Book Recommendations — Children's

These two titles—That's not my teddy . . . and That's not my train . . . —are part of series of books by author Fiona Watt and illustrator Rachel Wells. My young Test Readers have all enjoyed exploring the different textures in these books, and while there's not much of a story, the illustrations are bright and the descriptive words Watt uses are much more complicated than those found in a typical "touchy-feely" book—for example, "That's not my dinosaur. It's flippers are too slippery" and "That's my lion! His mane is so shaggy."

Those two lines—with variations depending on the book's subject and the page's texture—are the extent of the story in all books in the series, but my test readers have enjoyed the repetition of the words because it helps them to join in with reading the story.

Many of the books in the series are on "Buy 3, Get 1 Free" sale at Amazon right now. With such a variety of titles, you can probably find at least one or two that will appeal to any 0-2 year old readers you know.

Other titles in the series include:

That's not my bear . . .
That's not my bunny . . .
That's not my car . . .
That's not my dinosaur . . .
That's not my dolly . . .
That's not my dragon . . .
That's not my fairy . . .
That's not my kitten . . .
That's not my lion . . .
That's not my mermaid . . .
That's not my monster . . .
That's not my princess . . .
That's not my puppy . . .
That's not my robot . . .
That's not my snowman . . .
That's not my tractor . . .
That's not my truck . . .