Popsugar Parenting Kid Books And Music Best Touch-and-Feel Books For 1-Year-Olds The 10 Absolute Best Touch-and-Feel Books For 1-Year-Olds 17 June 2021 by Julia Vorobiev Image Source: Amazon As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. What's better to introduce your 1-year-old to reading than a classic board book? A touch-and-feel board book! Both of my kids absolutely loved touch-and-feel books right around the 12-month mark. In fact, my daughter went through a phase around that time when she would only let me read her books that included textures to feel on each page. If you're shopping for an upcoming first birthday gift or you're simply looking to add some variety to your bedtime reading, consider picking up one of these 10 richly textured board books that will foster your little one's budding love for literacy. With fun and thoughtful stories accompanied by engageing and interactive textures, these touch-and-feel board books will be sure to keep your 1-year-old's attention and have them looking forward to story time. 1 Never Touch a Spider! Image Source: amazon.com Never Touch a Spider! ($11) is one of our favourites from the Never Touch A series. The bright pictures, sturdy pages, and various rubbery textures are so much fun for toddlers to explore. This book features a variety of insects including a spider, beetle, and centipede doing all sorts of silly activities. Never Touch a Spider! $11 from amazon.com Buy Now 2 Animal Hide-and-Seek Image Source: amazon.com This book adds an extra layer of fun by featuring not only textures but also interactive flaps for little ones to lift throughout. Animal Hide-and-Seek ($20) is a little more costly, but it's a well-made book with several textures and flaps on each set of pages. The fact that it features barn animals also opens the door for lots of fun with animals sounds when reading aloud. Animal Hide-and-Seek $20 from amazon.com Buy Now 3 Biscuit's Pet & Plan Halloween Image Source: amazon.com No need to wait for October to read Biscuit's Pet & Play Halloween ($8) to your toddler. From the Biscuit series, this touch-and-feel book features a variety of costume textures including a scarecrow with "scratchy straw" that has been a huge hit with my kids. Biscuit's Pet & Play Halloween $8 from amazon.com Buy Now 4 If I Were a Rabbit... Image Source: amazon.com Jellycat's If I Were a Rabbit... ($15) is a unique board book that comes with a fluffy tail attached. This adorable touch-and-feel book is all about rabbits. If I Were a Rabbit... $15 from amazon.com Buy Now 5 That's Not My Train Image Source: amazon.com We have several books from Usborne's That's Not My collection. Though they are all great, That's Not My Train ($12) is our favourite. This book features a series of trains with textured parts. Start teaching your toddler to identify the names of textures as you talk about the rough roof, squashy wheels, and bumpy side of each train. That's Not My Train $12 from amazon.com Buy Now 6 Tweet! Tweet! Image Source: amazon.com Tweet! Tweet! ($8) has it all: a cutout front cover, silly animal sounds, and a variety of textures to represent a chick, lamb, hedgehog, and rabbit. Your 1-year-old will beg you to read it again and again. Tweet! Tweet! $8 from amazon.com Buy Now 7 Baby Touch and Feel: Halloween Image Source: amazon.com I had to include a second Halloween book on this list because Baby Touch and Feel: Halloween ($8) is that good. My kids could not get enough of feeling the witch's "green, sticky" potion. Baby Touch and Feel: Halloween $8 from amazon.com Buy Now 8 Baby Touch and Feel: Animals Image Source: amazon.com Baby Touch and Feel: Animals ($6) presents a fun mix of farm, zoo, and pet animals. This brightly coloured board book with its simple language easily holds the attention of a 1-year-old. Baby Touch and Feel: Animals $6 from amazon.com Buy Now 9 Never Touch a Dragon! Image Source: amazon.com Never Touch a Dragon! ($9) is the second book from the Never Touch A series by Make Believe Ideas to make the list because its beautiful pictures, rhymes, and textures will make both you and your toddler smile. This book introduces a silly dragon who adores sandwiches and singing. Never Touch a Dragon! $9 from amazon.com Buy Now 10 Bright Baby Touch and Feel: Numbers Image Source: amazon.com This unique touch-and-feel book offers both English and Spanish text. Bright Baby Touch and Feel: Numbers (Bilingual English-Spanish) ($5) is the perfect introduction to numbers and counting. Your toddler will enjoy exploring this book, which is a great size for tiny hands, on her own or while you read. Bright Baby Touch and Feel: Numbers (Bilingual English-Spanish) $5 from amazon.com Buy Now Kid Books And MusicBaby ShoppingToddlersFamily Life