That's Not My Pirate...

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt

Young readers may touch various surfaces on pirates that are not the one someone is looking for, until at last the right one appears.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Pirates

10 pages, Board Book

First published April 1, 2007

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

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked that this book had different textures than some of the other books. It also had a female pirate!

Note: Parents, please check board books before returning them to the library. No one likes finding mystery stains.

[Alp Berry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the textures creep me out in this book. And I’m still not entirely sure what a pirate is. I just know that most of them are not mine.

[Margarita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro perfecto para ir aprendiendo vocabulario para describir texturas. Al poderlas tocar se intuye muy bien el significado de cada adjetivo.

Perfect book for learning adjectives to describe textures. Perfect for both, babies and children learning English from another native language.

[Stacey Bookerworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

My little boy loved this. Nice to see a female pirate featured also

[Claire (Clairby11xxx) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textured book for babies.

[Arielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical “That’s Mot My...” book. Lots to feel and see. Simple. No complaints.

[Madison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Momma guided my hands to the textures, but I wasn’t too interested. Maybe we’ll try reading this again later.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for vocab for describing touch.

[Sam Estall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent world building, but down a star because the cutlass section isn't about touching OR feeling.

[SBC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another great addition to the That's Not My... board book series. I liked the variety of pirates.

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

We Love this series. Read it all the time with the grandkids. The touchy feely aspect keeps them entertained.

[Robert Karban · Rating 3 out of 5]

The little man enjoyed it, but I think he’s still a bit too young to fully appreciate the touchy-feely weely aspects.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

For little boys who love pirates this would be a fun read.

[Alyce Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was great to see old and young pirates as well as girls and boys in this board book - a pirate for everyone! My daughter was particularly entranced by the bumpy eyepatch and the fluffy beard, but wasn't interested in the silky shirt as the texture was just slightly too smooth for her tiny fingers. The addition of a sparkling cutlass was very cool, though: even though it wasn't that interesting to touch, she didn't want me to turn the page away from the sparkles.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Touch-and-feel board book featuring pirates! Who wouldn't love this? Very unique textures on each page. A bonus: each page reads "That's not my pirate... his ______ is too _____." until the last page, which reads "That's my pirate! His beard is so fluffy." and Little Harris' dad has a beard! Perfect. Got this from the library- considering purchasing.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

These little "touchy-feely" board books from Usborne are THE BEST!

If you can't put your hands on a copy of this book (I fear they are going out of print) you can make some flip cards with images featuring
a pirate scarf
a pirate hat
a pirate vest or shirt
a pirate eye patch
a pirate cutlass
a pirate beard

a little white mouse appears on each page looking for "my pirate".

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has great sensory words and is great for babies. Also, the touchy-feely pages help interest children in books. Look for the mouse on each page. Check out my page to purchase this book: www.ubah.com/s2995

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every one in this series is a winner! We love touching the different things that identify each pirate and picking our favorite one! We read this one at a bookstore in the Maryland Renaissance Faire.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I'm giving this 5 stars just because I like the texture of the headscarf on the cover so much. Actually all the textures are just perfect and conjures the image that the author is looking for. A perfect book for those little ones who love pirates. Creative and silly and lots of fun.

[Emiline · Rating 5 out of 5]

His cutlass is TOO shiny! Ummm...LOVE it!

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good meter for reading to baby and fun textures. We love this series!

[Michael Mcdaid · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of Finn's favorites

[Cara Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though the concept of owning a pirate is a bit strange, this board book and its teaching of distinct textures is really well-made and sweet. Lu enjoyed touching each page.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

May 6, 2025 Review - 3 Stars
Still cute for kids but 4 Stars seems a bit much.

May 9, 2021 Review - 4 Stars
Very cute series for kids

[Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

You were able to read it yourself, first try, so I was impressed.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute! Great for my aunt's day care. Pirate stories are awesome(:

[Katy Jean Vance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice one for babies and toddlers :) I like it for it’s unusual adjectives, like glittery and silky.

[Ian McHugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a “That’s not my...” book innit. Nice to see a female pirate though. Flo liked the idea of being a pirate.