Interactive Picture Books

Become part of the story with these interactive picture books! Answer silly questions, wiggle and giggle, or choose which way the story goes.

Updated August 22, 2024
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Are you a monster?
Karsten, Guilherme
Paper Book
An interactive, hilarious picture book about a really bad monster... or is he? Readers of all ages will be joining in the story with their best monster impressions.
The book of rules
Gehrlein, Brian
Paper Book
An interactive, fun-filled picture book with dynamic illustrations, in which readers have to follow the rules or risk a run-in with a monster--with a gentle approach to mindfulness along the way. Beware! This book has rules. You must follow all the rules. If you break the...
The book with no pictures
Novak, B. J.
Paper Book
You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song...
The button book
Nicholls, Sally
Paper Book
This silly and sweet board book introduces young children to colors through humor and clever interactive elements. For fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here. Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it? Follow a group of animal friends as they...
Can you make a scary face?
Thomas, Jan
Paper Book
What kind of a face would you make if a tickly green bug were sitting on your nose? Or if it were--eek!--inside your shirt? Could you make a scary face to frighten it away? Or, even better, stand up and do the chicken dance? Yes? Then better get to it! This exuberant, interactive picture book...
Crunch, the shy dinosaur
Dunlap, Cirocco
Paper Book
From Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend! Crunch is a lovely and quiet brontosaurus who has...
Don't Push the Button: On the Farm
Cotter, Bill.
Paper Book
Larry the lovable monster from the USA Today bestseller Don't Push the Button! is back, and this time, he's going to the farm! From the brilliant mind of author and illustrator, Bill Cotter, comes a farm-tastic interactive book for children. Everyone knows farms are full...
Don't wake up Tiger!
Teckentrup, Britta
Paper Book
A beautifully designed, boldly illustrated picture book for the very young in which readers are encouraged to get involved in the story through tilting and shaking the book and even singing a lullaby! This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.
Endlessly ever after : pick your path to countless fairy tale endings! : a story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, a wolf, a witch, a goose, a grandmother, some pigs, and endless variations
Snyder, Laurel
Paper Book
This funny, original, choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fan of the genre, putting the power of storytelling right in the reader's hands! Grab your basket and your coat. Put on some walking shoes. Turn the page...
Find Fergus
Boldt, Mike
Paper Book
Play the funniest game of hide and seek ever with Fergus, a bear who's very, very bad at hiding. The hilarious illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog brings picture book fans a super-silly, interactive story that will have children giggling from start to finish. Follow...
Get out of my bath!
Teckentrup, Britta
Paper Book
Ellie the elephant loves to have fun in the bath, but she's not the only one. Her fun is interrupted when a crocodile decides to join her, followed by a flamingo, then a mouse and even a tiger! Poor Ellie's bath is ruined. What can she do? She sucks all the water into her trunk, of course! Then she...
Guess who, haiku!
Caswell, Deanna
Paper Book
Guess Who, Haiku is a unique poetic guessing game illustrated by bestselling and beloved artist Bob Shea. Author Deanna Caswell's playful take on the inventive Japaense form of poetry offers clues about the creatures hiding on every page in this creative and clever picture book of charmingly...
Hey, Bruce! : an interactive book
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
Rupert, Thistle, and Nibbs, the fun-loving mice in Bruce's begrudgingly expansive family, guide readers on a quest for a fun reading experience, with Bruce the ever-reluctant star. As readers turn the page, flip the book, and follow the mice's increasingly silly instructions, Bruce is sent flying...
High five
Rubin, Adam
Paper Book
Discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills just in time for the annual high five contest! From hand-limbering stretches to lessons on five-ing with finesse, readers are guided through a series of interactive challenges, each goofier than the next. Acclaimed...
How to count to one : (and don't even think about bigger numbers!)
Salmon, Caspar
Paper Book
A hilariously bossy book about counting that children will love to outsmart!
Hungry bunny
Rueda, Claudia
Paper Book
From Claudia Rueda, author and illustrator of Bunny Slopes and the award-winning, New York Times bestseller, Here Comes the Easter Cat. In this charming sequel to Bunny Slopes, Bunny needs help picking apples for mama's apple pie. Young readers will...
Is everyone ready for fun?
Thomas, Jan
Paper Book
Chicken has some unexpected and exuberant cow visitors who have exciting plans for jumping, dancing, and wiggling on his teeny-tiny couch, and Chicken is none too happy about it. That is until the fun concludes with a quiet, cozy and delicious nap for all!
Mix it up!
Tullet, Hervé
Paper Book
From the creator of Press Here comes a joyful exploration of colour that will enchant young and old.
The monster at the end of this book
Stone, Jon.
Paper Book
Read along as Grover begs you not to turn the page -- because there is a monster at this end of this book! Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have...
Monsters go night-night
Zenz, Aaron
Paper Book
Bedtime means brushing your teeth, putting on pajamas, snuggling, and kissing your family goodnight. For monsters, bedtime looks a little different. They brush their teeth, but not with a toothbrush. They get dressed for bed, but not in slippers and nightcaps. They snuggle, but not with a...
Oops!
Massy, Julie
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Playful scenarios give children an opportunity to explore cause and effect in situations where they would usually be asked to be careful. Brightly colored illustrations show the messy, silly and surprising results of readers' interactions with the book.<...
Open very carefully
O'Byrne, Nicola
Paper Book
What would you do if you were settling down for a quiet bedtime story and you realised that a crocodile had fallen out of one story and into yours and was - not to put too fine a point on it - furious? A wonderful picture 'book about books'. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.
Pet this book
Young, Jessica
Paper Book
For fans of Press Here, this new interactive picture book line invites readers to touch and move and "play" with the book. Hello, friend! It's time to play! We're taking care of pets today. There are lots of ways little hands can care for animals....
Pierre the maze detective : the curious case of the castle in the sky
Kamigaki, Hiro
Paper Book
A thrilling new maze challenge adventure for Pierre the Maze Detective and all detectives aged 8+. Follow Pierre and Carmen to Canal City for hours of puzzle fun in this crazy and colourful activity book! The waterways and streets of Canal City are brimming with people as...
Pirate adventure
Murray, Lily
Paper Book
In Pirate Adventure (Let's Tell a Story), readers age 5+ can choose their way through a pirate-based adventure. The different choices on each spread gives a combination of hundreds of stories - a new one with every read!
Plant the tiny seed
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
How do you make a garden grow In this playful companion to the popular Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. And by tapping, clapping, waving, and more, young readers can join in the action! Christie Matheson...
Play this book
Young, Jessica
Paper Book
For fans of Press Here, this new interactive picture book line invites readers to touch and move and "play" with the book. To start our show we need a band--maybe you can lend a hand! There are lots of ways little hands can make music. Each page of this...
Ploof
Clanton, Ben
Paper Book
Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, from the creator of Narwhal and Jelly and the co-creator of Science Explorers. Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely -- but now...
Press here
Tullet, Herve
Paper Book
The single touch of a finger sparks a whimsical dance of colour and motion in this joyful celebration of the power of the imagination.
I say ooh you say aah
Kane, John
Paper Book
A madcap call-and-response picture book. This is interactive storytelling at its best.
Something stinks!
Fenske, Jonathan
Paper Book
From the creator of the award-winning A Pig, a Fox, and a Box comes a silly picture book about a skunk looking for the source of a terrible smell! Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Fenske's appealing illustration style and clever text make this...
Space adventure
Murray, Lily
Paper Book
Stomp
Aurora, Ian
Paper Book
Up and out of your chairs! Move and Stomp with this fun interactive book for children!. "If read with the right amount of verve (and it's hard not to), this book should spice up storytimes." -Kirkus Reviews This jacketed hardcover picture book...
Tap the magic tree
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
There is magic in every tree. The tall, silent one in the woods. The small, bumpy one in the park. Even the bare brown tree in your backyard. As the seasons change, trees change, too. They sprout leaves. The leaves change...
This book just ate my dog!
Byrne, Richard
Paper Book
When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right. Cleverly using the physicality of the book, This book just ate my dog! is inventive, ingenious, and...
Touch the brightest star
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
What happens while you're asleep With lush, beautiful watercolors and cut-paper collage, Christie Matheson reveals the magic of the nighttime sky using the same kinds of toddler-perfect interactive elements as her acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree. Wave good-bye to the sun, gently press...
Twenty questions
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
Watch out for the lion!
Hartman, Brooke
Paper Book
Readers beware--there's a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion already. First its bristly tail, then clashing claws, twitchy ears, fearsome fangs... and it's lying in wait to turn any unsuspecting passerby into a child cheeseburger or rugrat ravioli. But does a...
Where is my nose?
Zanotto, Lucas
Paper Book
In this humorous and heartwarming story, a dog wakes up without his nose and sets out on a search to find it. Despite the obvious challenge of searching without a nose, the dog explores various places. At the seaside, he mistakes a fluffy white cloud for his nose. Underwater, he spots something red...
Wiggle
Cronin, Doreen.
Paper Book
Do you wake up with a wiggle? Do you wiggle out of bed? Do you wiggle in your underwear? For toddlers buzzing with energy, here's a book that invites them to wiggle and giggle along with the story.
You choose fairy tales
Sharratt, Nick
Paper Book
Make up your very own fairy tale adventure where YOU CHOOSE what happens next. Which fairy tale hero would you like to be today? Where will you go on your fairy tale quest? And what fairy tale baddy would you least like to meet? The possibilities are infinite in this captivating...
You're going to love this book!
John, Jory
Paper Book
Sure to bring a smile to the faces of even the grumpiest readers, this laugh-out-loud picture book from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Jory John and internationally acclaimed illustrator Olivier Tallec is hilarious enough to come back to again and again. ...

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