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As a mom, when I talk about planning a trip – I’m usually referring to the act of getting the whole family on board. Iceland’s been a dream destination for me for a long time, my husband knew why it would be awesome – but my 6 and 8-year-old? They didn’t quite get the excitement. … Read More about Planning a trip to Iceland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Let’s take a moment to go back to last year, the last decade… or at least just last month. Throughout the course of December, I discovered a ton of fun books that are awaiting entrance into my travel book for kids pages. For now, they’re here. Enjoy the December Book Finds. Be sure to take … Read More about December Book Finds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I’m always intrigued by what people are reading and looking for for their kids.\u00a0 I thought I’d take a few minutes to highlight some of the most popular books that have come been searched on our site for 2018. So, here were 2018’s top five most popular books. There are affiliate links below. Living in… … Read More about Most popular kid’s travel books on our site in 2018<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from Eileen Gunn from the popular family travel website, Families Go! I asked her to tell me about one of her favorite\u00a0libraries to visit with kids, and I was very happy to see what she what she had to say. One of my favorite recommendations to families exploring New … Read More about Library Love: New York Public Library<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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For March’s Kids Travel Books Reading Challenge I’m focusing on the United States. Before we get into some recommendations, a little story: I moved to North Carolina a few days before Christmas in 2014. Before that I spent, maybe, a total of 6 days in this state. I don’t know a lot about North Carolina. … Read More about Four Holiday-Themed Book Series for U.S. Travel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Planning a trip to Paris and want to make the planning process fun for kids, get them ready to explore once you’re there, and help guarantee a memorable experience? Time to read some children’s books about Paris. Books are a huge help. Especially travel books for kids. The problem is there are SO many awesome … Read More about Best Children’s Books for a Trip to Paris<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Spring is a good time to start planning your summer Europe trip. So, I thought I would help with some tips for planning the perfect Europe itinerary for your family. While I’ve given some tips on using books for trips, these tips are more logistical matters that can be used for most any itinerary planning, … Read More about Europe Itinerary for Families: Planning Tips + Download<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I met Jody a few years ago while in Dublin. Her love of Ireland is evident in her website Ireland Family Vacations, but even more so when I talked to her in person. So who better to share a list of Ireland family favorite books than the expert herself?  If this list has you ready to … Read More about Our Most Loved Books About Ireland for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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If there’s one travel book I would wish for every kid out there – it’s their own travel journal filled with their travel experiences, thoughts, and opinions. The Cambodia Kids! travel journals are that and more. What are they? They are a series of two guides separated by age group. For kids ages 4-6, there’s … Read More about Cambodia Kids! | A book review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a special guest post from Laura Barta of Whole Wide World Toys. Before I turn this over to her, I just want to take a moment to say how much I love what Laura is doing with her company. She is creating detailed playsets that give kids an opportunity to have a … Read More about 15 Best Toys for Easy Summer Armchair Travel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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When the people at Yali Books asked if I’d be interested in reading their latest book for review, I jumped at the chance. Yali Books published books are popular in our home. I think it’s because the colors in the illustrations are so vivid. Or maybe because they’re about a culture that we haven’t experienced … Read More about Mina vs. The Monsoon | A book review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Recognizing an Eric Carle book is easy. Many of them have the same characteristics: a white background, a bright image or two using just a few colors on each page, a nice dark black font with a few words. All distractions are taken away so that the focus can be on what the focus should … Read More about Visiting the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As we gear up for November, I want to give readers a chance to think about the books they may be interested in reading with their kids in the coming month. If the question is, what should I read next?, at Kids Travel Books we ask it a little differently. Where should we read next? … Read More about November National Days<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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If you spend any amount of time in family travel forums you’ll come across someone’s post gushing over the “A Walk in…” series. People love it.\u00a0 Moms love it. Moms who travel love it. And their kids love it.\u00a0 I had to see what it was all about so on a trip to the library … Read More about A Walk in London, A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As I’ve mentioned several times, I can not do a month focused on Japan without giving special attention to Okinawa. And it’s very important that I look at Children’s books set in Okinawa. Let’s take a look at this specific part of Japan for kids. My dad was military and I lived there for three … Read More about Children’s books set in Okinawa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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In 2017 Canada celebrated 150 years of confederation. In honor of those 150 years I curated this awesome list of 150 Canada Books for Kids. There are books by age, by province, and by series. There’s something for everyone. So to honor of 150 years of Canada, I present to you (drumroll) – 150+ children’s … Read More about 150 Canada Books for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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There’s a huge movement in children’s literature towards more diverse books. One of the hopes is that children see themselves in a book. I know that this is often meant to be someone who looks like you. But, I still think it’s important to see someone who feels like you. And if that character looks … Read More about Milky Way: A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Use books to prepare kids for trips. I’ve said this before. So, in this new series for my site “Trip: By the Book,” I use a book to help inspire an itinerary for a trip. For those who are traveling to India, read on. Yesterday I reviewed A Puzzling Tour of India. Today I take … Read More about A Puzzling Tour of India, Trip: By the Book<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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A couple of things. I’m obsessed with national parks. One of the (many) reasons I wanted to move back to the United States was so my kids would have an opportunity to visit National Parks and get junior ranger badges. I’ve said many times that visiting national parks is my favorite thing about living in … Read More about Best Children’s Books for a trip to the U.S. National Parks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from Valerie Van Ballaer. Valerie writes the series,\u00a0The Travel Adventures of George and Paolo. Here she tells us more about the series and how she got started writing the books. Born in Belgium, at the age of 3 I moved to Thailand with my parents, where I spent 20 … Read More about The Story of the Travel Adventures of George and Paolo Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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This book is the whole reason for Molly Week! Molly Goes to Rio de Janeiro is the latest release in the Molly and the Magic Suitcase series. Since I’ve written about my personal connection with Shanghai in my review of Molly Goes to Shanghai and my disconnection with Sydney (nothing personal, Sydney!) prior to reading … Read More about Molly Goes to Rio de Janeiro | A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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The whole point of travel-themed subscription boxes for kids is to help kids learn about the countries around the world. So this post looks at the very popular box, Little Passports, and how it helped my kids learn about France. Take a look. I’ve subscribed to Little Passports for about a year. I am an … Read More about How Little Passports helped my kids learn about France<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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There’s a shift that happens when kids learn to read. They go from learning to read, to reading to learn. (This is actually a whole big thing at the Center for Public Education.) This series, the Living In… series, sits in that shift. It’s a series for kids who are learning to read that can … Read More about Living In…: Series Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I come across so many children’s books and I just can’t keep up with updating the Global Bookshelf, unfortunately. Below are some of the books I “found” in October. They aren’t all new, in fact, I only think one or two of them are – but they crossed my path this month and so I’m … Read More about Children’s Travel Book Finds: October 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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When I think of Christmas, I think of Christmas songs. One of my favorites is Silver Bells. The line “it’s Christmastime in the City”. This book tells the story of separated birds from the country, who make their way to New York. And while we follow their story, we get to experience Christmastime in the … Read More about Visiting Red & Lulu’s NYC, a book review and travel tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Today I have a guest post from my friend, Lisa, who writes at Knocked Up Abroad. She shared with me a new book that’s launching a fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo. The idea of the book and the campaign\u00a0seemed interesting to me and to the KidsTravelBooks audience that I had to share. I’ll let Lisa tell … Read More about Two-time Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie, is inspiring children worldwide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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  Yesterday I reviewed the book Rabs and Ted and the Big Apple by Sally Bennett. Sally Bennett is the author of the kids’ book series, Rabs and Ted. Rabs and Ted are a bear and a rabbit who go on adventures around the world. So far they’ve visited Paris, London, and New York.\u00a0 I … Read More about An Interview with Sally Bennett – Author of the Series Rabs and Ted<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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  Today I have a guest post from Robin Barone. Robin is the author of the book series “Where is Robin?” which will be releasing the second in the series later this year.\u00a0Her guest post today is for the ongoing series on this site, Bookstore Love. She shares why Bethany Beach Books attracted her when … Read More about Bookstore Love: Bethany Beach Books, Bethany Beach, Delaware<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I like to think that NYC was where my love of travel originated, and if that’s true, perhaps The Plaza Hotel is where my love of hotels started. Not because I stayed there, but because of a little girl named Eloise. In the list of book experiences kids can have while traveling, I can’t imagine … Read More about Visiting Eloise’s Plaza Hotel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As my family prepares for a summer of, slightly, intense travel, I have travel journals on my mind. Due to space and financial limitations, I’m going to attempt to keep it as easy as possible. I’m also attempting to provide my kids, who are now 5 and 7, with the most creative expression opportunities that … Read More about What’s in my kids’ summer travel journal kit?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":4}