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Interactive Children's Books

Here are some suggestions to help you get your hands on great books! OPL reinforces flaps and repairs pop-up items, so don't be afraid to let your child explore with their sense of touch.

Oakland Public Library

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  • This caught my eye across the library when a mom was reading it to her toddler. It's an early concepts book of opposites.
    Picture BookNew York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2017. — J PICBK SAFIRSTEI
  • Maisy's Garage

    Push, Slide, and Play!

    Cousins, Lucy,
    Several of the Maisy books have moving pieces you can lift and pull, slide and turn.
    Board BookSomerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2021. — J BOARD COUSINS
  • Lots of small details and some intricate pop-up illustrations.
    Picture Book[Place of publication not identified] : Insight Editions, 2019. — J PICBK PRUETT
  • Perfect to poke.
    Board BookMontrouge, France : Twirl, 2020. — J BOARD MORY
  • Lift the layers and see the human body's systems and how they work together.
    BookMorton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2007, c2006. — J 612 MANNING
  • Picture BookSomerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. — J PICBK HORACEK
  • Fantastic Optical Illusions

    Exciting Visual Illusions, Color Tricks, Perplexing Puzzles, and More!

    Great for older kids to puzzle over and amaze their friends.
    BookNew York : DK Publishing/Penguin Random House, 2017. — J 152.148 FANTASTIC
  • Meta! Librarians love this Russian-doll-like construction.
    Picture BookSan Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2013. — J PICBK KLAUSMEIE
  • Fold open pre-writer Max's notes to Grandma.
    Picture BookNew York : Viking, 2004. — J PICBK WELLS
  • Animals Upside Down

    a Pull, Pop, Lift & Learn Book!

    Jenkins, Steve, 1952-
    Nonfiction can be exciting! Check out these animals (including bats, sloths, and fish) that spend their time upside-down for various reasons.
    BookNew York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; c2013. — J 590 JENKINS
  • Bee

    a Peek-through Picture Book

    Teckentrup, Britta
    See also Tree and Moon from this series.
    Picture BookNew York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2017. — J PICBK TECKENTRU
  • Look through the translucent circle cutouts and learn about color and mood and science.
    Board BookSomerville, Mass. : Candlewick Studio, 2019. — J BOARD BECKER
  • Part of the Touch Think Learn board book series -- great for the tiniest toddlers.
    Board BookSan Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books LLC, 2018. — J BOARD ZUCCHELLI
  • You can build the perfect plate of healthy and delicious foods. For second breakfast, see also Pancakes! by Lotta Nieminen.
    Board BookNew York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2021] — J BOARD STILWELL