Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Dig into history with a perfect pair of books, from a mighty team! Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom's awesome "Woolly Mammoth" and "Dino Dinners" in conjunction with the Natural History Museum
"Woolly Mammoth" by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom (Natural History Museum / Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
History is definitely "our bag" and prehistory is something we can't get enough of - learning about long-dead species that once roamed the planet. We've been leafing through...
Monday, 29 June 2015
The Little Bonnard - Discover the Wonderful Colour and Light of Bonnard by Catherine De Duve (Happy Museum)
The Little Bonnard
Written and Illustrated byCatherine De Duve
Published by Happy Museum
Catherine De Duve's fantastic introductory book series for youngsters interested in art and artists covers a wide range of subjects and art styles, and with "The Little Bonnard" we're off to the...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup June 2015: "Dragons, Stardust, Ravens and Skulls!"
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Chapter Book Roundup June 2015,
Cressida Cowell,
Derek Landy,
How to Train your Dragon,
Siobhan Rowden,
Skullduggery Pleasant Book 9 The Dying of the Light,
Stardust Academy
"How to Train your Dragon (HTTYD Book 1) by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (and Cressida Cowell, of course!)(Hodder Children's Books)
Our Chapter Book roundups seem to come around so quickly and this month we've a treat in store. Re-covered versions of the fabulous "How to Train your...
Friday, 26 June 2015
A Gold Star for George by Alice Hemming and Kimberley Scott (Maverick Publishing)
A Gold Star for George
Written by Alice Hemming
Illustrated by Kimberley Scott
Published by Maverick publishing
We're off to see the animals in this funky little tale, and one animal in particular is almost beside himself with excitement. In "A Gold Star for George" it's awards time...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th June 2015 - "The Fire Children" by Eric Maddern and Fran Lessac (Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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Book of the Week 2015,
Eric Maddern,
Fran Lessac,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
The Fire Children
The Fire Children
Written by Eric Maddern
Illustrated by Fran Lessac
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Folk tales from around the world make for some of the richest and most satisfying children's storytelling experiences. Seeing the world through someone else's eyes, and...
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Crunch! by Carolina Rabei (Child's Play)
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Carolina Rabei,
Child's Play,
Crunch
Crunch!
Written and Illustrated byCarolina Rabei
Published by Child's Play
"Charlotte, we've got a new book to review and it's got a Guinea Pig in it!"
Imagine the following scene where a breathless and excited Charlotte dashes in, grabs the book and instantly whisks herself off into...
"Why kids love mischievous characters and dark themes more than goody two-shoes and cuddly fluffy bunnies" - A ReaditDaddy Editorial
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A ReadItDaddy Editorial,
Bad Kids,
Dark books,
Scary Books
Beryl the Peril from Topper / Dandy Comics. Put her in a room with Madeline and see who wins!
Twitter is a great source of topics for these little editorial articles. A recent debate talked about the reasons children like naughty characters and dark stories, in essence, why are children...
Pirates Don't Drive Diggers by Alex English and Duncan Beedle (Maverick Publishing)
Pirates Don't Drive Diggers
Written by Alex English
Illustrated by Duncan Beedle
Published by Maverick Publishing
We have seen just about every twist on pirate stories, but we've definitely never seen a nautical tale where the main hero would rather operate heavy plant machinery. A...
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
100 things to know about Science (Usborne Publishing)
100 things to know about Science
Written and Illustrated by various
Published by Usborne Publishing
Science geeks are we, so dedicated to finding out more about science and science-ey things that we disappear to our local Saturday Science Club whenever we can.
When sessions aren't...
Tudors - A High Speed History (Horrible Histories) By Terry Deary and Dave Smith (Scholastic)
Tudors - A High Speed History
Written by Terry Deary
Illustrated by Dave Smith
Published by Scholastic
"Horrible Histories" is a work of televisual genius, and we've loved watching episodes of the irreverent look at our past. But what of the books? Well despite Terry probably not liking...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Kipper's Beach Ball by Mick Inkpen (Hodder Children's Books)
Kipper's Beach Ball
Written and Illustrated byMick Inkpen
Published by Hodder Children's Books
Kipper is a quarter-century old! Not too shabby for an energetic and bouncy pup who gets up to all sorts of adventures with his friends.
This book is a timely reissue of a Kipper story...
The Paradise Bird by Marcus Pfister (Minedition)
The Paradise Bird
Written and Illustrated by
Marcus Pfister
Published by Minedition Publishing
Looking out of the window at ReaditDaddy Towers, the British summertime seems a long way away and staring out across the woods, I can see a poor crow sitting at the top of one of...
Monday, 22 June 2015
Danny Dreadnought Saves the World by Jonathan Emmett and Martin Chatterton (Egmont Publishing)
Danny Dreadnought Saves the World
Written by Jonathan Emmett
Illustrated by Martin Chatterton
Published by Egmont Publishing
What are you scared of? Do you have an irrational fear of spiders perhaps? Hate mice? Go into writhing contortions of fear and disgust at the mere mention of...
Rufus Goes to Sea by Kim Griswell and Valeri Gorbachev (Sterling Publishing)
Rufus Goes to Sea
Written by Kim Griswell
Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
Published by Sterling Publishing
Ah for a life on the ocean wave. At least that's what little Rufus the Piggy things. As School breaks up for the long vacation, Rufus ponders what he'll do over the summer. He...
Friday, 19 June 2015
Silly Dizzy Dinosaur by Jack Tickle (Little Tiger Press)
Silly Dizzy Dinosaur
Written and Illustrated byJack Tickle
Published by Little Tiger Press
For younger children, books are great when used as performance pieces when read aloud - so we couldn't resist a book that really encouraged kids to get involved, helping with the actions that...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th June 2015 - "Sir Lilypad" by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Sir Lilypad
Written by Anna Kemp
Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books
I love it when I come home from work to find Charlotte and Mummy completely wrapped up in a book. I had a sneaky suspicion that they might absolutely love this one,...
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - The Spinosaurus by E.T Harper and Dan Taylor (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - The Spinosaurus
Written by E.T. Harper
Illustrated by Dan Taylor
Published by Simon and Schuster Children's Books
It's definitely going to be a dino-laden summer. New blockbuster movie "Jurassic World" will no doubt kick off a huge merchandising exercise...
William Shakespeare: Scenes from the life of the world's greatest writer by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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Brita Granstrom,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Mick Manning,
William Shakespeare: Scenes from the life of the world's greatest writer
William Shakespeare
Written by Mick ManningIllustrated by Brita Granstrom
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books
This was always going to be a tough sell to me, this book. I have a horrible confession to make you see. Aside from a passing love of King Lear and a tiny smidge of...
ReadItDaddy gets ready for Fathers Day this Sunday with a cracking selection of books to read with Dad (or mum!)
Labels:
Dad books,
Fathers Day Roundup,
I Want my Daddy,
Wish
"I Want My Daddy" by Tracey Corderoy and Alison Edgeson (Little Tiger Press). Dads CAN be useful sometimes!
This Sunday, spare poor Dad from the usual present ideas (socks, hankies, a big bag of toffees - actually I rather like toffees) and dive into your local indie bookstore for...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Sticker Dolly Dressing Holiday (Usborne Publishing)
Sticker Dolly Dressing Holiday
Written and Illustrated byUsborne / Various
Published by Usborne Publishing
Charlotte absolutely adores any kind of sticker books and the fantastic "Sticker Dolly" and "Sticker Dressing" range from Usborne is gearing up for the long summer holidays with...
Can books help your child develop a better sense of empathic concern or compassion? A ReadItDaddy Editorial.
"Just Because" by Rebecca Elliott - Helping children develop a sense of empathic concern and compassion with a touching story of sibling love.
Something has been rattling around in my bonce for a long time and it's something that, as Charlotte gets older, both my wife and I see more...
Hello Hello by Matthew Cordell (Disney Hyperion)
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Disney Hyperion,
Hello Hello,
Matthew Cordell
Hello, Hello
Written and Illustrated byMatthew Cordell
Published by Disney Hyperion
Oh now here's a message that we received loud and clear, a message that we've probably had a few rants about on this very blog. To us, there's nothing more tragic than arriving at a gorgeous countryside...
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Field Guide: Creatures Great and Small - 35 prints to Colour by Lucy Engelman (Wide Eyed Editions)
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Field Guide Creatures Great and Small 35 prints to colour,
Lucy Engelman,
Wide Eyed Editions
Field Guide: Creatures Great and Small
35 Prints to Colour
Written and Illustrated by Lucy Engelman
Published by Wide Eyed Editions
We're spoilt for choice this week with our artistic offerings and here's another gloriously luxurious colouring book and field guide from rising Non Fiction...
ABC Universe by the American Museum of Natural History (Sterling Publishing)
ABC Universe
Written and Illustrated byThe American Museum of Natural History
Published by Sterling Publishing
Space...the final frontier! We love anything even vaguely related to space exploration, space travel and space science so it was a delight to discover that even the teeniest...
Monday, 15 June 2015
Write your Own Adventure Stories by Paul Dowswell and Paul Hoppe (Usborne Publishing)
Write your own Adventure Stories
Written by Paul Dowswell (and YOU!)
Illustrated by Paul Hoppe
Published by Usborne Publishing
This is another fantastic activity book from Usborne, along very similar lines to the fabulous "Write and Draw your own Comics" (which we reviewed...
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