History Detectives

Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for registration links. Anyone else having ups and downs as we navigate the emotions of today’s world? Now more than ever, we all have our bad-seed days and it’s so important to remember to dig deep and…

Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for registration links. What creatures come out to play at night? This week for Little New Yorkers @ Home, we’re exploring the beautiful picture book Moon by Britta Teckentrup and creating our own moon-inspired puzzle! Follow along…

UPDATE: Thank you for voting! The Children’s History Book Prize poll is now closed. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner in the coming weeks.    Have you finished all four finalists for our annual Children’s History Book Prize? Great! Now it’s time to vote! This poll will be live until end of day April…

Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for registration links. We are big train fans here at New-York Historical and love to show off our Jerni Collection of vintage toys and trains whenever we can. And we know you all are big train fans…

This interview is the last of our four-part series on this year’s finalists for the annual Children’s History Book Prize. Read all four finalists, then help us choose the prizewinner by voting for your favorite! Our online poll opens in April, and the winning author will receive a $10,000 prize. This week, we’re chatting with…

  Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for Zoom registration links.  I’ve been enjoying daily walks with my four year old—while staying six feet apart from other New Yorkers! With spring here, we’ve been seeing and hearing more and more birds. Challenge your…

This post is part three of our four-part series on this year’s finalists for New-York Historical’s annual Children’s History Book Prize. Read all four interviews, then help us choose the prizewinner by voting for your favorite! Our online polls open in April, and the winning author will receive a $10,000 prize. This week, we are chatting…

Does your day need a splash of color? Whether you’re age 7 or 47, here’s an enlightening activity for you to try: Print out our free pdfs of beautiful Tiffany Lamp shades that are just begging for your creative color schemes. If you enjoy them, consider picking up the whole book—these pages are excerpts from our Tiffany Glass Coloring Book, available for purchase online at…

The richness of our imaginations can be a welcome respite and comforting space. In these times of quarantine and social distancing, we understand that many families are balancing unprecedented stressors and want to reach out with some of our favorite books to spark your little ones’ spirit of play. While we wish we could share…