Lit GPS for Children’s Books

   Navigate to your favorite spots from children’s literature in the real New York City.

There are so many great children’s and young adult books set in New York City. Turn books to reality by following the map to spots made famous in stories. Just where did:

• Eloise make mischief?
• Lyle, Lyle Crocodile meet his family?
• Mia pen her princess diaries?
• Harriet the Spy spy?
• Miranda get her mysterious clues?
• Chester the Cricket live in a newsstand?
• Really Rosie strut her stuff
• The children solve the mystery of the mixed-up files?

And there are many other great characters and places in New York City books as well. Meet some of them and discover their stories on Lit GPS.

Click the links in the menu above to jump to Lit GPS pages for Picture Books, Young Readers, or Teens and Young Adults. There are great books on each page. Some you will have read and some you might want to read. And there are photos of the actual spots in New York City that are part of these books.

Click  here to jump to the LIT-GPS map page and see the pushpins marking locations. Read about each spot and the book that it’s found in. You can find this map on your phone on Google maps too. Just go to LitGPS in the maps.

Are you in New York on a visit (or do you live here)? Then check out the “If You Go” sections to find out what to expect if you actually visit the spots on the map. If you are young, be sure you go with your parents of course.

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