Adventure
Adventure books take their readers on an exciting journey or experience. Usually, there is something bold, risky, or even dangerous about this experience. The characters leave their everyday lives to undertake a physical adventure or the pursuit of knowledge or understanding.
You may read any book you like about a character having an exciting journey or unusual experience, something different from their everyday lives. If you have questions or need more ideas, see your school librarian! And remember: one story may fit into several categories, but you can only use it in one.
Here are some ideas of books you might read . . .
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Amos and Boris by William Steig (also Dominic, Abel’s Island, Doctor DeSoto, Brave Irene, Shrek!, and many others by Steig)
Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Stuart Little by E.B. White
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel
Mouse Tales and Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
The Dog Man Series by Dav Pilkey
The Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown
Mac B KidSpy series by Mac Barnett
The Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale
Ada Lace series by Emily Calandrelli
Zelda and Ivy series by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
The Bad Guys series by Aaron Blabey
The Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones
Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald
Ruby Lu series by Lenore Look
The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton
Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Hey Jack! series by Sally Rippin
Stink series by Megan McDonald
My Weird School series by Dan Gutman
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series by Carolyn Keene
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Geronimo Stilton series by Elisabetta Dami
Calendar Mysteries series by Ron Foy
I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis
Katie Woo series by Fran Manushkin
Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol
Half Magic: Tales of Magic series by Edward Eager
The Chicken Squad series by Doreen Cronin
The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Deusen
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart series by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
The Last Kids on Earth series by Max Brallier
Ivy & Bean Series by Annie Barrows
The Secret Platform series by Eva Ibbotson
Chronicles of Claudette series by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado
Space Taxi series by Wendy Mass and Michael Brawer
The Knights' Tales Series by Gerald Morris, Illustrated by Aaron Renier
Journey by Aaron Becker
The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague
Doors in the Air by David Weale, illustrated by Pierre Pratt
King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel
Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat by Philip C. Stead
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Jemmy Button by Jennifer Udman and Valerio Vadali
Free Fall by David Weisner
The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler
Fortunately by Remy Charlip
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson, illustrated by David Shannon
The Day Louis Got Eaten by John Fardell
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine and Kadir Nelson
We’re Going on a Lion Hunt by David Axtell
George Flies South by Simon James
Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo & Harry Bliss
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Paper Princess by Elisa Kleven
Quest by Aaron Becker
Sebastian and the Balloon by Phillip C. Stead
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey, Ruth Belov Gross
Kamik’s First Sled by Matilda Sulurayo, illustrated by Qin Leng
SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose, illustrated by Brian Deines
Stickeen by John Muir, retold by Donnell Rubay, illustrated by Christopher Canyon
Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez, illustrated by Tom Pohrt
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Doloris Jordan with Roslyn M. Jordan, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
The Bad Seed by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald
Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Camp Tiger by Susan Choi, illustrated by John Rocco
Sign Off by Stephen Savage
Vroom! by Barbara McClintock
Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman
Circle by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together by Andrea Tsurumi
Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare
Fly! By Mark Teague
Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Kelly Lyons, illustrated by Daniel Minter
Ida and the Whale by Rebecca Gugger, illustrated by Rothlisberger
Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast by Sophi Gilmore
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (re-release) by Brian Floca
Music for Mister Moon by Phillip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Pena
Otto and Pio by Marianne Dubuc
Recipe for Disaster by Tom Anglebaer, illustrated by James Chapman
The Fisherman and the Whale by Jessica Lanan
Saturday by Oge Mora
Hey Grandude! By Paul McCartney, illustrated by Kathryn Durst
Stretchy McHandsome by Judy Schachner
Tomorrow Most Likely by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Lane Smith
¡VAMOS! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl Gonzalez III
The Good Egg by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald
The Cool Bean by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald
Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts