My son is four months old, but already has a favourite book - That's Not My Hamster. Whenever we read it to him, he smiles and laughs at the same bits, his whole face lighting up. So I decided to buy him another in the series and after doing a search online, I chose That's Not My Dragon - mainly because I love dragons and the illustrations looked very cute!

This is one of the Usborne touchy-feely books by Fiona Watt, illustrated by Rachel Wells. There are lots of different animals available in the series (tiger, bear, puppy, kitten, monkey, etc.) as well as things like princesses, cars, trains and monsters. That's Not My Dragon has a cover price of £5.99 but we bought it from Amazon for only £3.74.

It is a board book so suitable for any age. While my son is too young to understand the actual words, he seems to love the repetition and the rhythm of the words. Each double page begins with the "That's not my dragon" and then goes on to explain why not, with the final pages revealing that this one IS his dragon and again explaining why.

The books are beautiful with brightly coloured cartoon style drawings. That's Not My Dragon has purple, lilac, blue, orange, yellow and green dragons, which means that as your child gets older, you can talk about the different colours as well as the spots, wings, horns and other features of each dragon. There is a little white mouse that appears in each scene too, so you can point that out to your child or ask them to find it.

The best part of these books is the touchy-feely aspect of it, as each dragon comes with its own textured bit for the child to discover. One dragon has soft furry ears, another has squishy sparkly spots, one has yellow claws which feel a bit bumpy, one has a spiky red tail part, another dragon has a pink tongue made from a carpet kind of texture and the final dragon has gorgeous green scaly wings. Again, plenty to touch and talk about.

These books are ideal for babies and young children. They are sturdy and well made, not too heavy to hold and each page holds delights. The illustrations are gorgeous and there is so much to find and talk about, as your child gets older and more talkative. The story begins on the front page, so draws the child in straight away and as it is a short story, parents won't get bored of reading it over and over. There are plenty of other books in the set if your child enjoys them and at £3-£6 a book, it is easy enough to buy one without worrying about a huge expense.

I love these books and plan to buy more. I thoroughly recommend them and more importantly, so does my baby son. It is great to get your children into books from an early age and these are perfect.