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Never Touch a Polar Bear!

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You must never touch a polar bear . . . unless it's in this book! This festive touch-and-feel board book is great for children of all ages and fits perfectly into tiny hands. Kids will love reading the silly rhymes that warn the dangers of touching the wintery animals--and then ignoring the advice!

Children of all ages, 0 and up, will enjoy:


The innovative and engaging silicone touch-and-feel features on every spread
The bright and vibrant illustrations
The silly and easy-to-read rhymes that involve the fun winter animals
Receiving this fun book as a birthday gift, stocking stuffer, Easter basket goody, road trip activity, or just because
Parents and their little ones will enjoy reading aloud Never Touch a Polar Bear again and again.

If your child enjoys Never Touch a Polar Bear, check out the rest of the Never Touch … series: Never Touch a Porcupine, Never Touch a Shark, Never Touch a Spider, Never Touch a Dinosaur, Never Touch a Dragon, Never Touch a Monster, and Never Touch a Tiger.

12 pages, Board book

Published October 1, 2019

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Rosie Greening

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180 reviews3 followers
December 31, 2021
My son loves the never touch series! The books are delicious, according to him.
10 reviews
February 27, 2022
Good never touch a book. The textures aren’t my favorite in this one, but the cover is realllll good with the bears fur. This was my least favorite of the books tonight, but it was a rare 4 book night, and if this is the worst book read, you know it was a good night. Solid book to have in the library
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132 reviews
January 10, 2025
I will fight anyone who rates this less than a 5! Great book- fun for people of ALL ages. Cute interactive tactile pictures. I read this three times tonight and could have read it three more times. (My only problem is that the cursive text is a bit hard to read upside down, but that is something I just need to work on this year.)
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8 reviews2 followers
January 2, 2026
Logging to keep track of my daughter’s 500 before 5.

Great book. Lots of sensory additions for touch and good use of Arctic words if your little is adding to their vocabulary.

Some of the polar bear “fur” yellows and is hard to clean.
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82 reviews
December 26, 2022
Excellent book for a 7 month old. The touchy feely bits are fascinating. The text is lackluster so I recommend substituting your own narrative. It will probably make more sense.
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140 reviews7 followers
February 10, 2021
I personally don’t love the textures as they are all rubber, but my 1 year old loves them, and that’s what matters. I also don’t love when a book gives instructions and then obviously wants you to disobey them. I get that it’s fun, it’s just not my style of fun.
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1,236 reviews98 followers
December 29, 2021
My children are now 7 and up, but if they were still toddlers, this would be a fantastic experience! Each page provides a new tactile experience with fun images to view. Such a great book for a young child's library!
197 reviews1 follower
January 5, 2024
This might be my favorite of the NEVER touch series so far. The textures are amazing! It also provides the opportunity to explain the difference between arctic animals and Antarctic animals as both are featured.
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357 reviews
September 8, 2024
My son loves the textures in this Never Touch... book, but I'm not a huge fan of the text. Every animal featured is male. Why? I haven't noticed this in his other Never Touch... books, so I'm not sure why it's the case here.
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236 reviews2 followers
April 25, 2020
My daughter adores this book. The textures are fun and the illustrations are very colorful
1 review2 followers
January 13, 2021
This book is frustrating. The tactile bits and art are fun, but the story elements are bizarre, and penguins are NOT Arctic animals.
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490 reviews2 followers
December 27, 2022
As far as newborn books go, this one is pretty stellar
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132 reviews11 followers
January 7, 2024
My baby loved this books. She likes to look at the colorful words and textures. Also the rhymes are very catchy
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401 reviews
February 11, 2024
“I liked when they said you must never touch a polar bear. The seal is my favorite to touch and the whale.” -Luke

I’ve had to read this book a thousand times in the last 4 years. -mama
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1,002 reviews
November 4, 2024
Cute cardboard book for early readers with sensory elements.
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Author 4 books60 followers
December 1, 2024
Adorable tactile board book that has some Artic animals doing whimsical activities like ice skating and knitting.
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20 reviews
December 10, 2024
This one is fun, but sometimes I’m too impatient to finish the longer pages.
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557 reviews2 followers
December 28, 2023
Fun books to feel, and has a longer read. Story sort of flows, but mostly just a page and sentence that goes with the pattern you’re feeling.
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