I LEGO N.Y. is an imaginative look at life in New York City constructed entirely out of LEGOs. Designer and illustrator Christoph Niemann was inspired to create a series of miniature New York vignettes out of his sons' toys after a few cold and dark winter days in Berlin. The former New Yorker then posted photographs of his creations along with his handwritten captions on his New York Times blog. Resident and honorary New Yorkers around the world responded enthusiastically to the clever and minimalist inventions, which captured both the iconic (the Empire State Building) and the mundane (man standing on a subway platform) in fewer LEGO pieces than one might think possible. This book includes all of the original images, plus thirteen new creations. The resulting collection is delightful in its simplicity and moving in its ability to cature the spirit of life in New York in so few strokes.
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Christoph Niemann is an award-winning illustrator and children’s book author. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Wired, and The New York Times. He has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club, and American Illustration. He is the author of two children’s books, The Pet Dragon and The Police Cloud.
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By Vivien Li
Format:Board book
Mr. Niemann makes me laugh every single time. He definitely makes me see mundane things in an entirely new light. I'm not sure actually buying this book is necessary because he has a blog on the NYTimes website called "Abstract City," and this entire lego-themed book was one of his early posts. Check it out first, and I guarantee you'll fall in love with his style. But this is a good way to help support his work, too.
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By JW
Format:Board book
I "read" this book in a bookstore and laughed aloud several times. I'm now here to buy it. I'm not sure my baby will appreciate the humor, but I'll enjoy reading it to her.
By Coffee Man
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great book for Lego fans and those who love New York and everyone in between. Whimsical, inspired, sartorical, and just the right amount of fun for any reader.
Don't buy the inexpensive Amazon version: they have marks on the book edges as well as a sticker on the back. That is disclosed at the bottom of the product description, but in person is HIGHLY disappointing. Spend the money for the full version.
Don't buy the inexpensive Amazon version: they have marks on the book edges as well as a sticker on the back. That is disclosed at the bottom of the product description, but in person is HIGHLY disappointing. Spend the money for the full version.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A baby book for NY parents
This is a cute little book full of NY icons. Kids probably won't recognise the pictures but they are bright and offer plenty to talk about with someone young enough to need a board... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cambridge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius
This is a genius book for any parent or child living in NY, or parent or child who loves the Big Apple. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Veronica Cicely
5.0 out of 5 stars
a piece of art
I bought this book for my 11 year old son who loves legos, as well as arts, architecture and culture. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ximena Hernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Lego
Wonderful out-of-the-box way of looking at NY Lego-animation! My children started building our country (Holland) the same way, it's almost like poetry: narrowing down the amount of... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kattebell
1.0 out of 5 stars
inappropriate for children
I saw this book at a local library in the childrens area, i started flipping through it and towards the end of the book there is a page that says beer, scotch, and a couple other... Read more
Published on May 3, 2011 by Rachel Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
for grownup Lego lovers
I bought this for my 3yr old Brooklyn neice but decided to give it to her dad when I read it. Most of the humor would just be over her head. Read more
Published on January 11, 2011 by A. M. Doyle
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