Patterns of New Orleans: A Lullaby in Wrought Iron
Garrett County Press
 
From Streetcars to Snoballs: New Orleans Icons in Bold Black and White

This board book features bold black-and-white images of New Orleans - streetcars, wrought iron balconies, jazz instruments, and the moon over the Mississippi River. Each page shows a familiar sight from the city in high-contrast silhouettes that help babies focus and develop their vision. The images are paired with simple rhythmic text and framed by decorative ironwork borders. Twenty sturdy board pages showcase the distinctive sights of New Orleans in a format designed for the youngest readers.
 
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Elon Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023. Visit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu.