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.
A non fiction book filled with polar bear facts. I wish there was more tactile surfaces than just polar bear fur but that is my complaint not my daughter’s.
I just made a puppet out of a stuffed animal polar bear and Now I need it to be able to tell a story. This book is perfect. You can touch the book and feel the fur of the polar bear and learn about them as well.... Wait for my Boris the Polar Bear to read it to the children in my library! :-D