The Best Walking Books for Kids

A child sets out on foot and gathers a bright procession of farm animals.

A determined baby studies the experts, stands up, falls down, and tries again.

Before sunrise, a father and child pack their gear and climb toward a family tradition.

A girl, her father, and their dog walk without talking so they can hear what the neighborhood is doing.

A mother wakes the family in the dark and leads them quietly toward sunrise.

Henri leaves his little village for Paris and discovers how far a daydream can carry him.

One bear walks thirty miles to Fitchburg while another works for the train fare.

Three friends follow a forest trail with a sketchbook, a map, and one very busy dog.

A turtle family starts a slow walk in spring and reaches the hilltop in quite another season.

At sixty-seven, Emma Gatewood sets out to walk the Appalachian Trail in canvas sneakers.

A Chilean boy counts fifteen thousand steps on his nine-kilometer walk to school.

Jo and her mother attempt one hundred miles of trail while their family is coming apart back home.