Cool City: Lego™ Models to Build - Stickers Included (Sean Kenney's Cool Creations) Hardcover – September 13, 2011

The children loved this book. It inspired them to create some very innovative structures. Loved the pictures and the initial directions put them on the path to be able to create on their own. They also loved the trucks and cars book by same author.

My 6 year old son is a lego fanatic and doens't really need help with "ideas" as many of the lego books out there provide. What he needs is some help figuring out HOW to make his ideas happen. This book does just that. It helps him think outside the box and create things that look different from traditional lego contruction - Kenney uses lego pieces differntly than the lego manufacturers do. We have all his books and they are regularly open on the lego table helping to inspire my son to create new and interesting things. Thanks Sean Kenney!

It was OK. I liked it but my son didn't. I just think it wasn't for him. Don't get the book.

Great ideas, some with diagrams but others left to help kids and young at heart use to develop their own building skills. The added bonus was the generous amount of city themed stickers at the end of the book to customize your own pieces!

I've been a fan of this author since stumbling upon his Cool Cars and Trucks a few years ago, so I was very excited when I heard that his third book was coming out. Once again, we are presented with many wonderful creations in LEGO to awe and inspire young and old builders alike.I think it's important to understand what this book is and what it isn't. First off, you can see that the book is 32 pages. For those who have LEGO City sets, the average instruction manual probably has at least that many pages - so this isn't an instruction manual. This book doesn't have many words either - most of the pages have about one sentence at most.What you will find in this book are many wonderful photos - in this case scenes out of a City made of LEGO bricks. Most of the creations are in minifig scale, but the author also includes some micro-scale creations as well to show you what is possible. The book includes a few simple instructions, in this case how to build a food cart, statue, some micro-scale buildings, a stop light, a soda machine, a food stand, and a couple of minfig scale buildings (one with a working elevator). The book also includes a bonus sticker sheet, which includes stickers for the soda machine, food cart, and street signs (among others).The wonderful thing about Sean's books is that they appeal to a wide age range. My children (age 3 & 6) love these books for the photos which recreate scenes out of every day life in LEGO - and since the books are light on text they make great bedtime books for the kids. As your kids get older, they can use the instructions to build the models, or as inspiration to build their own creations. Even the adult fan of LEGO will enjoy paging through this book again and again, there are lots of techniques that you can pick up out of the photos. One interesting technique, for example, is the use of forced perspective to make buildings appear larger.I rated this book four stars because I didn't like it quite as much as Sean's first book Cool Cars and Trucks, but if I hadn't read that book first I probably would have given this five stars.In summary - if you are looking for a book that LEGO fans of all ages will enjoy paging through again and again - this is the book for you. If you are looking for more detailed instructions, check out something like LEGO City Brickmaster. Better yet, pick up both!

Seams like a kid with a good imagination could do just as well on his or her own.Nice try.

This book is so awesome! It is great for the kids that love to build their own creations. It comes with stickers and ideas for really cool additions to the "LEGO City" You will not be disappointed!

Our seven year old has brought home this book several times from the school library. So he was thrilled to have his own copy, plus you can build with the illustrations from the book instead of the lego kits.