Reading to toddlers and preschoolers is great, but it’s more fun when the book is interactive!
I found 15 of the best interactive books for toddlers and preschoolers. Books that allow them to play along, look and find, make noise, and use their imagination.
Interactive books make your reading time together lots of fun, not just for your kids, but for you too!
Here are our favorite interactive books.

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15 Best Interactive Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
All Better!
Dog hurt his foot, Sheep scratched her tummy and Bear sat on a splinter! What will make everything all better? Clean it, kiss it and put a bandage on it! Young readers will delight in the five animal friends’ misadventures and be eager to help make things “all better” with the five reusable and repositionable stickers.
The Human Body - Shine-a-Light
Discover the secrets of the human body with the newest beautiful, educational, and fun title in the Shine-A-Light series. Hold a light behind the pages to see muscles flex, watch as food travels through the digestive system, and take a peek at the skeleton holding you upright.

Don't Push the Button!
There's only one rule in Larry's book: don't push the button.
(Seriously, don't even think about it!)
Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen?
Okay, quick. No one is looking... push the button.
Uh, oh.
Laundry Day Sort and Play
Empty the washing machine, hang out the clothes, then decide where to put them away while learning concepts, from colors, patterns, and shapes, to numbers and opposites. Develop fine motor skills using the ten fuzzy felt pieces that tuck away securely in an attached envelope for storage.
Farm Animals: Who Is the Loudest of Them All?
Cut-through pages and a mirror allow little readers to imagine and see themselves reflected in each of these interactive board books.
With animal sounds and vibrant illustrations, there’s learning and laughter in equal measure.

Press Here
Press the yellow dot on the cover of this interactive children's book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey.
Each page of this surprising touch book instructs the reader to push the button, shake it up, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next.
Busy Car Book
Watch as the car whizzes around the tracks in this delightful interactive book. Wind up the car by pulling it backward, place it on the track, and let it go.
Baby's Very First Slide and See Zoo
An engaging, interactive board book, specially designed for very young children, full of vivid colors, stylish illustrations and friendly animals. Simple slider mechanisms allow a picture to be transformed.

Mix It Up
A mess free way to learn about transforming colors and following directions.
Follow the artist's simple instructions and suddenly colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's imagination.
Are You There Little Puppy?
Little puppy is hiding! Children will love peeking through the holes in this charming book to try and find the elusive puppy. As they make their way through the forest, they keep thinking they have found the puppy, only for it to turn out to be something else when they turn the page.
Wipe-Clean Beginning Pen Control
Before children can learn to write, they need lots of practice with pen control, and this book provides plenty of opportunities. They can complete the various activities, again and again, using the special wipe-clean pen provided. Includes various scenes to draw over dotted lines and finish shapes and pictures.

From Head to Toe
Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you! Throughout this interactive board book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play.
Lift-the-Flap Colors
With over 60 flaps to lift, this delightful book helps children learn about colors in a fun way. There are naming, matching, and counting activities, and there's plenty of pre-readers to talk about too.
Play Hide & Seek with Zebra
Join zebra for a game of hide-and-seek with his friends! Little ones will love lifting the large flaps to find all the adorable animals hiding behind them, including lion, crocodile, giraffe, and hippo.
Make a Noise
Uniquely engaging, interactive concept board books designed especially to encourage independent page-turning and fine motor skills. Woof says dog. Can you woof too? Make the noises of animal friends, then say bye-bye.
What’s your favorite interactive book for toddlers and preschoolers?
Let me know in the comments below! I love interactive books. They bring reading to life.
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