If you are looking for fun book options for your little reader, then you are at the right place. Today, I am sharing twelve interactive baby books that we love. I have looked and shopped around checking a lot of books in the market. These are some of our favorite interactive books. My little one spends so much time with these books and truly enjoys them. I am sure your babies will love these too. Before we start let’s understand the importance of interactive books in early childhood reading.
What is an interactive book and why is it important to read interactive books with your child ?
Interactive books are children’s books that require participation from your child. It could be anything from lifting a flap, pop ups, pull tabs, to pull downs. It’s mainly revealing the hidden objects by performing a certain action.
We all know it is very important to read to young children. Reading develops their vocabulary and listening skills. Interactive books are fun and they can easily hold the attention of your little reader. Children love when they have something to explore and work on. They like keeping themselves busy.
Benefits of interactive books:
1. It’s great way to teaching them words as they are learning to talk.
2. Children are more likely to have better print skills at school later on.
3. Builds phonological awareness skills meaning it improves the ability to hear and manipulate the phonics or sounds in the words.
4. The activities like opening the flaps helps in enhancing their imagination and also promotes brain development.
12 Great Interactive Books for the Little ones
So without going on and on about how much she loves these books, let’s get right into what are the books that I am talking about. I have also left the links to these books so that you can easily shop for them.
1.I thought I saw a bear by Lydia Nichols
This one is the baby’s absolute favorite. This is a slider book and you can use the slider to find the bear hiding. It’s like a fun hide and seek game in a book, you and your little one will enjoy! Make sure to capture those changes in their expression as they look for the bear and the giggles that follow.
Link for the book : I thought I saw a bear by Lydia Nichols
2.Peek a boo Kisses by Barney Saltzberg
It’s a fun, bright colored peek-a-boo book with cute animals. This book also has touch and feel animal bellies with feathers and fuzzy materials with a squeaking noise on one of the pages. Plus a mirror on the last page is definitely a good end to this book.
Link for the book : Peek a boo Kisses by Barney Saltzberg
3.Pat the zoo
Explore the zoo with the bunny as you turn fun interactive pages of this book. They feel different textures and patterns. Its such a fun book the little ones will thoroughly enjoy.
Link for the book : Pat the zoo
4.Pat the bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
This is a perfect entertainer for babies. The babies go through a lot of concepts through this book. It’s a classic and it is one of the best books I have ever found. The playful interactions throughout the book is engaging and also learning for your child. If you must choose one book from this list then definitely pick this one up and you can thank me later 🙂
Link for the book : Pat the bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
5.See, Touch and Feel by Priddy books
This is a bright and colorful book with sensory/learning textures in every single page. It helps develop curiosity as each page is different with raised textures and finger trails to follow. It’s very sturdy and durable, so it can be passed down as well.
Link for the book : See, Touch and Feel by Priddy books
6.Amazing animals by baby einstein
This book is just adorable. It has fun animal noises and a little bit of what the animal does in each page. It’s fun, interactive so get ready to hear funny animal sounds and lots of giggles.
Link for the book : Amazing animals by baby einstein
7.Goodnight Lion
This is an interesting book for toddlers. It has beautiful illustrations and comes with a flashlight that can be inserted into some pages to reveal the hidden animals. Little ones love the animals appear when they move the flashlight. However I would suggest this book for babies/toddlers aged 1-3.
Link for the book : Goodnight Lion
8.I love you Elephant by Carles Ballesteros
This is another sweet book with fun face changing animals that the kids enjoy. Monkey appreciates the animals by letting them know how he loves the elephant’s trunk, etc and in the end he learns he is just as loved for his own attributes. The changing faces are a delight to watch.
Link for the book : I love you Elephant
9. Baby Tiger Finger Puppet Book
This one has to be the cutest book ever! With a cute little story and the attached plush animal finger puppet makes it an adorable book for your little one’s interactive books library. It’s a great book to have in your diaper bag or on car rides. From baby tiger to baby elephants and baby bear, they have a collection of baby animal finger puppet books to choose from. You can find them here.
10.Itsy Bitsy Spider touch and trace nursery rhymes
Babies love singing and this book is an interactive, fun way to sing the nursery rhymes. It is perfect for the little hands to touch and trace along the shapes on every page as you sing with them. The illustrations on this book are just perfect.
Link for the book : Itsy Bitsy Spider touch and trace nursery rhymes
11.Slide and Find Animals
The littles are ready for their ABCs or not, this Slide and Find Animal book is an amazing find that will keep your kids entertained for a while. Both of my kids have used this book on road trips and at home and enjoyed it so much. It’s also a great way to teach them the alphabets as they reach the preschool age.
Link for the book : Slide and Find Animals
12.100 First Words by Edward Underwood
This is an absolute favorite book in our house by Nosy Crow publications. I first bought this book when my daughter turned one year old. My plan was to take the help of this book to teach her words and help her start talking. This book did not disappoint. With beautiful illustrations, large sturdy construction and flaps that lift up to reveal the hidden objects, this book is definitely a keeper.
Link for the book : 100 First Words
Happy Reading with your littles!
Hope this post was helpful! Leave a comment and let me know what’s your baby’s favorite interactive book?