That's Not My Penguin Book and Toy

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

This delightful series of board books is aimed at very young children. The bright pictures, with their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Fiction, Kids

Board Book

First published August 1, 2007

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

[Adina · Rating 4 out of 5]

My toddlers enjoyed it when they were a bit younger (aka 5 months ago)and still come back to it from time to time. I also like penguins.

[Samuel Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting plot with tactile surprises at every turn of the page. Some things are left unanswered though. Why are we looking for the penguin? Did they get lost? If the search were better motivated I’d bump it up to 5 stars, but still a solid read.

[Bookworm Blogger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is possibly my favourite one so far. In previous books I have found the textures to be very similar however this one explores lots of different ones such as rubbery, shiny, fluffy and I love the addition of the baby penguin at the end.

[Christina Reid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought as a present for our little one by one of my lovely pupils as they know I love penguins. Perfect for babies, as with the other books in this series!

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty much the same as the others in this series, but my youngest enjoys the textures.

[Kit · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a children's book about penguins. Enuf said.

[Riker Mcfeely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Riker is starting to figure out his hands. We read this book and mama touches the penguins and then shows Riker how to touch them.

[Benjamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Insufficient character development

[Shengying · Rating 3 out of 5]

The books in the "That's not my..." series can be an interesting read for young babies. A common downside of the series is that the content is overly similar and repetitive, e.g., limited vocabulary and texture, and no background story or specific facts about the characters. The book is still a cute seasonal read with the background covered in ice and snowflakes, and the little mouse dressed in Christmas-themed clothing.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another hit touch and feel book featuring differnt body parts of penguins. baby and up

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute story to brainwash your child into having the same favorite aquatic animal as you! Laura loved the textured penguins throughout the book and we've already read it multiple times.

[Pennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another charming addition to this series, which both my daughter and I enjoy. My daughter enjoyed the now familiar textures. I liked seeing the mouse wear warm clothing for the antarctic climate.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice that this one shows off different species of penguin.

[Freddie D · Rating 3 out of 5]

My ideal companion piece to Happy Feet.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of different textures and bright illustrations!

[James Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice sensory pads for children and creative-looking penguins. The story didn't make sense to me for a long time until my wife finally pointed out the small mouse on every page. Now I get it.

[R. L. Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this might be one of my favorites in this collection! Kinda sad it’s a library book 😅

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute! 20 month old loves this!

[TJE · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed as much as other "That's not my..." books. Solid read and fun.

[Kylee Timmreck · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10⭐️

[Jessica Langford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cute book with different textures for my daughter to play with :)

[Ainsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

2025 advent calendar.

[Remi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is helping Remi learn to read her smaller words and allows her to touch and describe the touch parts of the book, all while being a silly goose.

[Niamh Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adorable tactile Christmas book for the toddler in your world.

[Simac · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very funny, I liked to feel it. The penguins were cute.

[Kate Stead · Rating 5 out of 5]

So simple, but so cute.
I do love this series of books - wish I'd come up with the idea!

This penguin version is particularly cute, my daughter loves to assign all the different penguins to different members of the family, saving the cutest for her.

Fantastic to give as a present (just check to see if they have it first).

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an adorable little board book with different textures for the reader to enjoy. The illustrations are big and bold.

[CaroleHeidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

That’s Not My Penguin is part of the Usborne ‘Touchy-Feely Books’ series (Titles include many other ‘That’s not my …’ to suit all tastes!) and is a sturdy board book with bold pictures.

Every page has at least one, and sometimes two, touchy-feely sections and the text describes it simply but in a way that’s still entertaining. Even the penguin on the front cover has a fuzzy tummy!

If, like me, you are an old hat at Usborne books and love to hunt for the little yellow duck then I am sorry to say he doesn’t feature in this particular story. There is a mouse to spot on every page instead though, so all is not lost. I must admit that I do miss the duck but that’s just me being silly and sentimental!

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

These little "That's Not My..." board books are very handy to use to launch a library story time to the mixed age group we entertain -- babies to kindergartners!

This week a frequent library visitor, age 8, wanted to read a story to the crowd. He'd never attended before and was quite surprised when I told him that performing is hard work. I agreed to let him read and gave him this book. Fortunately we had a small crowd, and the children listened attentively had all had a good time.