The Legend of New Amsterdam

“… Now Caldecott-winner Peter Spier brings this thriving little metropolis alive for young readers. He takes them through the bustling streets, pointing out the schoolhouse and the market place, the shipyards and the sawmill. He introduces them to the local residents – the glass blower, the smithy, the carpenter, the miller. And he tells them the legend of Crazy Annie Bogardus, a lonely old woman with an uncanny vision of things to com.

With its wonderful illustrations and its touch of good humor, The Legend of New Amsterdam is a charming and colorfully detailed portrait of city life on Manhattan island over three hundred years ago. …”