How Little Lori Visited Times Square
Poor little Lori. All he wants is to go see Times Square, but somehow he  is thwarted every step of the way. First he takes a subway but gets out at South  Ferry. Then he takes a bus but finds himself at 242nd Street. So he tries a  taxi, and here's what happens: The driver says, "Do you have enough money to pay  me?" Lori answers, "What a silly question! I am much too little to have enough  money for a taxi." So the driver says, "Please get out then." Will Lori ever get  to Times Square? Maybe with a little help from a very... slow... moving...  friend.The incomparable Maurice Sendak illustrates Amos Vogel's enormously amusing  story, which first appeared in 1963 and has been rereleased for a new generation  of lucky readers. Lori's melodramatic range of emotions throughout his arduous  day is pure delight for fans of Sendak's familiar artwork, as seen in such  classics asWhere the Wild Things  AreandIn the Night  Kitchen. Try not to be overly concerned at the idea of a small child  wandering the streets of New York alone. This was written in another era, after  all, and the silliness factor far outweighs the "unsafe" aspect. (Ages 4 to 8)--Emilie Coulter