If your child is reluctant to read, pop-up books are the books for you! These stories are interactive and make the story come to life, creating a gateway to a pastime they may enjoy for the rest of their lives.
1. Happy Birthday To You by Dr. Seuss
"There is no one alive that is you-er than you!" This lively adaption of the original story teaches children that their birthdays are worth celebrating, no matter how unique or different they may be. With interactive pages, bright colors, and pop-ups on nearly every page, children won't want to put this book down!
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2. Whose Habitat is That? By Lucille Piketty
Whose Habitat is That? is an age-appropriate text full of beautiful illustrations. As you read, you take a trip through 5 different habitats, exploring scientific facts about animals. With detailed descriptions and riddles, children can interact with this story as they read.
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3. Brush Your Teeth, Please by Jean Pidgeon
Brush Your Teeth Please is one of the best pop-up children's books! Not only will readers learn the importance of brushing their teeth, but they will also be engaged the entire time by this fun animal flap story.
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4. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
This brilliant adaption to The Little Prince's classic story brings characters to life with enchanting, colorful illustrations and complex ideas that challenge readers to think deeper about life. The Little Prince is a remarkable book and recommended for all ages.
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5. How Many Bugs in a Box? by David Carter
David A. Carter brings the story to life in this excellent counting book with beautiful pop-ups! Children will be engaged from start to finish as they count the animals inside each pop-up box. Not only will they learn about numbers, but they will also learn different concepts like tall, short, and big or small!
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6. We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Go on an adventure in the pop-up edition of the classic story "We're Going on a Bear Hunt!" Readers will get lost in the colorful illustrations and creative surprises! This adventurous pop-up book, recommended by teachers, is an excellent read-aloud, but with rhymes and rhythm, kids will be begging to read it repeatedly.
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7. Beauty and The Beast by Robert Sabuda
Beauty and The Beast is a classic fairy tale, making it one of the best children's pop-up books for reluctant readers. Not only will children dive into a magical fairy tale world, but the 3D illustrations will enchant them in this pop-up book. Children from 3 - 7 years old will fall in love with the beauty of this classical story.
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8. Pop-up Paris by Lonely Planet Kids
Pop-Up Paris takes children on a trip to Europe! The pop-pp art in this beautiful book brings information to life, showing children just how magical Europe can be.
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9. Up & Down: A Bugs Pop-up Concept Book by David Carter
Suitable for children from 1-3 years, this book teaches concepts about space. As a part of David Carter's book collection, children can learn necessary concepts for life through exciting pop-up surprises!
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10. Teeth, Tentacles, and Tail Fins: A Wild Ocean Pop-Up by Matthew Reinhart
If your children are interested in marine animals, this book is a must! Teeth, Tentacles, and Tail Fins provide scientific facts through colorful illustrations and a fun animal story. This will encourage readers not only to read but to learn new information through reading as well!
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11. The Mitten: A Classic Pop-Up Folktale by Jessica Southwick
In this retelling of the Ukrainian Folktale "The Mitten," the story comes to life! When woodland animals find a mitten, they all want it to fit them! This book will engage children through spinning wheels, flap-ups, and exciting pop-up surprises until the very last word.
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12. Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book by Janet Lawler
Leaves is a beautiful educational story full of colorful and sturdy pop-up features. Children will learn all about autumn and the changes of the seasons as they read, and children will be excited to keep reading as part of the season's collection!
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13. Cheep Cheep Pop-Up Fun by Jonathon Litten
This fun rhyming book is suitable for younger readers. As your child reads the clever riddles, they must interact with the large pop-ups to discover which animal is hiding! This story is a delight to story time, and children will beg to read it repeatedly.
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14. Itsy-Bitsy Spider by Richard Egielski
In this retelling of the classic nursery rhyme Itsy Bitsy Spider, children are taken on a journey with a spider in a baseball cap trying to get home! Readers know the song but will have never experienced the music like this!
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15. Can You Keep a Straight Face? by Elisa Gehin and Bernard Duisit
Can You Keep a Straight Face is an excellent read-aloud that will challenge readers to keep from laughing! This pop-up book contains hilarious illustrations ensuring a read-aloud full of laughter. Not only is it full of flap-ups and funny faces, but students can also even try to mimic the pictures, keeping them engaged.
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16. Where is Mama? A Pop-Up Story by Yating Hung
In this story, five little tadpoles hatch but cannot find their mother! Through colorful illustrations, the tadpoles take readers on a grand exploration to see their mom. What will they find? How will they know it is her? Readers will help these tadpoles find their mom through pop-up encounters with other animals.
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17. White Noise: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages by David Carter
Written by the famous author David Carter, White Noise invites readers of all ages into the world of imagination. This book is full of paper pop-up surprises and creations, as well as unique sounds as you flip the pages making an exhilarating story.
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18. How Do You Sleep? by Olivia Cosneau and Bernard Duisit
How do you sleep? In a cave? In a ball? Upside down? In this story, readers are engaged through the cute animals and the different ways that they sleep. Not only are there pop-ups, but this book provides various ways to help put the animals to sleep, making it the perfect bedtime story.
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