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Children's Bibliography
 
Following are a selection of children's books that are about or take place in Central Park. Check out a library or book store nearest you.

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Bebop-A-Do-Walk!
Sheila Hamanaka
1995, Simon & Schuster Children's

Central Park Activity and Coloring Book
Rachel Nickerson Luna
1991, Emma Howard Books

Central Park Serenade
Laura Godwin
2002, Harper Collins Children's Books

Falcon's Egg
Luli Gray
1995, Ticknor & Fields Books for Young Readers

Gorgonzola Zombies In The Park
Elizabeth Levy
1993, HarperCollins Children's Book Group

The Great Squirrel Uprising
Dan Elish
1992, Orchard Books

Hang a Left at Venus (Zack Files Series #15)
Dan Greenburg
1999, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers

The Invisible Day
Marthe Jocelyn
1981, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers

Jingle Bells
Maryann Kovalski
1988, Little, Brown & Company

Lexi's Tale
Johanna Hurwitz
2001, SeaStar Books

The Lost Village of Central Park (Mysteries in Time)
Hope Lourie Killcoyne
1999, Silver Moon Press

The Mayor of Central Park
Avi
2005, HarperCollins Children's Books

Northern J. Calloway Presents: Super Vroomer
Carol Hall
1978, Doubleday

The Old Pirate of Central Park
Robert Priest
1999, Houghton Mifflin Company

The Park
Richard Lewis
1968, Simon & Schuster Trade, US

Parks for the People: A Story about Frederick Law Olmsted
Julie Dunlap
1994, Carolrhoda Books

Patty Cake
Elizabeth Moody
1974, Crown Publishing Group Incorporated

PeeWee's Tale
Johanna Hurwitz
2001, SeaStar Books

Pond Watching with Ann Morgan
Michael Elsohn Ross
2000, Carolrhoda Books

Punch in New York
Alice Provensen
1991, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers

A Rat's Tale
Tor Seidler
1998, HarperCollins Children's Book Group

Stuart Little
E.B. White
1974. Harper Trophy