Doodle New York: Create. Imagine. Draw Your Way Through the Big Apple (Doodle Books)

Sure to put youngsters in a New York state of mind, this book of more than 100 doodles introduces them to the city that never sleeps through local and unique illustrations and activities, from the classic (coloring the lights on top of the Empire State Building) and the fun (creating a subway car) to the just plain wacky (doodling a giant cockroach). The book's convenient size makes it a perfect souvenir for tiny-tot tourists and little locals alike, and the projects require no previous drawing skills—just imagination. In addition to five doodle challenges, the book also incorporates QR codes to offer readers free doodles online.

Puck is the author of the Cool Counting Books series, which includes 123 Boston, 123 California, 123 Chicago, 123 New York, 123 Philadelphia, 123 San Francisco, 123 Texas, and 123 USA. He has worked as a writer, editor, and translator for national publications and publishing houses. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Violet Lemay is an illustrator whose work has appeared in American Baby, Better Homes and Gardens, Elle, Family Circle, Modern Bride, the New York Times, Parent and Child, Seventeen, and the Wall Street Journal. She lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.