The Doorman’s Repose

Step into New York City's 777 Garden Avenue, the building where Chris Raschka's charming and funny The Doorman's Repose takes place. Filled with unforgettable characters that bring the city to life, this book is perfect for anyone who has ever wondered what happens in those big, storied New Yor apartment buildings.

From Caldecott Award winner Chris Raschka, tales of unforgettable characters who live in a NYC apartment building

"To the company of ur-New Yorkers like Stuart Little,Harriet the Spy, andLyle, Lyle, Crocodile, let me hold open the door forThe Doorman's Repose. A new favorite." -Gregory Maguire

"....marvelously intriguing stories..." -Lemony Snicket

Some of us look up at those craggy, mysterious apartment buildings found in theposher parts of New York City and wonder what goes on inside. The Doorman'sRepose collects ten stories about 777 Garden Avenue, one of the craggiest.The first story recounts the travails of the new doorman, who excels at all his tasks except perhaps the most important one-talking baseball. Otherstell of a long-forgotten room, a cupid-like elevator, and theunlikely romance of a cerebral psychologist and a jazz musician, both of whom are mice.Because the animals talk and the machinery has feelings, these are children's stories.Otherwise they are for anyone intrigued by what happens when manypeople, strangers or kin, live together under one roof.