“There’s an urban legend that alligators breed in New York sewers and regularly turn up in the city’s waterways.”

This book presents places that would interest kids when visiting New York City. The highly graphic format includes all kinds of tidbits and trivia about New York City, including places to go and things to see. Although it markets itself as “not-for-parents,” the trivia and landmarks mentioned would interest any visitor to New York looking for an experience that is tailored to their tastes. It combines just enough hard facts with those interesting tidbits that kids like to delve deeper into discovering.

Recommended by Alice Cyphers, Librarian, Pennsylvania, USA