Packed with big buttons, fun finger puppets and terrific textures, these books will keep little hands and curious minds content for hours.
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17 interactive books for curious toddlers
Learning your ABCs has never been so fun! Dexterous fingers will love sticking down all the colourful characters from the hit TV show as you work your way through the alphabet. Great for vocabulary building and encouraging tots to speak, this book is perfect for Duggee devotees!
Choose Sloths by Charlie Green & Matt Hunt
Who doesn’t want to build their very own sloth squad? This wonderfully wacky book puts the power in little readers hands; which sloth do you feel most drawn to? Which sloth would you choose to organise your birthday party? Children will enjoy picking their favourite sloths to form their own crew, and best of all there are no wrong answers!
Some will argue it’s better down where it’s wetter – and we couldn’t agree more! Curious toddlers can explore the ocean's depths with this push-and-pull book. Coral reefs, tropical fishes, unusual sea creatures; there are so many secrets to discover under the sea.
Teach your tot about time – and get them moving about – with the 60-second challenges in this book. How many star jumps they can do in a minute? How many times can they blink in a minute? How many times can they hop on one foot in a minute? Great for inquisitive children, they’ll love the bright illustrations and having you cheer them on.
Adventurous tots can follow in the footsteps of astronauts and explore the Earth’s moon. This fun push-and-pull book will keep little readers super engaged as they make giant leaps for mankind. From craters on the moon to stars in space, there are lots of things to spot and see on every page.
Ladybird London: Search and Find
If you take a trip through London today, you’re sure of a big surprise… From pigeons and tourists to Big Ben and the London Eye, there’s so much to see in the bustling capital city of the UK. Kids with a keen eye will enjoy spotting all the different things you can find in London along with some astonishing facts.
Toddlers with a need for speed will love the stimulating touch-and-feel areas throughout this bold and bright book. Featuring an array of different vehicles you see in everyday life, little ones can use the tabs to easily turn the pages and interact with all things that go!
When we pretend, we can be anything and anyone we want to be! What will Peppa and George be today? The choice is completely up to your tot. All the super-sized stickers at their disposal will help them imagine and explore all the different things Peppa and George could be. Doctor? Ballet dancer? Astronaut? There’s playing pretend and then there’s playing pretend with Peppa Pig and friends!
Peppa Pig, George, Mummy Pig and Daddy pig are off in their bright red car to enjoy a picnic in the countryside, and you’re invited to join the ride too! This noisy board book has five sound buttons that help bring this Peppa-filled on-the-road adventure to life and boisterous toddlers will delight in participating with the fantastic piggy fun.
Rusty Rivets: Build-Botasaur Activity Book
Inventive Rusty Rivet fans are set for hours of hands-on fun with this one! Inside you’ll find everything to satisfy little, curious minds – from dino-tastic puzzles to adventurous activities! Rusty (and co!) will be on hand to help your little one through each creative challenge. Rusty Rivets: Build-Botasaur comes complete with the pieces and know-how to construct your very own ‘roar-some’ 2-D Botasaur model!
Peppa Pig: Dinosaurs! Sticker Book
Get exploring with Peppa and George in this super sticker book! We all know Peppa and George dig dinosaurs – especially George – so here’s your chance to join the pair on a prehistoric adventure. Go back in time and explore with Peppa and George in this sticker scenes book – you’ll visit the dinosaur room at the museum, take a trip to Dinosaur Park and much more. The book includes 12 sticker scenes and 250 stickers to choose from.
Your little one is in for a busy day with this interactive book. It comes with 500 colourful stickers for pre-schoolers to decorate lots of different Toca Life scenes. Whether they want to populate a pet store, help out the hospital, or just go totally bonkers, it’s completely up to them. Just like the Toca Boca apps, there are no rules or scripted scenarios – just their imagination and a whole bunch of stickers!
In the Night Garden: Wiggle and Giggle Finger Puppet Book
All aboard the Ninky Nonk! Wiggle, giggle, dance and jiggle with Igglepiggle in this sturdy Night Garden board book. The Igglepiggle finger puppet is a fun aide to help bring this lively story to life, and little ones can use it to say hello to all of Igglepiggle’s In the Night Garden friends such as Makka Pakka and Upsy Daisy.
Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Super Noisy Sound Book
Find out what happens when Peppa’s relatively quiet day turns into a VERY NOISY one in this interactive storybook. Peppa fans can bring her adventure to life with 18 sound buttons whilst turning the pages of Peppa’s Super Noisy Sound Book. This interactive sound book will excite ears and widen eyes and is the perfect present for any Peppa fan. A super one to exercise junior senses!
Farm Hullaballoo! Ladybird Big Noisy Book
This sturdy board book, packed full of cock-a-doodle-dos and quack quacks, will delight toddlers with a fondness for noisy time. Full of colourful illustrations and exciting sound buttons, Farm Hullaballoo! shows life on a farm with all the popular animals being introduced: there’s pigs, cows, sheep, ducks, chickens and horses. Young children will adore pressing the buttons to activate the giggle-inducing noises, as they read along with the story.
Peppa Pig: 150 Things to Make and Do with Peppa
Little piglets will be kept busy for days with this interactive, make-and-do book. Join Peppa Pig and George as they get creative: there’s fun fancy dress, yummy recipes, interesting crafts and lots of games to play together at home. Whether the toddler in your life needs some rainy-day fun or just some hands-on time with a book, 150 Things to Make and Do with Peppa will keep even the busiest toddler engaged for hours.
Fly all the way to Top Wing Academy with this top activity sticker book – featuring 500 stickers. Join the likes of Rod, Swift, Penny and Brody, sticking and colouring your way through this awesome, interactive adventure book that will keep them occupied and engaged for hours. The bumper book, based on the hit Nickelodeon show, is packed full of fun puzzles and colouring pages and is guaranteed to help boost and soar young imaginations. The sky’s the limit, after all!
