One of the big favorites of my kids has always been transportation vehicles. They love ‘things that go’! Some of Shiloh’s first words have been plane, train, and truck. She loves spotting them in real life and is drawn to looking at books with pictures of vehicles in them. As we try to foster a love for reading in all of our kids, this list of transportation books is a great resource to help find books that will join the love of vehicles with the fun of reading.
25 Transportation Theme Books
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!If I Built a Car
Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Amazing Airplanes (Amazing Machines)
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way board book
The Wheels on the Bus
The Little Train (Lois Lenski Books)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Locomotive (Caldecott Medal Book)
The Little Red Caboose (Little Golden Book)
Busy Boats (Amazing Machines)
Away in My Airplane (Mwb Picturebooks)
The Little Dump Truck (Little Vehicles)
My Truck Is Stuck!
The Rusty, Trusty Tractor
I’m Dirty!
I’m Dirty!
Seymour Simon’s Book of Trucks
My Big Truck Book (My Big Board Books)
The Construction Alphabet BookPete the Cat: Construction Destruction
Curious George Rides a Bike
Zoom! Zoom!: Sounds of Things That Go in the City
Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go!
Whose Vehicle Is This?: A Look at Vehicles Workers Drive – Fast, Loud, and Bright (Whose Is It?: Community Workers)
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Jennifer Elsaesser says
This is a wonderful list of transportation books. If I Built a Car is one of my favorite children’s books. My boys and girls LOVE it! Thank you for also adding some of your transportation games as freebies on your website. My kinders love using them.
Kim says
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoy them!
Meg says
I have two little boys who LOVE all things car, truck, train, etc. We’ve read and loved several of these books (they have Little Blue Truck memorized…and so do I), but I’m excited to look for some of the others, like Locomotive, at the library. Thanks.
Mother of 3 says
I think we’ve read (and owned) most of these books! My oldest son still reads picture books about trucks! Many of these were family favorites.