Touchy - Feely books

[SacreLao]

Does anyone know of any touchy feely books (the type that have different textures on the pages to stroke) that are not really babyish.

A difficult one I know.

My son is loving these books at the moment and as I have finally found something to get him to show an interest in reading and books I want to encourage it as much as possible!

He is however able to read, although at a very basic level and so I want something that is a bit more challenging than 'that's not my bunny etc.'

Anyone happen to know of any?

See if you can get your local library to stock some bagbooks

They cost a fortune (90-odd quid I think) but they're great - and they might inspire you to make your own!

How is he with noise? I haven't found any 'older' touchy feely books, but my ds loves the books with buttons you press to make noises in the story, there are a real variety, and he likes the interaction. (he is not reading, but remembers how the story should go, IYSWIM)

I used to love the storysacks they had at my DS's special preschool. They were homemade versions of the bagbook idea. You get a suitable book, then small toys to represent the characters, some props, maybe some painted scenery on cardboard or a patterned base. Then you get the toys to act out the story as you read it. Great fun, we got one each w/e and it was the highlight! All 3 of my DSs loved it.

The sack had a connected non fiction book as well, a connected game to try to maximise the educational value and a tape of the story (back in the day!) so you could play the story if reading wasn't your strong point, or just concentrate on the props. But just the acting out of the toys etc made the whole thing very popular!

You could just make some cardboard cutouts of the main characters on a lolly stick if toys are hard to source, or a mix of both. HTH

Tallwivglasses, your link goes to bagbooks.com rather than www.bagbooks.org which is what I thought you meant!

I was going to suggest book bags too - not any formal kind though, I just made up my own, using the (ridiculously extensive) collection of soft toys that my dds have...

also, i found a lovely lady who knits just about anything (will try to link later - bookmark is on other PC) and so I got a set of eg Hungry Caterpillar food done, and a set of frogs for % little speckled frogs etc (these were what dd1 was into at the time!)

it can be easy to make up a story bag for a lot of children's books - and a lot can cross over. I bought a couple off ebay too - search for story sack, I think.

Not quite the same as textures on the page to stroke, but does help bring the story to life, and can include whatever textures you want as well.

Ooops, thanks Ellen

Puppets are great too. Cheap ones in Ikea and charity shops, or make sock puppets.

There are some nice non-fiction books with feely textures, about animals/dinosaurs etc by I think Dorling Kindersley. Or you could look for a cheap set with toy and book, like the Oliver Jeffers books or Gruffalo (apols if age inappropriate, unsure how old your child is).