TheGold Shelf

Adventure books for ages 3 to 5

19 award-winning books for ages 3 to 5. Journeys, quests, shipwrecks and survival.

Babies and toddlers0–2Ages 3 to 53–5Ages 6 to 86–8Ages 9 to 129–12TeensTeen
Animals317Adventure19Fantasy and magic77Funny books213Family152Friendship72History and real people59Nature and science129Folktales and fairy tales130Poetry and rhyme103Feelings and big moments84Bedtime62First chapter books76

19 books

Cover of Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the MountainsHonor2025Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the MountainsYuko Shimizu2025 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of JourneyHonor2014JourneyAaron Becker2014 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Are We There Yet? A Journey Around AustraliaWinner2005Are We There Yet? A Journey Around AustraliaAlison Lester2005 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of JumanjiWinner1982JumanjiChris Van Allsburg1982 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of MishkaWinner1975MishkaVictor Ambrus1975 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Tim All AloneWinner1956Tim All AloneEdward Ardizzone1956 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Henry – FishermanHonor1950Henry – FishermanMarcia Brown1950 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Paddle-to-the-SeaHonor1942Paddle-to-the-SeaHolling Clancy Holling1942 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Search for the Giant Arctic JellyfishShortlist2024The Search for the Giant Arctic JellyfishChloe Savage2024 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of The WandererShortlist2022The WandererPeter Van den Ende2022 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of Captain Jack and the PiratesShortlist2016Captain Jack and the PiratesPeter Bently2016 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of Along a Long RoadFinalist2011Along a Long RoadFrank Viva2011 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of The BoatShortlist2004The BoatHelen Ward2004 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of The Subway MouseFinalist2003The Subway MouseBarbara Reid2003 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of Sindbad: from the Tales of the Thousand and One NightsFinalist1999Sindbad: from the Tales of the Thousand and One NightsLudmila Zeman1999 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe!Finalist1996Whatever You Do, Don't Go Near That Canoe!Julie Lawson1996 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of Zoom UpstreamFinalist1992Zoom UpstreamTim Wynne-Jones1992 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistThe Sleeper TrainMick JacksonShortlist2026The Sleeper TrainMick Jackson2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedPeg and the YetiKenneth OppelFinalist2004Peg and the YetiKenneth Oppel2004 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist