Friday, 30 August 2013
ReaditDaddy's Book of the Week - Week ending 30th September 2013 - "Hey Presto" by Nadia Shireen (Jonathan Cape PB)
Hey Presto!
Written and Illustrated by
Nadia Shireen
Published by Jonathan Cape
Lots and lots and LOTS of books examine friendships, and children seem to love books that feature characters who are firm friends, then go through some turmoil and upset before realising how...
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Spotlight on "Love2Read" - Brilliant photobooks to personalise your children's early reading experiences
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early readers,
Holiday Books,
Love2Read,
Photobooks,
Photos,
spotlight
The Love2Read Photo Books are a fab way to encourage children to enjoy reading, where they can be the star!
Our recent holiday to Tenerife was a lot of fun. But like most parents we never seem to get round to printing our holiday photos out - or any photos for that matter, as the...
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Toucan Can! By Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis (Gecko Press)
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Gecko Press,
Juliette MacIver,
Sarah Davis,
Toucan Can
Toucan Can!
Written by Juliette MacIver
Illustrated by Sarah Davis
Published by Gecko Press
Ah the joy of movement, of song and dance, of colourful and happy little animals and birds in this brilliant and vibrant book that meshes together Dr Seuss-like rhyme with perfect...
#ReadItMD13 Theme Week - "Back to School" - Learning books that really don't feel like 'school' books
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#ReadItMD13 Theme Week,
Back to School Week,
Bright Sparks Range,
First Readers,
Lets Start Reading,
Marks and Spencer Books,
National Curriculum
Marks and Spencer "Bright Sparks" First Writing
Continuing our #ReadItMD13 theme week of "Back to School" we thought we'd revisit an excellent range of early years teaching books that really don't feel like 'learning' to a child - more like a fun set of activities and puzzles that...
Walker Books Summer Book Party - "Captain Cat" by Inga Moore. Purr-fect in every way!
Captain Cat by Inga Moore. Prepare to lose yourself in a luxurious and beautiful book.
We feel very fortunate to have been included in Walker Books fabulous "Summer Picture Book Party" blog tour. When we first saw the five books that would be highlighted by the blog tour, one...
Walker Picture Book Party - "We're going on a Cat hunt to celebrate Captain Cat by Inga Moore!"
Hooray! Hoorah! It's Walker Picture Book Party Blog Tour Day (phew!) for us at ReadItDaddy.
Quite soon you'll see our review of the fabulous "Captain Cat" by Inga Moore popping up on the blog but before that, we thought we'd try something a bit different to the usual bloggy book party...
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Slightly Jones embarks on her fourth adventure in Joan Lennon's fab "The Case of The Hidden City" (Catnip Books)
"The Case of the Hidden City - A Slightly Jones Mystery" by Joan Lennon (Catnip Books). We're about to become Slightly obsessed!
Oh hello there lovely book, where have you been all my life. What's that? Have I met your three predecessors? Why, no I haven't!
So who is Slightly Jones?...
Zen and the art of Self Publishing Children's Books (and getting them read). Ten tips for would-be authors and artists dipping into children's books.
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ten tips for would be authors and artists dipping into children's books,
Zen and the art of self publishing
Self publishing children's books. You definitely won't need one of these any more!
At ReadItDaddy we've championed self-published authors and artists involved in producing children's books largely off their own backs for a long time. We've seen the fantastic, the good and the bad....
Where's the Meerkat - Journey through Time by Paul Moran (Michael O'Mara Books)
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journey through time,
michael o mara books,
paul moran,
presents for men,
presentsformen.co.uk,
where's the meerkat
The hardest people to buy presents for in our family are always the men. Some are gadget obsessed, some love birdwatching, some - well we just haven't got a clue where to start with them. Thanks to presentsformen.co.uk you can now solve all your men-present-buying problems...
#ReadItMD13 Theme Week - "Back To School" - A great range of Miffy and Beano Comic merchandise for your new school bag!
Miffy Stationery and school kit. Far too good to keep just for kids!
We've been checking out a rather awesome range of back to school products featuring book and comic related characters. With Dick Bruna just celebrating his 86th Birthday, we were very happy to see the new range...
Welcome to the fabulous Walker Books Summer Party Week! 5 blogs, 5 books, lots of fun!
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Captain Cat,
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs,
Peck Peck Peck,
Romping Monsters - Stomping Monsters,
Silver Buttons,
Walker Books,
Walker Picture Book Party
A Picture Book Party and you're all invited!
What a packed week! Phew! As you can probably tell from that little image that's appeared on our page background we've been very very lucky enough to be involved with the Walker Picture Book Party this year.
Featuring 5 picture book blogs,...
#ReadItMD13 Theme Week - "Back to School, oh no!" - Bookish related things to help ease you and your kids back into the school routine
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#ReadItMD13,
Back to School Week,
Biff Chip and Kipper,
Blue Kangaroo,
Little Princess,
Splat the Cat
Three words that strike terror into the hearts of children (and joy into their parents!)
For this week's slightly belated #ReadItMD13 Theme Week we're looking at books designed not only to get your children back into something educational, we're also looking at books that can help...
Monday, 26 August 2013
Magical Animals at Bedtime by Lou Kuenzler, Sandra Rigby and Andrew Weale (Watkins Publishing)
A rather wise book person I once met described certain books as instantly feeling like "the future family heirlooms - passed from generation to generation". "Magical Animals at Bedtime" is one such book, a collected anthology of animal stories from Lou Kuenzler, Sandra...
Saturday, 24 August 2013
"Alastair Crawley" by James Norbury free to download on Amazon till 27th August
Spookiness, slithery creatures and...spelling? It may sound like a strange combination but in James Norbury's book "Alastair Crawley and the Terrible Misspelling" you'll find all these ingredients and more.
Illustrated with hand-drawn pictures, and presented in bouncing rhyming text,...
Friday, 23 August 2013
It's Not Yours, It's Mine! by Susanna Moores (Child's Play)
Ahhh sharing! If there's one concept you can guarantee your child will take years to understand fully, it's the concept of sharing. Listening to the lovely Loll Kirby over at Storyseekers talking recently about both her boys wanting to play with the same Octonauts...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 23rd August 2013 - "I Hate Picture Books!" by Timothy Young (Schiffer Publishing Ltd)
You know, for our book of the week nominations we'd normally baulk at the prospect of picking a book with such a controversial title. After all, we LOVE picture books so how could we possibly love a picture book that features a character that absolutely hates them?
You'll...
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Rabbit Pie by Penny Ives (Child's Play)
Labels:
Child's Play,
Penny Ives,
Rabbit Pie
As the subtitle says "The Perfect Recipe for Bedtime" though these adorable little bunnies won't be tucked up under a blanket of pastry, thankfully.
In "Rabbit Pie", the lovely tale unfolds like a favourite recipe as we follow six busy little bunnies on their way to a...
The Pet Itch by Elli Woollard and Elina Ellis (Maverick Books)
Labels:
Elina Ellis,
Elli Woollard,
Maverick Books,
The Pet Itch
We're huge fans of Elli Woollard's peerless poetry. Just go and take a look at her brilliant "Taking Words for a Stroll" website and her fabulous article for us on rhyming children's books and you'll see just how talented she is.
OR, alternatively, dive into this tale...
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
The Friendly Witch by Rachel Elliot and Leo Broadley (Meadowside Children's Books)
It's a lonely life sometimes, being a witch. Sure you might have a houseful of cats, bats and possibly even rats but they're not much fun when it's your birthday and you'd really like a few friends to come round and enjoy tea and cake.
As the saying goes though, be careful...
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