Picture Books for Urban Kids

1.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
2.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1)
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 50,084 ratings
3.
Tar Beach
Tar Beach 4.14 avg rating — 9,145 ratings
4.
Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings 4.25 avg rating — 90,423 ratings
5.
Flower Garden
Flower Garden 4.07 avg rating — 1,656 ratings
6.
Madlenka
Madlenka 3.97 avg rating — 996 ratings
7.
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood 4.27 avg rating — 3,061 ratings
8.
Sidewalk Flowers
Sidewalk Flowers 4.24 avg rating — 3,990 ratings
9.
The Curious Garden
The Curious Garden 4.28 avg rating — 7,026 ratings
10.
Snow
Snow 4.06 avg rating — 5,196 ratings
11.
Nana in the City (Nana, #1)
Nana in the City (Nana, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
12.
The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1)
The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1) 4.29 avg rating — 8,657 ratings
13.
Tap Tap Boom Boom
Tap Tap Boom Boom 3.54 avg rating — 924 ratings
14.
At Night
At Night 3.82 avg rating — 449 ratings
15.
Drum City
Drum City 3.79 avg rating — 177 ratings
16.
City Shapes
City Shapes 3.83 avg rating — 711 ratings
17.
The House on East 88th Street
The House on East 88th Street 4.20 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
18.
The Car Washing Street
The Car Washing Street 3.70 avg rating — 54 ratings
19.
The Gardener
The Gardener 4.32 avg rating — 9,660 ratings
20.
Applesauce Season
Applesauce Season 3.88 avg rating — 324 ratings
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MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
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City Cat
City Cat 3.61 avg rating — 527 ratings
23.
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street 4.11 avg rating — 520 ratings
24.
Those Shoes
Those Shoes 4.46 avg rating — 4,002 ratings
25.
How My Parents Learned to Eat
How My Parents Learned to Eat 4.16 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
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Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful 4.46 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
27.
Goggles!
Goggles! 3.95 avg rating — 1,728 ratings
28.
Six-Dinner Sid
Six-Dinner Sid 4.39 avg rating — 1,944 ratings
29.
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum 4.09 avg rating — 721 ratings
30.
Smoky Night
Smoky Night 3.91 avg rating — 7,417 ratings
31.
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
The Neighborhood Mother Goose 3.93 avg rating — 450 ratings
32.
Come On, Rain!
Come On, Rain! 4.24 avg rating — 2,089 ratings
33.
Have You Seen My Dragon?
Have You Seen My Dragon? 3.96 avg rating — 2,236 ratings
34.
A Year in the City (Little Golden Book)
A Year in the City (Little Golden Book) 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Small in the City
Small in the City 4.21 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
36.
Home
Home 4.23 avg rating — 870 ratings
37.
Little Elliot, Big City (Little Elliot, #1)
Little Elliot, Big City (Little Elliot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
37.
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,456 ratings
39.
Mike Mulligan and More: A Virginia Lee Burton Treasury
Mike Mulligan and More: A Virginia Lee Burton Treasury 4.44 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
39.
Bright Sky, Starry City
Bright Sky, Starry City 3.78 avg rating — 189 ratings
41.
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth 4.49 avg rating — 7,666 ratings
42.
Only One Neighborhood
Only One Neighborhood 3.55 avg rating — 51 ratings
43.
This Is the Key to the Kingdom
This Is the Key to the Kingdom 2.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
43.
Jonathan Cleaned Up — Then He Heard a Sound: Or Blackberry Subway Jam
Jonathan Cleaned Up — Then He Heard a Sound: Or Blackberry Subway Jam really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 721 ratings
45.
Hot City
Hot City 3.61 avg rating — 72 ratings
46.
This is San Francisco
This is San Francisco 4.37 avg rating — 400 ratings
46.
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever 4.34 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
48.
Apt. 3 (Picture Books)
Apt. 3 (Picture Books) 3.84 avg rating — 458 ratings
49.
Every Friday
Every Friday 3.97 avg rating — 564 ratings
50.
Tar Beach
Tar Beach it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
51.
Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes? 3.90 avg rating — 5,592 ratings
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Wake Up, City!
Wake Up, City! 3.56 avg rating — 156 ratings
53.
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes, 1)
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes, 1) 4.18 avg rating — 594 ratings
54.
The Busiest Street in Town
The Busiest Street in Town 3.69 avg rating — 65 ratings
54.
The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue 4.14 avg rating — 298 ratings
56.
El Barrio
El Barrio 3.74 avg rating — 101 ratings
56.
The Adventures of Taxi Dog
The Adventures of Taxi Dog 4.12 avg rating — 714 ratings
58.
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building 3.91 avg rating — 539 ratings
59.
Night Shift
Night Shift 3.65 avg rating — 114 ratings
60.
Good Morning, City
Good Morning, City 3.70 avg rating — 237 ratings
61.
Anywhere Farm
Anywhere Farm 4.01 avg rating — 561 ratings
62.
Good Dog, Carl (Good Dog, Carl, #1)
Good Dog, Carl (Good Dog, Carl, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 10,373 ratings
63.
City Moon
City Moon 3.87 avg rating — 518 ratings
64.
City Street Beat
City Street Beat 3.42 avg rating — 57 ratings
65.
Secret Place
Secret Place 3.75 avg rating — 68 ratings
66.
Alphabet City
Alphabet City 4.06 avg rating — 3,657 ratings
67.
Miracle on 133rd Street
Miracle on 133rd Street 3.79 avg rating — 259 ratings
68.
The Great Escape: Or, the Sewer Story.
The Great Escape: Or, the Sewer Story. 4.59 avg rating — 49 ratings
69.
The Night Worker
The Night Worker 3.47 avg rating — 154 ratings
70.
ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City
ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City 4.01 avg rating — 74 ratings
71.
Scoop the Ice Cream Truck
Scoop the Ice Cream Truck 3.88 avg rating — 49 ratings
72.
My Winter City
My Winter City 3.77 avg rating — 247 ratings
73.
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse; The Fox and the Crow; The Dog and His Bone
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse; The Fox and the Crow; The Dog and His Bone 4.30 avg rating — 12,533 ratings
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City Green
City Green 4.13 avg rating — 222 ratings
75.
Angelina's Big City Ballet
Angelina's Big City Ballet 3.76 avg rating — 142 ratings
76.
Cat on the Bus
Cat on the Bus
by: Aram Kim
3.96 avg rating — 523 ratings
76.
Gypsy Girl's Best Shoes
Gypsy Girl's Best Shoes 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings
76.
My City Speaks
My City Speaks 4.16 avg rating — 672 ratings
76.
City Feet
City Feet 4.65 avg rating — 63 ratings
80.
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction 4.28 avg rating — 1,551 ratings
80.
Butterfly Park
Butterfly Park 4.08 avg rating — 580 ratings
80.
My Dog is Lost!
My Dog is Lost! 3.93 avg rating — 91 ratings
83.
Happy Like Soccer
Happy Like Soccer 4.07 avg rating — 359 ratings
83.
I Stink!
I Stink! 3.93 avg rating — 5,223 ratings
83.
Rome Antics
Rome Antics 3.95 avg rating — 291 ratings
83.
Peggy
Peggy 3.97 avg rating — 990 ratings
83.
Linda
Linda 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
83.
Your Name Is a Song
Your Name Is a Song 4.54 avg rating — 2,241 ratings
89.
Madeline and the Cats of Rome
Madeline and the Cats of Rome 4.05 avg rating — 892 ratings
89.
Here I Am
Here I Am
by: Patti Kim
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 652 ratings
89.
Dreams
Dreams 3.80 avg rating — 332 ratings
89.
The House Next Door
The House Next Door 2.95 avg rating — 37 ratings
93.
This is Rome
This is Rome 4.35 avg rating — 252 ratings
93.
A Circle of Friends
A Circle of Friends 3.86 avg rating — 156 ratings
93.
Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
Change Sings: a Children's Anthem 4.54 avg rating — 4,109 ratings
96.
Black Cat
Black Cat 3.79 avg rating — 366 ratings
96.
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town
Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town 4.27 avg rating — 3,741 ratings
96.
C.L.O.U.D.S.
C.L.O.U.D.S. 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings
96.
Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury
Keats's Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury 4.53 avg rating — 253 ratings
100.
Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me
Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me
by: Cari Best
4.05 avg rating — 64 ratings
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