15 Interactive Board Books for Toddlers and Babies
Get your kids into books early with these 15 interactive toddler’s board books that are perfect for toddlers and babies!
Babies and toddlers learn not just through reading but also experiencing items. Touch and feel Board Books allow young children to explore their world and experience it through their sense of touch as well as their sense of sight and hearing when being read to.
You can find these interactive toddler’s board books at your local library or purchase through the links provided for your convenience.
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For more fun reading, check out these Animal Board Books and other Favorite Interactive Board Books and the Best Baby Books around. Plus Christmas Board Books are wonderful seasonal reading!
Types of Interactive Books for Babies and Toddlers
Interactive books tailored for babies and preschoolers encompass a diverse range of engaging formats, each designed to captivate young minds and nurture a love for reading.
Touch-and-feel books feature textured pages for sensory exploration, while flap books introduce an element of surprise as little ones lift flaps to uncover hidden images or text.
Sound books with buttons or touch-sensitive areas add an auditory dimension to the reading experience, while pop-up books create a visually dynamic and exciting storytelling adventure.
Interactive board books with tabs or lift-the-flap features encourage hands-on exploration, and interactive ABC and counting books make early learning enjoyable through movable parts and engaging elements.
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Mirror books for babies promote self-recognition, and puzzle books for preschoolers contribute to cognitive development through problem-solving activities.
These varied formats contribute to the holistic development of young readers by combining entertainment with learning in a developmentally appropriate manner.
INTERACTIVE BOARD BOOKS FOR TODDLER AND BABIES
Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book.
The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to share.
You must Never Touch A Porcupine! . . . except in this book! This woodland-animal-themed touch-and-feel board book is perfect for young children.
Aimed at babies and toddlers this interactive book is great for baby sensory. Each page has a different silicone texture on it.
They will love reading the funny rhyme that warns of the dangers of touching the animals . . . and then ignoring the advice!
Interactive elements makes this board book ideal for little hands!Who is in the forest where it's bright and sunny?
Busy, buzzing bees making tasty honey! Play hide-and-seek with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this fantastic finger trail lift-the-flap book!
With a gentle rhyming narrative and an introduction to woodland friends, this book is perfect for little explorers.
Rod Campbell’s classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favorite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982.
Young readers love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent—a monkey, a lion, and even an elephant! But will they ever find the perfect pet?
With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain, and a whole host of favorite animals, Dear Zoo is a must for every child’s bookshelf.
For generations, Pat the Bunny has been creating special first-time moments between parents and their children.
One of the best-selling children’s books of all time, this classic touch-and-feel book offers babies a playful and engaging experience, all the while creating cherished memories that will last a lifetime.
This charming interactive baby book is packed with cute animals and quirky characters ready to entertain your little one! Filled with soft animal textures, the book’s touch and feel patches are designed to encourage early learning.
Now your little one can pet the furry belly of a waddling penguin or the fluffy tummy of an adorable puppy.
Each page of this engaging board book features a cute colorful image of an animal, along with the noises they make. Find the super fun tactile elements that encourage your little one to tickle and touch the textures.Â
Describes the fun things that young animals did during the day before going to sleep, including a kitten that played with yarn, a dog that dug in the ground, and a bunny that hopped in the garden.
Capture baby's attention during reading time with this charming touch and feel book with entertaining facts about farm animals.
There's lots for baby to explore in See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book. This sturdy board book, with bright photographs of happy babies, is specially designed to stimulate curiosity through sensory play.
Each page has a colorful picture activity that invites baby to touch and explore. There are raised textures to feel, finger trails to follow, and a shiny mirror to look in to. Can they follow the swirl on the snail's shell. Can they tap the drum?
As your baby grows, See, Touch, Feel will help your child develop language recognition and motor skills, as they learn to interact with the book in new ways.
Help your little one settle in for the night and teach them all about bedtime with this adorable board book!
Packed with different objects associated with a bedtime routine, this baby book is designed to inspire curiosity in babies and encourage early learning.Â
Send your darling off to dreamland in the sweetest way possible with this interactive touch and feel book about bedtime!
Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die cut windows in these two fun board books.
The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the surprise endings.
Explore the underwater world of creatures from sea turtles to clown fish in this touch and feel board book.
Perfect for little hands to hold, this sensory board book features a variety of materials to touch and feel.
Join Millie Moo on a crazy adventure as she looks for her friends from the farm.
Fun rhymes, silly characters and a wacky, whimsical story. Lots of clues to find and solve. Touch and feel novelties on each page. Bright and colorful, cartoon-style artwork and text.
In Roger Priddy’s Bright Baby Touch & Feel Baby Animals board book, little learners meet all different sorts of furry and feathery creatures, big and small.
With colorful pictures of baby animals, rhyming text to read aloud, and touch and feel textures, this interactive book is perfect for your bright baby to build their reading skills and vocabulary.
Join a lovable bunch of fuzzy animal friends as they enjoy a sweet summer night in this lively, interactive touch-and-feel Soft & Snuggle book filled with oodles of endless cuteness!
Watch fireflies dance in the summertime sky, sing a bedtime song with an adorable little hedgehog, snuggle up for story time with Oatmeal Owl, get cozy with duckings Rosie and Posie, and wish sweet dreams to a little bunny family getting ready for bed.
This delightful rhyming story is paired with cheerful illustrations and touch-and-feel textures including faux fur, feathers, fuzz, peeks, traces, bumpies, and glitter designed to encourage sensory exploration and help support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.Â
Spend a day on the farm and explore all the animal sights and sounds! Featuring 10 lift-the-flaps and a variety of barnyard favorites, including horses, chickens, cows, and pigs, this board book is a fun-filled introduction to life on the farm.
Explore the importance of love and family with Bendon's Who Do You Love interactive touch and feel book.
Children will delight at opening flaps to uncover all the characters that the little bear loves.
A sweet theme and touchable cut-outs will keep your child coming back to this beautiful book again and again.
The Bright Baby Touch & Feel box set from bestselling author Roger Priddy will delight little ones with its fun, interactive elements and colorful pictures!
With exciting textures to touch and feel, bright, bold photography and simple word labels, the Bright Baby Touch and Feel series stimulate babies’ senses and encourage them to look, touch and listen. Now together in one bundle!
Usborne books are also great interactive books! Maybe some of these are? We had some of them when my kids were younger.
We had Peek A Who and Where’s Baby’s Belly Button. Also loved That’s Not My Puppy.
I still remember reading these books to DD when she was little. They are so adorable. I still have some of them for the memories! 🙂
-Reshama
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We also have the That’s Not My….series
Great selection
I LOVE that you posted this! I get so excited buying my little girl books that I know she will love. There are a lot I haven’t seen that are in this list so I’m excited to go get some of them. Thank you!
What a great list – thank you so much for linking up at the Friday Baby Shower – look forward to seeing you at this week’s party, Alice x
!! we have 2 of these!
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Our 1 yr old had a few of those books that you can “feel” and she absolutely loves them! Thanks so much for sharing at last week’s All my Bloggy Friends – Linda and I look forward to seeing what you share this week! 🙂
We have a number of these books as well. The Heads, Tails, etc books are favorites in our house even now at two.
Thanks for linking up at the Tuesday baby link up. Hope to see you back again this week.
I love Dear Zoo and enjoy Sandra Boynton’s books although we came to them quite late. My daughter also loved the Baby Touch books from Ladybird.
We still read Dear Zoo (and we’re actually on our second copy because my boys wore out the first).
I’m excited to go track some of these down for our baby (especially Millie Moo one, It looks fun)!!!
Great idea for a list.
Oh how we love Millie the Moo! Really a great book 🙂