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Five Faves: Time Travel

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The idea of time travel is one of endless fascination and countless possibilities. Happily, that makes it the perfect setup for a great story! Here are five favorite books that will transport you to another time and place: 

Da Vinci's Cat: A Novel
Written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
New York: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. Fiction. 278 pages.

Two unlikely heroes, Federico from sixteenth century Rome and Bee from present day New Jersey, are brought together across time by a cat, a sketch, and a mysterious time-traveling wardrobe to prevent history from being rewritten and the future changed. 

Jukebox
Nidhi Chanani
New York: First Second, 2021. Graphic Novel. 208 pages.

A mystical jukebox with vinyl records keyed to transport the traveler back to the time of the record's origin is the unique method of travel for Shaheen and her cousin Naz as they search for Shaheen's missing music-obsessed father. 

Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Treehouse #1)
Written by Mary Pope Osborne and Jenny Laird
Illustrated by Kelly and Nicole Matthews
New York: Random House, 2021. Graphic Novel. 154 pages.

Dinosaurs Before Dark, is an impressive revamping of the classic Magic Treehouse series opener in graphic novel format. Follow along with brother and sister duo, Jack and Annie, as they brave the fascinating, yet dangerous world of the dinosaurs.

T. Rex Time Machine
Jared Chapman
San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books LLC, 2018. Picture Book.

Two T. Rex pals are about to discover all the delights of our modern day food utopia as they are hurled to the future upon ingesting its original time traveler. Sure to keep readers laughing, this series continues in a follow up book set in ancient Egypt. 

Big Papa and the Time Machine
Written by Daniel Bernstrom 
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
New York: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. Picture Book. 

Using time travel as a tool, Big Papa and the Time Machine provides a tender and personal look at African American history. Traveling to important moments in his life, Big Papa teaches his grandson the meaning of being brave. 
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