At first glance most people would assume this is a baby book, and it is a very good book for babies and very young children. I doubt many people would even consider buying this for a child of 4 - 6, but I have come to the conclusion that this in an excellent resource in learning to read as well. I had always suspected that my son taught himself to read as much as I did. We did use some of the best phonics programmes going, but this only taught the basic mechanics - something more is required for a real explosion into reading. I have also assumed, based on observation, that the process of playing with books and just exploring them was a crucial step. I do remember ...  Read the complete review

Thats not my..... I wish I had invented this series its so simple yet so effective and so fun for young children and there are so many of them rrp £5.99 Fiona Watts the author and Rachel Wells the illustrator must be overjoyed with the popularity of them and it seems there is no end to these wonderful books. They can be picked up in the supermarket for £4 and also on Amazon for as little as £1 depending on which one you like. This one is That's not my dragon...... and do you know why? its ears / spots / claws / tail / tongue are too tufty/ slimy / knobbly / prickly / fuzzy this one introduces the children to more descriptive words which is great for ...  Read the complete review

Another adventure in the Usborne Touchy-Feely Books saga. The Touchy-Feely books are created for babies and toddlers, and aim to help children develop their language and sensory skills, by including different types of fabric, colours and textures in every book. Each book follows a little white mouse that is looking for something that belongs to him. This time the little mouse is on a mission to find his missing dragon. ----------------- CONTENT ----------------- As always with the Touchy-Feely books, the story starts on the cover. Cover: "That's not my dragon... its ears are too ...  Read the complete review

Our grandson has had the Usborne touchy-feely series "That's Not My" by Fiona Watts since he was a year old. He's four now and he still really likes these books even now. The books start out as a good introduction to books and then become useful in teaching little ones descriptive terms as they grow older. Also, these are all board books so they're suitable from a few months of age. That's Not My Dragon is written by Fiona Watts with the illustrations by Rachel Wells. The book retails at £4.99 though Amazon is currently selling it for £2.99 which is excellent value for money. You can often get it as part of a 3 for 2 deal at places like ...  Read the complete review

Upon receiving some money off my father for Christmas, and having strict instructions that whatever it was spent on must be of the child's choosing, I found myself with the unenvienable task of helping him spend it reasonably wisely, and not splurge it all on sweets! (which at one point he really wanted to!). Upon one of our many, many trips to our local Asda, we were lucky enough to stumble across a sale rail that was being set up as we walked past, I loitered around for about 10 minutes, or at least until the girl arranging the display walked away and went for a rootle! On this display there were many different children's books, two of which I ...  Read the complete review