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10 Fun Interactive Picture Books

Posted on August 11, 2015May 12, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Please welcome my guest author today, Miranda Paul! She has a list of 5 fun and interactive picture books for kids.

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Set down the devices—these 5 books cleverly engage your children sans screen. With a blend of traditional format and elements that directly call upon the reader, these five books easily will hold a young child’s attention.

10 Fun Interactive Picture Books

5. Whose Hands Are These? By Miranda Paul, illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell …

also tackles a nonfiction subject—community occupations—through a series of rhymed riddles focused on what each person’s hands do.

Whose Hands Are These? By Miranda Paul

4. Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? By Susan A. Shea, illustrated by Tom Slaughter …

teaches the difference between living and nonliving things in a fun—and funny—guessing game format.

Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? By Susan A. Shea

3. I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs …

utilizes spy holes and factual clues to introduce animal names and colors in this interactive book.

I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs

 

2. Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee …

introduces colors through a heartwarming, lift-the-flap story.

Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier

1. Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! by Mem Fox, illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist …

makes sure kids are glued to the page as they search for the tiny character before each rhyming clue reveals her location.

Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!
by Mem Fox and Laura Ljungkvist

 

And a few more …

Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda

Please help Bunny harvest apples from a tall tree and bring them down a hill in a wagon. It’s not an easy trip and Bunny needs your help to shake, jiggle, blow, rock, and push. It will be worth it in the end if you like apple pie! [picture book, ages 3 and up]

Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda

What’s Next Door? by Nicola O’Bryne

This is an especially fun interactive book because it has die cuts and a wildly imaginative story to help Carter, a cranky crocodile, find his way home. This is especially good for fine motor skills because it encourages tracing shapes with your finger. [picture book, ages 3 and up]

What's Next Door? by Nicola O'Bryne

 

Let’s Play by Hervé Tullet

Press Here is the poster child for interactive books and Herve Tullet is back with his latest installment, Let’s Play. Readers are invited to a roller coaster-like adventure of creativity and fun following dots on a line. Be sure to check out Mix It Up as well! [picture book, ages 2 and up]

Let's Play by Hervé Tullet

Press Here, best picture books, pictures book, picture books, books for kids
Mix It Up by Hervé Tullet

And now, here’s the big cover reveal for WHOSE HANDS ARE THESE!

Whose Hands Are These? By Miranda Paul

Miranda Paul

Author Miranda Paul writes picture books that inspire, entertain, and broaden horizons. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her family.

 

Luciana Navarro Powell

Illustrator Luciana Navarro Powell has created artwork for toys, children’s products, book apps, murals, and traditional books. Originally from Brazil, she now lives in California with her family.

 

Itching for a sneak peek of the riddles inside Whose Hands Are These?

Here are two examples. Can you guess?
RIDDLE #1
Hoe and sow, these hands are soiled.
Sweep and reap, these hands have toiled.
In the barn, these hands are charmers.
These hands belong to many… ___________________!
RIDDLE #2
Dream and sketch, these hands draw lines.
Stack and build, they form designs.
Measure twice! Check all the specs!
These hands belong to…______________________!
Want more?

This guessing game book releases January 1, 2016, from Lerner Publishing Group / Millbrook Press and will be available for pre-order late this fall.

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10 thoughts on “10 Fun Interactive Picture Books”

  1. Jarm Del Boccio says:
    August 11, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Wow. Way to go, Miranda. You’re on a roll! Love it.

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 15, 2015 at 1:27 pm

      Thanks for your kind words Jarm!

      Reply
  2. Ann says:
    August 13, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Love interactive books and most here are new to me! So excited for Miranda Paul too. She’s a super star!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 15, 2015 at 1:31 pm

      Hi Ann,
      Her books are great!

      Reply
  3. Amy L. Sullivan says:
    August 14, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Interactive books make me giddy. Thanks for the list!

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 15, 2015 at 1:32 pm

      Hi Amy,
      YAY! So glad that you like them too!

      Reply
  4. Erin says:
    August 18, 2015 at 6:34 am

    Fun list! I’m adding these to our library list. I think my toddler will enjoy these. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      August 18, 2015 at 8:21 am

      Thanks so much Erin!! I hope your toddler loves these books too! My kids always loved opening flaps, pulling tabs, and other fun interactive features on books when they were young!

      Reply
  5. Vivian Kirkfield says:
    January 1, 2016 at 11:43 am

    Thrilled that diversity is being celebrated in picture books. I’m so happy to have books like Miranda Paul’s, Whose Hands Are These to read to kids. Children who are exposed to multicultural images at a young age will gain a broader perspective, understanding, and acceptance of differences and similarities in cultures. You provide a great resource on your blog, Mia…thank you!

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    1. Pragmatic Mom says:
      January 19, 2016 at 5:49 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind words Vivian!! I am a huge fan of Miranda Paul’s books too!

      Reply

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