Keeping the City Going
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- Author：Brian Floca
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Summary
Brian Floca gives a thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine。
We are here at home now， watching the world through our windows。 Outside we see the city we know， but not as we’ve seen it before。 The once hustling and bustling streets are empty。 Well， almost empty。 Around the city there are still people， some， out and about。 These are the people keeping us safe。 Keeping us healthy。 Keeping our mail and our food delivered。 Keeping our grocery stores stocked。 Keeping the whole city going。
We are here at home now， watching the world through our windows。 Outside we see the city we know， but not as we’ve seen it before。 The once hustling and bustling streets are empty。 Well， almost empty。 Around the city there are still people， some， out and about。 These are the people keeping us safe。 Keeping us healthy。 Keeping our mail and our food delivered。 Keeping our grocery stores stocked。 Keeping the whole city going。
Reviews
Suzi
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Caldecott winning children's book about NYC during the pandemic。 We all saw and heard it on TV and now it's a book。 Subdued sketches of vehicles and people looking out windows at what is happening while they are staying home and safe。 Perfect book to read the week our masks came off！ Caldecott winning children's book about NYC during the pandemic。 We all saw and heard it on TV and now it's a book。 Subdued sketches of vehicles and people looking out windows at what is happening while they are staying home and safe。 Perfect book to read the week our masks came off！ 。。。more
Diane
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“We are here at home now watching the world through our windows， and wondering what will happen next。”A celebration of the essential workers and the human community spirit that were prevalent during the Covid19 pandemic。
Peacegal
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Wonderfully detailed illustrations and a pensive yet hopeful tone are on rich display in this picture book highlighting the role of essential workers of all types during the pandemic。
Tricia
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I actually didn’t realize this was about the pandemic when I requested it from the library。 Evie picked it last night from our stack and then I choked up just reading the book jacket。 The same people keep our cities going every day， but during the pandemic many of us were lucky to get to be at home。 The book and detailed illustrations honor the essential workers who took care of us， delivered food， kept the internet going， etc。 Evie had to finish my thoughts a few times because the end hit me ha I actually didn’t realize this was about the pandemic when I requested it from the library。 Evie picked it last night from our stack and then I choked up just reading the book jacket。 The same people keep our cities going every day， but during the pandemic many of us were lucky to get to be at home。 The book and detailed illustrations honor the essential workers who took care of us， delivered food， kept the internet going， etc。 Evie had to finish my thoughts a few times because the end hit me hard。I love that it’s essentially a history book in the form children’s book。 。。。more
Jj
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I don't honestly want to read any of these PANDEMIC BOOKS again--just on principle right now， it's all just too much for me。 That said， some are better than others。。。 and this is one of the better ones。 I don't honestly want to read any of these PANDEMIC BOOKS again--just on principle right now， it's all just too much for me。 That said， some are better than others。。。 and this is one of the better ones。 。。。more
Marcia
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Kind of a masterpiece， Floca's illustrations are of such a high caliber。 This is a tribute to the essential workers who kept NYC going throughout the COVID-19 lockdown。 I think every library is going to want this book as a reminder of 2020。 It does a great job of sharing the empty streets and the lone workers who continued their jobs， risking their health for us。 Kind of a masterpiece， Floca's illustrations are of such a high caliber。 This is a tribute to the essential workers who kept NYC going throughout the COVID-19 lockdown。 I think every library is going to want this book as a reminder of 2020。 It does a great job of sharing the empty streets and the lone workers who continued their jobs， risking their health for us。 。。。more
Laura
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Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca is a salute to the workers who kept our world moving during the pandemic。 From takeout food to taxis to trash pickup。 It all kept going！ Even when the whole world pressed pause， some things had to remain up and running。 And they did because of brave individuals willing to step up in scary and uncertain times。 I salute these folks every day。 Mr。 Floca certainly does in the pages of this book。The art here is stunning！ I loved the truck layout and the trash tru Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca is a salute to the workers who kept our world moving during the pandemic。 From takeout food to taxis to trash pickup。 It all kept going！ Even when the whole world pressed pause， some things had to remain up and running。 And they did because of brave individuals willing to step up in scary and uncertain times。 I salute these folks every day。 Mr。 Floca certainly does in the pages of this book。The art here is stunning！ I loved the truck layout and the trash truck getting center stage and the hard hat peeking up from below。 Once upon a time， we walked by buses and repair vans without a second thought or glance。 But in 2020， these were the images that stood out and shined the brightest when the streets went silent。 These were the sights and people that gave us hope when we needed it。A beautiful book。 Check it out！p。s。 The author’s note at the end had the greatest description about our 2020 world…。”A place that felt suddenly transformed and unfamiliar， locked downed and hushed， an Edward Hopper canvas come to life。” 。。。more
Lisa
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It's the beginning of the pandemic and most people must stay inside and at home。 But there are people who need to keep the city going， like the ones who deliver food， and drive trucks and busses， people who work in the grocery stores， or keep the city clean by driving garbage trucks。 The mail carriers， package deliverers， the utility workers keep the power， and water and gas and internet working; People like emergency responders and doctors and nurses who keep us healthy and safe。 Is there a way It's the beginning of the pandemic and most people must stay inside and at home。 But there are people who need to keep the city going， like the ones who deliver food， and drive trucks and busses， people who work in the grocery stores， or keep the city clean by driving garbage trucks。 The mail carriers， package deliverers， the utility workers keep the power， and water and gas and internet working; People like emergency responders and doctors and nurses who keep us healthy and safe。 Is there a way to thank them when we can't leave our homes？ Brian Floca's realistic illustrations are so beautiful， this is a love note to all the people who couldn't stay in during the pandemic。 The city is obviously New York City， but that doesn't limit the appeal。 Every page looks like a snapshot of a street corner， busy with helpers， but without people on the sidewalk going places。 I'm so happy to recommend this excellent documentation of the pandemic， perfect even for pre-schoolers。Cross posted to http://kissthebookjr。blogspot。com 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Yay for the shout out to story times！
Lynn
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A moving tribute to the essential workers who kept the city functioning during the pandemic。 Impossible to read this without tearing up！
Lindsay
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3。5
Meg
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Brian Floca’s story captures the early weeks of the pandemic with great care， sensitivity， curiosity， and gratitude。 This book， in its timelessness， will endure as both an artifact of the times， and of the human spirit。 And those exquisite watercolors！ And oh， the details of his finely honed pen and ink！ Brian Floca is in a class all of his own。Verdict: An essential purchase putting essential workers at the heart of our collective experience， and of our shared story， a story of survival。 A story Brian Floca’s story captures the early weeks of the pandemic with great care， sensitivity， curiosity， and gratitude。 This book， in its timelessness， will endure as both an artifact of the times， and of the human spirit。 And those exquisite watercolors！ And oh， the details of his finely honed pen and ink！ Brian Floca is in a class all of his own。Verdict: An essential purchase putting essential workers at the heart of our collective experience， and of our shared story， a story of survival。 A story of hope。 A story of the connections and quiet strength that are helping us endure， together but apart。 。。。more
Annie
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Important piece of history。 A love letter to NYC and its people。 Thank you all to the workers who keep the country moving！ 👏🏻
Jeanne
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A lovely book， NYC holds a special place in my heart。
Ellie 9218
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Set in Brooklyn， New York during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic， Keeping the City Going pays tribute to New York City and its essential workers during COVID-19。 A beautifully illustrated tribute to “the people keeping the city going” while the rest of the country was on lockdown inside their homes。Loved it ❤。 Set in Brooklyn， New York during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic， Keeping the City Going pays tribute to New York City and its essential workers during COVID-19。 A beautifully illustrated tribute to “the people keeping the city going” while the rest of the country was on lockdown inside their homes。Loved it ❤。 。。。more
Heidi
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With his stunningly detailed illustrations and straightforward poem， Brian Floca honors the workers who kept the country running during the various COVID-19 lock downs。 The book points out the way New York City changed during the lock down and how workers such as delivery drivers， bus and subway employees， taxi drivers， utility workers， doctors and nurses， police and emergency crews kept the city alive for everyone else。 Keeping the City Going provides a great opportunity to discuss with childre With his stunningly detailed illustrations and straightforward poem， Brian Floca honors the workers who kept the country running during the various COVID-19 lock downs。 The book points out the way New York City changed during the lock down and how workers such as delivery drivers， bus and subway employees， taxi drivers， utility workers， doctors and nurses， police and emergency crews kept the city alive for everyone else。 Keeping the City Going provides a great opportunity to discuss with children all the things that have been experienced during the pandemic。 It's also a great way to introduce the value of community workers to younger children and why those jobs are so very important。 As with his previous titles， it's the illustrations that jump out at the reader here。 The detailed illustrations give young readers a lot to enjoy。 The book focuses on New York City， but is relatable for most readers as community workers of some kind can be found most places。 The book's themes of sacrifice， gratitude， and unity are powerful and important things to share with children both now and in the future。 。。。more
Rebekah
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A great book to show appreciation for our essential workers and shows what life is like during lockdown。 Couple funny parts too。
Lisa D
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What a beautiful tribute to COVID front line workers who rusk their lives to keep the city functioning & to heal the sick from this awful virus！
Jasmine from How Useful It Is
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This book is wonderful for children and adults alike。 It’s a story to remind kids that while they were at home and probably watching outside through their windows， to remember that there are other people still out to work to help others in need， like getting the sick people to the hospitals and helping to bring foods to them because their parents couldn’t go to the supermarket like they did in the past。 The illustrations of the empty city streets are awesome to look at but sad to see at the same This book is wonderful for children and adults alike。 It’s a story to remind kids that while they were at home and probably watching outside through their windows， to remember that there are other people still out to work to help others in need， like getting the sick people to the hospitals and helping to bring foods to them because their parents couldn’t go to the supermarket like they did in the past。 The illustrations of the empty city streets are awesome to look at but sad to see at the same time。 It’s like seeing a movie， a deserted city streets due to an apocalypse。 Busy streets and store fronts are reduced to stragglers。 Many readers may live in small towns and don’t experience the pandemic the same way as people in the big city。 This book looks like it shows the big city of New York with tall buildings and many windows。 A glimpse into how different empty city streets of New York from the empty streets of where readers live。This story follows the people watching the world goes by through their window。 It looks different outside from what they see now versus what they saw before。 How？ The streets are empty and the stores/schools are closed。 Only very few cars are operating like food/shopping delivery services， police officers， paramedics， doctors， nurses， hospital staffs， etc。 Those people who continued working despite pandemic because they are the people keeping the city going。 The people worry about what will happen next as they sit at home to keep their distance from others and to keep safe。 And so the people thank the frontline workers for keeping the city going and keeping everyone safe。Keeping the City Going is an excellent book。 A closer look at the frontline workers for their continuous service despite putting themselves at risks to the virus in order to keep the rest of the people safe。 I enjoy the humor in this book with the mention of toilet paper （see image below）。 Pandemic got people into a frenzy， cleaning out shelves of toilet papers。 People couldn’t help taking pictures of the empty shelves in those early days。 This book doesn’t talk about the changes in the children’s lives during pandemic （like not going to school face to face and switching to virtual learning） so children can’t relate much。 It’s a story to inform the children that while they are at home with their parents， their classmates’ parents could have been the ones keeping their family safe。 A must read book and I do recommend this read to everyone！xoxo， Jasmine at www。howusefulitis。wordpress。com for more details Many thanks to Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read and review。 Please be assured that my opinions are honest。 。。。more
Michele Knott
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A gorgeous dedication to the essential workers who kept our cities and towns moving forward during the early days of the pandemic。
Abby Johnson
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A beautiful picture book， especially poignant to urban children living through the pandemic， about the essential workers who have kept cities going while most folks stayed inside for lockdown。
Debbie
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excellent book for our times
Brooke
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Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca; review by Elissa GershowitzGrade level: K-3rdLexile Level: Br160L-1160LCaldecott winner Floca （Locomotive，rev。 9/13） presents a love letter to NewYork City and its essential workers during COVID-19。 “We are here at home now， watching the world through our windows。 Outside， we see the city we know， but not as we’ve seen it before。”As children peer out from their apartment windows， the streets are quiet， but not empty。 There are food deliverers on bikes， sani Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca; review by Elissa GershowitzGrade level: K-3rdLexile Level: Br160L-1160LCaldecott winner Floca （Locomotive，rev。 9/13） presents a love letter to NewYork City and its essential workers during COVID-19。 “We are here at home now， watching the world through our windows。 Outside， we see the city we know， but not as we’ve seen it before。”As children peer out from their apartment windows， the streets are quiet， but not empty。 There are food deliverers on bikes， sanitation workers， mail carriers， first responders， and more; an ambulance pulls into a hospital driveway， and we enter the building to see the medical professionals and support team， “everyone working through long days and worry to help patients heal。” As evening falls， we’re back to the neighborhood， where at seven o’clock people open their windows， clap their hands， bang potsand pans， shout， and cheer their thanks。 （The appended author’s note provides further context。） Floca’s watercolor， ink， acrylic， and gouache art， in his beautifully realistic style， features delicate lines， light-catching hues， and pore-over-able details， much like an actual city scene。Motion-filled vignettes alternate with expansive spreads to help pace the narrative and hold readers’ attention; so， too， do many of the figures’ gazes， looking directly out at viewers。 The text is true toevents but un-alarmist， with restrained lyricism that underscores unity: “We hear the city say to us—and we say back to the city—that we are still here， and we are here together。” 。。。more
Tonja Drecker
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Even when many things shut down for COVID-19， the cities couldn't come to a complete stand still。 This tale shows many of the different people and things which still carried on， while kids and some of their parents sheltered in placeYoung listeners will enjoy gazing at the various things， which happen in the city。 From garbage trucks to doctors and more， each page is filled with the hustle and bustle of life。 There are tons of details， which make it a lovely book to pick up and peer at again and Even when many things shut down for COVID-19， the cities couldn't come to a complete stand still。 This tale shows many of the different people and things which still carried on， while kids and some of their parents sheltered in placeYoung listeners will enjoy gazing at the various things， which happen in the city。 From garbage trucks to doctors and more， each page is filled with the hustle and bustle of life。 There are tons of details， which make it a lovely book to pick up and peer at again and again。 Especially those who are too young to read on their own， will still enjoy flipping through and discovering things or pointing objects out。 This aspect alone makes it a winner for the age group。The text is age appropriate and for those， who have a little more patience to sit and listen。 It discloses the various things that went on despite the lock-downs and pays tribute to the people， who worked hard to keep things going where needed。 Listeners who live in cities will enjoy this one and recognize the problems on that end， while those who live outside won't feel quite as spoken to。 Also， this one might have been more potent had it come out earlier， but even now， it's important not to forget those who continued to work hard and kept things going as well as they could。I can see young listeners enjoying flipping through this one quite a bit。I received a complimentary copy and found it well done。 。。。more
Erin Buhr
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A timely and beautiful tribute to the people keeping our world running during the pandemic。 Set in New York City， this looks at the bus drivers and grocery store workers， electrical workers and delivery people， the nurses and doctors who all still work to keep the city going。 With Brian Floca's gorgeous illustrations this book shows the city quieter than usual， people masked up in various professions， and the children framed by the windows of their apartments adapting to life。 I love that the en A timely and beautiful tribute to the people keeping our world running during the pandemic。 Set in New York City， this looks at the bus drivers and grocery store workers， electrical workers and delivery people， the nurses and doctors who all still work to keep the city going。 With Brian Floca's gorgeous illustrations this book shows the city quieter than usual， people masked up in various professions， and the children framed by the windows of their apartments adapting to life。 I love that the end mentions how New Yorkers applauded these workers each night。 I've seen several books inspired by the pandemic， but this one is by far my favorite so far。 。。。more
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