That's not my meerkat.: An Interactive, Sensory Touchy-Feely Book Featuring Animals with Tactile Patches for Babies and Toddlers

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells (Illustrator)

Meet five curious meerkats in this charming addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That’s not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction

10 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books.
Fiona graduated from Exeter University with a B.Ed. (Hons.), specialising in Psychology and Art and Design. After university she worked as a researcher and writer for a company which published educational material for places where children went on school visits (zoos, museums, stately homes etc). She then taught seven, eight, and nine year olds for five years; three years at a state school in Sevenoaks in Kent, and two years at The British School in the Netherlands in The Hague.

Having joined Usborne in 1989, Fiona became an editorial director in 2003, largely responsible for writing baby and novelty books, as well as art and activity titles. She has written over 100 titles for Usborne Publishing, perhaps most notably the, ‘That’s not my ….‘ touchy-feely series.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

My one year old loves this series, and this instalment about meerkats is very fun. The repetitiveness of the "that's not my..." is good for memory in younger children, and of course the textures are the best part! In this one, there's fluffy and fuzzy to name a few!

[Maxwell Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Banging the page is not turning it! How does mummy do it?!?

[W.A. Ashes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giving this a 4 star because even though the younger kids liked it the 9 yr old and I both got stuck on the word "tufty". It seemed out of place for some reason and we kept tripping over that page.

[Krisz · Rating 1 out of 5]

"That's Not My Truck" was a hit with my son eons ago, and I was wondering why are there so many books in this series, considering the materials are not that variable.
I guess people are buying them, which is a shame. His nose is too smooth? Come on... Maybe if the animal's coat was red or smooth (implying that it is naked), that would make a difference, but putting in lots of material that feels like cotton or fur is not a big difference. :(
(Read on an Usborne book fair with my little one, she wasn't impressed either.)

[Faterider · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it that Usborne touchy-feely books take the initiative in introducing young readers to the animals from the world over. Honestly speaking, I was not familiar with meerkats and had to Google this word to learn that it is a mongoose found in South Africa. Through the illustrations and textures, my toddler will do better than me as he will learn that meerkats have long tufty tails and soft tummies - all at the tender age of 2!

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A highly stressful read. I didn't even realised we owned a meerkat and yet here we are. What do we feed this fuzzy-backed beast? Will it get on with the other animals we've seemingly collected as we've read these books? Should I give up my spare room so it can have a space to call its own? The responsibility is a burden. Oh, and my daughter loves it.

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The that's not my books are a big hit with my toddler. Loves feeling the different textures even though he isnt talking yet he seems to understand the difference in the textures and the meaning behind the book.

[Oanh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like meerkats. I enjoy the background illustration of this one. Baby loves it as much as the others.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beau's favorite book

[Jagoda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a favourite for my toddler. She loves all the fuzzy parts and the finale is very gratifying for her!

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beau's favorite book!

[PQ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great touch and feel book that would be much more exciting if mom and dad hadn’t swaddled me.

[Lex Redding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meerkats are popping up everywhere.

[Claire (Clairby11xxx) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textured book for babies.

[Alizabeth Mercurio · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for young readers because it has different textures on the book smooth soft hard. I read this book a lot at the day care I work at and the kids love this book.

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6 month old really loved the textures in the book, kept her attention for quite awhile.

[Reesha (For the love of Classics) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book.
Good for 1-3 year old kids.

[Little Champs]

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[Rheanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really need to stop reading books like this when I’m tidying the children’s section at work..

[Bethany Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Library Borrow)
This is the first one we have read that did not end with it being fluffy. Quite the plot twist really.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an adorable little board book with different textures for young readers to enjoy. The illustrations are big and bold and expressive.

[Jocelin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute entry in the "That's Not My..." series.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought the meerkat book in the series to teach Alistair a South African animal he doesn't hear about much here. A simple touch and feel book for the young crowd.