Where’s Waldo…remember this awesome book as a kid?
A few months ago my nieces, nephews and my kids were altogether. This doesn’t happen often so it was a treat to spend time together. My favorite parts of the day where when we would wind down and read together. Since my kids are the youngest, many of my nieces and nephews took turns reading to my boys. We brought out our old copies of the Where’s Waldo series, the ones my sister and I would sit around for hours trying to find Waldo, the Wizard and all the missing items. These types of interactive books are awesome! Pop-up books have always been a favorite in my house since my three year old was small enough to interact with books. He still loves the pop-up books but now there are so many books that go beyond those classics; they give you something to explore, problem solve and think about it in a new way. Here are a few of my favorite interactive books:
Let’s Play by Herve Tullet (or any of his books)
The Odd One Out, Where’s the Pair and Where Did they Go? by Britta Teckentrup
Move by Lolly Hopwood and Yoyo Kusters
Spot It! by Delphine Chedru
Who Done It? and Who What Where? by Olivier Tallec
Where’s Walrus and Where’s Walrus & Penguin by Stephen Savage
Before After by Matthias Arégui and Anne-Margot Ramstein
This is Not a Book by Jean Jullien
One Thousand Things: learn your first words with Little Mouse by Anna Kovecses