That's Not My Bee...

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

A delightful addition to the best-selling 'That's Not My'… series. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages, touching the feely patches and spotting the familiar little white mouse as they look for their bee. Part of an internationally bestselling series, which includes over fifty titles and has sold over 5 million copies in the UK alone. With simple, repetitive text, tactile patches and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. A little, white mouse appears on every page, for children to spot.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Animals

10 pages, Board Book

Published June 28, 2018

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

[Melissa Southern]

That’s Not My Bee …
Board Book

This short little board book explains to the reader all of the reasons the bees shown do not belong to the author. Each page, including the cover, has a tactile feature that allows a baby to feel different parts of a bee - fluffy stripes, fuzzy tummy, etc. The pictures are uncomplicated and colorful and include small details, like a little mouse on each page, that the caregiver could point out and discuss. The text is basic but introduces descriptive words about the features the baby is touching.

[C.j. · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter loves this book. I would give it five stars, but there is one massive plot hole.

One of the reasons given for stating a bee is not the correct bee is that its hive is too rough. However, if we were able to identify the hive the bee came from, would we not already be able to determine that this was not our bee? By definition, our bee should come from our hive, and therefore a tactile examination of the other bee's hive should not be necessary.

Aside from the necessity of manhandling a beehive for no reason supported in the text, this is a very nice children's book.

[Nikki Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

My partner couldn’t pass this book up, as a gift for our Little B, for Christmas. Cool touch and feel patches on each pages, while teaching little ones the anatomy of the Bee with a cute little story of finding my Bee.

[Amy James]

It is my last day of maternity leave today and we were shopping for birthday party decorations. I read her this in the shop. We found it funny that they've drawn black bellies on all the bees just to make one of the textured patches make sense.

[Allina · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 3 month old AND 2 1/2 year old LOVE this book!

[Mandy Steffen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book series, even though they are all the same.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A touch and feel toddler and up book about bees and their parts where different parts are looked at till the right be is found.

[Willow · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourites from when I was younger. Willow xx (20 months)

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute! 12 month old picked this one out at the library and enjoyed it.

[Niloufar Lily Hassanzadeh · Rating 4 out of 5]

My little one loved it and I enjoyed it as well.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Lil Old Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

A charming touch and feel book perfect for babies and toddlers. These series of books are a big hit with my daughter. Fun to read out loud for mom and fun for baby to feel the different textures. Very cute.