Personalised road trip book for children: your child's Road Trip Map

What happens in your child's Road Trip Map

1. Your child packs a favourite snack and opens a blank road-trip map.
2. The first road sign reveals a leafy jungle trail on the map.
3. At a roadside stop, your child finds a new clue beside a tall landmark.
4. A game of spotting bridges, animals and unusual vehicles fills the next section.
5. Your child adds the final sticker to the map on arriving at the destination.

How the first page could read

“Map ready?” asks Mum. Your child sits in the back seat with a snack box, a pencil and a map marked with today’s route. Outside, the road curls past houses and fields. Every sign, bridge and funny-shaped tree could be the next clue. Your child is ready to spot them all.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

Car journeys can feel long when the destination is all a child can think about. This story gives your child, aged two to seven, small things to look for along the way: a favourite snack, a service-stop pause, a bridge, a sign or an interesting vehicle. The jungle-map theme makes each stage of the route feel like a new place to notice, without losing the familiar details of travelling by car. Add little details from your own journey when creating the book, then read it before setting off or bring it along for the ride. The 32-page book has 15 illustrated story spreads, with wording that grows with your child's age.

Reading it together

• Read the book together before leaving and ask your child which road-trip clue they would most like to spot.
• Pack the book in an easy-to-reach bag so you can revisit a spread during a stop.
• After the journey, invite your child to point out which parts of the story matched their own route.

Suggested art style: Coloured pencil

Coloured pencil gives the map, roadside clues and leafy jungle waypoints a warm, hand-drawn feel. A sidekick idea: a chatty folded map with tiny binoculars. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.