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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The book of rules
Gehrlein, Brian
Ebook
The book that can read your mind
Coppo, Marianna
Paper Book
A Read with Jenna Jr. Summer Pick * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * 2024 Good Housekeeping Book Award Winner * A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2024 "Young puzzle masters may try the trick over and over―and be satisfied every time." ―...
The book with no pictures
Novak, B. J.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian--a perfect gift for any special occasion! You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious....
The button book
Nicholls, Sally
Paper Book
This silly and sweet picture 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...
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...
Can you see it?
Verde, Susan
Paper Book
From bestselling author Susan Verde comes a new series exploring the five senses through a mindfulness perspective, highlighting how they allow us to appreciate the world around us When I am busy-- moving through my day, watching where...
Count the monkeys
Barnett, Mac.
Paper Book
Jump into this funny, interactive counting book from bestselling author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett--perfect for reading together at storytime! Kids will giggle as they count all the animals that have...
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!
Cotter, Bill
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller! A great read-aloud, interactive book that kids will go back to time and again. 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...
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...
Greetings, Floof!
Hong, C. J.
Paper Book
Floof - from the planet Ploof - has just landed on Earth! Luckily, alien expert Dr. Greta Goodnote is here to guide readers on how to interact with him. She explains how to make Floof feel welcome by raising your arms and jiggling them, protect him from the rain by blowing clouds away, and most...
Hey, Bruce! : an interactive book
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins presents this special interative addition to the award-winning MOTHER BRUCE series. In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to. Rupert, Thistle, and...
How to count to one : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!)
Salmon, Caspar
Paper Book
"Just as we once screamed at a pigeon not to drive the bus, we now, with similar glee, take on Salmon as he commands us not to count past one."  --Amy Alznauer, New York Times Outsmart this bossy and hilarious picture book about counting! You know how to count,...
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...
Mix it up!
Tullet, Hervé
Paper Book
A beautiful hardcover edition of the New York Times bestselling interactive picture book from the creator of Press Here! With the graphic intensity of Eric Carle, the interactive fun of Poke-a-Dot books, and the humor of The Day the Crayons Quit...
The monster at the end of this book
Stone, Jon.
Paper Book
Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page--for fear of a monster at the end of the book. "Oh, I am so embarrassed," he says on the last page . . . for, of course, the...
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.<...
Pirate adventure
Murray, Lily
Paper Book
Plant the tiny seed
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
Just as she did in Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, Christie Matheson combines the wonder of the natural world with the interactivity of reading. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and...
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 New York Times bestseller "Irresistible." -The Wall Street Journal Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake...
Reuse this book!
Paper Book
A picture book with sturdy pages and the interactivity of Press Here that introduces younger readers to recycling, resources, Earth science, and conservation. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Revitalize. Learn how budding environmentalists can help take care of the Earth with the interactive story...
I say ooh you say aah
Kane, John
Paper Book
This hilarious interactive book will have everyone giggling gleefully! Young readers help to tell the story by responding to simple verbal or visual cues - the perfect read aloud, and fun for the whole family.
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...
Tap! tap! tap! : dance! dance! dance!
Tullet, Hervé
Paper Book
Read, play, and DANCE on the pages of this interactive and definitely out-of-the box picture book from the creator of Press Here! New from the New York Times bestselling creator Hervé Tullet! Harnessing his love of dance, the passion of his...
Twenty questions
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended. Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In...
Wiggle
Cronin, Doreen.
Paper Book
Do you wake up with a wiggle? Do you wiggle out of bed? For energetic toddlers (are there any who aren't?), here's a book that invites them to wiggle along with the story. Told in rollicky, wiggly rhyme that begs to be read again...
You are a raccoon!
Thompson, Laurie Ann
Paper Book
Climb and pounce like a raccoon with this adorable, STEM nonfiction picture book, part of a series that encourages very young readers to learn-through gentle interactivity and play-about the animals who share their world Crawl, cling climb! You may have seen a raccoon...
You choose fairy tales
Goodhart, Pippa
Paper Book
You choose which favorite fairy-tale character you want to be and set off on whichever fairy-tale quest you like ? you can have a new adventure every time!
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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