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Hit the Road, kids!

Time for a road trip! Check out these books, for the littlest kids through older elementary age, all about hitting the road for an adventure!

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  • Board book: "Shows toddlers that running errands doesn't have to be stressful for anyone if they listen, follow along, and even lend a helping hand, whether it be in the car, at the store, or on the road."
    Board Book, 2011Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Pub., c2011. — Board Book
  • "My passport is always up-to-date! Globe-trotting kids and their grown-ups can cozy up together with this sweet and funny celebration of families who love to see the world."
    Board Book, 2024New York : Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024] — Board Book
  • Picture book: "Bear wakes up after his long winter's sleep and joins his friend, Butterfly, on a journey. "Where are we going?" asks Bear. "All journeys have secret destinations," says Butterfly. As they travel through forest, over hill and across…
    Picture Book, 2023London : Cicada Books, 2023. — Picture Book Volker
  • "When her sister becomes ill, Annie and her dog Carson set out on a trip across Canada to see her, visiting Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island on the way."
    Picture Book, 2017[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra Books, [2017] — Picture Book Bailey
  • Picture book: "Let's face it: everyone knows that car rides can be boring. And when things get boring, time slows down. In this book, a boy feels time slowing down so much that it starts going backward —into the time of pirates! Of princesses! Of…
    Picture Book, 2016New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2016. — Picture Book Santat
  • Picture book: "Illustrations and easy-to-read text provide guidance for the tourist who wishes to bring a monster along to visit national parks and other locations across the United States."
    Picture Book, 2020Ann Arbor, Michigan : Sleeping Bear Press, [2020] — Picture Book Degman
  • "Based on a real-life trip, Liberty and her friend Abdullah visit significant places from the civil rights movement, inspiring them to come together with others to create a better world"
    Picture Book, 2021Louisville, Kentucky : Flyaway Books, [2021] — Picture Book Waters
  • Are We There Yet?

    the First Road Trip Across the USA

    McAnulty, Stacy,
    "It's May of 1903 and Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson is gearing up for the journey of a lifetime: the first road trip across the USA! After a heated debate about the power of "horseless carriages," aka cars, Dr. Jackson accepts a $50 bet that he can…
    Book, 2025New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2025] — j917.30491 M118a
  • How to Babysit a Leopard

    and Other True Stories From Our Travels Across Six Continents

    Lewin, Ted,
    "From Africa to Asia Pacific, from Europe to the United States of America, acclaimed authors/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin have roamed the earth taking on snakes, tracking mountain gorillas, and generally trying to avoid being eaten by various…
    Book, 2015New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015. — j910.4092 L584h
  • "Northern Michigan seems to cast a magical spell over children that makes them want to stay-- or keep coming back. ... Shared time with family and friends, quiet time with nature, and joyful hours of play ... make "Up North" an enchanting place."
    Book, 2000Charlevoix, Mich. : Petunia Press, 2000. — Picture Book Binstadt
  • Easy Reader, 2015New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015] — Easy Reader Dean
  • "Olivia wiles away a long, tedious car trip by pretending to be on a jet to visit Grandma."
    Book, 2010New York : Simon Spotlight, c2010. — Easy Reader O'Ryan
  • "Fun and fiascoes ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state."
    Book, 2013New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013] — jFiction Parish
  • "Taking a road trip to San Jose along Route 66 while stopping in Chicago, St. Louis, and other iconic cities, the Thea Sisters are dismayed to learn that an unknown saboteur has wiped a special video game project off of a programmer friend's…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2021] — jFiction Stilton
  • "The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963."
    Book, 1997New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1997, c1995. — jFiction Curtis
  • "Funny, heartwarming, and poignant, A First Time for Everything is a feel-good coming-of-age memoir based on New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Medal winner Dan Santat's awkward middle school years. It celebrates a time that is…
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : First Second, 2023. — jGraphic Novel Santat
  • "The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys won't…
    Book, 2014New York : Amulet Books, 2014. — jFiction Kinney
  • "Charlie and his family are about to embark on another trip, to another out-of-the-way place off the beaten path. This time they are heading to an island in Croatia -- an incredibly beautiful country that lives in the shadow of war and conflict.…
    Book, 2015Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015. — jFiction Gay
  • "Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family"
    Book, 2018Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018] — jFiction Urban
  • Barfing in the Backseat

    How I Survived My Family Road Trip

    Winkler, Henry, 1945-
    "Hank must work on a huge homework packet during a family trip to North Carolina or he will spend the day with his father at a crossword puzzle tournament rather than riding roller coasters with his mother sister, and friend Frankie."
    Book, 2007New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2007. — jFiction Paperback Winkler