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That's not my plane.: A Touchy-Feely Board Book For Kids Who Love Planes
Discover planes with bumpy wings, squashy wheels and much more in 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 awareness.
10 pages, Board Book
First published June 1, 2008
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Fiona Watt
1,330 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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April 15, 2023
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this in the shop :D
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May 12, 2025enthralling, read from cover to cover in one sitting
January 7, 2025
This book is lit
January 27, 2018
“That’s not my plane. It’s propeller is too tough.”
Here in the Millar-Barker household we are big fans of the That’s Not My books after That’s Not My Unicorn charmed us to pieces in 2017. I’ve read a few of the animal-based board books, but this is the first I’ve encountered based around inanimate objects. Aeroplanes, which feel somewhat magical as a child when you see them speeding by overheard like dragons, are the focus of this book.
There’s a fun message for the baby engineer in his stroller, teaching young children the names of all the important parts of the plane with fun textures and bright colours. Finding out about wings, engines, wheels, and the tail helps small children to understand how these huge craft work and what each part of the slick body is for. The little mouse who appears in all of the That’s Not My Books has some of his most daring adventures yet, riding in the cockpit of an old-fashioned biplane in a scarf and goggles, and parachuting alongside a descending aircraft!
I really appreciate Baby Adam picking up this book from the Charity Book Swap at the Oxford Rail Station, and Little for listening along with us. Although I will always be a stickler and insist on calling these sky-birds aeroplanes (a long word for toddlers, I know, but one of the first I learned to recognise!), this was a fun and very different read.
Here in the Millar-Barker household we are big fans of the That’s Not My books after That’s Not My Unicorn charmed us to pieces in 2017. I’ve read a few of the animal-based board books, but this is the first I’ve encountered based around inanimate objects. Aeroplanes, which feel somewhat magical as a child when you see them speeding by overheard like dragons, are the focus of this book.
There’s a fun message for the baby engineer in his stroller, teaching young children the names of all the important parts of the plane with fun textures and bright colours. Finding out about wings, engines, wheels, and the tail helps small children to understand how these huge craft work and what each part of the slick body is for. The little mouse who appears in all of the That’s Not My Books has some of his most daring adventures yet, riding in the cockpit of an old-fashioned biplane in a scarf and goggles, and parachuting alongside a descending aircraft!
I really appreciate Baby Adam picking up this book from the Charity Book Swap at the Oxford Rail Station, and Little for listening along with us. Although I will always be a stickler and insist on calling these sky-birds aeroplanes (a long word for toddlers, I know, but one of the first I learned to recognise!), this was a fun and very different read.
November 14, 2018
That’s Not My Plane by Fiona Watt. This story is realistic fiction. I think this story is best for the ages of three years old and younger. This story is a touchy-feely book, and it teaches about the different parts of a plane. This book shows where the engine, propeller, windows, tail, etc. are located on a plane. This is shown all through the touchy-feely textures. I would rate this story a four because I really like the different textures throughout the book. This really works great for sensory skills, but I do think this story should have more detail and information about the parts of the plane to be more educational. This will be very beneficial to teach young children about airplanes. The different textures this story had was squishy wheels, sparkle paper, foam, bumpy, and so much more! I would use this story to teach about different ways of transportation. I also noticed that there are other stories like this one that teaches about cars and trains. I loved all the bright colors and I found this book to be very amusing!
September 14, 2017
I've been giving five stars to the books in this series, but the plane one fell a little flat. I guess it's hard to have that many different textures to airplanes. My little man just kept wanting to revisit the "squashy wheels" page. Don't know if he just really likes poking the wheels or if he really likes the goofy deep voice in which I read the word "squashy." Personally, I worry about a plane with squashy landing gear. :P
September 20, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Oxford Public Library. I picked it because he loves pretty much every book in the series.
When we got home from the library, it was one of the first Jack wanted to read. He flipped through the book all on his own, like a big boy, while standing at the coffee table and I read it aloud. He especially liked the lumpy engines — which, honestly, I have to agree with the mouse. I don't want to fly on a plane with lumpy engines ever.
When we got home from the library, it was one of the first Jack wanted to read. He flipped through the book all on his own, like a big boy, while standing at the coffee table and I read it aloud. He especially liked the lumpy engines — which, honestly, I have to agree with the mouse. I don't want to fly on a plane with lumpy engines ever.
July 3, 2020
Too much of a good thing isn't that appealing, and I think many readers, while enjoying the touchy-feely animal books that Usborne has to offer, craves for some sort of variety. Cue this plane book. I really like how my baby is introduced to the different parts of a plane through this book. This was a fun read!
December 16, 2021
This is a fun version of the touchy feely type books. Since they are looking at airplanes versus an animal of some sort, there are absolutely no materials that are furry or fuzzy. Each texture is a bit more unique which makes it fun. My little boy's favorite page is the squashy wheels one and he loves squishing the wheel down with his tiny little fingers.
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April 11, 2022Got this for my coworker's baby shower. I remembered reading this to pre-k as a SMART volunteer. The kids really enjoyed these books, being able to interact with them, and even wanting to read it to me instead of me read it to them. They are really cute, though after the 20th time reading it in a half hour, it does get tiring..
April 21, 2019
A lot of very similar textures used throughout, so my little one wasn't as engaged with this book as most of the other That's Not My...'s that we've read together. However, she did have a lot of fun trying to eat the book and flapping it around like a plane, so I think she understood the subject!
June 26, 2025
We got this for my son's birthday because he loved the 1st three books he got in the series. He also had his first plane ride in the near future so we figured it'd be a good way to introduce it. He definitely grabs for it quite a bit but the Dragon & Dinosaur books are still his favorites.
July 17, 2018
هذه السلسلة ضخمة
That's not my....
نقتني منها كتابين ونحبهمها كثيرا، في كل صفحة ملمس مختلف مع إعطاء مسمى لهذا الملمس
والنص المكرر يجذب الطفل
That's not my....
نقتني منها كتابين ونحبهمها كثيرا، في كل صفحة ملمس مختلف مع إعطاء مسمى لهذا الملمس
والنص المكرر يجذب الطفل
September 26, 2018
My 2 year old love love loves this book! He can't wait to touch each page.
April 27, 2019
Autumn loves this touch and feel book about planes. The page she loves the most is the one with the sparkly propeller.
December 26, 2019
My son loved this one.
February 21, 2020
Another good one in the series.
August 27, 2020
Good for teaching the younger children new words as they can associate the word with the tactile description of it
August 8, 2022
Fun with textures to touch, but too small to be a group read aloud.
April 22, 2024
The textures in this book aren’t as great as some touch books, but fun none the less.
May 23, 2025
I liked how it was touchy-feely, but it could have been longer
March 19, 2016
What we love about this series:
-repetitive stories.
-45 titles to choose from! You can easily find books that tie-in to your child's particular interests.
-Realistic, colorful illustrations that imply movement.
-Very durable, high-quality for the type of book (many touch-and-feel books fall apart quickly).
-Wonderful for teaching a sensory vocabulary, which I strongly believe (no direct experience yet) will help kids better communicate about their tactile sensory issues.
-Many words are repeated across the different titles ("shiny," "squashy," "bumpy," "rough," and "soft" are favorites of the four books we happen to have). I list this as an unequivocal strength for the series because it's good to experience these tactile elements in different contexts so children can generalize the meaning of words.
-The interesting visuals and things to touch provide a functional (socially acceptable) way for children who need it to get the tactile input they crave.
-Feeding a child's interest in books that give sensory input helps children generalize an overall interest in books.
Challenges:
-$9.99 is too much for a five- or six-page, small-scale board book, even a high-quality touch-and-feel one.
-Not great for social interaction between parent and child because children want to linger at their own pace on the tactile elements of interest.
****
I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with ASD. The review above is the last part (my summary) of a longer blog post about this book and three other That's Not My... Touchy-Feely books by Usborne Books: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/its-spi...
-repetitive stories.
-45 titles to choose from! You can easily find books that tie-in to your child's particular interests.
-Realistic, colorful illustrations that imply movement.
-Very durable, high-quality for the type of book (many touch-and-feel books fall apart quickly).
-Wonderful for teaching a sensory vocabulary, which I strongly believe (no direct experience yet) will help kids better communicate about their tactile sensory issues.
-Many words are repeated across the different titles ("shiny," "squashy," "bumpy," "rough," and "soft" are favorites of the four books we happen to have). I list this as an unequivocal strength for the series because it's good to experience these tactile elements in different contexts so children can generalize the meaning of words.
-The interesting visuals and things to touch provide a functional (socially acceptable) way for children who need it to get the tactile input they crave.
-Feeding a child's interest in books that give sensory input helps children generalize an overall interest in books.
Challenges:
-$9.99 is too much for a five- or six-page, small-scale board book, even a high-quality touch-and-feel one.
-Not great for social interaction between parent and child because children want to linger at their own pace on the tactile elements of interest.
****
I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with ASD. The review above is the last part (my summary) of a longer blog post about this book and three other That's Not My... Touchy-Feely books by Usborne Books: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/its-spi...
July 8, 2011
Meh. I generally like the Touchy-Feely Books series, but here's my beef with this installment...two of the airplanes' sensations are 'glossy' and 'shiny.' Shiny isn't something to touch or feel but rather see. I much prefer the Dinosaur book and recommend that one instead.
September 21, 2013
These touch and feel books are good at holding my 2 year old's attention most of the time but I don't like or enjoy reading them her enough to buy them or recommend them to anyone. I mean I'd take them out every so often from our library for her enjoyment.
October 11, 2015
*** Spoiler alert ***
J'étais si soulagé de voir que la souris ait enfin trouvé son avion à la fin. Pendant quelques pages, c'était le gros suspense à se demander si elle allait passer sa vie à chercher en vain. Maintenant, je peux dormir.
J'étais si soulagé de voir que la souris ait enfin trouvé son avion à la fin. Pendant quelques pages, c'était le gros suspense à se demander si elle allait passer sa vie à chercher en vain. Maintenant, je peux dormir.
June 2, 2016
I really enjoy reading the _That's Not My..._ series with my toddler, though this one is a little less enticing that others in the series (even for a little one obsessed with means of transportation - bikes, cars, legs, roller skates, trains, planes - you name it!).
April 7, 2012
This book is part of a fun series of touchy-feely books for very young children, and it's great for baby boys.
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