My Taxi Ride by Jennifer Swender

“Taxi! Hey, Taxi!” Buzz around town in this rhyming, rhythmic story about the hustle and bustle of New York City taxis.

Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen B. Winnick

Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln!
Did you know Abraham Lincoln was the first president to wear a beard? Hear the story of a little girl whose letter may have convinced our sixteenth president to grow his now iconic facial hair.

Tar Beach
Step into the dreamy world atop eight-year-old Cassie’s Harlem apartment building. The Caldecott Award-winning illustrations beautifully depict a slice of the African American experience in depression-era New York. Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Can you imagine a world before cell phones? The phone booth at West End Avenue and 100th Street does. Learn how a phone booth can save the day.

Free with Museum admission.

Learn about one woman who stood up for what she believed in and paved the way for women voters.

Trees and Ponds and Playgrounds, oh my! Central Park has so much to offer a New York City family, especially in the summertime. Join us for some fun stories that honor this wonderful city haven that’s just across the street. Don’t forget to look around our library for the cast of a very familiar Central Park statue!

The Old Pirate of Central Park by Robert Priest
Central Park Serenade by Laura Godwin

Free with Museum admission

It is near impossible to ever be bored in New York City, all you have to do is look around! The sun is out and it’s time to explore all that New York City has in store. Help us kick off the summer with some stories that will inspire you to look, and look again.

Urban Animals by Isabel Hill
Larry Gets Lost by Michael Mullin and John Skewes

Free with Museum admission

From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. Every Sunday at the DiMenna Children's History Museum.

Free with museum admission.

From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. Every Sunday at the DiMenna Children's History Museum.

Free with museum admission.

From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. Every Sunday at the DiMenna Children's History Museum.

Free with museum admission.