That's Not My Robot - Fiona Watt

There is nothing worse than when you're son or daughter loses a favourite toy and this book shows the story of one child's search for the right one. ***The Background*** Usborne are well known for their fantastic range of children's books. From the youngest of toddlers to the more advanced reader they have something for everyone. This book is written by Fiona Watts and illustrated by Rachel Wells and is one in a large series of books that are simple to read and lovely to look at. Each one features a different type of toy and throughout the book there are lots of touchy feely bits that show differentials between each one that is on ...  Read the complete review

This is a colourful and well-made board book - it will stand quite a lot of rough treatment! It is a good size for a toddler to hold. It has 6 pages although the story starts on the front. The illustrations are simple and eye-catching, with shiny bits and textured bits. The textures are quite inventive too - not your run-of-the-mill fluffy or rough!. The story goes like this: That's not my robot, it's eyes are too shiny Then on each page, another reason why - it's hands are too crinkly etc And then finally "that's my robot - it's antennae are so sparkly!" It is very predictable which helps toddlers to ...  Read the complete review

I have two year old twins who love reading. Well, they love being read to, and that's about as much as you can hope for at that age! Usbourne Touchy Feely books are amongst their favourites. These books are aimed at pre-schoolers and have something for each age. Babies and little toddlers enjoy fiddling with the textured pages and looking at the bright pictures, wheras older children will enjoy the (very basic) plot. Touchy Feely books are about fifteen centimetres square and are made of pretty tough board. My two are really heavy handed with their books and toys and these books have stood the test of time and still look fairly new. The ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my personal favourites in the 'That's not my' range of children books. For those who don't know them, they each have a different topic (like this one is robots). You read through the ten pages and see different robots that aren't yours, and an explanation of why they are not, e.g. 'its hands are too crinkly'. Whatever that characteristic is that makes it not yours, is something to touch. It may be that it's corrugated cardboard hands to rub, or fluffy fabric hands etc. The book is small in size, and only ten pages long. Despite this, it's still a nice book because there is something to touch and feel on each page. The pages are made of thick ...  Read the complete review

This story is one in a series by Usbourne. It is written by Fiona Watts and illustrated by Rachel Wells. The unique thing about this book and all of the others within this series is the story actually begins on the front page. There is a very nice picture of a smiley robot with two big shiny eyes. Above it's head it says 'Thats not my robot....' which is the title of the book and printed onto the body is a reason why it's not the right robot. This is a recurring theme throughout the book. Each page has a different robot and a different reason as to why the robot is the wrong one until of course you get to the last page. The book itself has thick ...  Read the complete review