Stories set in the city

Buses, tall buildings, corner shops, parks squeezed between streets and neighbors on every floor. These storybooks are set in cities, and the plots follow city life: a subway ride to visit grandma, a rooftop garden, a lost mitten found by a shopkeeper, a block party. They suit kindergarten through grade 2 readers. The stories are good for city children who rarely see their own streets in picture books, and for children elsewhere who are curious about how other kids live, which makes them a fit for community and neighborhood units. Every story is free to read online, and remixing one lets a child set the story on their own street.

13 stories

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