Looking for amazing stories to help children learn about senses? This list of books includes both fiction and nonfiction texts with delightful illustrations that are appropriate for a variety of different reading levels that can be used in a classroom library or as a bedtime story. Give children an immersive experience in the world of the five senses!
1. The Five Senses by Hervé Tullet
A simple book with funny and cute illustrations that introduce the five senses. Excellent read-aloud book for before bedtime or when first teaching about senses.
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2. Baby Loves the Five Senses by Ruth Spiro
A five senses series for babies and toddlers. The board books make the science of the senses simple for first learning about them with beautiful illustrations and simple wording.
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3. The Five Senses by Tinaz Denizmen
Denizmen uses an interactive poem to engage children about the five senses. She poses questions throughout the poem, paired with bright images, to get them thinking.
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4. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
A lovely book for learning about the sense of hearing! Children will learn through the use of animal noises and participate in making sounds too!
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5. Something Smells! by Blake Liliane Hellman
Teach children about the sense of smell through this fun book! Follow Elliot on an adventure to find out "what smells"! With a cute and funny ending!
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6. Curious George Discovers the Senses by H.A. Rey
A classic book, Curious George, will teach children about all the five senses! Always silly and filled with engaging illustrations, this educational book is sure to be hot with primary-age children!
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7. Textures by Katie Wilson
Teach about the sense of touch through the use of textures. With adorable illustrations, the book takes little ones on an adventure of a safari where they learn about different textures through touch - smooth, bumpy, soft - of African animals.
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8. Can You Smell Breakfast? by Edward Jazz
Using their imagination..and sense of smell, a child and her mother, try and guess what dad is cooking! A cute book that teaches about using our noses!
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9. The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole
Always an adventure with Miss Frizzle, learn about all five senses while taking a trip on the magic school bus! This educational book is perfect for circle time or for independent reading for elementary students.
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10. My 1st Book of 5 Senses by Sara Kale
With hands-on activities that will help young children learn about the senses, it is a great starter book.
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11. The Story of My Five Senses by Tonya Lynette Brown
Made with special needs students in mind, this book explores the five senses using meaningful and colorful illustrations.
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12. I See, I Feel, I Hear, I Touch, I Taste! by Baby Professor
A nice book for toddlers to teach about each of the senses. Touches on each of the senses in an easy way for young children to grasp the concept with related illustrations.
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13. Let's Explore the Five Senses by Candice Ransom
A great book for early readers. The text and images are aligned to make reading easy for younger students to access information about the senses.
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14. The Listening Walk by Paul Showers
With sweet illustrations and an even sweeter story of going on a walk and just listening. The book teaches about the sense of hearing and identifying sounds around you.
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15. Exploring the 5 Senses by Mary Bellis
Filled with earthy illustrations of the Alaskan wild, a boy and his pup explore nature using their senses!
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16. My Fruit Adventures by Arielle Dani Lebovitz
A wonderful book for exploring the five senses through the celebration of food! It is a book and interactive journal that teaches children words to describe their senses.
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17. Me and My Senses by Annette Cable
With lovely illustrations and accessible wording, this is a good book for introducing the five senses. Best for younger students from 3-6.
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18. Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles by Cathy Evans
A cool book for older children, this nonfiction book looks at the senses in unique ways...including the senses of animals! This entertaining book is sure to get kids excited about the topic!
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19. You Can't Smell A Flower with Your Ear! by Joanna Cole
A leveled reader for children in upper elementary, this book teaches more in-depth knowledge of the senses. It provides information on the "why/how" of the senses - like how does our tongue taste different flavors?
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20. See, Touch, Feel by Ellie Boultwood
A cute board book that uses sensory to teach babies or toddlers about the senses of sight, touching, and feeling.
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21. What Can I Taste? by Annie Kubler
An adorable baby book, it focuses on food adventures with a sense of taste. Includes a diverse cast of babies (hearing aid, glasses, colors) that learn about the taste and textures of foods. Also has both English and Spanish words for our bilingual babies!
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22. Smell by Maria Ruis
An educational book children will love! Part of a colorful book part and excellent series on the five senses, smell teaches about real-life examples, while also explaining some of the science behind the sense of smell.
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23. I Can See by Julie Murray
Explore the sense of sight in this book with photographs that are aligned with reading. Common Core-aligned, it is a nice reader for early grades K and 1.
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24. Our Amazing Senses by Jodie Lyn Wheeler-Toppen
This cheerful series includes colorful photographs to engage children in learning about each of the senses. The books are appropriate as a read-aloud story or independent reading for grades PreK-2.
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25. The Five Senses by Jennifer Prior
This Time for Kids is an informational text that is an excellent resource for older children in upper elementary who want to learn more about how the senses work and why they are important.
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26. Outside Outside by Davena Reynolds-Knight
An engaging book to tech about senses! The bright colors and amazing illustrations will keep children engaged while using rhymes to learn about the senses!
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27. An Introduction to the 5 Senses
A simple story book that uses sing-along songs to engage children.
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28. Super Senses Save the Day by Irene Kilpatrick
An adorable board book that explores the senses with some of our favorite friends, the Backyardigans! Go on an adventure of the senses to find out who stole the muffin!
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Written with easy-to-read writing, the picture book investigates each of the senses and explains why they are important in keeping us safe.
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30. My Five Senses by Margaret Miller
A cool picture book for young children, it introduces us to all the body parts we use to experience the senses. It has real-life photos that align with the senses to help the reader understand.
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31. Noses Are for Picking by Katherine Hengel
Learn about smelling and other uses for our nose in this emerging reader! Includes a glossary and quiz!
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32. The Sense of Sight by Ellen Weiss
This book is perfect for upper elementary children to learn more about sight. It investigates the use of sight and teaches about the human body.
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