This week, the National Building Museum unveiled a semi-permanent exhibit called "Building Stories," which the museum describes as "an immersive exploration of the world of architecture, engineering, construction, and design found in the pages of children's books." It's expected to stay open for 10 years.
There are some obvious inclusions among the books celebrated by the exhibit: One is Virginia Lee Burton's "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel," which the museum's Cathy Frankel called a "catalyst" for the exhibition during a preview for the media. "Harold and the Purple Crayon" is another, given how the title character creates and manipulates a world of his own. "The Noisy Book" by Margaret Wise Brown is the story of a dog exploring a city based on sounds. (We'll get to that more famous tome of hers in a moment.) Richard Scarry's vibrant "What Do People Do All Day?" and the winter landscapes of Ezra Jack Keats's "The Snowy Day" belong.
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