That's Not My Snowman

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

This delightful series of board books is aimed at very young children. The text is simple and repetitive. Each page has bright pictures and patches of different textures, designed to develop sensory and language awareness. A perfect gift for babies and toddlers.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Christmas, Holiday, Storytime, Fiction, Kids

Board book

First published January 1, 2006

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

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

A festive entry to the "That's Not My" series. It makes a nice change from the usual animals and vehicles. There are a couple of textured pages with ridged pieces to touch and feel, which not all books in the series feature.

[Maxwell Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool touchy feely book with really interesting textures.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It may be aimed at the very young but my 2 yr old liked it. Perfect with a sensory activity.

[Seamus Dover · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites!

My snowman's squashy nose is my favorite (even though says it's weird for a snowman to have a squashy nose...I guess that makes him special!), but I really like the snowman with the scratchy yellow mittens too. I'm glad I get to play with him.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple toddler and up book about the reader looking for their snowman and finding lots of others but not theirs. Touch and feel snowman parts.

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A wonderful read from my childhood, one I’d certainly suggest for other youngsters. Whilst it is not my all-time favourite childhood read I can still recall all the details of this one meaning it certainly left a lasting impression upon my young mind.

And isn’t that what we want with children’s books, for them to leave a positive lasting impression?

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Browsing books to give my friends' children as gifts since I won't gift anything I haven't first read myself.

I do really like this winter edition of this sensory series. The snowmen are super cute and there are plenty of texture with which to interact. The only downfall for me is that I have already gifted the pumpkin book and many of the textures are the same between the two. If I am going to purchase multiple books from this series for the same family, I'd prefer there to be mostly different textures to experience.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT! The little one and I had fun looking at this book together over a weekend when we actually got snow in our southern state. The touch-and-feel parts of the illustrations actually helped separate the board book pages a tiny bit, so it was easier than usual for him to turn the pages. He also loved patting the different touch-and-feel parts of each page, of course!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all the touchable features in these books. And the predictable text is helpful for my baby. We have a half dozen of these books because both of my children have loved them. Sometimes a little more variety and quality in adjectives could be used (I don't like squashy.) But this is a top notch books for babies, nonetheless.

[Bardha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's actually one of the cutest things I have ever seen. Came across this today at a bookstore and I loved it. I shan't count it towards my reading goals but definitely it holds such a dear place in my heart. The texture makes it even more lovely. can't wait to have kids because of books like this. such an enjoyment.

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

The That's Not My series from Usborne is great for babies, toddlers and even early readers. Great touchy feely patches, thick outlines for little baby eyes, and repetitive text to help early readers!

[Moodles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moo is a bit old for this one now but when the christmas books came out from hibernation he insisted on having it read to him while he guessed why this wasnt his snowman - was it too fluffy? Too soft? He touched the pictures and tried to decide before mammy confirmed if he was right or wrong :)

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

A narrator searches for his/her snowman in this touch-and-feel board book.

This board book features 6 different snowmen with touch-and-feel elements. The unnamed narrator describes why the first 5 are not his/he snowman.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute little book at my daughter (2.5yrs) really loves to look at and it great for spreading the holiday spirit. Its perfect as one of the books that she gets for her advent calender.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't enjoy a touch and feel book :) Great book for 2-3 year old my almost 5 year old will read it to her friends.

[Tim Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing books by Fiona Watt, my Little Daughter loves to hear these books being read to her while she feels all the different Techtures on each page. great book for any child

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute. Wish it was longer.

[Vellanorah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable little book about the differences of snowman features.

[Professor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm only going to write this review once, but each of these is adorable and was a ton of fun to read to my daughter.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute touchable book with numerous textures for infants/babies.

[Krysta · Rating 3 out of 5]

The textures are fun, but I like the reindeer book more.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A delightful touch-and-feel book for babies and toddlers about a snowman.

[Jes Hancock · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute little story for winter. My son loved the tactile elements on each page.

[Wild World · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect winter book for the littles. We love trying to find the mouse in each page. and touch the textures.

[austyn beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this with my friends little brother. so very interesting.

[Jenna Montgomery · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't love the that's not my snowman phrase which was confusing to toddler. Would have been nicer if it was the right snowman and had all those great accessories to touch and feel

[Jacob Balmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jacob loved feeling all of the textures and finished off with a chomp of the corner, oops!
Age: 21 weeks old

[Lauren Roennfeldt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I prefer the term snowperson.

[Jessica Langford · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so cute my daughter loved all the textures in here

[Catarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the touch-and-feel books, and great for the holidays! Easy and quick read, also.