The concept is great and I suspect from the e-arc provided by NetGalley that the finished board book is adorably done. But, the problem for me was the content. I realize it's hard to capture a vibrant city like Austin, Boston, Chicago or San Francisco into a few pages, but if that's what D.K. Publishing says it will deliver, than this effort falls far short of the promise.

My own daughter was bored with these. Not liking the art, too simplistic and computer generated (blobby black stick figures for people), and the narration was too blah. The word choice didn't paint the crowd excitement and the majesty of the bats flying out on Congress Avenue Bridge or the significance of Texas BBQ when in came to the boring food section (which can also be found as boring for Boston and Chicago, but why not a food section for San Francisco?! Sourdough, crab, etc.?).

I was excited by this series, but the product doesn't match my love for these cities. No desire to purchase Little Cities. There are better kid versions out there with my charm.

Little Cities: Austin by D. K. Publishing, 18 pages. PICTURE BOOK. DK Publishing, 2020. $10.
Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
What do you know about Austin, Texas? Learn where you can see all of Austin from one building, where to find art displayed, where over a million bats live in the city, and more!
Acting as a mini travel book for kids, this book is exciting by giving fun facts (like finding bats) about a city in the same country as most of its audience. I like that it encourages exploration and curiosity with both the pictures and descriptions. Once you’ve read one of the “Little Cities” books, though, it feels like you’ve read them all; I didn’t like this one as much as I enjoyed reading my first of these books.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

Thank you to NetGalley and DK Books for an advance reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is an adorable book to share with kids to show them the top spots to visit and see in Austin. I haven’t been to Austin yet and may just use this as a reference to start planning a trip 😃

It includes a map of the US showing the location of the city, a cool map of the city showing where the main sites are in the city and pages of beautiful illustrations and little tidbits of information for young children.

This is better than some of the other books in the series. I don't love the style of the illustrations. Thank you to Netgalley for this digital review copy.

It’s a short little book. It tells about things you can do and places in Austin. It doesn’t go into much detail but the book can be used for small children to first learn about Austin. Short and to the point book.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This series is pretty neat and great for kids about large cities in the US with lots of fun facts about each city.

This was a quick and informative read about Austin, Texas. It had some questions where children could point out a few things on the page that I could see my toddler enjoying.

I absolutely loved these "Little Cities" books, that are geared towards kids and teaching them about some of the landmarks in the city.  I read 3, all of which were cities I had visited and most of the locations listed I had checked out myself, so it was cool to revisit it again in a way, since travel is becoming but a memory.

This book features Austin - the state capitol, the bat bridge, etc.  A fun way to introduce your child to new cities.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

Austin is near and dear to my heart and I was excited for this book to share with my nephews. I found this book to be cute and I really loved the illustrations. However I felt it to be pretty basic and mostly appropriate for very little children. I wish it had given a little bit more information about Austin.

The ‘Austin’ book is very short and there's a bit less information than in other books in the series. It tells about the city’s monuments, famous places and types of food you need to try while in Austin. Also, it tells about worth-seen events and activities to try. Overall, it’s a good work to engage children's curiosity about the city.

‘Little Cities’ is a series of board books for the youngest readers about the major US cities. The books focus on the main tourist attractions and landmarks. Illustrations are informative and simple, reminds me of infographics in educational pamphlets.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Good little book showing where a city is a few sites to see and a quick introduction. Very quick to get through.

DK never disappoints, and I love the ready reference that they provide with great color and visuals. This new series of books about cities is written at the perfect level for young readers, or for those older readers that turn to children's books as a way to quickly learn about a topic. I will be looking for this series as I make purchasing decisions for my library.