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More spookiness, this time in the shape of a couple of witches with a slight problem, their wands no longer work. And what is a witch without magic? Well she's a slightly grumpy and warty old lady with a smelly cat - that's what. While on holiday, Rattle, Ricket and their...

I completely missed out on the "Funny Bones" books as a kid but I'm reliably informed by my lovely wife CanIWalkMummy that they're children's classics. Allan Ahlberg is pretty much a legend in children's books (both as illustrator and author) and Andre Amstutz's haphazard,...

Oh how we love Mini Grey's books. They're usually bordering on the surreal, they're always exquisitely illustrated and are undoubtedly amongst the books we take out of the library the most. This is the second outing for Biscuit Bear for us, and I could've sworn I'd reviewed...

I'll admit it. I don't really understand the appeal of Hello Kitty, yet the fervour surrounding any HK merchandise is crazy. You name it, it's been "kittified" and the latest addition to the range of products is the "Where's Hello Kitty?" book. "Where's Wally" was the...

Painting, a subject very dear to my heart, and something that I'm happy to say my daughter loves a lot too (though she's far far better at it than I am). Watching a child paint, and watching how they expertly take a white space and turn it into their own little world is...

Bats aren't exactly the first creatures you imagine when you think "cute and cuddly" but this snuggly bedtime story from Debi Gliori might just change your mind. Going through bedtime hell at the moment (another one of those things that seem to happen just as your child...

As promised, I thought I'd ask my lovely wife CanIWalkMummy for a slightly more female-centric list of books she can't wait for Charlotte to read. She came up trumps and here's her list. 1) The Famous Five (various books) by Enid Blyton Though my memories of this book have...

When I was a wee whippersnapper, I remember our school having a "Book Newsletter" type thing that allowed parents to buy (cheaply) a different book every month for their child. The scheme is probably still going on (and the Bookstart scheme is fantastic) but I remember it for a lot of...

Were you ever told not to drop banana skins on the pavement as a kid? Did you often secretly wonder what would happen if you did turn into a banana litterbug? Well this could be the book that proves your parents right. There's a very good reason you should never drop a banana skin,...

If you've got toddlers (or tiddlers) it probably can't have failed to catch your attention that Mr Bloom's Nursery is back with a new series on CBeebies. Though this is primarily a children's book blog we're also interested in other forms of communication, and Mr Bloom is one of...

Robots are cool, dogs are - well OK I'm a cat person but dogs CAN be quite cool. So putting the two together in a book is a stroke of genius. Mark Oliver's tale tells the story of a robot pup who ends up on the scrap heap. It's not the end of the world though, as he soon...

For our first review of this year (Sorry we're late, work piles up after the festive season n'all that) we're kicking off with another Fiona (after our last review being a book by a Fiona, why not continue with a different Fiona for this one :) Fiona Roberton's book "Wanted:...

Hello all! We're back after the Christmas break and soon it'll be time to delve into the book bag to see what's new. Plenty of books dropped down the chimney courtesy of Santa Claus so we'll be covering those in due course (thanks to my sister for buying Charlotte some absolute belters including one from our pre-christmas wish list). Hopefully you'll stick with ReadItDaddy in the...