Never Touch a Dinosaur!

Never Touch a Dinosaur! — except in this book, obviously

Squishy silicone dinosaurs on every page, waiting to be prodded. The rhymes warn you not to touch them, which of course is an invitation, and that small act of rule-breaking is most of the fun.

It's a simple idea done properly: bumpy textures, silly rhymes, and a dinosaur on every spread.

🦕 The one that started it all

This is the original Never Touch book, first published in 2017, and the reason there's now a whole series of them. Nearly a decade on it's still the one parents reach for first — which tells you most of what you need to know.

Dinosaurs help. Very few toddlers are indifferent to a dinosaur.

✋ Something to touch on every page

• Textured silicone touches throughout, one dinosaur at a time
• Each texture different from the last, so there's a reason to keep turning
• Funny rhyming text that little ones learn by heart
• Thick board pages and a compact 186mm square

😄 Rhymes worth reading twice

The rhymes are short, daft and built for reading aloud. They also do the quiet work of telling your little one what's coming next, which is why the same book can be read forty times and still land — the anticipation is the point.

🛡️ Built for the treatment it will get

Silicone set into thick board is a sturdy combination. Parents routinely report these coming through a year of daily handling still looking respectable, which is not something you can say about every book on the shelf.

📏 Book details

• Format: touch-and-feel board book
• Pages: 10
• Size: 186 x 186 x 19mm
• Suitable from: birth+
• Written by: Rosie Greening
• Illustrated by: Stuart Lynch
• ISBN: 9781785989087
• Features: silicone touches on every page, rhyming text

❓ Frequently asked questions

What age is it for?
From birth. Babies go for the textures long before they follow the story; the rhymes and the joke of not-touching land from around a year.

Does it make any noise?
No — this one is silent. No batteries, no buttons, just squishy dinosaurs. Which makes it a sensible bedtime choice.

Will it survive a toddler?
It's built for it. Silicone panels in thick board pages hold up to a great deal of enthusiastic prodding.

Is it a good first touch-and-feel book?
It's the one we'd start with. Simple, sturdy, and the textures are genuinely interesting rather than a token fuzzy patch.

Does it make a good gift?
Reliably. It's a safe bet for a first birthday or a new baby, and dinosaurs suit everybody.

📚 More Never Touch books

This is the original, and the one we'd start with. If it's already a favourite in your house, these are the natural next:

• Never Touch a Tiger! — the same idea with wild animals, and rhymes that are good fun to read aloud.
• Never Touch a Capybara! — the unusual one, and the one nobody else's toddler has yet.
• Never Touch a Noisy Monkey! — the noisy one, where every animal makes the wrong sound on purpose.

See the whole range in our Never Touch books collection.

❤️ From our family to yours

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