If you’ve ever traveled with kids, you know you need something to entertain them such as the best road trip books you can find. I like to torture my kids with good old fashioned road trips like I had when I was little, as in, no screen time. Sure, my siblings and I fought, whined, and asked, “are we there yet?” till my parents were ready to throw us from the car, but after a while, we always came up with ways to entertain ourselves.

Remember the Alphabet Game? The License Plate Game? Singing obnoxious songs like ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ over and over?  Road trips are family time, even when it’s so much easier for us parents to plug kids into iPads or some other device. Give your kids the chance to find their own entertainment. You might be surprised at the conversations that come up, the laughter and fun to be had when you’re all forced to be close together for a long time in the car.

Here is a great list of the best road trip books for kids. And when you really do need some quiet time, pop in an audio book. I encourage you to give your kids the time to learn the skill of entertaining their own selves while traveling this summer.

Some related activities featured in these posts:

• Books about Travel
• Learn to Read Maps
• Books for Learning about America

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Make some extra time to read with your kids this week.

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Best Road Trip Books

Best Road Trip Books List

Mad Libs on the Road: World’s Greatest Word Game

Super Silly Mad Libs Junior: World’s Greatest Word Game

On the Go Mazes (Dover Little Activity Books: Puzzles)

Laugh-Out-Loud Ultimate Jokes for Kids: 2-in-1 Collection of Awesome Jokes and Road Trip Jokes (Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids)

Checkers: A Beginner’s Guide (Mini Magnetic Games)

National Geographic Kids Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas: Maps, Games, Activities, and More for Hours of Backseat Fun

Can You Believe Your Eyes?: Over 250 Illusions and Other Visual Oddities

The Perfect Strawberry Felt Figures for Flannelboard Stories – Precut & Ready to Use

Janod Magnetibook 74 Pc Magnetic Tangram Shape Puzzle Game for Shape Recognition & Spatial Coordination – Book Shaped Travel/Storage Case Included – S.T.E.M. Toy

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Click here to see a complete list of What to Read Wednesday book topics. This is a great resource for planning themed unit studies or for encouraging your child’s current interests!