Monday, 30 June 2014
The Cake by Dorothee De Monfried (Gecko Press)
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Dorothee De Monfried,
Gecko Press,
The Cake
The Cake
Written and Illustrated byDorothee De Monfried
Published by Gecko Press
France's most fantastic author-illustrator Dorothee De Monfried is back, and this time she's brought cake! When a tiger has a rumbly tummy, and his friends are hungry too, there's really only one thing...
Friday, 27 June 2014
Passing the Torch...A friday musing.
Back when we started the blog I always knew there would come a day when Charlotte would be able to read independently on her own and would scurry off with a pile of books and bury her nose in them. All our reviews are exactly that - ours, and we've always put together a mix of both...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th June 2014 - "My Teacher Is a Monster (No I am not!)" By Peter Brown (Macmillan Children's Books)
My Teacher is a Monster (No I am not!)
Written and Illustrated byPeter Brown
Published by Macmillan Children's Books
One of the rising stars of children's literature, Peter Brown wowed our socks off with "Mr Tiger Goes Wild", bagging our "Book of the Week" award and a good number of...
Thursday, 26 June 2014
Three Cheers for Inventors by Marcia Williams (Walker Books)
Three Cheers for Inventors
Written and Illustrated byMarcia Williams
Published by Walker Books
Oh yes, this is something really special! History Girl (Charlotte) grabbed this book from the local library stacks and couldn't wait to dive in. When I was a kid I was always obsessed with...
Usborne Puzzle Series - Puzzle Jungle (Usborne Books)
Usborne Puzzle Series - Puzzle Jungle
Published by Usborne Books
The long (very long) summer holidays are almost upon us and though most kids are probably hopping up and down on the spot with excitement, most parents are inwardly groaning, wondering how on earth they're going to fill...
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
The Phoenix Presents "Von Doogan and the Curse of the Golden Monkey" by Lawrence (Lorenzo) Etherington (David Fickling Books)
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David Fickling Books,
Lorenzo Etherington,
The Phoenix Presents Series,
Von Doogan and the Curse of the Golden Monkey
The Phoenix Presents Von Doogan and the Curse of the Golden Monkey
Written and Illustrated by
Lawrence (Lorenzo) Etherington
Published by David Fickling Books
With a huge dash of derring-do, the world's coolest quiff, and puzzles to mangle your brain and beat it into submission,...
Batman Strikes! Joker's Wild by Bill Matheny, Terry Beatty, Heroic Age and Christopher Jones (Raintree Press)
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Batman Strikes,
Bill Matheny,
Heroic Age and Christopher Jones,
Jokers Wild,
Raintree Press,
Terry Beatty
Batman Strikes - Jokers Wild
Written by Bill Matheny and Terry BeattyIllustrated by Heroic Age and Christopher Jones
Published by Raintree Press
Batman isn't exactly the sort of character you'd really call 'kid friendly' and yet there seems to be a plethora of Batman merchandise aimed...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
YA and children's literature - "why does a forty-something Dad read that stuff, is he crazy?" - Editorial.
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Children's Literature,
grown ups,
YA
"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Complex and multilayered - just like your average teen.
It's the topic du jour, and it seems to have become popular lately to take a pop at YA (and for that matter children's literature) both from a reader and author perspective.
Adults...
Deadliest Animals on Earth by Erika L. Shores (Raintree)
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Erika Shore,
Raintree
Deadliest Animals on Earth
Written by Erika L. Shores
Published by Raintree
With a title like this, Charlotte could not resist "Deadliest Animals on Earth" when she popped along to the library with Mummy the other day. The lure of learning about dangerous animals, their habitats and...
Monday, 23 June 2014
Bunny vs Monkey Year 1 (The Phoenix Presents Series) by Jamie Smart (David Fickling Books)
Bunny Vs Monkey Year 1 (The Phoenix Presents)
Written and Illustrated byJamie Smart
Published by David Fickling Books
For quite some time we've been clamouring for The Phoenix to do an annual but we'll settle for their latest plan for world domination instead. "The Phoenix Presents"...
Hogs Hate Hugs by Tiziana Bendall-Brunello and John Bendall-Brunello (Lion Hudson)
Hogs Hate Hugs
Written by Tiziana Bendall-Brunello
Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello
Published by Lion Hudson
You really do find the nicest people working in children's books. Take Hattie at Lion Hudson, who got in touch with us to ask if we'd like to review some of Lion Hudson's...
Friday, 20 June 2014
Moose Kid Comics goes LIVE today! A spangly new digital comic from some corkingly awesome Brit comic talent
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Digital Comic,
Jamie Smart,
Moose Kid Comics,
Nantastic,
Porc,
Young Tank Girl
Moose Kid Comics Issue 1 - Digital craziness from a seriously impressive comic line-up!
Cool kids will already know Jamie Smart as the twisted and warped genius behind one of the Phoenix Comic's most fantastic recurring strips, "Bunny vs Monkey" - As well as working on a metric TON...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week ending 20th June 2014 - "The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing" by Bob Hartman and Tim Raglan (Lion Hudson)
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Book of the Week 2014,
Lion Hudson Children's Books,
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing,
Tim Raglan
The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Written by Bob Hartman
Illustrated by Tim Raglan
Published by Lion Hudson
Life can be sweet when you're a sheep, particularly when you're part of a large family who live in a swanky mansion, Downton Abbey style. But Little Sheep isn't satisfied....
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Supertato by Sue Hendra (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Supertato!
Written and Illustrated bySue Hendra
Published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books
Look, up in the sky, is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's actually a rather dashing lantern-jawed tuber-licious superhero name of Supertato!
Sue Hendra's latest book following on from brilliant...
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Reading for pleasure - Why is it a concept that's seemingly so difficult to grasp?
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child literacy,
reading for pleasure
Charlotte reads because she loves books and reading. We did this! You can too!
The often thorny subject of children's literacy has cropped up again in a way that seems designed to drive even more parents to despair, completely missing the point of introducing reading for pleasure...
The Adventures of Tintin - The Cigars of the Pharaohs by Georges Remi Herge (translated by Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper)(Egmont Books)
The Adventures of Tintin - The Cigars of the Pharaohs
Written and Illustrated byGeorges Remi Herge
Published by Egmont Books
When Charlotte is left to her own devices in the library, she always makes a bee line for the comics and graphic novels section - and in particular Abingdon Library's...
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
I Don't Want To Go To School by Stephanie Blake (Random House Children's Books)
I Don't Want to Go to School!
Written and Illustrated byStephanie Blake
Published by Random House Children's Books
Here's a book with a subject that's very close to home at the moment. Children often have anxieties about school and Charlotte has a whole ton of them, ranging from concerns...
Monday, 16 June 2014
Foxy Tales - The Road to Fame and Fortune by Caryl Hart and Alex T. Smith (Hodder Children's Books)
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Foxy Tales - The Road to Fame and Fortune
Written by Caryl Hart
Illustrated by Alex T. Smith
Published by Hodder Children's Books
Ahh Hollywood. The glitz, the glamour, the..er the big green warty bottoms. Catching up with minxy mischief maker Foxy Dubois and her ever-present pain in...
Miss Annie - Rooftop Cat by Frank Le Gal, Flore Balthazar and Robin Doo (Lerner)
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Flore Balthazar,
Frank Le Gal,
Lerner,
Miss Annie Rooftop Cat,
Robin Doo
Miss Annie - Rooftop Cat
Written by Frank Le Gal and Flore Balthazar
Illustrated by Robin Doo
Published by Lerner / Graphic Universe
Our local library has an absolutely brilliant comic section for younger kids. When Charlotte visited with her mum recently (which really felt weird -...
Friday, 13 June 2014
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 13th June 2014: "Hearts" by Thereza Rowe (Toon Books)
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Book of the Week 2014,
Hearts,
Thereza Rowe,
Toon Books
Hearts
Written and Illustrated byThereza Rowe
Published by Toon Books
Conveying subtle emotion and heartache without using words? That's a heck of a challenge. Doing so in a children's book? That's even more of a challenge. Making something so beautiful that it's an instant win with...
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Giant by Colin McNaughton (Walker Books)
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Giant,
Walker Books
Giant
Written and Illustrated byColin McNaughton
Published by Walker Books
Colin McNaughton is well known in children's literature circles for his cheeky and irreverent (and downright rib-tickingly funny) books. We have loved every single thing of Colin's, and "Giant" is no exception...
Buy dad a book (not socks) this Father's Day with our handy roundup of cool ideas for gifts
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Caterpillar Books,
Daddy is my Hero,
Dawn Richards,
Fathers Day,
Jane Massey,
Little Tiger Press,
Maxine Lee,
Me and My Daddy,
Picture Corgi,
Sorry Dad
"Sorry Dad!" by Maxine Lee (Caterpillar Books)
Fathers Day is coming (June 15th, this Sunday, take note mums and kids!) and we know what you're thinking. Dads always say "Look I'm fine, I don't want anything" or "I don't want a huge fuss" but what they really mean is that they'd like...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
"A New Friend for Sally" - an excellent Kickstarter book idea by David Tang and Lora Lee (Tiny Robot Books)
A New Friend for Sally
Written by David Tang
Illustrated by Lora Lee
Published by Tiny Robot Books
Kickstarter has provided a really fantastic platform for self-published authors and illustrators to get their book projects off the ground. We're regularly contacted by folk...
Florentine and Pig and the Spooky Forest Adventure by Eva Katzler and Jess Mikhail - Recipes by Jess and Laura Tilli (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
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Eva Katzler,
Florentine and Pig and the Spooky Forest Adventure,
Jess and Laura Tilli,
Jess Mikhail
Florentine and Pig and the Spooky Forest Adventure
Written by Eva Katzler
Illustrated by Jess Mikhail
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing
Charlotte always demands spooky and scary books, and so any book that contains the word "spooky" in the title is guaranteed to make her curious. Florentine...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Dinosaur Beach by Frann Preston-Gannon (Pavilion Children's Books)
Dinosaur Beach
Written and Illustrated byFrann Preston-Gannon
Published by Pavilion Children's Books
How we long for a proper holiday! Sun, sand, sea, Fab lollies and...dinosaurs? Hopefully not dinosaurs though we're half tempted to take Frann Preston-Gannon's "Dinosaur Beach" down...
Monday, 9 June 2014
Questions and Answers with Karenanne Knight, author of "The Picture Book Maker"
Dr Karenanne Knight - Author of "The Picture Book Maker" (IOE Press)
We've been wowed by Karenanne's fabulous book "The Picture Book Maker" in which she shares insights and exhaustive research into the processes involved in creating literature for children. Now let's find out a little...
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