Road Reads: Best New Audio & E-books for Summer Travels

Pack an entire list of new summer reads for the trip this summer—the days of shoving books into nooks and crannies are over.

By rtemmasmith June 17, 2015

You want the kids to be able clock a ton of required reading minutes while on the road this summer but the thought of piling books into a totally packed car feels too much like your own version of Gray Gardens. Cut down on space without losing the literary by going digital with audio and e-books. Flip through the gallery for the very best new reads. Bonus: you can check most of these out for free at your local library.

One Family

Ebook
Families come in all shapes, types, and colors; what better way to teach this important lesson to the youngest readers than through warm illustrations and simple, repetitive text. As a bonus, this non-patronizing charmer doubles as a counting book: “One is ten. / One batch of cookies. One shelf of books. / One family.”

Good for: ages 3-8

Available at us.macmillan.com, $9.99.