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That's not my lion...

Summary

A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.
Bright, colourful illustrations with carefully chosen textures to touch and feel on every page.
Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills.
Series awarded "Best Buy" by readers of Prima magazine.

There are lots of friendly lions to pet in this fun-to-touch board book. Patches of different textures and bright illustrations are combined with very simple text to help develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching ears that are “too soft” and paws that are “too rough”.

“Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills.”
Sheffield City Council 'Recommended Reads for Babies and Toddlers

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Information

Age: 6 months+

Board book:
ISBN: 9780409509936
10 pages
160 x 160mm

Author/Editor: Fiona Watt

Illustrator: Rachel Wells

Awards

Practical Pre-School Silver Award 2009
The award is decided by Practical Pre-School product testers, who said of "That's not my puppy": "This book had immediate appeal for all the children. It is great for a wide age range as the babies enjoy the pictures and textures and the older children enjoy reading the words themselves and developing their vocabulary. It was also good for raising awareness of differences and similarities. It retained appeal for the children throughout the testing period."

Prima Baby Reader Awards "Best Buy" 2004 and 2006
Usborne That's not my... Touchy-feely books were voted Best Buy in the Toddler Book Category of the Prima Baby Reader Awards in 2004 and 2006.

Press & Blog Reviews

A simple idea that has stretched to all kinds of themes. Chunky boardbooks with textured pages take a child through a simple narrative: “That's not my dinosaur/teddy/dolly/tractor”. And on each page there's a reason why not - like bumpy skin, shiny hair ties, squashy wheels, until eventually we arrive at the right item. As well as the touchy-feely experience, the basic vocabulary repetition is a valuable - and enjoyable - early learning tool.
Junior Magazine Top Hundred Children's Books voted by readers

With everything from 'angel' to 'truck', there's sure to be a subject to fascinate your little one from this touchy-feely range. With myriad textures, it's a great concept, and a really lovely presentation.
Waterstone's Guide to Kids' Books 2008

A valuable and enjoyable learning tool.
Junior Parenting Magazine Top 100 Books 2007

The brilliantly simple concept is a winner with very young children, trusted by parents and still one of the best baby series on the market.
The Bookseller

Absolutely lovely series of touchy-feely books. Great illustrations and nice textures.
Warwick Books Newsletter

A fantastic range of indestructible chunky board books designed to appeal to inquisitive little fingers. The books feature bright and colourful illustrations, with different textures to touch and feel on each page. With books in the series on a wide range of popular childhood themes, from Pirates to Princesses, there’s something for everyone.
Mel Harris of Waterstone’s

[Usborne's] excellent That's not my... series of baby books- with their touchy-feely segments- have kept baby amused for hours as he explores new tactile sensations... There are six examples in each book and there are many, many books. That's not my Pirate, That's not my Penguin, That's not my Robot... the list is endless.
Bishop’s Stortford Observer

Almost everyone with kids of a certain age is familiar with the That’s not my... range of children’s books – memorable, instantly recognisable and, most important of all, great fun for little ones. They have become a classic series and definitely one of our favourites.
Tesco Books Blog

This book is from the brilliant 'That's not my...' series of touch-and-feel books. Henry loves this story... He's stimulated by looking at the bright colours and feeling the different textures, and definitely thinks lions are the best animals
Parent review, Mother and Baby Magazine

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Extras

That's not my ... activities
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