New York City hums with its usual electricity: yellow cabs, suited commuters, pigeons on ledges. But look closer, and the city begins to give up its secrets. Tucked into the ironwork of the Flatiron Building, curled beneath a fire escape, perched on a window ledge: more than thirty mythical creatures have made Manhattan their home, hiding in plain sight.

Originally created for Magical Creatures and Mythical Beasts by Emily Hawkins and Professor Mortimer, illustrated by Victo Ngai, a book published by Abrams that came with a magic flashlight to reveal hidden beasts, this puzzle carries that same spirit of discovery into every piece. In this puzzle adaptation, the magic lives entirely within the illustration itself, no UV light is required.

A perfect gift for fans of detail-rich illustration, New York City, and mythological storytelling. Pair it with Mischief at the Library, another hidden-creature puzzle from the same series, for double the discovery.