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The cover shows a black background with bright rainbow colors shining through scratch‑off lines. The title “New York City Scratch & Sketch” appears in big, shiny rainbow letters at the top. Simple white line drawings of NYC icons—tall buildings, a taxi, and the Statue of Liberty—sit below, looking ready to be scratched to reveal more color. The overall feel is bold, playful, and full of surprise.

New York City Scratch & Sketch

The cover of the New York City board book is bright and glossy, with bold reds, yellows, and blues framing a die‑cut opening that reveals an illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge above the East River with skyscrapers and brownstones behind it, and its smooth surface—apart from the shallow cutout edges—features the title in bold red block lettering at the top with no raised text.

Take a Trip: New York City

Cover of book titled Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island. It has an illustration of lower Manhattan at three separate stages of its development.

Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island

All Aboard the Sesame Street Subway

All Aboard the Sesame Street Subway

Little Elliot Boardbook

Little Elliot Boardbook

The book is rectangular. The cover has a bright orange background with the words “Hello, New York!” in large, bold red and white capital letters. Below the title is a simple, colorful drawing of the New York City skyline, including the Statue of Liberty in green. Behind the buildings, there is a smiling yellow sun and white clouds. The style is bold and playful, made for very young children.

Hello New York (board book)

A brightly colored book with a pink spine. The cover shows smiling children at play in front of the New York City skyline, with the Roosevelt Island Tramway overhead, the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River, and a Staten Island Ferry in the background. In the foreground, the American and New York State flags wave beside a yellow cab filled with children.

Vamonos: New York City

Children's Book of Art

Children's Book of Art

My Big Barefoot Book of Spanish and English Words

My Big Barefoot Book of Spanish and English Words

We Came to America

We Came to America

The book cover features a photograph of a brick wall covered in colorful graffiti, dominated by brown and tan tones with accents of blue, yellow, pink, black, and white. The title “Alphabet City” appears in bold white lettering over the artwork, with the subtitle “Out on the Streets” beneath it, reinforcing a gritty urban street aesthetic.

Alphabet City - Out on the Streets

Boogie in the Bronx

Boogie in the Bronx

A joyful young Black girl dances confidently on the cover, captured mid–high kick like a Rockette, with a line of Rockettes dancing in the background. The bright, soft watercolor artwork celebrates her love of dance and achievement, using cheerful colors to show movement, energy, and happiness. The author’s name appears in green, the title On the Line is shown in red, and the subtitle reads, My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette.

On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette

Book Cover of Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge with illustration of a young black girl on a ship on the water against a sunset.

Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge

Book cover of 'Anna Strong: A Spy During the American Revolution' with illustrations of a woman and two British soldiers surrounded by nature elements.

Anna Strong: A Spy During the American Revolution

Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution

Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution

111 Places for Kids in New York That You Must Not Miss —
A tall paperback with a smooth, matte cover in bright lime green. Along the left and right edges are flat, glossy photos: a painter’s color palette, a shiny red apple, a little girl striking a Superman‑style pose, a squirrel, a slice of pepperoni pizza, and the Statue of Liberty. All images are printed flat with no raised texture. The title appears in large, bold white and blue lettering stacked in the center.

111 PLACES FOR KIDS IN NEW YORK THAT YOU MUST NOT MISS

Lonely Planet Kids: A Kid's Guide to New York City

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