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Monday, 31 March 2014

Jonny Duddle brings awesome tales of pirates and dinosaurs to the Oxford Literary Festival

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Pirate Grrrrl ready for duty! A little Duddle-bug gets in some research before the event We figured it was about time we went to one of those infamous literary festivals, and what better way to spend Mother's Day (Sorry mummy!) than seeing a legendary figure in children's books,...
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Tilly's At Home Holiday by Gillian Hibbs (Child's Play Books)

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Tilly's At Home Holiday Written and Illustrated byGillian Hibbs Published by Child's Play Books As a child, it's all too easy to take things for granted - or to feel a little envious when other kids seem to have more toys than you, or even go on holiday when you're stuck at home. Tilly's...
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Friday, 28 March 2014

ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th March 2014 - "Grandma" by Jessica Shepherd (Child's Play Books)

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Grandma Written and Illustrated by Jessica Shepherd Published by Child's Play Books We had to double up on our Book of the Week nominations for this week, simply because there was no dividing our two choices and we couldn't wait to share both with you with as much enthusiasm...
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ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th March 2014 - "Hermelin - The Detective Mouse" by Mini Grey (Jonathan Cape PB Ltd)

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Hermelin - The Detective Mouse Written and Illustrated byMini Grey Published by Jonathan Cape PB Ltd Mini Grey's latest book sneaked up on us, tapped us on the big toe and took us completely by surprise. Rather like the wonderful mouse detective who is the star of this utterly fantastic...
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Thursday, 27 March 2014

Keeping you in "The Loop" as fantastic kids magazine relaunches with a new format

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The Loop Issue 5 - Full of brilliance! We've championed this fabulous magazine before on the blog (check out our review of Issues 3 and 4) but it's all change for Issue 5 of "The Loop" with a whole new format for kids who like to think and make. Like an explosion of activities, facts,...
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Indie Pen-Dance Thursday Part 3: "Captain Sillyvoice Takes to the Stage" by Ruth Whenham and Emma K.L. Hunt (Mark Whenham Books)

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Captain Sillyvoice Takes to the Stage Written by Ruth Whenham Illustrated by Emma K.L. Hunt Published by Mark Whenham Books We last saw Captain Sillyvoice sailing the seven seas with his colourful and musical pirate crew in "Captain Sillyvoice and his Pirate Band". Ruth Whenham's...
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Indie Pen-Dance Thursday Part 2: Hurricane Lane by Michelle Vinall (Self-Published!)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 27, 2014 Labels: , ,
The Seven Wonders of the Everyday World in "Hurricane Lane" (Image © Michelle Vinall) As you now know, we're doubling up our indie pen-dance days and rolling over into Thursday too! We hope you've been keeping up with our guest features on Michelle Vinall's fantastic children's...
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Indie Pen-Dance Thursday! Zips Goes Wandering by Chris Marsh (Booktrope Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 27, 2014 Labels: , , ,
Zips Goes Wandering Written and Illustrated by Chris Marsh Published by Booktrope Editions We had so many fabulous self published and independently published books this week that we're spreading them over a couple of days. So welcome to Indie Pen-Dance Thursday! Here's a fabulous...
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Catch up with Tiny the Giant's next adventure. Time to eat the moon!

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 26, 2014
Tiny the Giant - I Will Eat the Moon by Dom Conlon and Nicola Anderson (Inkology) Dom Conlon at Inkology dropped by to tell us about Tiny the Giant's next big adventure. In "I Will Eat The Moon" Tiny and the aforementioned spheroid have a bit of a falling out over who is biggest....
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Indie Pen-Dance Wednesday - An interview with super-talented Michelle Vinall, self-published author and illustrator of "Hurricane Lane" and "256 Postcards Ago"

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 26, 2014 Labels: , ,
Ludo, Ollie, Digit and Nicholas on the lookout! (Image © Michelle Vinall) We're very fortunate to be able to take a look at Michelle Vinall's amazing work this week, and we managed to nab a smidgeon of her time for a quick interview too. We massaged our brains and came up with a...
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Make a fuss of Marvellous Mums with our Mother's Day Picture Book Roundup!

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 26, 2014 Labels: , , , , ,
My Mummy is Magic by Dawn Richards and Jane Massey (Picture Corgi) Sunday is your chance to celebrate marvellous mums everywhere - and what better way to do so than by snuggling up with them for a story.  We've rounded up some of our favourites, and a few new books too...
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Indie Pen-Dance Wednesday. Come with us on a journey through your imagination with "256 Postcards Ago" by Michelle Vinall (Amazon Self Publishing)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 26, 2014 Labels: , , ,
256 Postcards Ago Written and Illustrated by Michelle Vinall Published by Amazon Self Publishing Welcome to today's Indie Pen-Dance slot, and we've a real treat in store with a look at an eye-catching and imaginative book from a supremely talented artist and writer. Michelle...
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014

The Dawn Chorus by Suzanne Barton (Bloomsbury Publishing)

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The Dawn Chorus Written and Illustrated bySuzanne Barton Published by Bloomsbury Publishing The rich sibilant sounds of blackbirds, the hoo-hooing of loved-up collared doves, the sizzling background chatter of starlings. As spring unfolds (and you can tell it's spring because you're...
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Foxy Tales - The Cunning Plan by Caryl Hart and Alex T. Smith (Hodder Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 25, 2014 Labels: , , ,
Foxy Tales - The Cunning Plan Written by Caryl Hart Illustrated by Alex T. Smith Published by Hodder Children's Books "So Daddy, is Foxy a baddie?" Oof! This is how our reading of "Foxy Tales" began, and underlined our animated reading of this fabulous new book series from two uber-talented...
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Off to the Park by Stephen Cheetham (Child's Play Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 25, 2014 Labels: , ,
Off to the Park Written and Illustrated byStephen Cheetham Published by Child's Play Books What an adventure going to the park is when you're a tiddler. We're lucky enough to have several good ones around us, and it's still something we do on a sunday when we want to get some fresh...
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Monday, 24 March 2014

The Acrobat by Alborozo (Child's Play Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 24, 2014 Labels: , ,
The Acrobat Written and Illustrated byAlborozo Published by Child's Play Books Alborozo's illustrative work is fabulous, and it's great to see his work finally appear in a children's book that's so full of energy and joie de vivre. Featuring a talented tumbler who runs away from the...
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