Friday, 29 January 2016
ReaditDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th January 2016 - "Tamsin and the Deep" by Neill Cameron and Kate Brown (David Fickling Books)
Labels:
Book of the Week 2016,
Comics,
David Fickling Books,
Graphic Novel,
Kate Brown,
Neill Cameron,
Phoenix Comic,
Softcover,
Tamsin and the Deep
I have a feeling that once again this year, the awesome "The Phoenix Presents" collections are going to be regulars in our Book of the Week slot....
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Our first Chapter Book Roundup for 2016 - Here's January's selection of gorgeous Chapter books to tempt and tantalise!
Labels:
Hell's Bells,
Jonny Jakes,
Lupo,
Poppy's Place,
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup 2016,
Superfairies,
The Secret Garden,
The Serpent House
Welcome back to our Chapter Book Roundups and in 2016 we'll be mixing these articles with some proper chapter book reviews. As Charlotte gets older, we're tending to cover more and more 'proper books' (as she calls them) so look out for our full reviews of titles coming soon.
In the...
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Nelly and Nora - The Windy Way Home by Emma Hogan (Walker Books)
Nelly and Nora are the busy and delightful little stars of their own CBeebies TV show, chronicling the adventures of two little girls with an eye for adventure!
Nelly and Nora are exploring on the beach on a very blustery day (and we rather loved the fact that the beach in this book...
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Megalopolis and the Visitor From Outer Space by Clea Dieudonne (Thames and Hudson)
Here's a book with a difference, that will test your observational powers to the max! Clea Diedonne's fabulous "Megalopolis and the Visitor From Outer Space" stars out an astonishing adventure by a diminutive little alien, popping to earth for a visit in his nifty little flying saucer....
Monday, 25 January 2016
Strictly No Crocs by Heather Pindar and Susan Batori (Maverick Arts Publishing)
Labels:
Heather Pindar,
Maverick Arts Publishing,
Picture Book,
Softcover,
Strictly No Crocs,
Susan Batori
Nope it's not the story of three reptilian dancers eating Bruce Forsyth, it's the hilarious tale of three crocs who'll do anything to get into Zebra's party.....
Friday, 22 January 2016
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd January 2016 - Rabbit and Bear Book 1: Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough and Jim Field (Hodder Children's Books)
Labels:
Book of the Week 2016,
Hodder Children's Books,
Jim Field,
Julian Gough,
Rabbit and Bear Book 1 Rabbits Bad Habits
When a book features an endorsement by none other than Neil Gaiman on its cover, you know you're in for a treat. Meet Rabbit and Bear in their first adventure, and a corking book of the week to boo...
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Why thinking (and doodling) like a kid might just give your brain the creative kickstart it needs - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
Labels:
Daily Art Challenges,
Doodles,
finish the scribble,
Happy Accidents,
shape challenge,
sketch dailies
There's a bit of an artistic revolution kicking off on two fronts on Twitter at the moment. The idea isn't a particularly new one, but it's becoming an obsession with us here at ReadItDaddy, and I comfortably predict that it could also become one for you too.
Daily doodle challenges...
Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip by Lou Treleaven and Julia Patton (Maverick Arts Publishing)
Labels:
Julia Patton,
Lou Treleaven,
Maverick Arts Publishing,
Professor McQuark and the Oojamaflip,
Science,
Softcover
Glorious rhymes, groovy illustrations and a crazy but cool lady scientist? Oh I think we're going to like this one a lot....
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
My Stencil Kit by Herve Tullet (Thames and Hudson)
Labels:
Activity Book,
Art,
Herve Tullet,
My Stencil Kit,
Thames and Hudson
We're doing a bit of a rain dance on the blog at the moment, hoping that 2016 will be the year of the activity book. We had a LOT of fun with activity and art books in 2015 and here's a fantastic one to kick off the new year in style.
Herve Tullet is the genius creator of hundreds...
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Here's a cracking pair of board books for busy little fingers, courtesy of Tad Carpenter and Sterling Publishing
With fantastic 'lift the flap' page spreads and a surprise around every corner, here's an adorable little pair of new board books by Tad Carpenter, recently published by Sterling.
The "Who's that?" range tantalises youngsters with 'hidden' characters tucked behind neat little flaps...
Monday, 18 January 2016
Little Why by Jonny Lambert (Little Tiger Press)
Labels:
Jonny Lambert,
Little Tiger Press,
Little Why,
Softcover
A book chock-full of neat little messages promoting loving the skin you're in - Little Why by Jonny Lambert....
Friday, 15 January 2016
ReaditDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 15th January 2016 - "The Art of Star Wars - The Force Awakens" by Phil Szostak, with foreword by Rick Carter (Abrams)
Labels:
Abrams Publishing,
Book of the Week 2016,
Phil Szostak,
Rick Carter,
The Art of Star Wars - The Force Awakens
So have you seen it yet? Our Book of the Week this week is a big thick weighty dive into the glorious preproduction artwork for arguably 2015's biggest movie - "The Art of Star Wars - The Force Awakens" by Phil Szostak with Foreword by Rick Carter....
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Star Wars - The Force Awakens - Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo (Dorling Kindersley)
Labels:
Dorling Kindersley,
Hardcover,
Pablo Hidalgo,
Star Wars The Force Awakens The Visual Dictionary
A gigantic smorgasbord of all things Star Wars in a big satisfying illustration-packed book? WAN...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
A perfect pair of books to introduce young ones to art in "The Little Vermeer - Colour and Learn" and "The Little Egon Schiele" by Catherine De Duve (Happy Museum)
Labels:
Catherine De Duve,
Happy Museum Publishing,
the Little Egon Schiele,
The Little Vermeer Colour and Learn
Two fabulous artists, two brilliant books and one fantastic range from Happy Museum. Catherine De Duve's fabulous "Little" art series....
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Welcome to our stop on the "Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat" Blog Tour and a fab guest post from Emily Mackenzie!
A cool crochetting Kitty! A creative cat! You'll have already seen our review of "Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat" and we're delighted to be hosting a guest post on Emily Mackenzie's blog tour celebrating the release of her fab new book.
Without further ado, we'll hand over...
Monday, 11 January 2016
I'll Wait, Mr Panda by Steve Antony (Hodder Children's Books)
Labels:
Hodder Children's Books,
I'll Wait Mr Panda,
Panda,
Patience,
Politeness,
Softcover,
Steve Antony
The world's most polite panda is back! Steve Antony's sequel to "Please Mr Panda" is every bit as tast...
Friday, 8 January 2016
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 8th January 2016 - "Ralf" by Jean Jullien & Gwendal Le Bec (Translation) (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
Labels:
Book of the Week 2016,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Hardback,
Jean Jullien,
Picture Book,
Ralf
It feels like we're only just into the new year and yet here is our second Book of the Week of 2016 - The wonderful story of a very bendy stretchy dog named "Ralf"....
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Happy 2016! Our hopes (and fears) for a brand new year of book blogging - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
Labels:
Book Blogging,
New Year,
ReaditDaddy Editorial 2016
It's lovely to see you again, and hopefully by now you're all settling into the new year nicely. We've been catching up with all the books and posts we've been queueing up over the Christmas holidays and now we're firmly back into our groove.
Looking ahead even just a few months at...
Nicholas and the Wild Ones by Niki Daly (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
Labels:
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Hardback,
Nicholas and the Wild Ones,
Niki Daly,
Picture Book
"How was school today?" How many parents get a 'meh' from their children when they ask this innocent question at school pick up tim...
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Love books? Then what better day to celebrate International Book Giving Day 2016 than Valentine's Day (14th February)
Labels:
Ben Newman,
Books,
IBGD,
International Book Giving Day 2016
BLAMMO! Today we can reveal the utterly fantastic official poster for International Book Giving Day 2016, by Ben (Professor AstroCat) Newman. All over the world, people will be celebrating Valentine's Day but why not also show your deep love of all things booky by participating...
Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer and Dan Santat (Sterling)
Labels:
Chicken Dance,
Dan Santat,
Sterling Publishing,
Tammi Sauer
Let's Bawk and Roll with the cookiest, craziest pair of cluckers you'll ever meet. "Chicken Dance" by Tammi Sauer and Dan Santat....
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson (Capstone / Curious Fox Books)
A tantalising tale of bunnies, burrows and boisterousness - can you ever have "Too Many Carrots?" Katy Hudson thinks so.....
Monday, 4 January 2016
Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat by Emily Mackenzie (Bloomsbury Publishing)
What a knit-wit Stanley is! Let's meet a moggy who LOVES to create wonderful woolly things in "Stanley the Amazing Knitting Cat"....
Friday, 1 January 2016
ReaditDaddy's first Book of the Week for 2016 - "How to Find Gold" by Viviane Schwarz (Walker Books)
Our first Book of the Week for this year is the imaginative story of a little girl and her wise pet crocodile on a quest for hidden treasure....
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