Whether you're planning to loan from a virtual library or supporting a small local bookstore online, here are some adventure books to add to cart stat.
Going to the Volcano
by Andy Stanton
A laugh-out-loud books that kids and parents will love about two intrepid explorers on the perfect day out visiting a volcano.
The Koala Who Could
by Rachel Bright
A funny rhyming story about dealing with change and
overcoming worries takes toddlers through the jungles of Australia and gets them acquainted with the local animals.
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
Kipling brings the jungle and its animals to life as we follow the adventures of Mowgli, the man-cub. You'll never get tired of this classic!
Harry Potter series
by J. K. Rowling
You can't spell adventure without saying 'Expecto Patronum!', can you? Start the Hogwarts obsession early with tales that will suck your kids in for spellbinding hours.
His Dark Materials
by Philip K. Pullman
Perfect for tweens, the story centers around Lyra, an
extraordinary young girl thrust into the center of a vast conspiracy and a long-simmering conflict with the fate of not just her world, but possibly many others hanging in the balance.
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Three Punjabi sisters embark on a pilgrimage to their homeland to lay their mother to rest. Powerful, emotionally evocative, and wonderfully atmospheric, you may want to dive into some roti while reading this.
The Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
This classic philosophical novel tells the story of the protagonist, Pi, who at 16, survives a shipwreck and is adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
The Beach
by Alex Garland
You're familiar with the movie, you've been to the beach it was shot, but did you know it started off as a book? Crack this book open on the balcony — you'll be craving heaps of sunshine.
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Another book that was adapted into a movie, revisit your favourite places in the world through this memoir that chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
by Eric Newby
A classic in the realm of travel books, takes you on an adventure by amateurish rogues who who take on a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul in the 1950s.