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Adventure books for children

Children's adventure stories: quests, journeys, escape-and-rescue plots, and the satisfying shape of children who set out small and come home changed. The genre overlaps heavily with fantasy and animal stories but is distinguished by its emphasis on motion, agency and the world out there — the books that make a child want to pack a bag.

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–6

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

by Michael Rosen · age 2–6

by Sara Pennypacker · age 9–13

A Place Called Perfect

by Helena Duggan · age 9–12

Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake

by Andrea Beaty · age 6–9

Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants

by Andrea Beaty · age 6–9

by Ross Montgomery · age 8–12

Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters

by Andrea Beaty · age 6–9

The Boy Who Met a Whale

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

by Piers Torday · age 9–12

by Katherine Rundell · age 8–12

The Ghost Leopard

by Hannah Gold · age 8–12

The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

by Piers Torday · age 9–12

The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum

by Lisa Yee · age 8–12

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish

by Chloe Savage · age 4–8

The Secret Lake

by Karen Inglis · age 8–11

The Way To Impossible Island

by Sophie Kirtley · age 9–12

The Wild Before

by Piers Torday · age 9–12

The Wild Beyond

by Piers Torday · age 9–12

The Wild Way Home

by Sophie Kirtley · age 9–12

by Meggie Ramm · age 5–8

Batcat: Cooking Contest!

by Meggie Ramm · age 5–8

Batcat: Seeing Stars!

by Meggie Ramm · age 6–9

Batcat: Sink or Swim!

by Meggie Ramm · age 5–8

Between Sea and Sky

by Nicola Penfold · age 9–12

Beyond the Frozen Horizon

by Nicola Penfold · age 9–12

By Ash, Oak and Thorn

by Melissa Harrison · age 7–11

By Rowan and Yew

by Melissa Harrison · age 8–11

Croaky: Caverns of the Gemosaurus

by Matty Long · age 5–8

Croaky: Escape from Crow Castle

by Matty Long · age 5–8

Croaky: Quest for the Legendary Berry

by Matty Long · age 5–8

Croaky: Search for the Sasquatch

by Matty Long · age 5–8

Dogs of the Deadlands

by Anthony McGowan · age 9–12

by Daniel Miyares · age 3–7

I Follow the Fox

by Rob Biddulph · age 3–6

Into the Bewilderness

by Gus Gordon · age 8–12

Max and Chaffy: Hunt for the Pirate's Gold

by Jamie Smart · age 5–9

Max and Chaffy: Search for the Ice Chaffy

by Jamie Smart · age 5–9

Max and Chaffy: Welcome to Animal Island!

by Jamie Smart · age 5–9

by Mika Song · age 5–9

Otto Blotter, Bird Spotter

by Graham Carter · age 3–7

Return to the Secret Lake

by Karen Inglis · age 8–12

by Sophie Kirtley · age 9–12

by Dan Santat · age 8–12

The Battle for Perfect

by Helena Duggan · age 9–12

The Boy Who Saved a Bear

by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11

The Children of Wolf Rock

by Natasha Farrant · age 9–12

by Quentin Blake · age 4–8

The Haunting of Fortune Farm

by Sophie Kirtley · age 9–12

The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure

by Unknown Adventurer · age 7–10

The Misfits: A Sea Monster Conundrum

by Lisa Yee · age 8–12

The Secret of Black Rock

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

The Trouble with Perfect

by Helena Duggan · age 9–12

The Turtle Who Turned the Tide

by Rachel Bright · age 3–7

by Steve McCarthy · age 4–8

by Kyo Maclear · age 3–7

Tiny Fox and Great Boar: Dawn

by Berenika Kołomycka · age 4–8

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