Best Books for Road Trips

Audiobook alternatives, backseat reads, and stories absorbing enough to survive hours on the highway. These books are the ones families come back from road trips still talking about.

14,418 books

Cover of Meet Cindy Sherman: Artist, Photographer, Chameleon
Meet the Artist #1
Meet Cindy Sherman: Artist, Photographer, Chameleon
Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan
Ages 4–11
Cover of Shark Attack!
Shark Attack!
Gail Tuchman
Ages 4–11
Cover of U.S. Air Force Fighters
U.S. Air Force #1
U.S. Air Force Fighters
Carrie A. Braulick
Ages 4–11
Cover of Planes Go
Planes Go
Steve Light
Ages 2–6
Cover of I'm So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are
I'm So Glad You Were Born: Celebrating Who You Are
Ainsley Earhardt
Ages 3–7
Cover of Polar Bears
Polar Bears
John Lee, Susan Canizares, Daniel Moreton
Ages 4–11
Cover of Magic School Bus Gets Programmed
Magic School Bus Gets Programmed
Mary Pope Osborne
Ages 6–9
Cover of Seven Mysterious Wonders of the World
Seven Mysterious Wonders of the World
Celia King
Ages 4–11
Cover of Frog and Toad Are Friends
Frog and Toad #1
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel
Ages 5–8
Cover of Burning Maze
The Trials of Apollo #3
Burning Maze
Rick Riordan
Ages 12–14
Cover of LEGO Animal Atlas Discover the Animals of the World
LEGO Animal Atlas Discover the Animals of the World
Rona Skene
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
Joanna Cole
Ages 6–10
Cover of Charlie Needs a Cloak
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Tomie dePaola
Ages 3–7
Cover of Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations
Cat Kid Comic Club
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations
Dav Pilkey, Pilkey, Dav, Garibaldi, Jose
Ages 7–10
Cover of On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town
On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town
Arnold Lobel
Ages 4–11
Cover of Cam Jansen
Cam Jansen
Cam Jansen
David A. Adler
Ages 7–10
Cover of The Book of Pigericks
The Book of Pigericks
Arnold Lobel
Ages 4–11
Cover of Love You Forever
Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
Ages 3–8