Thursday, 28 June 2012
The Yoga Ogre by Peter Bently and Simon Rickerty (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
If there's one thing that should make our nation swell with pride, it's the sheer quality and class of our children's books. Time and again on ReadItDaddy I'm asked why most of the books we review rate so highly. The simple answer is that they really are that good, and...
Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat by Sue Hendra (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
If we were crazy enough to have cats at ReadItDaddy Towers I would definitely ensure that at least one of them was A) A ginger tom and B) called Keith. Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat is the latest children's book from Sue (Barry, the Fish with Fingers) Hendra. As you'd...
Monday, 25 June 2012
The Walter Foster "Learn to Draw Disney" Books
Labels:
Disney,
Learn to Draw,
Walter Foster
Regular ReadItDaddyers will know that for years I've been scribbling away in the vague pretence of being artistic. 3 years at art college aside, I'm still pretty hopeless when it comes to drawing anything specific so love any tutorials or books that show you the process...
Paul Lamond Games celebrates 30 years of 'Dear Zoo' with new puzzles and games
Labels:
Dear Zoo,
Paul Lamond Games,
Puzzle,
Rod Campbell
Dear Zoo is 30 years old! Astonishing isn't it, and to celebrate the 30th Anniversary - and of course the book's timeless appeal, a collection of new activities, games and puzzles have been created by Paul Lamond Games, based on Rod Campbell's original book and illustrations.
'Dear...
Friday, 15 June 2012
Insensitive bullying by council closes down child's 'School Dinner' blog
Argyle and Bute Borough Council are getting a hard and fast lesson on 'The Streisand Effect' this morning after stepping in to stop a child blogging about her school dinner.
9 year old Martha Payne writes (or at least 'wrote') an entertaining light-hearted blog detailing her...
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen (Jonathan Cape PB Ltd)
Oh my, now how on earth are we going to review this without breaking our hard-and-fast rule of 'no spoilers?'
Alright let's give it a try. Good Little Wolf is a rather cute, tiny and friendly little fellow who is kind to everyone, always eats his vegetables and always...
Traction Man Meets Turbodog by Mini Grey (Red Fox Picture Books)
When I was a mere whippersnapper, I had a vast collection of Action Man stuff. Armoured cars, the Pursuit Craft (a sort of transformable aeroplane, boat, car thing) and a whole army of the fuzzy headed scar-faced eagle-eyed soldiers themselves (with all their uniforms...
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Five books that are perfect to prepare for that first day at school
Labels:
Cactus Annie,
Daisy the Cow,
First Days at School,
Little Princess,
Splat the Cat,
Top Five,
Topsy and Tim
It's probably one of the most important days in your child's life. That first step over the threshold of their new school. "Big" school, not Nursery or Preschool. Charlotte's about to take that step and she's understandably nervous (to say nothing of how ' cat on hot bricks' my wife...
Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt (Red Fox Children's Books)
Labels:
Daisy,
Kes Gray,
Nick Sharratt,
Red Fox Picture Books,
Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea
Daisy, the intrepid 6 and a half year old superspy, superhero and all round supergirl is back for another adventure, pitting her wits against the most nefarious threat to humanity ever encountered. Peas!
As you've probably read in Daisy's other books, Daisy does NOT...
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
A Dinosaur Called Tiny by Alan Durant and Jo Simpson (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Tiny the Dinosaur is...well...tiny! Emerging from his egg to proud parents, Tiny never really grows much bigger and finds life as a tiddler a bit tough in a world where his friends and family all tower above him.
Mocked by other dinosaurs and often left out of their games,...
Monday, 11 June 2012
First Week at Cow School by Andy Cutbill and Russel Ayto (HarperCollins Children's Books)
What do you get if you cross a cow with a chicken brought up as a cow? Andy Cutbill and Russell Ayto's series of 'Daisy' books are hilariously entertaining and with Charlotte due to start school in September, I've been hunting out books to do with those first faltering...
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Buffy, an Adventure Story by Bob Graham (Walker Books)
Labels:
Bob Graham,
Buffy an adventure story,
Walker Books
Don't get too excited, this book has absolutely nothing to do with a certain vampire-hunting femme fatale, it's all about a rather charming little dog called Buffy. The talented sidekick of a rather mean magician, Buffy always steals the show every time he's on stage....
Friday, 1 June 2012
Keeping the scary books out of the book stack - Should we or shouldn't we?
(Pictured: La Visite De Petite Mort (Little Death's Visit) by Kitty Crowther)
Jenny Colgan's article on French children's picture books / bedtime reading struck a chord with me. On our weekly sojourn through the book world, Charlotte and I usually cover books that are light, breezy,...
Socks by Elizabeth Lindsay and Nick Sharratt (David Fickling Books)
Labels:
David Fickling Books,
Elizabeth Lindsay,
Nick Sharratt,
Socks
This jolly colourful and fun book popped itself into our library stack this week but as the old adage goes...never judge a book by its cover.
We've previously loved Pants and More Pants by Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt to bits (and they're still both regular bed-time...
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