Friday, 29 May 2015
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th May 2015 - "Troy Trailblazer and the Horde Queen (Book 1)" by Robert Deas (David Fickling Books / The Phoenix Comic)
Troy Trailblazer and the Horde Queen (Troy Trailblazer Book 1)
Written and Illustrated byRobert Deas
Published by David Fickling Books
Back in my errant youth, I spent rather a lot of time glued to the pages of 2000AD. That comic started up the day after my birthday, way back in 1977....
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Horace and Hattiepillar (Hedgehugs) by Lucy Tapper and Steve Wilson (Maverick Books)
Horace and Hattiepillar (Hedgehugs)
Written by Lucy Tapper
Illustrated by Steve Wilson
Published by Maverick Books
Can you describe hedgehogs as cuddly? Horace and Hattie the "Hedgehugs" are definitely our two fave spiny little creatures and they're back for a second outing in "Horace...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book and Early Readers Roundup - May 2015 - "Pirates, Detectives, Squirrels and Snozzcumbers!"
Wow, the end of the month really comes around quickly doesn't it - so celebrate payday with another monthly roundup of chapter book and early readers for children.
There's a real treat this month as we catch up with friends old and new, starting off by setting sail on the seven seas...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
A Box of Socks by Amanda Brandon and Catalina Echeverri (Maverick Books)
A Box of Socks
Written by Amanda Brandon
Illustrated by Catalina Echeverri
Published by Maverick Books
Socks! Dads hate them because they're usually the fall-back present whenever birthdays, christmas or Fathers Day (which is coming up soon, hint hint!) come around. But there is nothing...
Here be Dragons! A ReadItDaddy Special Feature
Labels:
Dragon Loves Penguin,
Here Be Dragons,
How to Train your Dragon,
Marmaduke the Very Different Dragon,
Secrets of the Dragon World,
The Secret Rescuers - The Storm Dragon
"The (In)Complete Book of Dragons (How to Train your Dragon Series) by Cressida Cowell (Hodder Children's Books). Dazzlingly brilliant!"
"So remind me again, why do you love Dragons so much, Charlotte?"
"Because they're magical, and can fly and if you annoy them they can burn you...
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Q & A with Giles Paley-Phillips, Author of "Little Bell and the Moon" published by Fat Fox Books
"Little Bell and the Moon by Giles Paley-Phillips and Iris Deppe (Fat Fox Books)
We're fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to check out Giles Paley-Phillip's new book and the man himself stopped by the blog for a quick questions and answers session with us here at...
Little Bell and the Moon by Giles Paley-Phillips and Iris Deppe (Fat Fox Books)
Little Bell and the Moon
Written by Giles Paley-Phillips
Illustrated by Iris Deppe
Published by Fat Fox books
We've followed the career of Giles Paley-Phillips for quite some time now, and have loved his rhyming stories. From the gruesome but endlessly gleeful and satisfying "Fearsome...
Monday, 25 May 2015
Poka and Mia at the Bottom of the Garden by Kitty Crowther (Tate Publishing)
Poka and Mia at the Bottom of the Garden
Written and Illustrated byKitty Crowther
Published by Tate Publishing
We are SO GLAD that Kitty Crowther's incredible stories are finally being translated into English. We're new to "Poka and Mia", two endearing insects that are the stars of...
Friday, 22 May 2015
The irony of describing Science Fiction as "Childish" is not lost on us - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
Labels:
A ReadItDaddy Editorial,
Childish,
Science Fiction,
Simon Pegg
"Zita the Spacegirl" - Ben Hatke's fantastic sci fi romp is a rare bird indeed...!
The whole of geekdom got all in a tizzy this week as one of its most beloved Geeks, Mr Simon Pegg, seemed to roundly stick the boot into the very genre that provides him with a comfortable living through...
ReaditDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd May 2015 - "Azzi In Between" by (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
Azzi In Between
Written and Illustrated bySarah Garland
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books
This is one very special book, and though I first read it when Charlotte was possibly a bit too young to appreciate the story and the message it conveys, we were lucky enough to be...
Thursday, 21 May 2015
The London Activity Book by Esther Coombs (Button Publishing)
The London Activity Book
Written and Illustrated byEsther Coombs
Published by Button Publishing
This fun-packed and excellent activity book is all about one of our favourite destinations! The big smoke, the capital of capitals, London! We often visit as it's not too far away from us,...
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
We tie ourselves in knots with the "Bright Paracord Kit" from Leisure Arts
Labels:
Bright Paracord Kit,
Leisure Arts
Bright Paracord Kit
Distributed by Leisure Arts
How trends move quickly! It seems like only yesterday that the world was obsessed with tiny little circles of elastic in all the colours of the rainbow. Loom Bands seem to have fallen out of favour of late, but we still love making things...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Cheer up your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown (Re-Review) by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton (Hodder Children's Books)
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Cheer up your teddy bear,
Cressida Cowell,
Emily Brown,
Hodder Children's Books,
Neal Layton
Cheer up your teddy bear, Emily Brown
Written by Cressida Cowell
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Published by Hodder Children's Books
Way back in 2012 we took a look at the third "Emily Brown" book and I think we'd been a bit burned out on borrowing both "Emily Brown and the Thing" and...
Monday, 18 May 2015
If I Were You by Richard Hamilton and Babette Cole (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
If I Were You
Written by Richard Hamilton
Illustrated by Babette Cole
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books
We love finding books we've never seen before when we visit our awesome local library. Nestling amongst the stacks, Charlotte quickly grabbed this book by Richard Hamilton...
Friday, 15 May 2015
Ten children's picture book story types that we'd really love to see more of - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
"Zephyr Takes Flight" by Steve Light. More like this please!
Remember that fun time we talked about the children's story types and tropes that need a long summer holiday?
We thought it would be fun to flip the coin. You see we don't want to give you the idea that we're all sad...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 15th May 2015 - "Poppy Pickle" by Emma Yarlett (Templar Publishing)
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emma yarlett,
Poppy Pickle,
Templar Publishing
Poppy Pickle
Written and Illustrated byEmma Yarlett
Published by Templar Publishing
New Emma Yarlett books are always greeted with a huge ripple of excitement here at ReadItDaddy Towers, and when we first heard about "Poppy Pickle" - a little girl with a HUGE imagination, we couldn't...
Thursday, 14 May 2015
The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize Shortlist - Come and spot some truly dazzling science books for inquisitive minds
Hugely exciting news for fellow Science buffs! The Royal Society has today announced the six inspiring science books that make up this year’s Young People’s Books Prize shortlist.
Publishers across the UK have submitted their best recent science books for young people to the 2015 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize and now an expert adult judging panel has narrowed them down...
What the Jackdaw Saw by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt (With support from Life and Deaf children's charity) - Published by Macmillan Children's Books
What the Jackdaw Saw
Written by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Published by Macmillan Children's Books
The hugely important Life and Deaf Children's Deafness Charity gathered together a children's workshop with deaf children and ex-children's laureate and superstar author...
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Tune into Storytime Magazine's utterly fabulous May issue - Out now!
Labels:
Lazy Jack,
Little Red Riding Hood,
May Issue,
Storytime Magazine,
The Cat Maiden,
The Language of Birds,
The Velveteen Rabbit
Storytime Magazine - May Issue - How appropriate :)
Storytime Magazine is so utterly brilliant, and the May issue is out right now! For those of you who've yet to discover this amazing story-filled children's magazine with NO ADS just tons and tons of awesome content, dive on over...
Ten Little Dinosaurs by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty (Orchard Books)
Ten Little Dinosaurs
Written by Mike Brownlow
Illustrated by Simon Rickerty
Published by Orchard Books
I almost cackled out loud when I first heard that a third "Ten Little" book from Mike and Simon was on the way. Mainly because if there's anything close to a three-headed "Children's...
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Mermaid by Cerrie Burnell and Laura Ellen Anderson (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Labels:
Cerrie Burnell,
Laura Ellen Anderson,
Mermaid
Mermaid
Written by Cerrie Burnell
Illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books
Cerrie Burnell may well be known for her awesome TV work but she's also a bit of an awesome children's author as well. Her last children's book "Snowflakes" was a brilliant...
Monday, 11 May 2015
Kipper and Friends by Mick Inkpen (Hodder Children's Books)
Kipper's Little Friends
Written and Illustrated byMick Inkpen
Published by Hodder Children's Books
Wow, did you know that young Kipper has been around for 25 years? That's a pretty respectable age for a busy little dog isn't it? The Kipper stories by Mick Inkpen are timeless and classic...
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