks

Ducks, ducks, ducks

Carolyn Otto

Ages 2–6animalsnature

Cover of Elmo's Ducky Day

Elmo's Ducky Day

Sarah Albee

Ages 2–5friendshipcuriosity

Cover of A handful of seeds

A handful of seeds

Monica Hughes

Ages 4–8gardeningnature

Cover of The City Car Book

The City Car Book

Mark Barry

Ages 1–4vehiclescity life

Cover of Night city

Night city

Monica Wellington

Ages 3–7city lifenight work

Cover of Glitter

Glitter

Stella J. Jones

Ages 3–7creativityindividuality

Cover of Rosy Cole's Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New York City

Rosy Cole's Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New York City

Sheila Greenwald

Ages 8–12family relationshipscousins

Cover of Melanie in Manhattan

Melanie in Manhattan

Carol Weston

Ages 8–12friendshipfamily

Cover of Out of Patience

Out of Patience

Brian Meehl

Ages 9–13self-perceptionpatience

Cover of Larry Gets Lost in Philadelphia

Larry Gets Lost in Philadelphia

John Skewes, Michael Mullin

Ages 3–8adventureexploration