The top picture books from 2018 Each year, a new crop of children?s books hits the shelves, promising to enrich the lives of both parents and the kids that read them. But every parent has at least a few books that they dread, either because the content or the pictures are boring, irritating, or just plain uninspired.
Fortunately, 2018 delivered a rich class of illustrated books. We combed through them to find the best picture books centered on cities, architecture, and design. These are books that visually delight while also focusing on place, both the physically built environment and the communities we create.
Some of our favorite new books focus on transportation, others are about neighborhoods and how kids interact in their communities. There are quite a few architecture-centered board books for the infant crowd, and we can?t stop swooning over the pictures from award-winning illustrators. All would make great gifts for future Curbed readers. Behold, the 17 best new books for young urbanists?and their design-savvy parents.
Love books" Adults, be sure to peruse our list of 101 books about where and how we live for more grownup gift ideas. And if you?re traveling to cities with your kiddos, don?t miss Curbed?s maps of the best family activities in Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans, Austin, and New York City.

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