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

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells (illustrator)

"That's not my teddy . . . his paws are too woolly." Toddlers are invited to touch and feel and find out for themselves.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Spanish Literature

10 pages, Board Book

First published September 1, 1999

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

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/27/2023 - I only get these books for my daughter for the sensory aspect and she enjoys them. I do not think they offer enough variety in textures.

[Marissa 🩷📖 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really intense build up; felt a bit heavy emotionally. Sets the scene for something I’m sure a lot of people relate to but personally it didn’t move me.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember a “That’s Not My...” book being read to us in year 2 and I think it was this one(?!), but either way, I remember not liking it.

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Introduce your child to the concept of ownership with one of the first in the amazingly successful series that also includes 'That's Not My Puppy' and 'That's Not My Train'. Coming soon - introduce your teenager to the modern concept of responsibility via 'That's Not My Fault... She Wasn't Looking What She Was Doing', 'That's Not My Child... I Never Even Met Her' and 'That's Not My Pay Grade... I'm Not Doing It'.

[Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): 👀👀
Isaac's sensory interest: ✋👣👣👅👅

How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼

10/2/24
Isaac now adores this book. He's had me read it like 4 times in a sitting. And he won't try a new touch and feel book. He only wants this one. It's sweet. He doesn't touch every page, but he's getting there!
👀👀👀
✋✋

[Rob H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Can’t really be improved. The best in the series?

[Maxwell Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed touching this touchy-feely book today. The Teddy’s have fun soft material to feel. I’m getting real good at pointing so these style books are more fun now, though I have always loved them.

[Fatima Kamal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haha cute knt 3m 2raha la bnt 3me (layal i know ha tshufeha krml heke ktbt heke)

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the most exciting of books but my 9-month-old's face lights up whenever I start reading. She loves feeling the different textures.

[Dianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate the inane text of this whole "That's not my . . . " series. But they do have a good variety of things to touch throughout the book, so my two-year-old continues to get them from the library. Sigh.

[Katy W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't forget to ask your child to spot the mouse.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

First sentence: That's not my teddy. Its nose is too soft. That's not my teddy. Its feet are too rough. That's not my teddy. Its patch is too squashy.

Premise/plot: One of the books in the THAT'S NOT MY....series by USBORNE. This one stars a teddy bear. 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. The elements to touch (and feel) were good--for the most part.

This board book I'm rating five stars because ALL of the touch and feel elements were solidly good. There were many that I found appealing and fun. I enjoyed the rough feet of the Panda. If the book has a weakness, which I didn't really feel was a deal breaker for me, was the similarity between all of the textures. There were only two textures that offered differences--the "squashy" texture of the patch and the rough texture of the paws (of the Panda). The rest were just variations of "woolly, soft, fuzzy, and furry." Again, I loved all those textures so I didn't find it problematic for me.

[Jess Milner · Rating 3 out of 5]

is it cheating to count this in my reading goal? probably. but i read it and it's cute so idc.

[Claire (Clairby11xxx) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textured book for babies.

[Ian McHugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely stuff for Eadie. Her favourite is the panda 🐼 whose paws are ‘too rough’.

[Charlotte Mann · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are so many of these books that Logan was bound to end up with a couple. I don’t know how I ever would have chosen which one to get him (probably that’s not my cat as there is one in our household). Thankfully I was spared the choice as my sister gifted us this one. Logan is rather fond of this and likes touching the furry bits and trying to eat it. I’ve given the book three because I don’t find them particularly engaging particularly this one as it has a bear with dead eyes that freaks me out a little. Also Usborne have created a cute series here but I’m just a bit fed up of the sameness. Time for a shake up I think.

[Grace Barr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely children’s book. My 4 month old son loves this. He loves to feel the different textures and gets excited by all the different colour images.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet series of books with cute illustrations and things for babies to touch on each page. Loved all the different teddy bears.

[Miriam Monette · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not a thrilling read-aloud, but toddlers adore the touch and feel elements of this series, and they are all equally good.

[ملاك · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتب اللمس اللطيفة والمتينة بخامات مختلفة مفيدة لتحفيز حواس الطفل وتحبيبه في الكتاب.جملة واحد في كل صفحة، وتكرار للعبارات، مناسب للأعمار الصغيرة.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this to my nephew it defo counts towards my reading goal xoxo

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

5/27/2023 - I love these books! I am learning the different body parts of animals and can usually point to the textured area when someone reads it to me.

[Christine Meunier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good one in the series.

[Amy James]

Stopped screaming to have a feel of all the interesting bits. Thumbs up from mum.

[J.T. Kingsley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good variety of feels.

[Kate CB · Rating 4 out of 5]

EYFS exploring through touch, interactive book

[Jacob Balmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacob loves the soft textures in this book.
Age: 18 weeks old

[Neil Cake]

We are treated to an identity parade of teddy bears, each displaying a distinctive characteristic that helps us confirm that this particular teddy isn't ours. The best teddy is reserved for the final page, where it is revealed that the teddy with the most luxurious fur is the one we have been looking for. The one with shiny eyes is a bit weird, and I was going to point out to little Sylvie that it was a bit unrealistic, but then I realised her grand parents had bought her one just like it.

One of the things I like about this book is that the story begins on the front cover, with a furry pawed teddy surrendering to our inquiries, and confirming that he indeed is not our teddy.

Does the little girl like it? Again, at 8 months old, I don't feel she's quite getting the most out of this book yet. She likes touching some of the teddies' features, but I don't think she can quite conceptualise that these are representative of the various teddy bears in her nursery that she has barely noticed yet. Consequently she gets distracted and is more interested in testing the molecular structure of the pages, which I can confirm is well up to the task of remaining intact under infant inflicted duress.

[Hector Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is adorable, its a small size and it really makes children use their sensory systems by having, different textures in different pages for each teddy bear. The book is also available for vision impaired children since there is writing in braille, so the children can read about it and use their sensory skills to compliment their reading.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

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