Never Touch the Farmyard Friends

Never Touch the Farmyard Friends — except in this book

Five squishy silicone touches, cut right through the cover so little fingers find them before the book is even open. Count down through the farmyard — five, four, three — feeling each animal as you go.

The counting rhymes do the work quietly. Your little one is following a countdown, touching as they go, and learning what five feels like rather than just what it sounds like.

🐄 Counting that starts with touching

Numbers mean very little to a toddler as words. They mean rather more when there are five bumpy things to press, one at a time, and one fewer on every page.

By the end of the book they've counted down to one without anyone calling it a lesson, which is the only way counting sticks at this age.

✋ Five touches, die-cut through the cover

• Textured silicone touches, each one different to the last
• Die-cut through to the cover, so they're there from the moment it's picked up
• Gentle countdown rhymes to read along with
• Sturdy board pages made for repeated prodding
• A compact size that suits small hands and fits in a bag

👶 Made for sharing

This is a book that works best on a lap. One of you reads, the other presses, and somewhere along the way the animals get named, the colours get pointed at, and the counting happens almost by accident.

It's a favourite with children who seek out textures, and an easy one to reach for when you want a few quiet minutes together.

📏 Book details

• Format: touch-and-feel board book
• Pages: 14
• Size: 210 x 176 x 13mm
• Suitable from: birth+
• Written by: Alice Fewery
• Illustrated by: Stuart Lynch
• ISBN: 9781805444695
• Features: five textured silicone touches die-cut through to the cover, countdown rhymes, counting to five

❓ Frequently asked questions

What age is it for?
From birth. Tiny babies enjoy the textures and the rhythm of the rhymes; the counting starts landing somewhere around eighteen months and keeps giving from there.

Does it make any noise?
No — this one is silent. No batteries, no buttons, just textures to find. A relief at bedtime, and rather welcome in a quiet waiting room.

How high does it count?
To five, counting down. That's the right first number range for a toddler, and five is plenty to be getting on with.

Are the touches sturdy?
Yes — silicone set into thick board pages, built for the sort of pressing this kind of book invites.

Does it make a good gift?
A very good one. It's a regular choice for grandparents buying for a first or second birthday, and the touches make it obvious what to do without any instructions.

📚 More Never Touch books

This is the counting one, and the quiet farmyard one. Close relatives:

• Five Little Ducks — the same counting idea set to the song everyone already knows.
• Never Touch a Noisy Cow! — the farmyard one with sounds, where every animal makes the wrong noise on purpose.
• Never Touch a Dinosaur! — the original, quiet, with a different texture on every page.

See the whole range in our Never Touch books collection.

❤️ From our family to yours

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