That's Not My Kangaroo...

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells (Illustrator)

Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches as they meet lots of adorable kangaroos. The bright pictures and textures to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness. Part of an internationally bestselling series, which includes over fifty titles and has sold over 5 million copies in the UK alone. 2019 saw the 20th anniversary of That’s not my…, with an extensive Marketing and PR campaign throughout the year.

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Australia, Picture Books

10 pages, Board book

Published January 1, 2020

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]

In the latest That’s Not My … board book, Mouse turns its attention to kangaroos. The kangaroos that fail inspection are too fluffy, smooth,



rough, fuzzy and shiny. Mouse is thrilled when they find their kangaroo and I assume they’re now hanging out with all of the other animals Mouse has previously found. I know my backyard is getting pretty crowded with all of Mouse’s rejects.



I still really enjoy this series. The faces of the kangaroos didn’t always ring true for me when I compare them to the ones I used to ride to school in Australia [I can’t believe we used to tell exchange students that, or that they believed us!], but they’re really cute.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandie got this book for Jack and gave it to him for our Australia visit.

Another riveting addition to the series, this book once again finds mouse on his quest to find his beloved animal friend. After a series of trials with the wrong kangaroos, mouse finally finds his kangaroo. Joy ensues.

Jack adored the kangaroos. As usual, his favorite texture is the “rough” which is a nose in this one. He’s getting more coordinated with exploring the different textures.

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my favourite touch-and-feel series for babies. It's "educational", giving the names for parts of the animal (claws, pouch) and is just plain cute!

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just another in the series. Calmed Imogen & Orla though.

[Aleisha Froude · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great variety of textures in this touch and feel book that kids of all ages love!

[Ifedayo Echo · Rating 5 out of 5]

At 3 months old, they enjoy the sounds that some of the tactile elements make. Is looking at the pages.

[Damiano Rotondo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una historia que le captura a uno de comienzo a fin y lo lleva a uno a experimentar exactamente lo que la autora quería transmitir. Espero que en el futuro haya una transposición en Netflix de este cuento.