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That's Not My...
That's Not My Tractor
A cute tractor with touchy-feely patches on each page will engage young children as they are learning to love books!
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First published January 1, 2001
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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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January 6, 2018
Is this your tractor?
No! That's not my tractor! Look, you can see, right here, the funnel is much too smooth. A guy like me, I'd never have a smooth funnel like that.
adjusts light so it's shining directly in face
Is this your tractor?
No! I swear it isn't! Look! The seat is too scratchy! My bottom is far too sensitive for this scratchy seat!
slamming hands on table
DAMMIT, IS THIS YOUR TRACTOR?
The - the wheels! Oh God, the wheels! So...so squashy!
Think you're a tough guy, huh? We'll see whose tractor is whose in Room 101. Get this -
- "Wait a minute, Jim. Things are getting a little rough in here, don't you think? Let me talk to him. Just give me a minute with him. Listen, fella - you want a cigarette? Sure you do. We're not out to get you. We just want to know about the tractor. Look - how about this one, huh? Got some pretty shiny headlights on it, hey? Is - look, just between you and me, chief. Whisper it in my ear. Is
this
your
tractor?
*leaning forward to hear...so close - so close - *
No! That's not my tractor! Look, you can see, right here, the funnel is much too smooth. A guy like me, I'd never have a smooth funnel like that.
adjusts light so it's shining directly in face
Is this your tractor?
No! I swear it isn't! Look! The seat is too scratchy! My bottom is far too sensitive for this scratchy seat!
slamming hands on table
DAMMIT, IS THIS YOUR TRACTOR?
The - the wheels! Oh God, the wheels! So...so squashy!
Think you're a tough guy, huh? We'll see whose tractor is whose in Room 101. Get this -
- "Wait a minute, Jim. Things are getting a little rough in here, don't you think? Let me talk to him. Just give me a minute with him. Listen, fella - you want a cigarette? Sure you do. We're not out to get you. We just want to know about the tractor. Look - how about this one, huh? Got some pretty shiny headlights on it, hey? Is - look, just between you and me, chief. Whisper it in my ear. Is
this
your
tractor?
*leaning forward to hear...so close - so close - *
December 26, 2020
Excellent traction through the plot, not the fastest pace though.
October 17, 2016
cute-- great for toddlers with pictures to touch... great for connecting the sensory with the word
October 2, 2020
Boys tend to take to vehicles, and my son is no exception. I am loving how going through the pages of this book helps him to get used to the sounds related to the parts of a vehicle. Engine, trailer, funnel, wheels, seat, headlamps - all these words will serve him well when he learns about materials and forces acting on vehicles in elementary school!
January 14, 2018
We love these little touchy-feely books! Alex is finally figuring out what the texture part of the book is for, so that’s fun to watch. Read this one several times, counting the apples and birds and mice.
(Also, as a farm girl who grew up around John Deere tractors, it pleases me that the final tractor - the one that actually IS your tractor - is a green one 😊)
(Also, as a farm girl who grew up around John Deere tractors, it pleases me that the final tractor - the one that actually IS your tractor - is a green one 😊)
September 9, 2019
My child loves all of the That's Not My... books! He adores the touch and feel and is thrilled that he is able to turn the thicker board pages!
July 25, 2018
Pairing sensory play with books is an ideal way to develop an interest in books for all kids, not just autistic children, which is why there are so many sensory toddler board books. But I like the quality of the 'That's Not My...' series better than most.
First, there's a focus on sensory language. Starting with the cover, each turn of the page reveals a new texture and a word describing it. For That's Not My Truck! we discover 'bumpy,' 'shiny,' 'rough,' 'lumpy,' and 'ridgy'; and for That's Not My Tractor! we have 'bumpy,' 'rough,' 'smooth,' 'squashy,' 'scratchy,' and 'shiny.' You may be surprised at how quickly a language-delayed child can pick up 'soft' (at least receptively), if given a tactile, structured way to repeatedly access its meaning.
The series also builds vocabulary by introducing the words for types of the main subject or parts of its whole. When you read, "That's not my tractor. It's trailer is too rough," the tactile element (sandpaper) covers the trailer and nothing else, which really reinforces the new vocabulary word in a multi-sensory way. The visuals are also extremely well done. Cartoon images are simply drawn against solid backgrounds.
Usborne's 'That's Not My...' books use very few words in a repetitive format, and that format is exactly the same throughout the expansive series. Durable and adorable, these are must-haves for sensory-seeking little ones who need a nudge towards books.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books for kids who really love trucks: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/20-boo...
First, there's a focus on sensory language. Starting with the cover, each turn of the page reveals a new texture and a word describing it. For That's Not My Truck! we discover 'bumpy,' 'shiny,' 'rough,' 'lumpy,' and 'ridgy'; and for That's Not My Tractor! we have 'bumpy,' 'rough,' 'smooth,' 'squashy,' 'scratchy,' and 'shiny.' You may be surprised at how quickly a language-delayed child can pick up 'soft' (at least receptively), if given a tactile, structured way to repeatedly access its meaning.
The series also builds vocabulary by introducing the words for types of the main subject or parts of its whole. When you read, "That's not my tractor. It's trailer is too rough," the tactile element (sandpaper) covers the trailer and nothing else, which really reinforces the new vocabulary word in a multi-sensory way. The visuals are also extremely well done. Cartoon images are simply drawn against solid backgrounds.
Usborne's 'That's Not My...' books use very few words in a repetitive format, and that format is exactly the same throughout the expansive series. Durable and adorable, these are must-haves for sensory-seeking little ones who need a nudge towards books.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books for kids who really love trucks: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/20-boo...
October 18, 2018
Books about tractors need no bells and whistles to attract little ones, but this one has them in spades.
The little white mouse is looking for his/her/its tractor. So this is a sort of look-and-find.
The little mouse describes what its tractor does not have using the adverb "too" combined with adjectives such as "rough", "smooth", "squashy", "scratchy" and "shiny". So this story is phonemically stimulating (Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds-phonemes--in spoken words. Before children learn to read print, they need to become more aware of how the sounds in words work.
What is Phonemic Awareness? - BeginToRead
https://www.begintoread.com/articles/...) while at the same time introducing or reinforcing vocabulary development.
The child gets to experience the adjectives through touch (Kinesthetic learning (American English), kinaesthetic learning (British English), or tactile learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations.
Kinesthetic learning - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesth...).
The illustrations are clear, outlined in black, and bursting with colors.
The mouse functions as both a hidden character to find on every page and as a narrator.
Wow -- all that in just five double-page spreads in a sturdy child-sized board book, which in itself holds fascination simply by being a hinged object.
The little white mouse is looking for his/her/its tractor. So this is a sort of look-and-find.
The little mouse describes what its tractor does not have using the adverb "too" combined with adjectives such as "rough", "smooth", "squashy", "scratchy" and "shiny". So this story is phonemically stimulating (Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds-phonemes--in spoken words. Before children learn to read print, they need to become more aware of how the sounds in words work.
What is Phonemic Awareness? - BeginToRead
https://www.begintoread.com/articles/...) while at the same time introducing or reinforcing vocabulary development.
The child gets to experience the adjectives through touch (Kinesthetic learning (American English), kinaesthetic learning (British English), or tactile learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations.
Kinesthetic learning - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesth...).
The illustrations are clear, outlined in black, and bursting with colors.
The mouse functions as both a hidden character to find on every page and as a narrator.
Wow -- all that in just five double-page spreads in a sturdy child-sized board book, which in itself holds fascination simply by being a hinged object.
August 30, 2024
First sentence: That's not my tractor. Its trailer is too rough. That's not my tractor. Its wheels are too smooth. That's not my tractor. Its window is too shiny.
Premise/plot: One of the books in the THAT'S NOT MY....series by USBORNE. This one stars a tractor. Each spread features a touch-and-feel element for little ones to experience. The text--as you can see from my "first sentence" is predictable. (Which is not a bad quality for a board book for the youngest of readers). It is patterned.
My thoughts: I have a weakness for touch and feel books. That does not mean I approach them without a critical eye. One of my pet peeves is when publishers try to pass off "shiny" as a texture to touch or feel. I enjoyed this one.
On the one hand this book has the widest variety of textures to those in the series that I've read. On the other hand, several of the textures were not textures at all. SHINY is not a texture you can feel. Neither is sparkly. Smooth is technically a texture--but more a lack of texture perhaps. This one offers "rough, lumpy, and bumpy." Now that I'm analyzing more closely--perhaps this one doesn't have the best variety. Three essentially smooth textures and three essentially bumpy textures.
Premise/plot: One of the books in the THAT'S NOT MY....series by USBORNE. This one stars a tractor. Each spread features a touch-and-feel element for little ones to experience. The text--as you can see from my "first sentence" is predictable. (Which is not a bad quality for a board book for the youngest of readers). It is patterned.
My thoughts: I have a weakness for touch and feel books. That does not mean I approach them without a critical eye. One of my pet peeves is when publishers try to pass off "shiny" as a texture to touch or feel. I enjoyed this one.
On the one hand this book has the widest variety of textures to those in the series that I've read. On the other hand, several of the textures were not textures at all. SHINY is not a texture you can feel. Neither is sparkly. Smooth is technically a texture--but more a lack of texture perhaps. This one offers "rough, lumpy, and bumpy." Now that I'm analyzing more closely--perhaps this one doesn't have the best variety. Three essentially smooth textures and three essentially bumpy textures.
November 18, 2019
This is a super beginner book, but it is still a very good book to start with and continue to use while learning to read. I like that the book is a touch and feel book as well because it is super important for babies and young kids to feel and use all their senses. The other thing I really like about this book is that it has repeating phrases which makes it easier to learn to read and master the book. The illustrations in the book are very brightly colored which is really good for children's books and they are animated looking pictures so they are kid friendly and fun to look at. In the classroom, this book wouldn't be used for preschool or kindergarten aged kids because it would be too easy for higher aged kids. That's Not My Tractor would be perfect for a choice reading or a child who is trying to learn to read.
September 6, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Oxford Public Library. I picked it because he loves this series and tractors, of course.
When I got out the library books, Jack went right for it! He "read" it to himself a couple times, before allowing me to narrate while he turned the pages. He returned to the book several times throughout the afternoon and evening. Every time he saw it, he would smile, point, and say, "Tractor!"
When I got out the library books, Jack went right for it! He "read" it to himself a couple times, before allowing me to narrate while he turned the pages. He returned to the book several times throughout the afternoon and evening. Every time he saw it, he would smile, point, and say, "Tractor!"
October 20, 2017
Touch and feel book that features tractors. The reader is trying to find their tractor. They need to look at several others before finding their own tractor.
2017 storytime theme: baby storytime - farm
Reviewed from a library copy.
2017 storytime theme: baby storytime - farm
Reviewed from a library copy.
April 5, 2022
This is my tractor, it's bumpy, rough, smooth, squashy, scratchy and shiny. This book is the reason my elsest child's first word was tractor. It is a perennial favourite and always a delight. Now my 11 month old and I are reading it together, I have the same goal as last time. Thank you Fiona.
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January 4, 2025
Great series. We have read hundreds of times with our grandkids. The touchy feely aspect adds to the experience. We hunt for the little mouse on each page and count flowers or bugs and even colors to add to our reading adventure.
April 20, 2018
A simple board book about finding the right tractor with touch and feel. This series is always a hit. baby and up
January 1, 2019
It was okay. Could have been longer.
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February 3, 2019
Not one of the favourites (7 months old) not too interested in touching the textures - maybe in a few months. Happy to page through it every now and again and see the bold colourful pictures.
August 25, 2019
For some reason this is my younger daughter's favorite bedtime book at the moment... :)
October 13, 2019
Noah enjoyed the big bold colours and the textures pages.
December 26, 2019
Love the series, though this wasn't a fave.
December 26, 2019
Fun board book
October 6, 2021
Not my favorite of the series. Some textures felt too similar. Will let Baby Girl decide.
July 9, 2022
We bought this one as one of the first words B used to try to say was tractor. We saw a lot of them on passing fields as we drove.
October 7, 2022
A textured board book for introducing words like bumpy, rough, smooth,squashy, scratchy and shiny. Perfect for very young.
March 12, 2024
that's not my tractor, when will the fucking lies and deception end?
WHAT EVEN IS REAL ANYMORE ?!??!!
WHAT EVEN IS REAL ANYMORE ?!??!!
April 8, 2024
Fun! 20 month old really enjoyed this one!
April 19, 2024
This is an adorable little board book with lots of different textures for the reader to enjoy. The illustrations are big and bold.
May 31, 2025
Would prefer the book say “that’s not my tractor…” for all the pages. The last page always throws me off the pattern.
November 3, 2025
Liked this book, the touch and feels are the only way to keep him engaged in books right now. Sat in my lap, needed hand over hand to engage with the book.
November 3, 2025
Liked it about as much as others in this series. Had some better textures than other ones.
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