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Lift-the-flap and peekaboo books

Flaps, peek-throughs, and pop-ups, by age label.

Toddler's hand lifting a cardboard flap on a painted page of a lift-the-flap board bookFlap books
  • 24models tracked
  • $7 to $14price range

Lift-the-flap and peekaboo books by budget

The 11 lift-the-flap and peekaboo books with a published list price, split into thirds by price. A to Z within each lane. Price isn't a quality rating.

Budget-friendlyUnder $102
Mid-range$10 to $132
Splurge$13 and up7

All 24 lift-the-flap and peekaboo books

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Chronicle Books Construction Site Merry and Bright: A Christmas Lift-the-Flap BookOn Christmas Eve the construction trucks get their site ready for a party, and lifting the flaps shows what each truck brings.No batteriesISBN listed Sherri Duskey Rinker–2 - 4 Years16$12.99✓
Chronicle Books Construction Site Spring Delight: An Easter Lift-the-Flap BookAs snow melts, the construction trucks find signs of spring, and lifting the flaps reveals flowers, baby animals and an Easter egg hunt.No batteriesISBN listed Sherri Duskey Rinker–2 - 4 Years16$12.99✓
Chronicle Books Construction Site You're Just Right: A Valentine Lift-the-Flap BookOn Valentine's Day each construction truck finds a note from a mystery writer, and lifting the flaps reveals the messages.No batteriesISBN listed Sherri Duskey Rinker–2 - 4 Years16$12.99✓
Clarion Books Little Blue Truck's SpringtimeLittle Blue Truck and Toad go for a spring drive, and lifting the flaps shows the baby animals born on the farm.No batteriesISBN listed Alice Schertle–0-3 years16$13.99✓
Cottage Door Press Babies Love ColorsA lift-a-flap board book that goes through the colors of the rainbow with a simple sentence and a flap on each page.No batteriesISBN listed Michelle Rhodes-Conway–1-3 years12$7.99✓
Cottage Door Press Peek-a-Flap ZooLift the flaps to find zoo animals such as lions, zebras and koalas, with animal facts and new words on the pages.No batteries –lift-the-flap prompts––$9.99?
DK Children Baby Faces Peekaboo!Lift the flaps to find all kinds of baby faces, happy and sad, with a mirror and touch-and-feel parts.No batteriesISBN listed DKlift-the-flap prompts1-3 years12$12.99✓
DK Children Pop-Up Peekaboo! Baby AnimalsA rainforest hide-and-seek where flaps and pop-ups reveal baby animals such as an elephant, sloth, monkey and tree frog, shown as photos of stuffed toys.No batteriesISBN listed DKrhyming0-3 years12$14.99✓
Doubleday Books for Young Readers Moon: A Peek-ThroughPeek-through holes show the moon's changing phases over deserts, forests, Arctic tundra and tropical beaches, ending with a big moon over a sleepy town.No batteriesISBN listed Britta Teckentruppeek-through holes0-3 years26$9.99✓
Dutton Books for Young Readers Winnie the Pooh's Giant Lift-the-FlapA lift-the-flap book with about 70 flaps covering shapes, colors, numbers, letters and time, plus a hide-and-seek game in the Hundred Acre Wood.No batteriesISBN listed A. A. Milnelift-the-flap prompts0-3 years12–✓
Little Simon Daddy and Me (Lift-the-Flap)by Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–1-5 years14–✓
Little Simon How Does Baby Feel?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–1-4 years14–✓
Little Simon My First Busy Book (World of Eric Carle)by Eric Carle, touch-and-feel, 12 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Eric Carle–03-18 years12–✓
Little Simon Peek-a-Babyby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–03-3 years14–✓
Little Simon Splish, Splash, Baby!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–03-3 years14–✓
Little Simon What Does Baby Say?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 16 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–03-3 years16–✓
Little Simon Where Is Baby's Beach Ball?: A Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–1-4 years14–✓
Little Simon Where Is Baby's Home?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–1-3 years14–✓
Little Simon Zoom, Zoom, Baby!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Bookby Karen Katz, lift-the-flap, 14 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Karen Katz–03-3 years14–✓
Priddy Books Slide and Find: Trucksby Roger Priddy, slide, 8 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Roger Priddy–1-3 years8–✓
Random House Children's Books Elmo's Big Lift-and-Look BookA large Sesame Street board book with more than 60 flaps to lift.No batteriesISBN listed Anna Rosslift-the-flap prompts0-3 years––✓
Random House Children's Books Hide and Seek with Herbie (Ms. Rachel)Ms. Rachel looks around the house for her friend Herbie, lifting flaps to check places like behind a door or under a chair.No batteries Mr. Aron; Ms. Rachellift-the-flap prompts0-3 years––?
Tiger Tales A Is for Appleby Tiger Tales, Board Book (trace-and-flip, lift-the-flap), 26 pagesNo batteriesISBN listed Tiger Tales–2-5 years26$7.95✓
Usborne Peek Inside the FarmA farm book for very small children with flaps to lift and holes to peek through to find the animals.No batteriesISBN listed Anna Milbournelift-the-flap prompts3 years+14$12.99✓

Lift-the-flap and peekaboo books by the numbers

The 24 we compare, from each maker's published specs. Ranges, not ratings.

  • Pages8 to 26; the middle half 12 to 16 (21 of 24 publish it)
  • Edition year2003 to 2025; the middle half 2013 to 2024 (21 of 24 publish it)
  • Price$7.95 to $14.99; the middle half $9.99 to $12.99 (11 of 24 publish it)

How common each feature is

  • Where these facts come from12 of 16 that list it

Lift-the-flap books side by side

Sorted by edition year. Page counts, trim sizes and age labels are as the publisher or bookseller lists them.

BookAuthorPagesTrimEdition yearHow it readsAge label
Daddy and Me (Lift-the-Flap)Karen Katz146.5(w) x 6.9(h) x 0.4(d)2003–1-5 years
Baby Faces Peekaboo!DK129-1/2 x 9-1/22009lift-the-flap prompts1-3 years
Where Is Baby's Beach Ball?: A Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz146.5(w) x 7.36(h) x 0.4(d)2009–1-4 years
Winnie the Pooh's Giant Lift-the-FlapA. A. Milne1210 x 122009lift-the-flap prompts0-3 years
A Is for AppleTiger Tales26–2011–2-5 years
How Does Baby Feel?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz146.62(w) x 7.38(h) x 0.4(d)2013–1-4 years
My First Busy Book (World of Eric Carle)Eric Carle1210.3(w) x 10.3(h) x 0.8(d)2015–03-18 years
Where Is Baby's Home?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz146.6(w) x 7.3(h) x 0.4(d)2017–1-3 years
Babies Love ColorsMichelle Rhodes-Conway12–2018–1-3 years
Little Blue Truck's SpringtimeAlice Schertle168.350 x 9.150 x 0.8502018–0-3 years
Pop-Up Peekaboo! Baby AnimalsDK128-1/4 x 8-1/42020rhyming0-3 years
Construction Site Merry and Bright: A Christmas Lift-the-Flap BookSherri Duskey Rinker167 x 72021–2 - 4 Years
Construction Site Spring Delight: An Easter Lift-the-Flap BookSherri Duskey Rinker167 x 72022–2 - 4 Years
Construction Site You're Just Right: A Valentine Lift-the-Flap BookSherri Duskey Rinker167 x 72022–2 - 4 Years
Moon: A Peek-ThroughBritta Teckentrup26–2022peek-through holes0-3 years
Peek Inside the FarmAnna Milbourne14–2024lift-the-flap prompts3 years+
Peek-a-BabyKaren Katz146.6(w) x 7.3(h) x 0.7(d)2025–03-3 years
Slide and Find: TrucksRoger Priddy88.2(w) x 8.1(h) x 0.6(d)2025–1-3 years
Splish, Splash, Baby!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz146.6(w) x 7.4(h) x 0.6(d)2025–03-3 years
What Does Baby Say?: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz166.6(w) x 7.3(h) x 0.7(d)2025–03-3 years
Zoom, Zoom, Baby!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap BookKaren Katz146.5(w) x 7.3(h) x 0.7(d)2025–03-3 years
Elmo's Big Lift-and-Look BookAnna Ross–––lift-the-flap prompts0-3 years
Hide and Seek with Herbie (Ms. Rachel)Mr. Aron; Ms. Rachel–––lift-the-flap prompts0-3 years
Peek-a-Flap Zoo––––lift-the-flap prompts–

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Lift-the-flap and peekaboo (21)

Authors with more than one book here

Karen Katz (8)

Sherri Duskey Rinker (3)

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What to look for in lift-the-flap and peekaboo books

The range across every baby book here, with the typical middle half shaded and the shortlist marked.

Pages

The page count the publisher lists. Board book page counts include the covers in some listings.

8middle 1426

Typical: 12 to 16. 21 of 24 list it.

Edition year

The year of the edition we list, per the publisher or bookseller. A classic story can be much older than its board edition.

2003middle 20202025

Typical: 2013 to 2024. 21 of 24 list it.

Price

What it lists for at the maker or a major store. Sales move this often.

A Is for Apple
$7.95middle $12.99$14.99

Typical: $9.99 to $12.99. 11 of 24 list it. Lowest price: A Is for Apple.

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Questions about lift-the-flap and peekaboo books

Answers come from each maker's published specs. Safety and health questions link to the agency or medical source.

When should I start reading to my baby?

Use and supervision: follow the maker's warnings on the product, and see the AAP's safety and prevention pages. Check the label and the maker's instructions, and ask your pediatrician about your child.

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