Interactive Books for Kids

Ranked #2,337 in Books, Poetry & Writing, #95,110 overall

Matthew Van Fleet

Matthew Van Fleet is a bestselling author of children's interactive board books. The books are favorites in our household for my son and for me. The books are fun and educational as well as very durable.

My son reading Heads

Children will have hours of fun pushing and pulling the tabs, lifting flaps, and feeling the soft fur of different animals. Each page comes with a new surprise for the little readers. The books have garnered Van Fleet several awards including the Gold Award from National Parenting Publications in 2010.

Interactive Tails

#1 New York Times Best Seller


Tails

Tails is a great book for toddlers. They will find a surprise on every page. Surprises include scratch and sniff, fold up pages and pull tabs to keep the little reader engaged. Many tails will entertain and delight even the youngest readers. Children will learn counting and opposites through interacting with this one of a kind book.

Heads Board Book


Heads

Heads is the interactive companion to the best selling Tails book. This wonderful children's book is interactive before you open the book. Children can pull the tab to move the animals and line up the title of the book. This book celebrates the animal kingdom through touch and feel and a few gross moments as the animals burp and play. The artwork is impeccable and every child will love learning its animals while reading this durable board book.

Durable Children's Books

These books are made from very durable materials and as you can see from the picture here the pages are very thick and will stand the test of any toddler. The pull-tabs and foldouts are also very sturdy. You can be assured these books will not be missing pages in a matter of days, instead your toddler can grow with these books for years to come.

Interacting with Dogs


Dog

Children will have a dog gone good time reading this book. With 20 different breeds, represented toddlers are sure to find their favorite dog shaking, sniffing, barking, or playing in this book. There is also one kitty cat hidden in the book that will have them laughing until the end. The book boasts several pettable textures and will teach the readers opposites, synonyms, and more as they interact with man's best friend.

The Cat's Meow

Children's Interactive Cat Book


Cat

The classic Van Fleet style is abundant in the Cats interactive board book. Toddlers will find 22 different breeds of cats as well as a squeaker toy to keep they entertained for hours. The book includes the classic pull-tabs, foldouts, and pettable textures for complete toddler interaction. In addition, the readers will learn actions, synonyms, and more while they meow they way through the book.

Meet Matthew Van Fleet

Explaining the Concepts Behind his Award winning Books

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Reading in the Barnyard


Moo

Get ready for fun on the farm. Moo is another bestseller from Matthew Van Fleet and this time the readers will be interacting with cows, pigs, horses, ducks, chickens, and more as they move through the barnyard. This book uses the usual fun of rhymes with touch and fell surprises to delight children of all ages.

Alphabet Book


Alphabet
(Paula Wiseman Books)

With another New York Times Best Seller Van Fleet guides children through the alphabet with this interactive board book. The book goes from A to Z with plants, creatures, and more. There are lots of pull-tabs, foldouts, scratch and sniffs, and even foil to enlighten and delight the youngest readers. As always, there will be learning adventures throughout the book including synonyms, opposites, and more. This is a delightful way to introduce the alphabet to toddlers.

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Fuzzy Yellow Ducks

Children's Book


Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings

Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings has delighted children around the world for over 10 years and has sold over 1.3 million copies. In this interactive board book, Van Fleet introduces children to colors, shapes, and animals as they learn with peek-a-boo pages and more. The pages are wonderfully simple with textured shapes turning into their favorite animals. No child can resist the fuzzy yellow duck, it is a favorite with toddlers.

Spotted yellow Frogs

Fold Out Book


Spotted Yellow Frogs:
Fold-out Fun with Patterns, Colors, 3-D Shapes, Animals

Spotted Yellow Frogs introduces new and exciting animals on every page. In addition, every page boasts wonderfully simple artwork that will mesmerize and entertain the youngest readers. The geometric shapes become different animals using foldout pages and exciting patterns. The book also includes two bonus foldouts nearing three feet where readers can play spot the differences. This book is sure to engage toddlers and stimulate their interest in reading.

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  • flycatcher Dec 21, 2011 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    These look like really good little books. I've got a couple of little people on my gift list who would just love the doggie book!
  • NickyT Dec 19, 2011 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    This is a very good and very useful piece of work. Thanks very much for this quality lens.
  • KM9999999 Dec 5, 2011 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    The cat & dog ones look like fun.
  • Mickie_G Dec 5, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    I love books like the ones you have listed here. Since I have 7 grandkids, I really should have known about them. Will absolutely add these interactive books to my library.
  • cwimmer77 Nov 29, 2011 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Great ideas, my kids love their bedtime books so maybe I will have to add these to the list.
  • RetiredRebel Nov 28, 2011 @ 5:27 am | delete
    Great lens :)
  • MisterJeremy Nov 22, 2011 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    These look interesting. As a preschool director, I'm surprised that I've never seen them.
  • aj2008 Nov 21, 2011 @ 6:42 am | delete
    These interactive children's books are delightful - they have certainly given me some ideas for Christmas Gifts :)
  • hotbrain Nov 20, 2011 @ 1:20 am | delete
    Matthew Van Fleet's books look great! I especially love the one about cats!

Matthew Van Fleet's Awards

#1 New York Times Childrens Bestseller

Over 100 Weeks on the New York Times Children's Bestseller List

American Booksellers Association Bestseller

Publishers Weekly Children's Bestseller

Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award Activity book category

Parenting Picks, books ages 1 to 3

Plush Story Buddies That Interact With Their Stories

Story Buddies
Here you will find the plush story buddies from Hallmark. These animals interact with their own stories as they are read aloud. Jingle the Husky pup barks, whines, and whimpers. The others all have their own unique ways of interacting. Every child will love reading with these interactive story buddies.

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I am a stay at home mom with a two-year-old son and I love teaching my son to read. I came across these children's books a little over a year ago and... more »

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