Take the kids on a trip to the literary Lower East Side!

Join us on Sunday, December 14th at 10:30am and follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor’s children’s classic All-of-a-Kind Family. Stroll through the story and into the streets to learn about the real-life people and Lower East Side places that inspired Taylor to write All-of-a-Kind Family. These behind-the-scenes details are guaranteed to make you love the book even more! Recommended for children five and up and their adult companions.

Highlights:

Visit the Main Sanctuary of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, a house of worship where the All-of-a-Kind characters may have attended See the Allen Street tenements and discuss how the sisters lived Visit Hester and Orchard Streets where the characters shopped from pushcarts and peddlers Walk through Seward Park and see where the girls used to play Pass by Seward Park Library where the sisters borrowed their books End at The Pickle Guys where you can purchase one of the sisters’ favorite foods

12 Eldridge Street Map
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