I Live in Brooklyn

Mari Takabayashi. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $16 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-618-30899-6

A year's worth of daily activities fills I Live in Brooklyn by Mari Takabayashi, a companion to I Live in Tokyo. A girl who lives with her family in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens takes readers through her routines (chasing the B75 bus each morning with her mother) and special events, such as trips to the Central Park Zoo and Coney Island, as she lists her favorite urban sights and smells.

Featured Children's Reviews

Henry Martin

Martin’s sensorial lines and Hampe’s pale mixed-media illustrations quietly capture the spirit of the art of Agnes Martin (1912–2004) in this softly told exploration of her work Continue reading »

Matt de la Peña

De la Peña and Long, the duo behind Love, reteam to consider another universally resonant concept: home. A series of warmly lit scenes show children in residences where home is Continue reading »

Jung-Soon Go

A child’s unconditional love for their tender, quirky grandparents pivots into a bittersweet coming-of-age narrative in Go’s delicate and raw autobiographical tale. The Continue reading »

Vivian Mansour

Incorporating facets of Mesoamerican mythology, Mansour (El Enmascarado De Lata/The Man With the Tin Mask) and Valtierra, making a picture book debut, chronicle the Vargas Continue reading »