That`S Not My Penguin - Usborne Touchy & Feely Books

That's Not My...

by Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells (Illustrator)

Rachel(Illustrato Fiona(Author) ; Wells

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals, Fiction, Kids

10 pages, Board Book

First published August 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

[Adina ( not enough time )]

My toddlers enjoyed it when they were a bit younger (aka 5 months ago)and still come back to it from time to time. I also like penguins.

[Samuel Miller]

Interesting plot with tactile surprises at every turn of the page. Some things are left unanswered though. Why are we looking for the penguin? Did they get lost? If the search were better motivated I’d bump it up to 5 stars, but still a solid read.

[Bookworm Blogger]

This is possibly my favourite one so far. In previous books I have found the textures to be very similar however this one explores lots of different ones such as rubbery, shiny, fluffy and I love the addition of the baby penguin at the end.

[Sunny Kleinsmith]

Lacks character development. Thats not my tractor is on my tbr and my expectations are low

[Christina Reid]

Bought as a present for our little one by one of my lovely pupils as they know I love penguins. Perfect for babies, as with the other books in this series!

[Becky]

Pretty much the same as the others in this series, but my youngest enjoys the textures.

[Kit]

It's a children's book about penguins. Enuf said.

[Riker Mcfeely]

I think Riker is starting to figure out his hands. We read this book and mama touches the penguins and then shows Riker how to touch them.

[Benjamin]

Insufficient character development

[Castor]

The books in the "That's not my..." series can be an interesting read for young babies. A common downside of the series is that the content is overly similar and repetitive, e.g., limited vocabulary and texture, and no background story or specific facts about the characters. The book is still a cute seasonal read with the background covered in ice and snowflakes, and the little mouse dressed in Christmas-themed clothing.

[Kat]

Lovely book!

[Miss Sarah]

Another hit touch and feel book featuring differnt body parts of penguins. baby and up

[Angela]

Super cute story to brainwash your child into having the same favorite aquatic animal as you! Laura loved the textured penguins throughout the book and we've already read it multiple times.

[Pennie]

This is another charming addition to this series, which both my daughter and I enjoy. My daughter enjoyed the now familiar textures. I liked seeing the mouse wear warm clothing for the antarctic climate.

[Paul]

Nice that this one shows off different species of penguin.

[Freddie D]

My ideal companion piece to Happy Feet.

[Kristen]

Lots of different textures and bright illustrations!

[James Harrison]

Nice sensory pads for children and creative-looking penguins. The story didn't make sense to me for a long time until my wife finally pointed out the small mouse on every page. Now I get it.

[R. L. Peterson]

I think this might be one of my favorites in this collection! Kinda sad it’s a library book 😅

[Addie]

Really cute! 20 month old loves this!

[TJE]

Enjoyed as much as other "That's not my..." books. Solid read and fun.

[Kylee Timmreck]

6.5/10⭐️

[Jessica Langford]

Another cute book with different textures for my daughter to play with :)

[Ainsley]

2025 advent calendar.

[Remi]

This book is helping Remi learn to read her smaller words and allows her to touch and describe the touch parts of the book, all while being a silly goose.

[Declan Reed]

Not yet interested in touching or feeling things. Don’t see the point of this book. Next!

[Junkyardle]

This is peak I swear

[Niamh Griffin]

An adorable tactile Christmas book for the toddler in your world.

[Simac]

It was very funny, I liked to feel it. The penguins were cute.

[Kate Stead]

So simple, but so cute.
I do love this series of books - wish I'd come up with the idea!

This penguin version is particularly cute, my daughter loves to assign all the different penguins to different members of the family, saving the cutest for her.

Fantastic to give as a present (just check to see if they have it first).