This is exactly what you want when you're flying with a 4-year-old who's never been on a plane and keeps asking 47 questions about what happens at the airport. Lisa Brown's illustrations are genuinely impressive—packed with detail but not chaotic, diverse without being performative, and educational without being boring.

The sock monkey subplot is clever: it gives anxious kids something fun to focus on while absorbing the practical information. The book doesn't sugarcoat (security exists, waiting happens, airports are busy) but presents everything as normal and manageable.

It's not going to be a bedtime favorite for kids who aren't traveling, but as a pre-trip prep tool or for plane-obsessed toddlers, it's gold. The 2016 publication date means it still feels current—airports haven't changed that much. Solid pick for the travel bag or the classroom.