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Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3–7
I think I can, I think I can! This Sunday to celebrate our exhibition Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection, we’ll read the classic story The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. Children will create a train craft to take home.
The Little Engine That Could written by Watty Piper. Illustrated by Loren Long, 1930.
Support for Sunday Story Time provided by Macy's.
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New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
Phone (212) 873-3400
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| Wednesday – Thursday | 11 am – 5 pm |
| Friday | 11 am – 8 pm |
| Saturday – Sunday | 11 am – 5 pm |
