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

by Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells (Illustrator)

Zoom into space in this exciting new 'That's not my...' book. Babies and toddlers with love exploring the textured patches in this delightful addition to the best-selling touchy-feely series. The bold illustrations and tactile patches are specially designed to develop sensory and language development.

10 pages, Board Book

Published May 7, 2024

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

[Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aunque la trama es simple, es una historia sin duda contada con mucho tacto

[Matthew Schneider]

The audience did not find the textures in the book as engaging as I anticipated. That may be more due to the overstimulation of the lone audience member, however, than the composition of the book.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A touchy-feely board book about rockets in the That's Not My series. In this book, a little mouse is trying to find his rocket. Little ones will enjoy the colorful illustrations and the textured patches that are rough, sparkly, lumpy, smooth, shiny, and bumpy. A fun interactive board book that will be enjoyed by toddlers who like vehicles, rockets and space.

[Sarah Savelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our nearly 6 month old loves these books. Simple and sweet.

[Elijah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn’t fussed about any pages until the end. That rocket had a nice texture.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chased the high of “That’s Not My Shark” with this gem from the library. All the same compliments to the series apply to this review.

[Nat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool rockets and cool textures

[Rina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the idea of texture books in general - sensory learning is very important to our babies and toddlers. Not gonna lie, I also enjoy feeling the different texture in this book 😄.

🐭 In this book, there’s a mouse character (an astronaut!) that appears on each page. My 2-year-old daughter loves finding the mouse and pointing to it every single time!

(Thanks to HarperKids Australia and Usborne Books for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review)

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[Kitchen Sink Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love the Usborne ‘That’s Not My…’ series, we love the surprises, the perfect for little hands sized hardback books, the touchy elements, the repeating phrases, the bold bright colours. We simply love these books and now there is another one, this one featuring lots of rockets!

It’s a blast!