Travel & Transportation
Create your own storytime at home or in the classroom using this thematic starter. You'll find links to selected books in our catalog on this page and a downloadable PDF that includes additional elements like songs/rhymes and suggested materials.
Trains, tuk tuks, cars, rocketships... enjoy this storytime all about the different ways we travel from place to place.
Books for babies
- Rápido y lento by Britta Teckentrup
- Things that Go / Cosas que se mueven by Clare Lloyd
- The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O’Connell
- City Baby by Laurie Elmquist
- Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car by Kate Dopirak
Books for toddlers
- My Grandma / Mi Abuelita by Ginger Foglesong Guy
- Rosa Loves Cars / A Rosa le encantan los carros by Jessica Spanyol
- Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Emma Garcia
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- I Like Trains by Daisy Hirst
- The Little Car by Xu Han
- My Car by Byron Barton
- Puppy Truck by Brian Pinkney
- The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal
Books for preschoolers
- De aquí como el coquí by Nomar Perez
- Vámonos by Cynthia Weill
- The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
- Chaiwala! by Priti Birla Maheshwari
- Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo
- Lia & Luís: Puzzled! by Ana Crespo
- Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper
- My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard
- On This Airplane by Lourdes Heuer
- Out the Door by Christy Hale
Books for school-age
- Luz Lucero: Niña Astronauta (English & Spanish) by Zaida Hernández
- Let’s Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
- Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
Have changing table chats! A diaper change offers a perfect pause in the day to talk to your baby about their favorite colors, the next place you're headed, or even what sounds different animals make.
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