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That’s not my teddy by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells – a book to encourage pointing

Written by MFFY | Jul 7, 2022 1:19:42 PM

All the That’s not my... touch and feel books are fabulously fun for very young readers. They are brightly illustrated board books with lovely, clear and tactile images on each page.  

These books explore many topics, from animals to seasons, so there really is something for everyone. Each book has touchy-feely pages with different textures and lovely big pictures.  

That’s not my teddy is perfect for encouraging small fingers to point to, touch and explore the various textures on each teddy. The engagement starts when young children are invited to rub a teddy's woolly belly on the front cover. 

In the book, each teddy bear has a characteristic that is described using adjectives such as soft, squashy and fuzzy. The link between what they feel and the word they hear to describe it is consistent and might help your baby connect words and meanings. 

If you look carefully, you’ll discover a little mouse hiding on every page which can be used to motivate your baby to point to the page and show you where it is. If your baby can’t spot the mouse just yet, you could point to it on each page to show them how useful pointing can be!  

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