This summer, keep the kids occupied one the beach or on long car journeys with Interactive Books.
From animated devices to sound button books, StyleNest have rounded up the best interactive books so your little one doesn’t steal your kindle and ipad. Interactive books help to encourage manual dexterity and discovery as well as develop language and reading skills.
For more holiday ideas, see StyleNest’s roundup of the best Travel games for Kids.
LeapFrog Tag Reading System
Kids will love learning to read with LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System. The Tag Reader allows your child to interact with books as you read. As you turn the pages, simply touch the Tag Reader to the pages to bring the characters life. The Tag Reader is easy to hold and can store up to ten books at a time.
Dear Zoo Noisy Book by Rod Campbell
The classic story of Dear Zoo has undergone a contemporary touch with this interactive play along edition, featuring lift-up flaps. Little one’s will love learning the noises each animal makes.
Roar Roar Noisy Peek-a-boo by Dorling Kindersley
Little boys and girls will love this roaring animal picture book where kids get to lift up the flaps for surprises and hear the different noises they make.
Peek-a-Boo Book
Babies and children will love this interactive pink nursery rhyme book. Suitable from three months to two years, this book responds with flashing lights, sound effects, phrases and musical nursery rhymes.
What The Ladybird Heard Sound Book
This book tells the tale of two robbers who devise a plan to steal the farmer’s cow. We won’t spoil the rest but the book features ten animal sounds and will send the kids to sleep with a smile on their face.
The Cat in the Hat and Other Stories by Dr Seuss Audiobook, CD
Nothing beats the classic tale of The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss – unless you have the audiobook to accompany it. With silly sound effects and crazy music, the audio books are narrated by Adrian Edmondson and feature four classics, The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks.
Ladybird Skullabones Island: Yo-Ho-Ho Pirates by Moira Butterfield
This eight button sound book tells five different pirate tales with sounds effects, which help carry the story along.
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
Little boys who love tractors and all things car will love this brightly coloured illustrated book featuring an audio and video CD where you can listen to the sing-along or watch the animation on a computer.
VTech Storio E-Reading System
The VTech Storio is the ultimate in interactive reading. The animated storyteller has a built-in dictionary application to help with difficult words as well as reading games to help with phonics, letters and vowels.
