This Is San Francisco

First published in 1962, this children’s book presents San Francisco through its landmarks, neighborhoods, and distinctive urban landscape. Its tour ranges from a rumbling cable car and the city’s famously crooked street to Peking ducks in Chinatown, pairing place-based details with a broader view of the city’s cosmopolitan character. Miroslav Sasek’s colorful illustrations are central to the presentation, making the book both a portrait of a particular American city and an introduction to how its sights and local character fit together.