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That's Not My...
That's not my train.: An Interactive, Sensory Touchy-Feely Book Featuring Vehicles with Tactile Patches for Babies and Toddlers
All aboard this exciting 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
10 pages, Board Book
First published October 1, 2000
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About the author
Fiona Watt
1,323 books81 followersFiona 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.
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.
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December 8, 2025
Great book on progressive revelation!
September 10, 2025
a little intellectual read for some deep reflection
February 26, 2023
My mom read this book to me and helped me feel the textures!
January 4, 2009
The criticism I have for this book is that the touch and feel portions could be more user friendly.
May 10, 2015
Cute board book that my son loves!
September 6, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Oxford Public Library. I picked it because he loves this series and vehicles like trains.
It was a big hit! This book was one of the first he wanted to read when I got out his library books (second only to "That's Not My Tractor," unsurprisingly). He "read" the book himself several times before and after he read it with me. He sat on the floor and flipped through the pages while I narrated it for him. He smiled and said "train" and learned the word "shiny" from it, too.
It was a big hit! This book was one of the first he wanted to read when I got out his library books (second only to "That's Not My Tractor," unsurprisingly). He "read" the book himself several times before and after he read it with me. He sat on the floor and flipped through the pages while I narrated it for him. He smiled and said "train" and learned the word "shiny" from it, too.
September 1, 2017
Picked this up for my son because he loves cars and planes, so thought he might enjoy this more automotive book in his collection (he has a lot of the animals). He loves That's Not My Truck, but so far hasn't really dived into this one. I like that the transport books have some different textures that the animal books don't. A nice change of pace, especially when you have several of the series.
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October 14, 2024
My three month old and I love reading this one! I just got it for him yesterday and we already read it four times. It’s extremely appropriate for a baby under one; the pictures are big, the wording is simple, and the textures are amazing for him to feel. He loved when I helped him touch the different pages, his favorite was the shiny part. Definitely recommend the books in this series to all young babies.
April 10, 2024
Now this is what I call 'Proper literature'.......
I was kept on the edge of my seat, as a turned each page I remember thinking, "Could this be..... my train?" The rush of adrenaline, the thrill of the unknown, I haven't had this much joy since I escaped military bootcamp in the summer of '97......
I was kept on the edge of my seat, as a turned each page I remember thinking, "Could this be..... my train?" The rush of adrenaline, the thrill of the unknown, I haven't had this much joy since I escaped military bootcamp in the summer of '97......
August 9, 2018
The kids really liked all the books in this series from about 6 months to a little over 2 years. It has a nice touch and feel portion on each page and the book only has a little text. They liked to try and find the little mouse on each page too (which isn't really part of the book).
September 25, 2019
Nice picture/touch-and-feel book. Both kids got a kick outta it. Ironically Jack used to say “that’s not our train” a lot on various train platforms, and I never connected it back to this book till now.
8/10
8/10
March 3, 2021
Son loves this book. It's super cute and my only complaint would be to include different feels instead of "glossy" and shiny. I do love however, that the first sentence of each page is "that's not my train". My 4 year old son feels like he is reading because he knows those are the words!
July 16, 2024
It's not just animals that make great topics for touchable books. Any train-obsessed toddler will love this addition to a fun series. Once again, National Braille Press has created a print/braille edition.
December 3, 2016
Fun to see some older and more modern trains. This author knows how to pick subjects that children are fascinated with.
May 31, 2017
My almost three year old loves this.
December 20, 2017
With adjectives like "rusty" and "bumpy," a mouse tries to find his train. A baby storytime read.
January 18, 2018
The touch and feel parts were bigger than a quarter. BIG win just for that, but the kiddos loved it.
May 3, 2018
that is my train
the bats are back
the bats are back
July 2, 2018
Another great touch and feel book where readers learn and touch the differnt parts of trains as they try to find the right one. baby and up
October 16, 2019
Noah wasn’t as enthused but the textures this time, but did like the big, bold engines.
October 30, 2019
Linden loves this series and we hadn’t read this one before. She really enjoyed it!
December 26, 2019
Choo Choo, super cute.
January 11, 2021
Great book
May 8, 2021
A “maybe” on reading to Baby Girl. Pretty short and more textures would be nice.
February 16, 2022
Elliot loves trains and he enjoys books with different textures, so this was a big winner.
Read-aloud recommendation: infant to toddler
Read-aloud recommendation: infant to toddler
July 9, 2022
A good that’s not my book as the words match up with the materials well. We bought this a little too late as B had outgrown the that’s not my books by the time he owned this one.
March 2, 2023
Bit of fun and babies love these book.
March 10, 2023
Yes it is.
September 18, 2024
The reader uses sensory input to find their train!
February 1, 2025
J’adore les différentes matières des trains.
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