{"product_id":"never-touch-a-dinosaur","title":"Never Touch a Dinosaur!","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNever Touch a Dinosaur! — except in this book, obviously\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquishy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a simple idea done properly: bumpy textures, silly rhymes, and a dinosaur on every spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🦕 The one that started it all\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDinosaurs help. Very few toddlers are indifferent to a dinosaur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✋ Something to touch on every page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTextured silicone touches throughout, one dinosaur at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach texture different from the last, so there's a reason to keep turning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunny rhyming text that little ones learn by heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick board pages and a compact 186mm square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e😄 Rhymes worth reading twice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🛡️ Built for the treatment it will get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilicone 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📏 Book details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e touch-and-feel board book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186 x 186 x 19mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable from:\u003c\/strong\u003e birth+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosie Greening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stuart Lynch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781785989087\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e silicone touches on every page, rhyming text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e❓ Frequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat age is it for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it make any noise?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo — this one is silent. No batteries, no buttons, just squishy dinosaurs. Which makes it a sensible bedtime choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it survive a toddler?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's built for it. Silicone panels in thick board pages hold up to a great deal of enthusiastic prodding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a good first touch-and-feel book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the one we'd start with. Simple, sturdy, and the textures are genuinely interesting rather than a token fuzzy patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it make a good gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReliably. It's a safe bet for a first birthday or a new baby, and dinosaurs suit everybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📚 More Never Touch books\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the original, and the one we'd start with. If it's already a favourite in your house, these are the natural next:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/never-touch-a-tiger\"\u003eNever Touch a Tiger!\u003c\/a\u003e — the same idea with wild animals, and rhymes that are good fun to read aloud.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/never-touch-a-capybara\"\u003eNever Touch a Capybara!\u003c\/a\u003e — the unusual one, and the one nobody else's toddler has yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/never-touch-a-noisy-monkey\"\u003eNever Touch a Noisy Monkey!\u003c\/a\u003e — the noisy one, where every animal makes the wrong sound on purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the whole range in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/never-touch-books\"\u003eNever Touch books\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e❤️ From our family to yours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully chosen products for babies, toddlers and parents. 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