Bestselling Action & Adventure Books for 1 Year Olds

Here are the top 30 bestselling action & adventure books for 1 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.

1. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Story Board Book

by: Beatrix Potter
Release date: Mar 01, 1999
Number of Pages: 12
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Finally, The Tale of Peter Rabbit is available in a colorful board book. This generously sized book tells Beatrix Potter’s famous tale of naughty Peter Rabbit’s adventures in Mr. McGregor’s garden. Young children will be enchanted by the simple text and beautiful illustrations, which bring a classic story vibrantly to life. The board book format is sturdy and accessible, perfect for young readers, but adults will enjoy it too for bed-time read-aloud. As a board book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit will captivate children and offer them an early introduction to the world of Peter Rabbit and all his friends.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Rabbits

2. My First Superman Book: Touch and Feel (DC Super Heroes)

by: David Bar Katz
Release date: Jan 11, 2011
Number of Pages: 12
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The first book every comic book geek Dad will want to read to his child! And the first-ever touch-and-feel Superman book.

Each of 6 spreads in this irresistibly cool package features classic Superman art and a special interactive feature. Budding Superman fans can:

·        tap his rippling chest of steel

·        experience the magic of X-ray vision

·        pull the tab bringing Clark Kent into the phone booth as Superman flies out

·        touch his silky red cape

·        be dazzled by his sparkly Fortress of Solitude

·        and pet a furry Krypto

 

Tons of fun for children of all ages!

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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

3. The Snail and the Whale

by: Julia DonaldsonAxel Scheffler
Release date: Apr 06, 2017
Number of Pages: 24
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“How I long to sail!” said the tiny snail. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it’s the tiny snail’s big plan that saves the day. The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans! Also available in board book format and with striking redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.
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Children’s Books > Animals

4. Curious George and the Puppies Lap Edition

by: H. A. ReyMargret Rey
Release date: May 01, 2006
Number of Pages: 24
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When George and the man with the yellow hat visit the animal shelter, George is delighted to discover a large litter of puppies. At first, George just wants to pet the puppy, but then he wants to hold one. George’s curiousity gets the best of him, and soon puppies are everywhere. Fall 1998 marks the introduction of eight new Curious George Adventures available in three formats, hardcover, paperback, and paperboard. Fans will also enjoy Curious George in the Snow, Curious George Goes to a Movie, Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory, Curious George’s Dream, Curious George Makes Pancakes, Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon, and Curious George Feeds the Animals.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Apes & Monkeys

5. Good Night Pirate Ship

by: Adam GambleMark JasperCooper Kelly
Release date: Feb 10, 2015
Number of Pages: 26
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Arrrr! Come plunder the seas with swashbuckling pirates in search of riches. This book explores the exciting life of pirates, including treasure chests, pieces of 8, gold doubloons, pirate flags, cannons and cannon balls, swords, spyglasses, Spanish forts, pirate clothing, pirate foods, the Caribbean, Royal British Navy, and more.
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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

6. I Can Fly Super Duper High! Personalized Book

by: Zuma AyriyanVaruzhan KhachatryanLenley Slepicka
Release date: Sep 01, 2010
Number of Pages: 20
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It has never been so much fun finding yourself in an incredible adventure empowered by the child’s imagination. Just insert photographs of your child and special people in his or her life, and enjoy an emotion filled flight into the cloudy sky and save the day.
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7. My ABC Of Bible Verses

by: Gabrielle Mercer
Release date: Jan 03, 2012
Number of Pages: 28
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Great new inspirational title for little ones to learn about God’s Word.

My ABC of Bible Verses is a captivating new book to help young children learn more about God and the Bible with a helpful guide to some famous Bible verses. The beautiful illustrations help children reflect and experience God’s words in their daily lives. They will love to read through them time and time again. Each page describes a Bible verse that can be used as a memory verse or simply to give children their first introduction to God.

The padded board book format is comfortable to hold for little ones and adults alike, and the cute illustrations will engage children as they learn more about God

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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

8. Walter Plume and the Dehydrated Imagination

by: Rebecca Lynn Morales
Release date: Feb 09, 2016
Number of Pages: 160
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“Beautiful imagery leads to spectacular world building in this fantasy that will leave the young reader glued to the pages. Relatable characters add to the magic of a story with never a dull moment.” ~ Boys to Books

The most boring summer ever just turned into an adventure of a lifetime! 11-year-old Walter discovers a mystical place filled with wilted plants and unhappy elves who think Walter is there to save them with his new life-giving powers!

To defeat Ickabod Von Snot-hook before he sucks everyone’s joy dry with his neverending list of rules, Walter will need to use his best power yet – his imagination!

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Children’s Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy & Magic

9. Flight of the Intruder – 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel

by: Stephen Coonts
Release date: Oct 01, 2006
Number of Pages: 344
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Also Available in an Audio Edition from Audible via Amazon

In Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier. Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense of the complexities of modern air raids and how nerve-wracking it is, even for the best airmen, to technically solve sudden problems over and over, knowing that even a twist of fate like a peasant wildly firing a rifle from a field could wipe out the crew. Grafton alternates between remorse over the fate of his unseen Vietnamese victims on the ground and a gung-ho “let’s win this war” sentiment that lashes at both policymakers who select less-than-important targets for the dangerous missions and advocates for peace back in the States.

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10. Ghosts of the San Juan: Book 1 of the Mogi Franklin Mysteries

by: Don Willerton
Release date: Nov 01, 2016
Number of Pages: 116
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Mogi Franklin is a typical eighth-grader?except for the mysterious things that keep happening in his life. And the adventures they lead to as he and his sister follow Mogi’s unique problem-solving skills?along with dangerous clues from history and the land around them?to unearth a treasure of unexpected secrets.

In Ghosts of the San Juan, the mysterious disappearance of four men in 1934 reveals clues to a modern plot to steal Navajo resources?and leads Mogi and Jennifer into a deadly trap. Escape seems impossible unless Mogi can find some way to lure the Ghosts of the San Juan to help.

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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

11. Find That Freight: Lift-A-Flap Sound Book [With Soundboard] (Thomas & Friends)

by: Publications International
Release date: Jan 01, 2008
Number of Pages: 8
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12. Los traspies de Alicia Paf (Sopa De Libros/ Soup of Books) (Spanish Edition)

by: Gianni RodariMontse Ginesta
Release date: Nov 01, 2012
Number of Pages: 80
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Alicia Paf es pequena y siempre se mete en lios, aunque siempre sale airosa de sus fantasticas aventuras. Ella no se sorprende si cae dentro de una pagina llena de ilustraciones y habla con el Lobo o si cae dentro del tintero o se mete dentro de una pompa de jabon y tiene que volver a casa… Junto a Alicia es facil vivir un mundo lleno de fantasia y de imaginacion. Infantil de 6 a 9 anos
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction

13. The Mud Monster: A Bath Book (Backyardigans)

by: Kara McMahonCarlo Lo Raso
Release date: Jan 23, 2007
Number of Pages: 8
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14. Monkey King

by: Ed YoungEd Young
Release date: Feb 20, 2001
Number of Pages: 40
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From a fantastic explosion is born the legendary Monkey King, the clever and courageous hero of one of the best-known stories from China.

Ambitious Monkey travels to Square Inch Mountain, where he trains with Master Putt to perfect the art of turning cloud somersaults, riding the wind, changing shape, and disappearing in the blink of an eye.Then Monkey eagerly shows off his magic skills by tricking Dragon King and battling Jade Emperor. Monkey is so arrogant, he even gets into trouble with Buddha himself.

Caldecott Award-winning author-illustrator Ed Young has created colorful and lively collages and specially designed two fold-out pages to animate the story of Monkey King and his acrobatic, high-spirited adventures. This unprecedented picture-book adaptation introduces just the beginning of the classic epic Journey to the West, about the mission to bring Buddhist scriptures to China. Monkey is only one of its many characters, but he is undeniably the most beloved of them all.

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Children’s Books > Animals > Apes & Monkeys

15. The Gobblings

by: Matthue Roth
Release date: Dec 16, 2014
Number of Pages: 32
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Herbie is lonely. His parents moved to a space station in the middle of nowhere, and there’s nothing to do. He spends a lot of time wandering in the ship’s ventilator shafts, and if he wants to have any friends, he has to build them out of spare parts. Deep inside the ship, Herbie discovers that a herd of gobblings have landed–monsters who float through space and love to eat metal. And the closest and biggest hunk of metal is the space station they live on. The gobblings are crawling throughout the ship, ready to make it their dinner, and Herbie’s the only one who can stop them!

The Gobblings is a loose retelling of an old Hasidic folktale, “The Alef Bet.” A boy is wandering through a strange town where he doesn’t know anybody. It’s Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, but nobody’s prayers in the entire town are working. The boy only knows the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the Alef-Bet. So he says the letters, and the honesty and simplicity of his prayer go through the Gates of Heaven (okay, in our story, it’s the landing bay on the space station) and save everybody.

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Children’s Books > Science, Nature & How It Works

16. Percival the Beautiful Butterfly (Sparkle Books)

by: Jill TurnerPeter Townsend
Release date: Dec 01, 2003
Number of Pages: 16
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Percival was once a plain little caterpillar. Now he is a beautiful butterfly with colorful sparkling wings. Join him in his adventure as he tries to find his family.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Bugs & Spiders

17. Busy Builders

by: Sam Hearn
Release date: Jan 26, 2016
Number of Pages: 16
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The busy builders are hard at work driving bulldozers, cranes, and other construction vehicles to build a new school house. A simple rhyming construction story packaged in a sturdy specialty box format that will get little ones ramped up and ready to go!

Safe for all ages.

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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

18. Tom and Pippo Go for a Walk (Tom and Pippo)

by: Helen OxenburyHelen Oxenbury
Release date: Apr 01, 1998
Number of Pages: 16
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Critics cheered when Tom and his toy monkey Pippo made their picture-book debut. Publishers Weekly called the books “right on target for this age and sure to captivate”. Now in a sturdy board book format, the gentle adventures of this favorite pair can be enjoyed by even the youngest readers.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Apes & Monkeys

19. Cuentos de mi infancia: Mi primer libro de Winnie Pooh

by: Editors of Silver Dolphin en Espanol
Release date: May 10, 2002
Number of Pages: 192
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Now available in Spanish, these bestselling Disney Winnie the Pooh stories delight young imaginations and provide hours of read-together fun for the whole family.
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20. Good Morning Engines (Thomas & Friends / Play-a-Sound)

by: Editors of Publications International
Release date: Feb 01, 2003
Number of Pages: 12
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Thomas & Friends: Good Morning Engines has an attached six-button sound module that enables children to play six songs about Thomas from the popular television series. The song lyrics are printed on the book’s pages. The book is recommended for children ages 3 years and older. Book has coated board pages that stand up to extended use. The product conforms to the toy safety requirements of ASTM F963-08. Three replaceable long-life AG-13 button cell batteries that power the sound module are included.
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21. FireMan Sam (Lift-a-Flap Sound Book)

by: Editors of Publications International
Release date: Jan 31, 2012
Number of Pages: 12
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With this book beautifully illustrated by Fire Sam, children can push buttons, lift the flaps, to learn new words! The 5 sound buttons, using sound effects or spoken words, match images in the book for lots of interactive fun! Book includes 5 story spreads and 3 AG-13 button cell batteries.
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Children’s Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Activity Books

22. La vaca sara va al polo norte / Sara the Cow Goes to the North Pole (Spanish Edition)

by: Agostino TrainiAlmadraba
Release date: Jul 27, 2015
Number of Pages: 12
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Sara the cow travels to the North Pole to visit her friend Pablo the polar bear.
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23. Fish In a Box (Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo) (Friendship Box)

by: RH DisneyRH Disney
Release date: Aug 26, 2003
Number of Pages: 6
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Dory, Marlin, Gill—and, of course, Nemo—are all right here in this great boxed book set with a carry-along handle. Children will love reading each zany character’s unique story in four colorful board books.

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Children’s Books > Animals > Fish

24. Circus! : A Pop-Up Adventure

by: Meg DavenportLisa V. Werenko
Release date: Sep 01, 1998
Number of Pages: 12
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This Big Top extravaganza overflows with pop-up thrills and chills and death-defying delights! Full color.
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Children’s Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts

25. Todos a la mesa / Everyone at the table (Spanish Edition)

by: Lucia Serrano GuerreroANAYA
Release date: Mar 01, 2013
Number of Pages: 16
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Paula’s parents always tell her not to play with her food, but what is a girl to do when the food doesn’t obey and wants to play?
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Beginner Readers

26. Go, Wonder Pets!

by: Josh SeligLittle Airplane Productions
Release date: Jul 29, 2008
Number of Pages: 26
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The Wonder Pets find ways to help baby animals and save the day.
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Children’s Books > Animals > Pets

27. Tangled

by: Ben SmileyVictoria Ying
Release date: Aug 09, 2011
Number of Pages: 22
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The Little Golden Book full-color retelling of Disney’s latest movie blockbuster, Tangled, is now available in an oversized board book. Disney Princess fans ages 1-4, who love Rapunzel, as well as boys who loved the action and adventure of Disney Tangled, will enjoy hearing this lively retelling.
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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

28. Canyon Quest (Last Chance Detectives)

by: Jim Ware
Release date: Jun 01, 2004
Number of Pages: 272
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Fans will learn how the Last Chance Detectives club was formed in Canyon Quest, the prequel to the Last Chance Detectives series. When Mike Fowler and his mom move to the dilapidated small town of Ambrosia in the Arizona desert, he is still agonizing over the loss/disappearance of his dad in the Gulf War. Determined to ferret out the truth about his dad’s fate, Mike begins studying books on detective work. As a mystery crops up in Ambrosia, Mike is drawn into the case and, in the process of solving it, comes to know Ben Jones, Wynona Whitefeather, and Spence Martin. Their success together in this adventure leads them to form?at the book’s conclusion?the Last Chance Detectives.
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction > Religious Fiction > Christian

29. Tales From the Track (Toddler Board Books)

by: Andrea Posner-SanchezRH Disney
Release date: Sep 11, 2007
Number of Pages: 30
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Tales From the Track (Toddler Board Books)
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Children’s Books > Literature & Fiction

30. Cars Puzzle Book (Disney/Pixar Cars)

by: RH DisneyRH Disney
Release date: Aug 26, 2008
Number of Pages: 10
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FIVE BIG PUZZLES featuring Lightning McQueen and his friends will keep young Cars fans racing along the highway of adventure! Each puzzle has 12 sturdy board pieces that fit right inside the pages of the book—so they are fun to put together and easy to keep together! And the padded cover makes it a great gift item!
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Children’s Books > Action & Adventure

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