Lovely guide to London for little ones, and it makes a great read pre or post trip to the UK capital!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me read a digital arc in exchange for my honest feedback.

I visited London many tines, with and without a child in tow. I would have immediately think to take them to the Science Museum and the Museum of Natural History, but this book has sooo many more great suggestions! Of course even some I wasn't aware of, such as the Postal Museum, the Olympic Park and the Hampton Court maze.

The book is full of lovely illustrations and great explanations for kids, on over 90 pages of informative fun! I would definitely recommend it and will bring it along for our next London visit.

So cute! Loved this and would definitely buy this for friends and families. It was so great, can't wait to see on the shelves.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Little kid, big city! London is a beautiful tour guide book for children that is bright, fun and interesting!
Any children going to visit London will be spurred into excitement by this book with all the amazing things to do and see!
Children will delight in the fun text and beautiful illustrations and no doubt keep swapping and changing their minds as to what they want to do first and where they want to visit first.
I'm definitely going to invest in a physical copy of this book when I take my little one to London!
The book has a glossary at the back with each place listed along with the page number it's on and each page has a link to which page to go to next for the next thing they want to do or see.

Loved looking through this book with my 8 year old daughter, such an informative but still fun look at london, a great way to plan some places the kids will want to see but also learn some amazing facts, it truly is full of loads of useful information.

Fully recommend this book to anyone

Little Kid, Big City!: London; Pick Your Own Path Through London!, written by Beth Beckman and illustrated by Holley Maher, is a children's travel book currently scheduled for release on June 15 2021. If a kid were given the opportunity to lead a tour through London, where would they go? Would they hop on the Tube to visit Buckingham Palace, watch a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theater, or pass the time with Big Ben? By following prompts at the end of each page in Little Kid, Big City, the options are endless! In this series, an illustrated travel guide collides with an interactive format, allowing children to imagine, create, and explore their own routes through the greatest cities on the planet. With gorgeous illustrations, lovable characters, and dozens of different forks in the road, Little Kid, Big City is a new way for kids to take part in their travels and invent their own adventures.

Little Kid, Big City!: London; Pick Your Own Path Through London! is a lovely and informative look at exploring London. I liked the variety of locations covered, and the fun way they are presented. There is a great deal of information offered, including the basics of he location and the expectations for visitors, but it never gets to be overwhelming. The suggestions of what to do next, and the detailed index in the back of the book, would make the book useful when planning a trip or while out and about. For those of us even less likely to travel in the near future, with the world being in its current state, the book also offers fodder for dreamy to-do lists, and just getting to know more about London now, even if we are not likely to see it in person. I liked the artwork a great deal- it was realistic and still felt a little fun and whimsical. It was simply enjoyable to look at, and to find small details and points of interest in.

As a whole Little Kid, Big City!: London; Pick Your Own Path Through London! is a well written and illustrated look at London, whether you plan on visiting soon or not.

Little Kid, Big City!: London is an excellent book for all the children living in London! I can also see this read by many children visiting this beautiful city. As a Londoner myself, I also learned many beautiful things about London. I enjoyed the illustrations. Lovely book!

I thought this was a lovely book that covered the usual London landmarks BUT included ones you don't usually see in books about London, such as the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the West End! I liked how the reader could choose where to visit next rather than moving through the book page by page. The illustrations are wonderful and are really lively - just like the city itself! I enjoyed seeing a range of ethnicities and backgrounds being represented.

The Y1 class in my school study London as one of their geography units and I will definitely be recommending that this book be added to their book list.

I love how this is a choose your own adventure book based in a city. This book made me feel like I was in London. I would highly recommend this to a young adventurer or someone who misses traveling.

Oh my goodness, I love this book and need an actual physical copy right now!
What a delight! This book takes you on an adventure through London, with pictures and information about everything from phone boxes to Westminster Abbey and the natural history museum.
The illustrations are brilliant and I love the way it tells you about key attractions with some interesting facts and let's the reader decide where to next!
All of the information is also brought together in the index.
So now I'm planning a trip to London!
Thanks so much for this ARC. Brilliant!

The premise of this book is delightful. Well-done travel related picture books are hard to find, but they've really got a winner here. I love the idea of a display full of this & other books in the series (hopefully!) ahead of spring break & summer vacation!

I liked this book a lot. I love London generally and there were even things in this book I didn't know about like the MAIL RAIL Museum, wow, I can't wait to get a look at that next time I'm in London! The girls also really enjoyed this book, they loved to learn about all the sights and the London Underground and were fascinated by the whole book!

I think what makes this book really is the illustrations, there is so much on the page compared to actual writing on some pages but the little snippets you get are just enough for a young child. The illustrations are perfect and really show how London is from hustle and bustle to

I wasn't really sure what Stone Henge was doing in there to be honest, as it's almost 100 miles out of London however, I suppose that's for the international travellers perhaps, I personally did find it a little bit odd though but supposed that in some tourist packages it maybe included, of which I haven't done my research so that might be the case.

I think really is a good guide for a kids introduction to London and the illustrations make it fun and interesting!

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and Beth Beckman for this wonderful free copy in return for my honest review.

This was a great picture book title packed with information that will definitely make it a read-and-read-again titles. You are given several ways to 'journey' through this book, including with different destinations grouped by theme, and along with the sometimes sophisticated and dense text, this is definitely a book to read with an adult across several sittings. I think it would make a great discussion point for children who have never been to London or who have grown up there. There isn't so much of a cosy story, so would not appeal to children who like that, but for the curious wanting to learn, there's lots on offer. The illustrations are enchanting and it's lovely to see the representation of Black children having a curious and joyful journey through the city. My only hang-up is some of the sights chosen for showcasing seem oddly commercial, to the point where some pages almost read like a Time Out column of best hidden retail gems. But the majority are interesting and child-friendly attractions, including recent additions to London.

A great source of information for a trip to London. Enough facts and trivia to help you decide where to go, but not so much you no longer need to. Lovely colourful illustrations..I can imagine many children choosing their destinations from this book and then looking out for the details the have seen in the drawings.

A visit to Stonehenge ( as part of a trip to London) is stretching the boundaries and the book would be none the worse for losing those pages.

It should surely be a pre-requisite of any travel book that it is factually correct. I found this a frustrating read as I kept noticing multiple errors in the text. The worst offenders for me were -
1. Including Stonehenge. This is not in London, nor is it an easy day trip away. I am truly confused as to why this was included.
2. Mentioning the Princess Diana memorial playground based on Peter Pan in Hyde Park. This feels like the author is confusing two things - the memorial playground in Kensington Gardens and the Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park that was built in 1912 and which therefore clearly has nothing to do with Princess Diana.
3. Its description of London telephone boxes as serving as "decoration and nostalgic reminders of a time before cellphone technology" and encouraging children to go and look at them. NO!!! They actually currently serve as "public toilets and receptacles for call girl adverts" and children should stay well away from them.
4. Stating that traditional fish and chips should be served with mayonnaise for a dip. This isn't Holland. The tradition in the UK is salt and vinegar.
5. The column in Trafalgar Square is and always has been known as Nelson's Column. For some reason the author refers to it as "a tall column that holds a tiny statue of naval hero on top". Huh?
As I say, these were just the worst offenders. It just felt like it was all written by someone who had only a passing interest in London, and certainly hadn't been proof-read by an actual British person. It's a shame, as I really like the format and the idea behind the book, taking kids on a pretty in-depth tour of my home city, I just couldn't forgive all the inaccuracies.

A brilliant book all about London which would be useful for classes studying it as a capital city or those who are wanting to take children on a trip there. This book could be used as a handy guide when visiting places, or to study before visiting.

With colourful pictures and varied text sizes, this book is a perfect mixture of illustrations and text to keep the attention of younger and older children alike. The 'choose your next page' aspect is perfect for children to let them take control of their reading and experience a non-fiction book in a different way. This book would be perfect as a class read for younger children, or for older children to explore independently. It would also make a brilliant model for writing your own non-fiction set out in a different way.

The friendly voice of the text hooks children in whilst also providing lots of facts, with additional facts being provided at the end for anyone who is interested in finding out more.

I would definitely use this text in class (Year 2), either for extracts about specific places or to dip in and out of to enhance the children's knowledge of London.

Thank you for the opportunity to review Little Kid, Big City!: London. Right off the bat, the strength of this book is in its illustrations. They actually made me smile in nostalgia for the fun and bustle of London. I loved them and actually would be interested in looking up the illustrator to see the rest of their art. Anyway, I think this is a pretty decent guide to London for a kid. The only slip up I noticed was including Stonehenge, which is some distance away and requires multiple train changes (which last over an hour in many cases, including also a bus to get to the site) which means not at all in London. I understand that it's often included in many tour packages though and often part of the tourist experience, I just think other things could've been included instead of this section. It's a bit unnecessary when there are SO many things to write up about London. Either way, it's really a really nicely illustrated guide and there is a map included (as so stated in the beginning of the book) that the reader can pull out for real life exploration. Pretty good value for the money I suppose!

I absolutely love this series. This is such a fun way to introduce young readers and travelers to a new place. This book is a carefully currated tour book for kids. There are fun illustrations, key places to visit and a little history. My daughter loves flipping through the pages and planning a future adventure.

A great introduction to the city of London for children! I loved the "choose your own adventure" format and I think young readers will delight in the lighthearted illustrations and information.

A fun and interesting non-fiction book, which takes you on a trip to London. The illustrations are amazing: really vibrant and child-friendly. The text and content isn’t overly detailed, giving a perfect overview of some of the sights and sounds of London, without being an information overload. I love the interactive format, where children can choose where to go next - this will really appeal to young readers. I will definitely be adding a copy of this book to my classroom bookshelf. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.