As you travel by plane, train, and automobile, you might be looking for a list of great summer reads on the go. Since I am planning a road trip for our family and was looking for some fun travel books, I thought it would be fun to share a list of travel guides.
Travel Activity Books for Kids
If you are looking for a way to entertain your children as you travel, I recommend investing in a road trip journal or activity book. While it is cheaper to make your own, when it comes time to pack, you might be relieved you just bought one.
Ultimate Sticker Puzzles: License Plates Across the States:Travel Puzzles and Games!
Five Little Monkeys Travel Activity Kit
Travel Books for Kids by Destination
Build excitement while entertaining your children with these great travel guides and books aimed at educating children about your vacation destination.
The Kid’s Guide to Washington, DC (Kid’s Guides Series)
Willow’s Walkabout: A Children’s Guide to Boston
The Kid’s Guide to New York City, 2nd (Kid’s Guides Series)
Cooper’s Pack Travel Guide to Seattle
The Kid’s Guide to Orlando (Kid’s Guides Series)
The California Coast: A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live)
The Kid’s Guide to Los Angeles County (Kid’s Guides Series)
The Great Lakes: A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live)
The Kid’s Guide to Chicago (Kid’s Guides Series)
The Lobster Kids’ Guide to Exploring Vancouver (Kids’ City Explorer Series)
The Gulf Coast: A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live)
Sandi Toksvig’s Guide to France
Annie Mouse’s Route 66 Adventure: A Photo Journal
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World for Kids 2013
My Yosemite: A Guide for Young Adventurers
Welcome to Everglades National Park (Visitor Guides)
Travel Guides for Parents
If you are struggling to plan a family friendly itinerary for your vacation, consider finding a guide at your local library or purchase these books from Amazon:
Let’s Take the Kids to London: A Family Travel Guide
Family on the Loose: The Art of Traveling with Kids
Family Guide Washington, DC (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide)
Family Guide Paris (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide)
Family Guide New York City (Eyewitness Travel Family Guide)
Fodor’s Family San Francisco with Kids, 1st Edition (Travel Guide)
More summer reading lists and resources
- Encourage your children with the free printable BINGO! summer recommended list.
- Have fun reading aloud with a recommended list of books to read with silly voices.
- Embarrassed to read out loud to your children? Use my tips for reading aloud to your kids.
More tips and helps for family travel
- Find a great place for a family holiday at Family to Go: US Summer Travel Destinations.
- Need to know where to go and what to do for free (or cheap)? Take a look at all the cities listing at the Staycation round-up.
- Visit my home along the Alabama Gulf Coast and see all the wonderful things you can do on a tight budget.
- Keep the children entertained with 25+ travel activities for your road trip.
- Stay within your budget with my easy tricks for eating cheap on vacation.
Be sure to visit these other 5 Days of… series:
- 5 Days of Summer Picnics — Jen of Happy Little Homemaker
- 5 Days of Summer Love for Mom — Christy of One Fun Mom
- 5 Days of Summer {little style} – Julie of As Jules is Going
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I love your posts!! The book idea is great!!