Best Pop-Up Books For Toddlers and Kids
The 30 Best Pop-Up Books For Kids of All Ages
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What's more fun than a normal kids' book? One that is filled with cool, creative, and even interactive pop-ups! The following books are sure to delight kids of all ages with beautiful illustrations, dramatic pop-up elements, and funny stories. Whether your kids love space, My Little Pony, dinosaurs, Disney princesses, or just the changing seasons and holidays, there's a pop-up book made just for them. From classic stories reimagined in 3D form to wholly new creations you'll love to add to your library, here are our favorite options organized by suggested reading age. Scroll through to find age-appropriate pop-up books for babies, toddlers, young children and big kids. Check them out to add some pop and visual delight to story time!
— Additional reporting by Angela Elias
1 For Ages 0-3: Pop-Up Peekaboo: Colors
Pop-Up Peekaboo: Colors ($7) lets babies play their favorite game while being introduced to both books and colors.
2 For Ages 0-3: Alfie and Bet's ABC
Alfie and Bet's ABC ($20) makes learning the alphabet fun with colorful pop-up elements.
3 For Ages 2-4: The Great Pirate Adventure
Find the treasure in pop-up book The Great Pirate Adventure ($17). You'll peer through rigging and explore the captain's cabin as you accompany Katt Cutlass on his search for buried riches.
4 For Ages 2-4: Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck: A Pop-Up Road Trip
Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck: A Pop-Up Road Trip ($13) is an interactive book about five cars that get stuck in the muck. Kids will love making the car "fly" as it moves up and down on the page and pulling the tab on the truck to see whether it gets all the cars unstuck!
5 For Ages 2-5: Brush Your Teeth Please
Kids will have fun learning about proper dental hygiene in this delightful pop-up book named Brush Your Teeth Please ($35).
6 For Ages 2-5: The Wide-Mouthed Frog
The Wide-Mouthed Frog ($13) tells the story of a frog who's particularly interested in the eating habits of other creatures found in the great outdoors.
7 For Ages 3-5: Pop-Up Dinosaurs
Pop-Up Dinosaurs ($10) has rhymes about giant prehistoric creatures and five big dinosaur pop-ups that jump out from the pages.
8 For Ages 3-5: Pop-Up New York
Lonely Planet Kids' Pop-Up New York ($10) helps the city come alive for kids with a set of six stunning pop-ups and illustrations of the city's iconic landmarks, including the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and a yellow cab.
9 For Ages 3-5: In a Spooky Haunted House
In a Spooky Haunted House ($12) lets the reader become a special guest at a ghost hunt in a haunted house!
10 For Ages 3-5: Fun With Pets: A Pop-Up Book
Join Little Bunny as she tries to find her animal friends in a game of hide-and-seek in Fun With Pets: A Pop-Up Book ($9).
11 For Ages 3-5: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Pop-Up Book
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Pop-Up Book ($40) is a delightful 3D retelling of the beloved Christmas story.
12 For Ages 3-5: Spring: A Pop-Up Book
Spring: A Pop-Up Book ($11) brings the countryside to life as the leaves begin to bloom. Also check out author David A. Carter's Autumn ($14) pop-up books.
13 For Ages 3-7: The Color Monster
The Color Monster ($16) illustrates common emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and calmness, gently encouraging young children to express their feelings.
14 For Ages 3-6: Arctic Christmas: A Very Cool Pop-Up Book
Arctic Christmas: A Very Cool Pop-Up Book ($20) follows Arctic animal friends as they're joined by some special visitors from the South Pole for a very cool Christmas celebration.
15 For Ages 3-7: Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up
Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up ($20) has a baker's bounty of 10 pop-up spreads, all featuring beautiful holiday cookie creations.
16 For Ages 3-8: A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes
A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes ($28) tells Mother Goose's most treasured nursery rhymes with six spreads of of pop-ups.
17 For Ages 3-8: Shells: A Pop-Up Book of Wonder
Shells: A Pop-Up Book of Wonder ($22) is a delightful pop-up book that explores all the wonderful things shells can do.
18 For Ages 4-6: Disney Pixar Awesome Pop-Ups
Disney Pixar Awesome Pop-Ups ($22) revisits your favorite Pixar characters like Woody, Sulley, and more with a fun pop-up on every page.
19 For Ages 4-6: Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Super Hero Pop-Ups
Go on an adventure with all your favorite heroes in Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Super Hero Pop-Ups ($13). There's an action-packed pop-up on every page to keep little supers engaged.
20 For Ages 4-8: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-Up Adaptation
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-Up Adaptation ($25) is a delightful retelling of the classic story of Wonderland, the Queen of Hearts, and a very late rabbit. Beautiful pop-ups are complemented by full-color illustrations that give new life to favorite characters like Alice, the Mad Hatter, and more.
21 For Ages 5-6: Flora: A Botanical Pop-Up Book
Flora: A Botanical Pop-Up Book ($26) features amazing pop-ups, educational information, and fun interactive elements in this beautiful look at all kinds of flowers.
22 For Ages 5-8: Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World
Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World ($54) stars the timeless princess characters that have made Disney films a treasured part of our culture. Packed with intricately designed pop-ups and many other surprises, this collectible volume features 11 films and princesses.
23 For Ages 5-8: My Pop-Up World Atlas
My Pop-Up World Atlas ($20) is a bright, info-packed atlas that features tons of detailed illustrations. Explore the different contitents with pop-ups, flaps, booklets, and pull-tabs.
24 Ages 6 And up: The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book
The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book ($25) takes My Little Pony fans on a magical, time-traveling tour through the beautiful castles of Equestria.
25 For Ages 6-8: Pop-Up Volcano!
If your kid is obsessed with natural phenomenon, Pop-Up Volcano! ($24, originally $30) is the book for them. Learn how a volcano is formed, the different kinds of eruptions, and more.
26 For Ages 6-9: Fairy Tale Play: A Pop-Up Storytelling Book
Play through your favorite classic fairy tales or invent your own with Fairy Tale Play: A Pop-Up Storytelling Book ($12, originally $20).
27 For Ages 7-10: Lego Pop-Up
Created by New York Times bestselling paper engineer Matthew Reinhart, Lego Pop-Up ($68) is part storybook, part comic strip, and all fun.
28 For Ages 7-10: Bugs: A Stunning Pop-Up Look at Insects, Spiders, and Other Creepy-Crawlies
Bugs: A Stunning Pop-Up Look at Insects, Spiders, and Other Creepy-Crawlies ($22) gets up close and personal with all kinds of arthropods. Plus, there's scientific info on every page.
29 For Ages 8-12: This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions
Get ready to depart on an expedition to space with This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions ($26). This ingenious book transforms into six fully functional tools that explain scientific principles.
30 For Ages 8-12: Pop-Up & Build: National Parks
Pop-Up & Build: National Parks ($16) features gorgeous pop-ups of America's 59 national parks.
