Books like Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia
By Alison Lester
For the kid who begs to see the map every time you drive somewhere new, this is the road trip that never has to end. Sun-baked, wandering, warm, full of open road and campfire nights.
A little critter spends a special day at the beach with his grandma, navigating sand, waves, and small mishaps while soaking up her patient company.
A spirited older woman and her dog pack up their rattlebang car and drive province by province across Canada, discovering something special in each one, on their way to visit her sister in Newfoundland.
A newly hatched bird tumbles from his nest and sets off alone to find his mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and even a giant machine called a Snort if they're the one he's looking for.
A little girl flies with her family all the way to Holland to visit her grandparents, but somewhere along the journey, her beloved Knuffle Bunny goes missing again.
A little girl and her mommy visit the library every Tuesday, where she meets friends, listens to stories, and picks out books to bring home before stopping for a treat.
A girl devoted to all things fancy — frilly clothes, sparkly shoes, and the fanciest words she can find — sets out to transform her plain, ordinary family into fancy company for one special evening.
A big sister named Sissy has had it up to here with her two-year-old brother Chooch, who wrecks every family project while their parents just call it "helping" — until she finally yells "Hesdi!"
When hard times hit the farm, a hired boy is sent off to find his own way — but a runaway Journey Cake leads him on a wild chase that changes everything.
A parade of baby animals learns words for everyday things — a ball, a dog, a moon — but every single one insists on calling it all MAMA instead.
A young girl is separated from her mother at the last moment and must sail to America alone, only to discover the address for her family in New York has smudged into illegible ink.
On a Navajo family's sheep ranch, everyone from Baby's mom to big sister to grandfather tries silly tricks to earn a special honor: being the one who makes Baby laugh first.
