4 Kids Books About Road Trips & Adventures

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Who’s ready to get out of town?!?! Take a (virtual) trip with these four great books that encourage adventure and travel. Scroll down for recommendations for babies; toddlers/preschoolers; elementary school readers and tweens/teens.

The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal. Take a wild ride on a tuk tuk (a three-wheeled taxi) in India. Little readers will love this international twist of the beloved nursery rhyme Wheels on the Bus. Recommended for infants & toddlers.

Lift by Minh Lê. When Iris gets made when her little sister pushes the elevator button - that's her job! Then, she imagines a new elevator button that she can control with the magical ability to transport her to other worlds. Recommended for toddlers & preschoolers.

The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann. Grab your sleeping bag and flashlight and join Erenstine's wilderness camping adventure. Look for dynamic illustrations featuring speech bubbles, spread-spanning landscapes and star-filled nights. Recommended for elementary school readers.

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone. Take a trip through the South with G'ma and Scoob, an eleven-year-old boy. The book balances rod trip humor with more compelling themes like race, memory and the meaning of family. Recommended for tweens/teens.