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‘Tis the season for vacation! Whether you hit the road or take to the skies, don’t forget to pack a good book! Kids and teens will love traveling along with the characters in these stories and sharing their adventures. Bon voyage!
YOUTH Children will delight in these picture books about the surprises you encounter on vacation. Road Trip by Roger Eschbacher Told as a collection of hilarious short poems, this story follows a family on a long cross-country car trip to a family reunion. Playing car games, stopping at famous roadside attractions, and finally making it to the loving chaos of cousins and aunts and family fun, there’s so much to enjoy on this road trip! Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan As Musa and Dada ride the daladala (bus) to the shore, the driver picks up some unexpected passengers: “Come in, there’s room for everyone!” But as “one old man and his bike with no seat” is joined by a herder with two goats, vendors with three baskets of fruit, and many more, Musa starts to wonder if there really is “room for everyone.” As Musa and Dada travel to the shore, learn some Swahili words and
This Would Make a Good Story Someday by Dana Alison Levy Sara’s summer plans are totally derailed when her parents decide that their family must take a summer-long cross-country train trip to bond and sightsee. Worse, Sara’s mom is going to be writing a book about the two-month-long trip. Being that close to her family 24/7 is enough to drive anyone nuts, but having all the details of her 12-year-old life out in public is not how she wants her summer to go...and now her mom and older sister are fighting and her little sister can’t turn down the volume. Will she even make it back to school, let alone find anything good to put in her summer journal assignment? Experience Australia in this title. Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester Grace and her mom and dad are going on an adventure through Australia! They plan to go camping, feed the quokkas, go bushwalking, and meet lots of new people as they travel around the different parts of Australia.
Arabic phrases while counting passengers from 1 to 10. All aboard to beginning readers as they traverse the zoo. Fiona’s Train Ride by Richard Cowdrey A new baby red panda was born at the zoo, and Fiona couldn’t be more excited to see the new cub! But how will she get across the zoo? By zoo train, of course! Join Fiona and her friends as they travel to welcome the new baby. These chapter books will entertain kids with road trip “family bonding.” Road Trip with Max and his Mom by Linda Urban Max is heading out on a road trip with his mom, though he usually spends his weekends with his dad. Although worrying about his dad being lonely, he is excited about all the things his mom has planned, like meeting his cousins and maybe even being brave enough to ride a really tall roller coaster!
Book Corner is provided by librarians at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library. To learn more about the libraries in East Baton Rouge Parish, visit ebrpl.com.
14 JUNE 2024 | BRPARENTS.COM
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