From the Pigeon Post essay of January 18th, 2008, of the same name.
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to the Independent Readers or the Young Adults sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use the following link to skip directly to the Independent Readers or the Young Adults sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Make Way for Ducklings written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey Highly Recommended |
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The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small Highly Recommended |
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile written and illustrated by Bernard Waber Highly Recommended |
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House on East Eighty-Eighth Street written and illustrated by Bernard Waber Highly Recommended |
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The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca and Sal Barracca and illustrated by Mark Buehner Recommended |
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Peppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone and illustrated by Ted Lewin Recommended |
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Madeline written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans Recommended |
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C Is for City by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Pat Cummings Recommended |
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Alphabet City by Stephen Johnson Recommended |
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The Journey by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small Recommended |
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City Mouse-Country Mouse and Two More Mouse Tales from Aesop by Aesop and illustrated by John Wallner Suggested |
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Urban Roosts written and illustrated by Barbara Bash Suggested |
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Madeline in London written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans Suggested |
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The Little House written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton Suggested |
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Katy and the Big Snow written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton Suggested |
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Abuela by Arthur Dorros and illustrated by Elisa Kleven Suggested |
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Good Night New York City by Adam Gamble and illustrated by Joe Veno Suggested |
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Sky Boys by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by James E. Ransome Suggested |
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My New York Holiday written and illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen Suggested |
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Taxi by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro Suggested |
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This Is London written and illustrated by Miroslav Sasek Suggested |
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New York Is English, Chattanooga Is Creek written and illustrated by Christopher Raschka Suggested |
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You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and illustrated by Robin Preiss-Glasser Suggested |
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Sky Scrape/City Scape edited by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Ken Condon Suggested |
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The Wheels on the Bus illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky Suggested |
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Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino Suggested |
Independent Reader
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. (ILT) Denslow Highly Recommended |
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A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and illustrated by Tasha Tudor Highly Recommended |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake Highly Recommended |
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The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended |
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All-Of-A-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor Highly Recommended |
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Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard Highly Recommended |
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Stuart Little by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams Highly Recommended |
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A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum Recommended |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Recommended |
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Underground by David MacAulay Recommended |
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Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell Suggested |
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The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright Suggested |
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Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Suggested |
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Snow in August by Pete Hamill Suggested |
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The Best of Nancy Drew Classic Collection by Carolyn Keene Suggested |
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Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace Suggested |
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145th Street by Walter Dean Myers Suggested |
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Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer and illustrated by Valenti Angelo Suggested |
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Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep Suggested |
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Rats by Paul Zindel Suggested |
Young Adult
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Recommended |
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