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 Bob the Builder: Muck on Ice
Bob the Builder
Bob the Builder: Muck on Ice
Emily Sollinger
Ages 4–7
Cover of The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact
Marcia Amidon Lusted
Ages 4–11
Cover of House of Salt and Sorrows
House of Salt and Sorrows #1
House of Salt and Sorrows
Erin A. Craig
Ages 12–18
Cover of Horrible Harry and the Stolen Cookie
Horrible Harry #1
Horrible Harry and the Stolen Cookie
Suzy Kline
Ages 6–9
Cover of Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie: Stronger Together
Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie: Stronger Together
Christy Webster
Ages 4–11
Cover of Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found
Quirk's Quest #1
Quirk's Quest: The Lost and the Found
Robert Christie
Ages 4–11
Cover of Elements
Elements
Adrian Dingle
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Boy Who Drew Cats: A Japanese Folktale
The Boy Who Drew Cats: A Japanese Folktale
Arthur A. Levine
Ages 4–11
Cover of Can You Keep a Secret
Puffin Chapters
Can You Keep a Secret
P.J. Petersen
Ages 6–9
Cover of Dakota of the White Flats
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Dakota of the White Flats
Philip Ridley
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Bedtime for Bear
Bear and Mouse #1
A Bedtime for Bear
Bonny Becker
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Mount
The Mount
Carol Emshwiller
Ages 12–18
Cover of The Frog Princess
Frog Princess #1
The Frog Princess
E. D. Baker
Ages 9–13
Cover of Space Travelers
SeeMore Readers #3
Space Travelers
Seymour Simon
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Boy and the Sea
The Boy and the Sea
Camille Andros
Ages 4–11
Cover of This is Not My Hat
Hat Trilogy #2
This is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen
Ages 4–8
Cover of Despicable Me 3: Agnes Loves Unicorns!
Despicable Me 3 #3
Despicable Me 3: Agnes Loves Unicorns!
Universal
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Sisters of Straygarden Place
The Sisters of Straygarden Place
Hayley Chewins
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Mystery of the Strange Messages
The Mystery Series #15
The Mystery of the Strange Messages
Enid Blyton
Ages 8–12
Cover of A Torch Against the Night
An Ember in the Ashes #2
A Torch Against the Night
Sabaa Tahir
Ages 12–18
Cover of Despicable Me: My Dad the Super Villain
Despicable Me
Despicable Me: My Dad the Super Villain
Unknown
Ages 4–11
Cover of Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Curious George
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
H. A. Rey
Ages 4–11
Cover of Fablehaven
Fablehaven #1
Fablehaven
Brandon Mull
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Tower Of Nero
Trials Of Apollo #5
The Tower Of Nero
Rick Riordan
Ages 9–13