The Los Angeles Conservancy's People + Places kids' book list and Storytime for Kids include stories about places, architecture, and preservation. These books are appropriate for grades 1-5 and provide a great introduction to the built environment and why saving places matters.

Teachers and parents can use the accompanying Reading Guides to go deeper into the topics and themes each story explores. Each Reading Guide contains discussion questions to elicit feedback, vocabulary words for better comprehension, and activities to further learning. All books are available at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Or, with libraries closed due to Covid-19, consider purchasing books at your local legacy bookstore! Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, Book Soup in West Hollywood, and Chevalier’s Books in Larchmont Village carry these titles and are taking online orders.

Do you know of a great kid's book about historic preservation or related topics? Email your suggestion to Sana Ahmed, Education Specialist, at sahmed@laconservancy.org. 

	A House That Once Was Go on an adventure with two curious friends who discover an abandoned home.  Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	Brick Who Found Herself in Architecture Learn about historic brick structures as tenacious Brick searches for her place in the world. Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	Dream Something Big: The Story of the Watts Towers A colorful story about Simon Rodia, an Italian American who created L.A.'s iconic Watts Towers.  Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	Iggy Peck, Architect Precocious and creative, young Iggy builds structures out of all kinds of materials.  Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	Last Stop On Market Street Take a bus ride with CJ as he and his Nana explore their city, finding things to be grateful for in unexpected places.  Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	The Little House The landscape around the little house changes from farmland to city as time goes by. What does the future hold for the little house?  Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	Nana in the City Clever Nana Knows how to help her grandson discover what makes the city extraordinary. Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright Young Frank Lloyd Wright is inspired by the shapes he sees in nature. Learn how those shapes make their way into the buildings he designs. Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids
	The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid Discover how Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid overcame obstacles to become a world-famous architect. Reading Guide View on Storytime for Kids

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy's educational programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.