That's Not My Otter...

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text from Usborne's flagship series for the very young. Adorable otters fill the pages and a little white mouse appears on every page, for children to spot. Bright, colourful illustrations with carefully chosen textures to touch and feel on every page. Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills.

Genres: Childrens, Animals

10 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2017

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

[Schizanthus Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

That’s not my obsession! Oh, wait. Yes it is! My library got another one! 😊 This time our little white mouse is being picky about otters. After carefully checking the preceding otters this happy little rodent finally finds their otter, the one with a fluffy tummy.

So the way I see it, there are currently five other otters available for adoption so I’m claiming the rest. I’m now part of a bevy of otters. One has a shiny nose, one has rough paws, one has fuzzy ears, one has a soft tail and the final one has a smooth tongue.

I know I shouldn’t play favourites but I’m quite partial to the one poking its tongue out as I frequently do the same thing. I think I may also add the dragonfly and butterfly to my growing That’s Not My… family.

If Mr Mouse and his otter are interested, my otters and I will be playing in the water and making really cool waterslides most days, and they’re welcome to join us in the fun whenever they want.

Once again, this touchy-feely book is adorable and makes me clucky enough to wish I had my own otter pup baby to read it to.

Bonus Otter Fact: According to Defenders of Wildlife, sea otters have the densest fur in the animal kingdom, ranging from 250,000 to a million hairs per square inch, which insulates them.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why is this mouse so possessive of strange animals?

[Starbubbles · Rating 5 out of 5]

O seemed to really enjoy the different textures. He started cooing, waving his hands and everything!

[Beleden V · Rating 4 out of 5]

I: I liked the last page because it's so soft.

J: This series seems to be great for beginning readers and pre-readers because they can follow the formula of each page and there are plenty of visual cues to help them pick out the words. And, even at 4.5, she loves the sensory detail of each page.

[Alyce Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another solid installment in the That's Not My... series. Otters are always adorable, and although this reuses a lot of the usual touch and feel choices it does it in very cute double page spreads that my little one really enjoyed.

[Stephanie Pieck · Rating 3 out of 5]

National Braille Press produced the print/braille edition of this book, and any child, blind or sighted, will love getting their hands on it. All the parts of the otter that are wrong give lots of chances to touch various textures.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

The storyline is the same as the rest of them, but Noah took to this one more, as the “rough” bit was on the first page and there were four such rough patches!

[Zarra Terria · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my son's favorite sensory board books.

[Robin Lacey📚 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I was kept in suspense the whole way through!
Would we find my otter or had I lost him forever

Spoilers we found him ❤️

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book series for the little ones 👌

[Laura Izzard · Rating 5 out of 5]

I collect these books for my daughter and she adores them. They're very cute and their sensory feels are excellent.

[Lenka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great haptic books for kids.

[Charlotte Stringfellow]

Captivating.

[Kylee Timmreck · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10⭐️

[Charlotte Coyne]

Emmie loves this one haha! 😂😂

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good tactile book for the very young.