Best Books About Boats, Cars, and Planes

Best Books About Boats, Cars, and Planes

By Christa Fletcher

My four-year-old nephew loves to learn about planes, trains, and all things that go! From the tall to the small, he likes to read about them all. This month’s list of books covers vehicles like the big monster trucks to the tiniest tugboats. These books will appeal to your little kiddos who have a big heart for things that float, drive, move, push, and soar. Enjoy!

How Ships Work by Clive Gifford

Ships, submarines, and sailboats, oh my! Kids who like boats will glide through the pages of this book that is full of fun facts about all things that float.

Hello, World! Cars and Trucks by Jill McDonald

This book is full of colorful cars and trucks in great variety with full sentences and facts about vehicles for toddlers.

Noisy Things That Go by Libby Walden

Activate all the senses with this touch, feel, and hear book about exciting machines! Interactive buttons and textures make this a great book for all little ones.

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

This beautiful rhyming book about a kind truck is a best-seller for a reason. It’s all about the friendliest little blue truck to hit the road.

Go, Dog, Go! By P.D. Eastman

A favorite of mine as a kid and now as a parent, this silly book about dogs driving cars is a classic.

Digger, Dozer, Dumper by Hope Vestergaard

Each vehicle gets a poem in this book about the largest machines kids love to watch at construction sites.

Steam Train, Dream Train by Sheri Dusky Rinker

A perfect bedtime book for your little one who loves trains. As each car fills with imaginative animals you and your child can create your own too!

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Kevin Lewis

This highly rated book was a favorite of my younger brothers growing up and was passed down to my girls. Filled with pleasant rhyme and cute illustrations take kids on a fun trip down the track to bedtime.

I am Amelia Earhart by Brad Meltzer

These biography books show kids that they can be and do anything, with great facts about the heroic pilot, planes, and what it means to follow your dreams.

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

For the kid who wants to know what every vehicle is called, this classic book is a fun one to pick up and read any day! It builds vocabulary for the youngest readers and is great for kids to read on their own as they grow.