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That’s Not My Badger
A touchy-feely book with textures to touch and feel on every page, plus simple, repetitive text and bright, colourful illustrations. Babies and toddlers love sharing books with an adult, and as they are introduced to the eight wise badgers in this story, they will also be developing vital pre-reading and sensory skills.
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First published January 1, 2016
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Fiona Watt
1,330 books81 followersFiona 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.
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.
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October 28, 2017
My two year old is a fan of this series of books. His latest read is much the same as the others, although there are one or two new textures for him to explore.
March 10, 2021
Work of literary genius.
April 18, 2022
I think they're running out of animals a person (or mouse, as the case may be) might conceivably own.
June 21, 2018
These Usborne "Touchy-Feely" books by Fiona Watt are great for little ones in so many ways.
First, each book has six textures to experience.
Second, each texture is described with an adjective such as "fluffy", "rough", "woolly", "shiny", "fuzzy", "soft", and so forth. These words will enlarge the vocabulary of little ones, not to mention the noun featured in each book. In this case, how many children have even heard of a badger?
Third, the little mouse to be found on each page creates a game element for children.
Fourth, the dramatically presented illustrations are lively and colorful.
First, each book has six textures to experience.
Second, each texture is described with an adjective such as "fluffy", "rough", "woolly", "shiny", "fuzzy", "soft", and so forth. These words will enlarge the vocabulary of little ones, not to mention the noun featured in each book. In this case, how many children have even heard of a badger?
Third, the little mouse to be found on each page creates a game element for children.
Fourth, the dramatically presented illustrations are lively and colorful.
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December 17, 2019In this “touchy-feely” book, different badgers are shown, and the reader is told why it is not “my” badger. Each badger has a differently textured part of it, so the reader can interact with the book.
The bright and bold images are attractive to children, but more attractive is feeling the rough and soft textures of the badger built into the pages. The repetition is also helpful to build up children’s confidence in being able to read, as they can “read” the title phrase by themselves by hearing it over and over. One thing that was cute but a little unclear was if the mouse that shows up on every page was the narrator or not.
The bright and bold images are attractive to children, but more attractive is feeling the rough and soft textures of the badger built into the pages. The repetition is also helpful to build up children’s confidence in being able to read, as they can “read” the title phrase by themselves by hearing it over and over. One thing that was cute but a little unclear was if the mouse that shows up on every page was the narrator or not.
January 21, 2023
This book has it all - complex characters, an intricate plot, highly imaginative settings, badgers and a plot twist so crazy you'll question your own sense of reality. This book is literally unputdownable, even after reading it seven times in a row. As I write this review I still have the book in my other hand. Did I mention this book contains badgers?
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November 15, 2018
A cute instalment in the That’s Not My... series, but a lot of the textures were very similar so my daughter lost interest quite quickly. Very excited by the rough paws page though - was hard to fight the book away from her while she was scratching at that Velcro!
March 22, 2025
Yet another addition to the 'That's Not My...' books. They're all very much of a muchness, but my son never seems to grow tired of them. I thought this was a nice difference as we don't have badgers in New Zealand so an unusual animal for us to discuss.
March 21, 2023
Lovely images with bright colours and friendly well drawn creatures.
June 11, 2023
Exceptional. Couldn't put it down. I've never read a book that hooked me from the start and kept me entertained for the entire book. The plot twists 10/10. Honestly would recommend it to everyone. The hidden meaning behind the story almost had me crying.
February 1, 2017
Matilda enjoyed the different textures but thought it was a bit thin on plot.
April 10, 2017
A touch-and-feel board book that lists touchable reasons why a given badger is not the narrator's badger. Great for sharing with babies and toddlers.
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June 29, 2017My son and daughter usually fight over this one.
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