My five year old loves adventure. Whether it’s a new place in the UK or a new country on the other side of the world, she’s hooked. The furthest she’s ever travelled is to Turkey when she was a baby, but she listens wide-eyed when I tell her stories of riding huge trains in India, elephants in Thailand and surfboards in Sri Lanka. Her aunt (my sister) is currently in Africa, so at the moment not a day passes without some kind of question about Africa (“Do they have giraffes there? Are they as tall as Daddy? Do they bang their head on the trees?” etc.).
The new series of Lonely Planet books for kids is right up her street, then. We reviewed Adventures Around the Globe, a world atlas aimed at children aged three years and above. Frog loved it so much she’s chosen it as her bedtime story for three nights’ running. That’s loyalty when you’re five.
The book is cleverly broken down into just the right amount of interaction and information, so Frog happily soaked up all the interesting facts about the world’s continents before diving in with some sticker and colouring action. The illustrations are beautiful, and although this is an activity book it’s not the kind you throw away once you’re done.
The book provided a great starting point for her to talk about her own ideas about travel – where she’d like to go to when she’s big (“Or when you take me, Mum” *guilt trip*) and what she’d like to do when she got to visit some of these countries herself. Africa is right up there at the top of her list at the moment, apparently.
The other books in the series are equally as impressive, although a little advanced for my five year old. You Rule gives children aged eight and above the opportunity to create their own nation from scratch, while The Lonely Planet Kids Travel Book is a beautiful book that would make a very special birthday present for a slightly older child. The fourth new book to be released is called How To Be An International Spy and is a fun book for budding spies which covers all the basics and more. I might keep this one for myself, actually.
If you’re looking for a fun, educational, beautiful book that will last as a precious keepsake and win you some very cool parent points then look no further. One of these should be top of your kids’ Christmas gift list. In the meantime, visit the Lonely Planet Kids Facebook page for more inspirational travel fun.
And now – you can win one! Simply tell me which country you’d love to visit with your kids that you haven’t yet been to. Leave a comment on this post and don’t forget to complete the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck!
Terms and conditions:
Competition open to UK residents aged 18 and over only. The prize is one copy of one of the four Lonely Planet Kids Books featured in this post. The promotor is Lonely Planet and the prize will be dispatched by them. There will be one winner, chosen at random via the valid entries on the Rafflecopter widget on this post. The prize is non-transferrable, non-refundable and there is no cash alternative. The competition opens at midnight on 20th October 2015 and closes at midnight on 27th October 2015. The winner will be notified via email within 7 days of the competition closing. Failure to respond within 14 days will result in a new winner being picked. To enter, participants must leave a comment on this blog post and complete the Rafflecopter form embedded on this post. Entry confirms that participants have read, understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of this giveaway.
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Lapland – I have always wanted to go, even before having children x
id love to take my little girl to see the northern lights,she loves bonnie lights and is fascinated with the moon and stars and the sun,so i think she would find the northern lights amazing.
Vietnam – great culture, great food, amazing scenery xx
Australia & see relatives out there.
Disneyland, because I never got to go as a child!
I would love to take them to Italy take them back to their roots !!!
Hawaii xx
Disney land
I would love to take my daughter to The Galapagos Islands, she is obsessed with animals and wants to be a zoologist when she is older. The Galapagos Islands would be an amazing experience for her!
Ooh, there are so many! I’d like to take them to a big city such as New York or Tokyo. I’d also like to take them somewhere undeveloped before it’s too late such as Paraguay.
Australia but only to see family, otherwise I’d pick Hong Kong.
Orlando Florida with my son, i’ve been too scared to do it becuase of the amoun of medical equipment we will have to take with us!
New Zealand
disneyland
Lapland
I would love to take my daughter to Disneyworld as she loves anything Disney and would be such am adventure we could all enjoy 🙂
I’d love to take my daughter to disneyland, isn’t that the dream? Or on a safari 🙂
China
I’d love to take them to see family in Canada
Australia
Iceland as we as a couple had loads great holidays there.
I would love to take them to Cape Knaverill in the USA to see the rockets!
Lapland in December
i would love to take my children to egypt
has got to be Disneyland, just to see my kids faces. But so far we have only been to butlins at skegness
I would love to travel the world with my kids, amercing them in the cultures & educating them in different beliefs and ways of life
Africa on safari. Once in a lifetime, memories would last forever! Awesome giveaway, never heard of them before.
I would love to take my sons to the Greek ruins in Greece! Not only is it fascinating it’s beautiful and has so much to see! The history is brilliant! Every child should go!
Thank you x
Australia 🙂
I would take the kids on a tour of the east – starting at Japan and working through China, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc, through Australia and finally New Zealand 😀
Lapland … be we go in December 🙂
I would love to take the children to San Francisco. We went on our honeymoon many years ago and loved it, and I know the kids would too.
wow thats a toughy, Id probably say on a safari some where in Africa
Iceland
I would love to take my little ones whale watching in Canada
I’d love to take my kids to Turkey, I’ve been many times before children and have great memories there would love my girls to experience it too.
Riveria maya, Mexico.
The Amazon rainforest, it will be gone soon
Australia but the flight duration puts me off.
Disneyland – California
I love History ! I would love to take my four to Rome to the colosseum, to taste really italian Pizza and ice cream 🙂
Egypt xx
maya beach thailand 😀 x
A safari in Africa
Disney World
Israel as it is the cradle of religion
Australia is a dream destination x
it would have to be disneyland
Would love to visit South Africa
Disney Orlando would be amazing
Lapland would be fantastic
Lapland!
South Africa – I’d love to take the kids on safari