A literary tour of Manhattan
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A while ago I took you on an architectural tour of Manhattan--this will be a literary tour through some of the classics of children's literature. One of the best things about parenthood is reading to children--holding a small person on your lap with a book in your hands is pretty close to Heaven. My favorite place in the world, Manhattan, is the site of many great books--so, put on your walking shoes, pack your metro card and let's go. We'll start at the very bottom--the southernmost tip of Manhattan--the Staten Island Ferry. We were very tired we were very merry. We rode back and forth All night on the Ferry. Edna St. Vincent Millay. Yes, I know, Edna St. Vincent Millay is not a poet for children, but I believe in getting as much as possible as early as possible into those little brains, so this is a good start. Then over to Battery Park City where words from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass grace the railing of a marina. Look out over