Best Road Trip Audiobooks For Kids

Gregor the Overlander is a perennial favorite in our house. This five book series is a fun fantasy book that engages teens but entertains younger kids without being scary.

It follows Gregor, a kid who falls into a grate to an underworld ruled by animals and people in different kingdoms. He's part of an Underland prophecy, and there's plenty of mystery and adventure to follow.

Harry Potter is a no brainer on this list, right? This is especially perfect if you happen to be making a road trip to Universal Studios (check out this article on their VIP experience - it's so amazing!).

With seven books in this magical series, it's perfect for a long road trip - or for daily carpools. When I drove five kids in carpool, we listened to audiobooks every day. It was the only way to keep them relatively quiet.

We listened to ALL the Judy Moody (and Stink) books. There is a what feels like a never ending series of books featuring the siblings.

My kids laughed constantly with the antics of Judy and her brother Stink. Sometimes they were a bit outrageous, but always in a fun way.

These books are a bit shorter than the previous two recommendations, so they're great for shorter trips - or stock up on the whole series!

Origami Yoda is another hilarious series. Do you sense a theme of choosing books that have sequels so we know what to grab next?

Despite the name, this is not a Star Wars focused book. Dwight, a socially awkward kid, shows up at school with an origami finger puppet of Yoda who gives advice.

The question becomes whether it's the puppet or Dwight giving the advice in this humorous book that also tackles some good messages throughout.

Both my kids adored the Percy Jackson books, as well. These are far more kid friendly than the movies.

Percy has a human mother and Poseidon as his father, which makes for an interesting discovery and series of adventures. This is another series of books that keeps my kids entertaining and has a good story I enjoy listening to, as well.

For those who love fantasty books, the Magnus Chase books are another great set to add to your audiobooks to enjoy. Written by Rick Riordan who wrote the Percy Jackson series above, this series follows an orphan who learns he's the son of a Norse god.

Of course Magnus is the only one who can stop Ragnarok, the doomsday with the gods of Asgard preparing for war. He's off to search the nine realms for the lost weapon that can fix everything.

How to Train Your Dragon is another beloved book series that has been turned into movies. Don't forget about the original format, however, as the stories are much richer and have more depth.

The story of an outcast dragon and an outcast Viking in a world where dragons and humans work together but yet have so many challenges is filled with adventure and sweetness. My kids love all the books in this series, so keep reading!

We absolutely adore this story of a mermaid who discovers she's a (half) mermaid when she takes her first swimming lessons. Needless to say, this discovery opens up all sorts of questions and mysteries and adventures for her.

It's a fun loving story with a strong hero who grows significantly across the book (and series) with some real life problems kids face that gets addressed well.

My kids love stories about underdogs, and this is a great example. Carter is a street magician who runs away, then finds like minded friends in a small New England town.

of course a villain enters the story, and Carter and his friends have to fix everything. We loved that this book had tons of Easter eggs that bring the magic to your kids (including teaching them tricks).

If you've ever read the Lemony Snicket books, you know why we're hooked on them. The characters are so unique and memorable, and the writing brings the world to you so clearly.

The children in the book live a terrible life, but it's all told in such an outrageous manner that it becomes fun and lighthearted. All the adventures across all the books draw the reader in. This is definitely one to enjoy again and again.

I'll admit it. The Geronimo Stilton books are not my favorite, but my kids loved them and I enjoy them in small doses. I can't read or listen to them one after the other, but they're great for a fun change.

And as much as I love puns (the books are full of them), the characters are a bit of a charactature that can be a little overdone. It sometimes feels like the book is written as one big exclamation point, but the stories and adventures are fun - and my kids adored this series.

The Time Warp Trio got my son interested in King Arthur's court and the mythology and stories of the time. This book series takes three boys and deposits them unexpectedly as knights fighting fire breathing dragons and more.

They have to work together to figure out how to return to their own time and solve problems along the way. My kids loved these, and I appreciated that they focused on positive traits of the characters and have entertaining (if far fetched) plots.

If you can't tell, my kids frequently veered to a fantasy side when choosing books, and this is one of my favorite series we've listened to. This series is "Beyond Spiderwick" and set after the original series.

In this edition, Nicholas Vargas has to deal not only with his father remarrying and living with a new stepmother and sister, but he also discovers a giant who may destroy his home. Shocker, he has to figure out how to solve his giant problem (get it?) and learn to get along with his new family at the same time.

This book is filled with quirky characters stuck in a challenging situation. When the town library opens, 12 kids get to spend the night in it that first night.

In the morning, however, the doors are locked, and they have to work together to find out how to escape. The writing is hilarious, and it kept us on the edge of our seats waiting to hear what came next.

I absolutely adored the Fablehaven series, possibly even more than my kids did, which is saying a lot. Kendra and Seth go to visit their grandparents, having no idea that their grandfather is the caretaker of Fablehaven, a refuge for all sorts of magical creatures.

When Seth breaks the rules and goes into the woods, they discover how great the consequences are as Kendra (and her grandfather) have to rescue him and put the sanctuary back on stable ground.

Holes is a bit of a deeper and more serious book than most of those on this list, but it's a fantastic book that we all enjoyed. It created some fascinating conversations as we talked about the book during breaks, too - always a win.

The book follows a boy in a juvenile detention center where the kids are forced to dig holes every day. It's a brutal life, and Stanley slowly figures out there's more to digging holes than anyone realizes.