By Katelyn Fry
Published: May 17, 2017


It’s one thing to get babies listening, and a whole other to get them doing. These ten touch & feel style baby books will not only add to your QualAuntie Reading Time with little nieces and nephews, the books will help them explore and develop through their sense of touch.


1. Explore & More Mix & Match Book by Skip Hop




Perfect for sensory development, Explore and More is a book that doubles as a toy. Its pages can make noises, enable babies to mix characters, and even has a rattle and a teething piece attached, giving your nieces and nephews a number of ways to stay engaged.


2. Who Am I? By Begin Smart




This book takes peek-a-boo to a whole new level. You can hold the book up to your face and use it as a mask to pretend to be the animal on each page. Babies will get a kick out of hearing you make animal noises and trying to guess which one you are, and eventually they’ll be able to be the ones wearing the mask!


3. Baby’s Big Busy Book by Karen Katz




Babies will especially love Katz’s book because it shows a day in the life of a baby just like them. From waking up in the morning to going to bed at night, your nieces and nephews will lift flaps, touch and feel sensory pages and even look at themselves in the mirror.


4. Goodnight, Sophie by DK




Based on the popular teether, Sophie Giraffe, Goodnight Sophie is sure to be a hit at bedtime as you and your nieces and nephews go through Sophie’s nighttime routine. From taking a bath, to brushing her teeth to finally getting tucked in, babies can relate to the giraffe while feeling all of the different materials the book has to offer, from Sophie’s night-cap to her blanket.


5. My First Touch & Feel Picture Cards: First Words by DK




This interactive book is the perfect introduction to babies’ language development. With a variety of everyday objects and corresponding materials that babies can touch and explore, kids will try saying the name of those objects in no time. The back of each page even offers questions and other points of reference to encourage conversation between you and your nieces and nephews.


6. Elmer’s Touch and Feel World by David McKee




This book follows the very colorful patchwork elephant, Elmer. Together, the stimulating colors and touch-and-feel pages guarantee to keep baby’s attention while learning colors.


7. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees



Bring the animal kingdom to life for your nieces and nephews with this great touch-and-feel book. Hand-in-hand with beautiful, eye-catching illustrations, the life-like textures will not only keep babies engaged, but help them learn and understand the animals as they read.
 

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