For even more fun: imitate animal sounds and encourage your baby to express these sounds!
Tiago Americo
Pan Macmillan, 2020
A board book where you lift the giant flaps to reveal the animals and lots of exciting textures.
Ivan Barrera
Cottage Dorr Press, 2022
Play pretend on the farm! Is baby a cow? horse? scarecrow? A fun surprise will make little ones giggle! Simple, bright illustrations are a first look at farm animals.
Eric Carle
Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021
Can you guess all of the animal sounds? Luckily, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has helpful hints along the way! Children will love imitating the sounds of each of the animals in this sturdy board book.
Susan Hayes
What On Earth Publishing, 2021
Discover mischievous monkeys, slithery snakes, smiling sloths, hovering hummingbirds and delightful dolphins in the of the most exciting place on Earth.
Igloobooks, 2021
Mouse is a little creature with big dreams. Read along to join her adventure as she tries to reach new heights with help from her friends. This wonderful, heartwarming book is perfect for a sweet story time.
Katharine McEwen
Nosy Crow, 2020
There are lots of creatures in the woods. Where are they hiding and what are they doing? In this innovative lift-the-flap book, little ones can pore over the beautiful collaged pages and explore under rocks and logs to learn lots of interesting facts about the forest.
Anna Milbourne
Usborne Books, 2022
Have you ever wondered what's under the ground? A fascinating world lies hidden there. In an exciting journey into the Earth, young children can lift flaps and peep into holes to find ants and bunnies, pipes and trains, fossils and even lava!
Scholastic
Scholastic Inc., 2021
With a different interactive touch on every page, Animal Babies introduces the youngest child to different baby animals, promoting language development, early literacy, hand-eye coordination, and adult-child interaction. Includes an embroidered patch on the cover!
Scholastic
Scholastic Inc., 2020
Transform into baby farm animals with this engaging book featuring a die-cut mirror, adorable tabbed ears, and a squeaker.
Sam Taplin
Usborne Books, 2021
Little ones just won't be able to resist tickling the touchy-feely patches to hear each animal make a sound in this book.
Britta Teckentrup
Random House Children's Books, 2022
Through a hole in the book’s cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the tree—baby bears frolicking in the spring, bees buzzing around apples in the summer, squirrels storing nuts in the fall, and finally the lone owl keeping warm during the winter chill—until another year begins...
Matthew Van Fleet
Simon & Schuster, 2021
Children will delight in this interactive introduction to an incredible assortiment of pets, from guinea pigs and rabbits to pot-bellied pigs, reptiles, fish, and more! Sturdy pull tables, flaps, textures and a fabulous pop-up finale will engage young readers as they discover the world of possible pets to get.
Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells
Usborne Books, 2021
Meet five adorable bunnies in this book with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.
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