That's Not My Bear

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

This board book offers a combination of simple text, illustrations and things to feel in order to help very young children develop sensory and language awareness. It uses of a variety of textured patches to encourage interactive play and help children explore the surfaces of a toy bear.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 11, 2002

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

[Alyce Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great to see a wide range of bears in That's Not My Bear - the polar bear, koala bear and panda illustrated in particularly adorable ways. Even though this is one of the earlier That's Not My... books it's still brilliant, proving that they've been doing this particular style of board book perfectly since the beginning.

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.

And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?

[Danielle's · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are especially all the same but with different pictures. The are touch and feel books. The have bumpy bits soft books and are lots of fun.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

That's not my bear. That's the theme of this book and the other books in this series follow the same type of response. Each 2 page spread of this book explains why the bear featured on the page cannot be "my bear" and provides the reader the opportunity to have a textual feeling to attach to that explanation. An example: "That's not my bear. It's tongue is too scratchy." Now, the reader can feel the bear's tongue where it is bumpy and scratchy. Each 2-page spread is different highlighing a different part on the bear until you get to the last couple pages and then, surprise! guess who is there?

I like that these books are bright and the illustrations are friendly and large. The text is large, simple, yet it gives your little one the opportunity to learn some great words and where things are located (scratchy, fuzzy, fluffy, shiny, squishy, soft, tongue , paws, nose, ears, claws, body, and paws). There is also a mouse on each of the 2-page spreads and children like to find him. I highly recommend this series.

[Erica Robyn Metcalf · Rating 4 out of 5]

That's Not My Bear by Fiona Watt is an absolutely adorable sensory book! It's an extremely quick read, but one that young children would love!

Each of the pages features something on the bear that the child can touch; soft paws, scratch tongue, shiny claws, and more.

My only very small gripe with this one was that one panda bear is too fuzzy, but then the "my bear" ends up being another Panda. I personally think this would have worked better if they had featured a different bear. That, or feature a couple of the same bears, so the panda wasn't the only duplicate (unless you count the cover...). But perhaps I'm being too picky :)

Definitely a fun, quick read! I would recommend this one if you're looking for a book for a young child.

[allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title That's not my bear...
Author Fiona Watt
Illustrator Rachel Wells
Publisher EDC Publishing
Date of Publication 2003
Number of Pages in Book 5
Genre Fiction

That's Not My Bear... tells the story of someone trying to find the right bear.

This book was made for younger readers, equipped with various textures and touch surfaces as someone tries to find the right bear. The illustrations are adorable and teach the reader about different species of bears.

[Emily Carter-Dunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I miss these books! My daughter now has no interest in them, so I read this one whilst she was busy during stay and play.

This one was really lovely with a range of different bears and textures.

[skcocnaH · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t buy it. The two panda bears would be similar.

[Remi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read, this book is helping Remi to learn to read, starting with some small words and allowing her to describe the textures.

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! 22 month old liked it a lot!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best in the series.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has great sensory words and is great for babies. Also, the touchy-feely pages help interest children in books. This book is very high quality and very durable. Check out my page to purchase this book: www.ubah.com/s2995

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Usborne books! These touch/feel board books are great for babies and toddlers. My 3 year old still loves them. We've almost worn them out - which is hard to do considering how durable they are.

[Uflchildrens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fiona Watt has a whole series of "That's Not My" board books that are filled with different textures to feel and a search for the child's toy (that's revealed on the last page). Check out this great series. Janet
Baby Books/W

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

Typical simple touch and feel book. This one was maybe better than others? The kids enjoyed them, but at this point I feel a bit overkill with them. I think they are using the same sentences in some. lol

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacob has loved these touchy-feely books from the time he was little...

[Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids LOVE these books!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

She loves the touch and feel books.

[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of Sophie's favorite books. I got it from a used book sale and it was probably the best score ever.

Sophie, 20 months

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really a baby book, with different textures on each page. I live in hope that the repetition of the same words will eventually help my 4-year-old learn to read.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish are of the feely patches were bigger, but overall good. Baby girl loves it

[Fritz Loehrke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even better things to touch and feel than that's not my kitten