Friday, 28 February 2014
Abel's Moon by Shirley Hughes (Red Fox Picture Books)
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Abel's Moon,
Red Fox Picture Books,
Shirley Hughes
Abel's Moon
Written and Illustrated byShirley Hughes
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
It goes without saying that we always make a bee-line for Shirley Hughes' books whenever we spot them in our local library. "Abel's Moon" is such a dreamy and lovely tale that it's definitely worth...
ReadItDaddy's Birthday Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th February 2014 - "Shackleton's Journey" by William Grill (Flying Eye Books)
Shackleton's Journey
Written and Illustrated by
William Grill
Published by Flying Eye Books
Muhahaha! I get to choose a Birthday Book of the Week this week, but thankfully despite a very tough choice both Charlotte and I agreed on this one.
Flying Eye Books hit our "Book...
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Wanda and the Alien to the Rescue by Sue Hendra (Red Fox Picture Books)
Wanda and the Alien to the Rescue
Written and Illustrated bySue Hendra
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
Sue Hendra's books are always such a treat! Bold, colourful, full of fun and giggles - and a pinch or two of cheekiness never goes amiss. It's great news to hear that Wanda and...
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Ten Monsters in the Bed by Kate Cotton and Aaron Blecha (Templar Publishing)
Ten Monsters in the Bed
Written by Kate Cotton
Illustrated by Aaron Blecha
Published by Templar Publishing
They're creepy, kooky and very very noisy! This rather cool monster book from Kate Cotton and Aaron Blecha might startle you if you're not quite prepared for how noisy, nauseous...
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Woolly and Tig - Woolly at Nursery by Brian Jameson (Bantam Children's Books)
Woolly and Tig - Woolly at Nursery
Written and Illustrated byBrian Jameson
Published by Bantam Children's Books
The awesome Woolly and Tig are stars of a CBeebies TV show where a little girl and her spider pal have all sorts of adventures. Though we don’t watch CBeebies any more, we...
"Go To Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard" by Steve Cole and Bruce Ingman (Jonathan Cape PB Ltd)
Go To Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard
Written by Steve Cole
Illustrated by Bruce Ingman
Published by Jonathan Cape PB Ltd
We wanted this book as soon as we saw the title, and the (slightly scary) cover image. "Go To Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard" is the sort of book that's destined...
Monday, 24 February 2014
Hugo the Hare's Rainy Day by Jez Alborough (Red Fox Picture Books)
Hugo the Hare's Rainy Day
Written and Illustrated byJez Alborough
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
Jez Alborough has a knack for coming up with brilliant animal characters and stories. His books are lyrical, boldly illustrated and a real treat for a range of ages.
Here we meet...
The Brave Beast by Chris Judge (Andersen Children's Books)
The Brave Beast
Written and Illustrated byChris Judge
Published by Andersen Children's Books
We've spotted this scary beast in apps, but we seem to have missed out on his book adventures - until now! Chris Judge's scary looking creation actually has a heart of gold, and in this adventure...
Friday, 21 February 2014
The Big Splash by A.H Benjamin and John Lycett-Smith (Digital Leaf)
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Digital Leaf,
John Lycett-Smith,
The Big Splash
The Big Splash
Written by A.H Benjamin
Illustrated by John Lycett-Smith
Published by Digital Leaf
Aw, this book is so unfair! Even though we're writing this review a fair way ahead of the book's release date (out on the 28th April from Digital Leaf) it's still got us thinking about...
ReadItDaddy's BIRTHDAY Book of the Week - Week Ending 21st February 2014 - Very Little Red Riding Hood by Teresa Heapy and Sue Heap (David Fickling Books)
Very Little Red Riding Hood
Written by Teresa Heapy
Written by Sue Heap
Published by David Fickling Books
This is an extra-special edition of our Book of the Week slot because it's Charlotte's birthday week - and for her birthday book of the week she's chosen something that has had...
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Happiness is a Watermelon on your Head by Daniel Hahn and Stella Dreis (Phoenix Yard Books)
Happiness is a Watermelon on your Head
Written by Daniel Hahn
Illustrated by Stella Dreis
Published by Phoenix Yard Books
It's crazy, it's a bit kooky, and it's the sort of book that sings out at us when we're browsing our local library stacks. What is happiness? Well happiness can...
Macavity the Mystery Cat by T.S Eliot and Arthur Robins (Faber and Faber)
Macavity the Mystery Cat
Written by T.S Eliot
Adapted and Illustrated by Arthur Robins
Published by Faber and Faber
Oh well I never! Here's a fantastic new book celebrating the wonderful feline creations of one T.S Eliot. In the 75th Anniversary year of T.S Eliot's masterful "Old Possum's...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
My Adventure Island by Timothy Knapman and Sarah Warburton (Scholastic)
My Adventure Island
Written by Timothy Knapman
Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Published by Scholastic
How many times as a kid did you dream of a world without adults? Your own world, where you could make up your own rules, go to bed when you wanted to, eat what you wanted to when you...
Come and see "Rolling Pea" by Kiev Sea Pirates (iPad Version Tested)
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iPad,
Kiev Sea Pirates,
Rolling Pea,
Storytelling app
Rolling Pea
Developed byKiev Sea Pirates
iPad Interactive Story App
We keep saying "We're not going to cover any more apps" which swiftly changes to "Oh go on then, just one more" when we see things like "The Rolling Pea" by Kiev Sea Pirates. Ukranian developers KSP have produced a...
Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams and A.G Ford (Candlewick Press)
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
Candlewick Press,
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Douglas Carlton Abrams
Desmond and the Very Mean Word
Written by Archbishop Desmond Tutu & DC Abrams
Illustrated by A.G Ford
Published by Candlewick Press
This book caught our eye for a whole stack of reasons. It's not every day you spot a children's book that's written by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, that...
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Kids bored already at half term? Get colouring with the awesome lostmyname team!
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Colouring fun,
half term activities,
lostmy.name
The super-cool team at Lostmy.name have been in touch with us to let us know about their brilliant half-term colouring sheets and book. Funky colouring for kids learning their A B Cs, crack out the pencils, pens, felt tips and crayons and get scribbling.
You can download...
Trixie the Witch's Cat by Nick Butterworth (Picture Puffin)
Trixie the Witch's Cat
Written and Illustrated byNick Butterworth
Published by Picture Puffin
This book was a rather lovely surprise. Charlotte pulled it out of the library stack and from its cover, I hadn't really expected it to be more than a "witchy story" but it very much is. In...
Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle (Templar Publishing)
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Gigantosaurus,
Jonny Duddle,
Templar Publishing
Gigantosaurus
Written and Illustrated byJonny Duddle
Published by Templar Publishing
Jonny Duddle is a piratical master of mischief, he's also a space-faring superstar but what happens when Mr Duddle turns his attention to prehistoric times, and all things dino-shaped?
The answer...
Squishy McFluff - The Invisible Cat by Pip Jones and Ella Okstad (Faber and Faber)
Squishy McFluff
Written by Pip Jones
Illustrated by Ella Okstad
Published by Faber and Faber Children's Books
There seem to be an awful lot of books hitting our review schedule at the moment that deal with a fairly sensitive subject - imaginary friends. I had one as a kid called Pooki,...
Monday, 17 February 2014
Robotslayer free on iPad for half term - Never mind the weather, go Robotslaying instead!
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Benny and Leo,
iPad App Free,
Robotslayer,
Vince Kamp
Join Benny and Leo in a droid-destroying adventure. Robotslayer!
Half term is upon us, and if the long range weather reports are anything to go by, the kids might be going stir-crazy by the middle of the week. So here's something cool that you can nab for your iPad to keep your little...
Usborne "See Inside" Series - See Inside Ancient Egypt by Rob Lloyd Jones and David Hancock (Usborne Books)
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Rob Lloyd Jones,
See Inside Ancient Egypt,
Usborne "See Inside" series,
usborne books
See Inside Ancient Egypt
Written by Rob Lloyd Jones
Illustrated by David Hancock
Published by Usborne Books
We've often mused aloud why 'lift the flap' books are often designed for younger children (almost babies), when they're actually a very good way of engaging children Charlotte's...
Dangerous by Tim Warnes (Little Tiger Press)
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Dangerous,
Little Tiger Press,
Tim Warnes
Dangerous!
Written and Illustrated by
Tim Warnes
Published by Little Tiger Press
I work with someone who lives and dies by his labelling machine. I think it comes of watching too many episodes of the 60s version of Batman, where everything was helpfully labelled - from the...
Friday, 14 February 2014
The Royal Nappy by Nicholas Allan (Red Fox Picture Books)
The Royal Nappy
Written and Illustrated byNicholas Allan
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
Nicholas Allan is the master of cheekiness, particularly when his books lovingly poke fun at the Royal Family - but in the best possible taste, of course.
We missed the original release of...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week ending 14th February 2014 - "Where the Poppies Now Grow" by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey (Strauss House Productions)
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Where the Poppies Now Grow
Where the Poppies Now Grow
Written by Hilary Robinson
Illustrated by Martin Impey
Published by Strauss House Productions
In the Centenary year of the outbreak of World War 1, children's authors and artists have dug deep to come up with many brilliant children's books to ensure that...
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Build your own Viking Longship (British Museum Press)
Build your own Viking Longship
A fun papercraft model
Published by British Museum Press
"This weekend, we're going to build a boat!" I said to a rather bemused Charlotte. We've been enjoying the British Museum Press's fantastic range of children's publications (See our review...
Look! A Book! by Bob Staake (Little, Brown Young Readers)
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Little Brown Young Readers,
Look a book
Look! A Book!
Written and Illustrated byBob Staake
Published by Little, Brown Young Readers
Bob Staake's zany effervescence is fantastic, and we can't get enough of his brilliant cartoonish creations. In "Look! A Book!" children will find so much to see and do that it's difficult to...
The Tale of King Harald: The Last Viking Adventure by Thomas J.T Williams and Gilli Allan (British Museum Children's Books)
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Gilli Allan,
The Tale of King Harald the last viking adventure,
Thomas JT Williams
The Tale of King Harald: The Last Viking Adventure
Written by Thomas J.T Williams
Illustrated by Gilli Allan
Published by British Museum Children's Books
We're nuts about history, and we've been fortunate enough to look at some brilliant children's books that delve deep into...
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Hog in the Fog by Julia Copus and Eunyong Seo (Faber and Faber)
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Eunyong Seo,
Faber and Faber,
Hog in the Fog,
Julia Copus
Hog in the Fog
Written by Julia Copus
Illustrated by Eunyong Seo
Published by Faber and Faber
Take a smidgeon of "The Gruffalo", add a tiny pinch of "Foggy Foggy Forest" and some truly charming artwork, and you're half way towards imagining how great "Hog in the Fog" is. With...
Boo! By Tracey Corderoy and Caroline Pedler (Little Tiger Press)
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Boo,
Caroline Pedler,
Little Tiger Press,
Tracey Corderoy
Boo!
Written by Tracey Corderoy
Illustrated by Caroline PedlerPublished by Little Tiger Press
A bouncy effervescent rabbit is always a good bet for misbehaviour and crazy antics. At first I mistook "Boo!" as the first book in a deluge of easter titles, but it's actually nothing to do...
Who's in the Tree that Shouldn't Be by Craig Shuttlewood (Templar Publishing)
Who's in the tree that shouldn't be?
Written and Illustrated byCraig Shuttlewood
Published by Templar Publishing
Charlotte has a charming weakness for lift the flap books. Curiosity and discovery are cat-nip to kidlets, and though technically she's probably a little too old for "Who's...
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Miffy is nearly 60 years old. Celebrate with Simon and Schuster's new updated Miffy range!
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Dick Bruna,
Miffy,
Miffy Relaunch,
Miffy's Day,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
Tony Mitton
Miffy
Written and Created by Dick Bruna
New stories adapted by Tony Mitton
Published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books
We love Miffy - and we still can't believe that it's nearly 60 years since Dick Bruna's timeless bunny character first appeared in children's books.
Miffy is...
The Snagglegrollop by Daniel Postgate and Nick Price (Chicken House Books)
The Snagglegrollop
Written by Daniel Postgate
Illustrated by Nick Price
Published by Chicken House Books
What on EARTH is a Snagglegrollop? You may well ask - and in this fun story from Daniel Postgate and Nick Price, you'll find out. Snagglegrollops, you see, are highly prized...
The Driftwood Ball by Thomas Docherty (Templar Publishing)
The Driftwood Ball
Written and Illustrated byThomas Docherty
Published by Templar Publishing
Poor William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet, his timeless tale of love and loss has been spun, folded and (some might say) mutilated by so many folk for the last few hundred years. The Montagues...
Monday, 10 February 2014
"Jack and the Beanstalk" from Nosy Crow shows real innovation in bridging the gap between e-books and games
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App,
iPad,
iPhone,
Jack and the Beanstalk,
Nosy Crow,
Storytelling app
Jack and the Beanstalk
Interactive story app (iPad version tested)
Published by Nosy Crow
One of our biggest frustrations when it comes to storytelling apps is the way the platform for delivery is viewed. So many times we've looked at iBooks and storytelling apps that merely...
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