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Favorite Children's Books
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items A collection of books that your kids will love from newborn days through toddler years.
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Tactile books
Books that make sounds
High contrast books for babies
Short easy books
Beginner reading books
Sentimental Books
Tactile books
My 3 year old has loved these books since he was a baby and he still loves them! They are written in rhymes so they're fun to read and the different textures keep a kids attention.
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"Never Touch a Porcupine!" is a playful, textured board book filled with rhymes and silicone touches, perfect for engaging young children while teaching them about animals.
Never Touch a Porcupine!
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"Never Touch a Polar Bear!" is a fun, interactive board book with engaging silicone textures and rhyming text, perfect for keeping children entertained while they learn about arctic animals.
Never Touch a Polar Bear!
"Never Touch the Grumpy Pumpkins!" is a festive, interactive board book featuring fun rhymes and silicone textures, ideal for engaging young readers with its playful Halloween-themed characters.
Never Touch the Grumpy Pumpkins
"Never Touch the Dirty Diggers!" is an exciting, interactive board book with engaging rhymes and silicone textures, perfect for keeping young children entertained as they explore tough construction vehicles.
Never Touch the Dirty Diggers
"Never Touch a Dinosaur!" is a vibrant, interactive board book filled with fun rhymes and bumpy silicone textures, ideal for engaging young children as they explore different dinosaurs.
Never Touch a Dinosaur!
"Never Touch the Sharks!" is an engaging, interactive board book featuring fun rhymes and textured silicone elements, perfect for capturing young children's attention while they learn about fascinating sea creatures.
Never Touch the Sharks! (Never Touch a)
"Never Touch a Spider!" is a fun, interactive board book with playful rhymes and textured silicone touches, perfect for entertaining young children as they discover creepy-crawly creatures.
Never Touch a Spider!
"Never Touch a Monster!" is a playful, interactive board book filled with amusing rhymes and textured silicone patches, perfect for keeping young children entertained as they explore silly, colorful monsters.
Never Touch a Monster!
"Never Touch the Bugs!" is a fun, interactive board book featuring catchy rhymes and textured silicone elements, perfect for engaging young children as they explore a world of creepy-crawly insects.
Never Touch the Bugs! (Never Touch a)
"Never Touch a Crocodile!" is an exciting, interactive board book filled with playful rhymes and textured silicone touches, perfect for entertaining young children as they discover wild animals.
Never Touch a Crocodile!
"Never Touch a T. Rex!" is an exciting, interactive board book filled with catchy rhymes and textured silicone touches, perfect for captivating young readers as they learn about the mighty dinosaur.
Never Touch a T. Rex!
"Never Touch a Hungry Hippo!" is a delightful, interactive board book with playful rhymes and textured silicone touches, perfect for entertaining young readers as they learn about playful hippos and their antics.
Never Touch a Hungry Hippo!
"Never Touch a Grumpy Reindeer!" is a whimsical, interactive board book filled with delightful rhymes and textured silicone elements, perfect for engaging young readers with its playful holiday theme.
Never Touch a Grumpy Reindeer!
"Never Touch a Shark!" is an engaging, interactive board book featuring catchy rhymes and tactile silicone elements, designed to captivate young readers while they explore the fascinating underwater world of sharks.
Never Touch a Shark!
This 20-page interactive Poke-a-Dot board book features buttons to press and pop while counting down from 10 cows to 1 rooster with the Old MacDonald’s Farm song, promoting language development, counting, and fine motor skills for preschoolers and ea...
Melissa & Doug Poke-a-Dot: Old MacDonald
This interactive touch-and-feel board book helps toddlers explore household chores through sensory features, bright illustrations, and engaging activities that encourage hands-on learning, communication, and hand-eye coordination, making it a perfect...
Mommy's Big Helper Touch & Feel Book
Books that make sounds
Discover interactive sound books your babies will love, featuring Salsa, Tango, French Cancan, Waltz, Rock N Roll, and Charleston, designed to engage toddlers in clapping and dancing while improving their vocabulary and motor skills; with easy-to-fli...
Ditty Bird Musical Books for Toddlers
These interactive sound books for babies are perfect for potty time, allowing little ones to clap, dance, and sing along to classic nursery rhymes while improving their vocabulary and motor skills; designed for toddlers aged 1-3, Ditty Bird Books fea...
Ditty Bird Musical Books for Toddlers
Make your child's first Halloween fun and memorable with Ditty Bird's interactive sound book featuring 5 spooky sounds and a fun monster song, designed for little hands with easy-to-flip pages, colorful illustrations, and engaging sound buttons that ...
DITTY BIRD Halloween Sound Books for Toddlers
"Thomas & Friends - Let's Go Thomas!" is an interactive sound book that brings the beloved characters to life with a fun steering wheel feature! Kids can press buttons to hear exciting sounds and join Thomas on his adventures, making reading a ha...
Thomas & Friends Interactive Steering Wheel Book
"Marvel Captain America and The Falcon - Time to Fly" is an action-packed 7-button sound book that lets kids dive into superhero adventures! With each button, they can trigger exciting sounds and phrases that bring the story to life. It's a thrilling...
Captain America & The Falcon Sound Book
High contrast books for babies
This book is amazing for young babies. The high contrast pictures really keep a baby's attention.
Hello, Baby Animals: A High-Contrast Book
"Hello, Garden Bugs" is a vibrant high-contrast board book perfect for capturing babies' attention! Featuring adorable bug illustrations in bold colors, it introduces little ones to different garden critters while stimulating their visual development...
Hello, Garden Bugs: High-Contrast Board Book
The High Contrast Baby Book Set by duopress labs features four adorable board books designed to captivate newborns with bold, eye-catching images! These books help stimulate visual development while introducing little ones to fun themes like animals ...
High Contrast Baby Book Set: 4 Board Books
"It Had to Be You" is a charming high-contrast book perfect for newborns, featuring bold black-and-white illustrations that grab tiny eyes' attention! With sweet, simple text, it celebrates the special bond between baby and caregiver. It’s a delightf...
It Had to Be You: High Contrast Book
Short easy books
In this delightful story, a quirky pigeon steps in as a bus driver during a break, charmingly pleading and wheedling his way through the adventure, allowing children to interact and decide his fate along the way.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
The board book edition of the New York Times bestselling *Rainbow Fish* series features captivating foil-stamped illustrations and shares an enduring message about friendship and happiness as a beautiful fish learns the joy of sharing.
The Rainbow Fish
The Sesame Street Elmo "My First" Manners Book Set features eight colorful storybooks that teach toddlers and kids essential manners like sharing, being polite, and taking turns, with engaging illustrations and durable, soft-cover designs perfect for...
Sesame Street Elmo Manners Books Set of 8
In this interactive story, Grover humorously begs readers not to turn the pages, fearing a monster at the end, only for kids to delightfully discover that the lovable Grover himself is the monster! My 3 year old son is obsessed with this story and he...
The Monster at the End of This Book
This 4-book Sesame Street board book set for toddlers features Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird on fun adventures, covering topics like bath time, bedtime, zoo animals, and body parts, with sturdy pages and colorful illustrations that introduce you...
Sesame Street Board Books Bundle - 4 Pack
Beginner reading books
"Monster Phonics (Blaze and the Monster Machines)" is a fun Step into Reading book that helps kids learn phonics with their favorite monster truck characters! Packed with engaging stories and colorful illustrations, it makes learning to read exciting...
Monster Phonics: Blaze and the Machines
The "Nickelodeon Paw Patrol Chase, Skye, Marshall, and More! - Me Reader Electronic Reader" is an awesome set for little Paw Patrol fans! It comes with an electronic reader and eight sound books, allowing kids to follow along and listen to fun sounds...
Nickelodeon Paw Patrol Me Reader & Sound Books
"Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!" is a super cool collection of mini-books designed to help kids master short and long vowel sounds. Featuring the beloved Pete the Cat, each book offers fun stories that make learning to read enjoyable and accessibl...
Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!
The "Paw Patrol Phonics Box Set" is a fantastic collection that makes learning to read a blast for little fans! Packed with engaging stories featuring their favorite pups, this set focuses on phonics skills to help kids build confidence in reading. W...
Paw Patrol Phonics Box Set (Step into Reading)
"Meet the Sight Words - Level 1" is a fun set of easy reader books designed to help kids recognize and learn essential sight words! With simple text and engaging illustrations, these books make reading accessible and enjoyable for young learners. It'...
Meet the Sight Words - Level 1 (12 Books)
"Rubble to the Rescue!" is an action-packed Step into Reading book featuring everyone's favorite construction pup from Paw Patrol! In this fun story, Rubble uses his skills to save the day and show young readers the importance of teamwork. With engag...
Rubble to the Rescue! (Paw Patrol)
"Time to Be a Hero: Ready-to-Read Level 1" is a super fun book that lets kids join Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko on their exciting adventures! Designed for early readers, it features simple text and bright illustrations, making it easy for little fans t...
Time to Be a Hero: PJ Masks Level 1
Sentimental Books
"One More Hug" beautifully captures the journey of a young boy navigating his fears, from a tree branch tapping at the window to the sound of a school bus. Each time he needs reassurance, his mom's comforting hugs give him the confidence to face the ...
One More Hug
"If I Could Keep You Little..." is a sweet and heartfelt baby book that captures a parent's love and the bittersweet nature of watching their child grow up. Through beautiful illustrations and touching text, it expresses the wish to hold onto those p...
If I Could Keep You Little: A Baby Book
"I've Loved You Since Forever" is a tender picture book that beautifully expresses the timeless love between a parent and their child. With gentle rhymes and soothing illustrations, it captures the deep bond that starts even before a child is born. I...
I've Loved You Since Forever
"Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch tells the touching tale of a mother’s unconditional love for her son as he grows up. No matter how big he gets, she still rocks him to sleep and sings a sweet song, showing that a mother’s love knows no bounds. It'...
Love You Forever
Eric Carle Books
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" is a rhythmic, repetitive picture book that introduces young children to colors and animals, as various creatures are revealed in a pattern that encourages early learning and engagement. My toddler loves to ...
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is a beloved children's book that follows a caterpillar's journey of eating through various foods before transforming into a beautiful butterfly, teaching young readers about counting, days of the week, and the life cycl...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)
In Eric Carle’s "Around the Farm," kids get a vibrant tour of farm life with Carle's signature colorful illustrations and simple text. They’ll meet all sorts of animals and learn fun facts about what they do, making it a perfect read for little ones ...
Eric Carle Around the Farm Animal Sound Book
The "World of Eric Carle, My First Library" is a super cute 12-board book set that’s perfect for little learners! It covers everything from first words and the alphabet to numbers and more, all with Eric Carle’s vibrant art. These sturdy books make r...
Eric Carle My First Library 12 Board Books
In "Turn Crank Zoom," kids get to join a playful adventure with a fun crank mechanism that makes the story come to life! As they turn the crank, they’ll zoom through different scenes filled with vibrant Eric Carle illustrations and delightful surpris...
Turn, Crank, Zoom! A STEM Sound Book
"I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is a sweet celebration of all the ways dads are awesome! Featuring the beloved caterpillar and colorful illustrations, this book shares heartwarming moments that kids can relate to. It’s the perfect littl...
I Love Dad: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
"I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is a charming tribute to moms everywhere, showcasing all the special things they do! With the adorable caterpillar and vibrant illustrations, this book highlights loving moments that kids can connect with...
I Love Mom: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
"Here We Go!" is a lively, interactive board book that invites little ones on a fun journey with the beloved Very Hungry Caterpillar. Kids can join in the action by lifting flaps and exploring bright, colorful scenes that spark their imagination. It'...
Eric Carle Here We Go Little Steering Wheel
Halloween Books
In "The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween," everyone’s favorite caterpillar is back, getting ready for a spooky night of fun! Kids will join him as he explores Halloween festivities, meets other cute critters, and enjoys tasty treats ...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Halloween Book
"Booook! A Spooky High-Contrast Book" is a fun Halloween-themed board book that’s perfect for little ones! With bold black-and-white illustrations, it captures babies' attention while introducing them to all things spooky in a friendly way. It’s a de...
Booook! A Spooky High-Contrast Baby Book