The pandemic and lockdowns may be stopping us from doing many things—especially travel. But there is one wonderful thing a lockdown can’t ever stop you from doing. And that’s going on an adventure inside a book.  Here are some favourite adventures we collected to get you through lockdown.

When you need to get lost in an adventure

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
• Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
• Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
• Little Tim Books by Edward Ardizzone
• The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
• Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack
• Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
• The Moomin Collection by Tove Jansson
• Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner
• Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
• Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Goldfish on Vacation by Sally LLoyd-Jones
• Near by Sally Lloyd-Jones

When you need to be silly  

• The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear
• Comet in Moominland (and ALL of the Moomin stories) by Tove Jansson
• That’s Not a Hippopotamus by Juliette Maclver
• Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
• George and Martha by James Marshall
• What Do You Do, Dear? and What Do You Say, Dear? by Sesyle Joslin
• Hats Off to Mr. Pockles by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale by Sally Lloyd-Jones

When you need inspiration

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
• Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
• The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
• The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
• I Am Enough by Grace Byers
• Baby Wren and the Great Gift by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Loved by Sally Lloyd-Jones

When you need a project 

• How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander
• We Are in an ART-ivity Book! by Mo Willems
• The Listening Walk by Paul Showers
• Best of Mad Libs by Roger Price
• Look! I Wrote a Book! by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• The Jesus Storybook Bible Coloring Book by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago

When you need some quiet time before bed 

• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper
• Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Macksey
• Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish Cooke
• Bedtime for Frances (or any of the Frances books) by Russell Hoban
• A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss
• Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper
• Baby Wren and the Great Gift by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• Just Because You’re Mine by Sally Lloyd-Jones

When the grown-ups need book recommendations 

• Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
• Tamar by Mal Peet
• Earth and Heaven by Sue Gee
• The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
• To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue
• David Whyte: Essentials by David Whyte
• The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
• Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
• The Garden Party and Other Stories by Lorna Sage
• Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
• Flannery O’Connor: Collected Works by Flannery O’Connor
• Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka
• Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
• The Story of God’s Love for You by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Looking for even more book recommendations?

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I’d love to hear which books are helping your family get through the Covid-19 emergency. Please tag me @sallylloydjones and let me know.