Based on the popular song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", this story is about New York City. A small group of multi racial students have won a trip to the city, accompanied by a teacher. They scour the city, from the Statue of Liberty to Times Square, from Chinatown to Central Park, and discover what makes NYC a great place. The book includes a map of places to see when you visit.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Abrams .

Tonya Bolden has written numerous, award winning books for kids, including Tell All the Children Our Story and Wake Up Our Souls.