Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Angry Birds vs Phonics - The Great App Debate
Watching recent traffic on Twitter regarding e-books, apps and electronic media formats has been quite an interesting exercise for us at ReadItDaddy. With the only other previous smart device at ReadItDaddy Towers being an iPod Touch, we've been out of touch (see what...
Top That Publishing give you a chance to sample The Froobles for free!
Labels:
App,
iOS App,
The Froobles,
Top That Publishing
With entertaining stories, minigames and app surprises for preschoolers, Top That Publishing's "The Froobles" is exactly the sort of interactive app we like to see here at ReadItDaddy. Not just a sterile treatment of a print book but something that truly embraces all the...
Miffy celebrates 57 years of entertaining children with a new app
Labels:
Dick Bruna,
iOS App,
Mercis,
Miffy Goes Flying,
Sanoma Media
Miffy, the endearing children's character created by Dick Bruna is 57 years old. With new generations of children discovering the enthralling stories and simple artwork that is the trademark of the character, a second iPad app - "Miffy Goes Flying" is now available for your little...
The Very Noisy Night by Diana Hendry and Jane Chapman (Little Tiger Press)
We've lost count of the number of books that deal with this subject. A little one, unable to sleep, has a restless night and keeps their mum or dad (or usually both) awake. Seldom few are as snuggly and atmospheric as "The Very Noisy Night" by Diana Hendry and Jane Chapman....
Monday, 30 July 2012
Dixie by Grace Gilman and Sarah McConnell (HarperCollins Children's E-Books)
Labels:
Dixie,
E-Book,
Grace Gilman,
HarperCollins Children's Books,
iPad,
Sarah McConnell
I am rubbish at winning arguments, though the household democratic decision to buy a tablet PC for e-books, browsing and other reasons was 2 to 1 against and I was the 1.
So we are now embracing the digital age here at ReadItDaddy as we now have the capacity to finally...
The Phoenix Comic by various lovely artists / illustrators (Phoenix Comics)
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The Phoenix Comic
It's OK, we haven't gone completely bonkers after the surreality of the Olympic opening ceremony (but ah, wasn't it great! Weird yes, but great!), we have started looking at more diverse material here at ReadItDaddy. I'd aimed to do something on The Phoenix Comic for a...
Friday, 27 July 2012
Moonlight, Murder and Machinery by John Paul Catton (Winston Saint Press)
In a little break from the norm, ReadItDaddy was fortunate enough to be sent a Young Adult fiction novel recently. I'm usually pretty polite about such things, making it clear that ReadItDaddy is predominantly a children's picture book blog but the novel in question had...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Food Chain by M.P. Robertson (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
My lovely other half The Strolling Mum picked this book out of the library stacks. It's always a treat when she comes with us on our library trips (normally she's at work on Library day) as she picks out and suggests a really different set of books to the stuff Charlotte...
On a Dark Dark Night by Simon Prescott (Little Tiger Press)
Nope, this book has absolutely nothing to do with a mouse scurrying up Batman's leg, but Simon Prescott's ethereal atmospheric little book "On a Dark Dark Night" is a lovely bed-time read. A little mouse takes a perilous journey in search of food, through the dark dark...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Remembering a particularly hard to read tale from childhood
Labels:
The Wee Wee Woman,
Winston Primer
When I was a kid, I can't remember how we ended up with a copy of "The Winston Readers Primer" - A 1920s story collection for children. My Nan was an avid Jumble Sale scavenger, and used to unearth all sorts of 'treasures' in her weekly quests around the various jumbles in our locale....
Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross (Andersen Press)
Labels:
Andersen Press,
Jeanne Willis,
Misery Moo,
Tony Ross
Apparently, I can be quite grumpy at times. When behind the wheel of the car, yes I'll admit I'm grumpy. When the cistern on one of the loos breaks for the umpteenth time, yep that would most certainly make me grumpy. When the local woodpigeons or bees decide to wake me...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat by Ronda and David Armitage (Scholastic Children's Books)
Hamish is a rather well fed and content cat, that is until the day he overhears his master and mistress (the Lighthouse Keeper and his Wife) discussing how they can get their fat puss to catch a few mice and earn his keep by putting him on a diet.
Hamish is a cat of leisure,...
Monday, 23 July 2012
The Little Old Lady Who Cried Wolf by Simon Puttock and Nicola Slater (Macmillan Children's Books)
Labels:
Macmillan Children's Books,
Nicola Slater,
Simon Puttock,
The Little Old Lady Who Cried Wolf
Apart from describing the original fable of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to Charlotte, we have been trying to explain what the phrase means. 'The Little Old Lady Who Cried Wolf' explains it all perfectly. Simon Puttock respins the classic fable and rather than an errant shepherd...
Stories for a Prince by various authors / artists (Hamilton Publishing Inc)
Labels:
Abingdon,
Charity Book,
Fire Station Book Sale,
Hamilton Publishing Inc,
Stories for a Prince
Here's a book we previously only owned as a story CD (my wife points out that it was originally hers on Story Cassette), but spotted in book form at the excellent Fire Service Book Sale which was held just up the road from us on Saturday. You can read more about the book...
Darkness Slipped In by Ella Burfoot (Kingfisher Press Ltd)
Most children go through a phase of being 'afraid of the dark' and in Ella Burfoot's book "Darkness Slipped In" the darkness is reimagined as a playmate, a spiky-headed shadowy figure that isn't to be feared. Daisy, the young girl in the book, isn't the least bit afraid...
Saturday, 21 July 2012
What's that coming over the hill?
Charlotte was so enamoured by her copy of Nicola L Robinson's "The Monster Machine" that to thank Nicola, she sent her a drawing of Mummy Monster, Daddy Monster and a tiny little baby monster. Nicola loved it and it now takes pride of place on her studio noticeboard.
Charlotte even...
Friday, 20 July 2012
The Fairyspotter's Guide by Meg Clibbon and Lucy Clibbon (Zero To Ten)
Charlotte, dear heart, very rarely picks overtly 'girly' books out from the Library but as soon as she saw "The Fairyspotter's Guide" she absolutely went crazy for it. Like a cornucopia of pink and sparkly winsomeness wrapped up in book form, Meg and Lucy Clibbon's book...
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson (Walker Books)
Labels:
Martin Waddell,
Owl Babies,
Patrick Benson,
Walker Books
'Owl Babies' was one of those books that I was utterly convinced I'd already reviewed for this place, so when Charlotte grabbed it in this week's library run, I was quite pleased when I realised that we had read it before but never covered it.
'Owl Babies' is the story...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
I Don't Want to Go to Bed! by Julie Sykes and Tim Warnes (Little Tiger Press)
Little Tiger Press were kind enough to send us their reworking of their flagship title 'I Don't Want To Go To Bed' which updates and reissues the 1996 classic for a whole new generation of toddlers to enjoy. We've all been there haven't we? Those nights where no matter...
Monday, 16 July 2012
Christopher Nibble by Charlotte Middleton (Oxford University Press)
Like most guinea pigs, Christopher Nibble LOVES dandelion leaves. Dandelion leaves for breakfast, lunch, in-between meal snacks, dinner and supper.
Of course the problem with mass consumerism on this scale comes when you don't shore up the supplies by responsible replanting...
The Monster Machine by Nicola L Robinson (Pavilion Children's Books)
Here at ReadItDaddy we've discussed at length children's fascination with all things spooky and monstrous. Why are monster books so popular with kids? What is it about the slightly scary and unusual that draws them in more immediately than books that feature fluffy little...
Friday, 13 July 2012
It's Friday the 13th! What better day to celebrate Winnie the Witch's Birthday!
Labels:
Happy Birthday Winnie,
Korky Paul,
Oxford University Press,
Valerie Thomas,
Winnie the Witch
With Oxford University Press hosting a week of celebrations, it seems fitting to round off Winnie the Witch's birthday week by linking to a rather fantastic Telegraph interview with Winnie's artist, Korky Paul:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9378976/Winnie-The-Witch-celebrates-25-years.html
It's...
Thursday, 12 July 2012
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (HarperCollins Children's Books)
A recent article on children 'giving up' on picture books at a certain age got me thinking about my own shaky start in reading. At primary school I (and probably a fair few of you of a certain age) had a newsletter / catalogue that used to be circulated, allowing parents...
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Old Dog by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross (Andersen Children's Books)
Labels:
Andersen Children's Books,
Jeanne Willis,
Old Dog,
Tony Ross
Aw poo! A while back, I had a vague concept for a children's book idea mapped out in my head, and did some preliminary sketches / character work for the book. In it, a girl visits her grandmother for the day and bemoans the fact that granny dearest doesn't really do a...
Denver by David McKee (Andersen Children's Books)
Labels:
Andersen Children's Books,
David McKee,
Denver
David McKee's books are consistently good. He seems to have a knack for producing work that spins together a clear message with a fun and entertaining set of characters laced tightly together with a well-told story. When I was a kid, he entertained me with Mr Benn. When...
Monday, 9 July 2012
Traction Man is Here! by Mini Grey (Red Fox Picture Books)
Traction Man, the lantern-jawed plastic action hero is here to save the day! We've previously reviewed Traction Man meets Turbo Dog and loved it. Here's the first tale in the chronicles of Traction Man, outlining how he first meets his faithful chum Scrubbing Brush, and how (with the...
The Hairy Book by Babette Cole (Red Fox Picture Books)
Labels:
Babette Cole,
Red Fox Picture Books,
The Hairy Book
We're still on our quest to read every single one of Babette Cole's books and we recently managed to grab "The Hairy Book" from the library. As you'd expect from Babette Cole, it mixes the surreal, the slightly smelly and the saucy together into a tome of rhyming revulsion...
Friday, 6 July 2012
Little Dragon and the Haunted House by Anni Axworthy (Zero To Ten)
Imagine what it would be like to live with a dragon that cried tears of pure gold every time he had a bit of an emotional moment. Judging by the vast pile of loot Little Dragon is sitting on, he must be a bit of a sad chap.
Little Dragon and the Haunted House tells his...
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Burglar Bill by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg (Puffin Books)
Labels:
Allan Ahlberg,
Burglar Bill,
Janet Ahlberg,
Puffin Books
Oooh it's controversial, but when the 'boss' of this blog says something is so, it is so. And so (and sew and sew) it came to pass that on the first week of July, 2012, we ended up with two books of the week here on ReadItDaddy. Charlotte absolutely could not choose between...
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