Monday, 29 February 2016
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field (Orchard Books)
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Jim Field,
Orchard Books,
Picture Book,
Rachel Bright,
Softcover,
The Lion Inside
We've had a few books recently tackling the subject of being small but brave - and it's a subject that really can stand up to being told and retold in a variety of different ways....
Skunk on a String by Thao Lam (Owl Kids Books)
What do you get if you cross a skunk with a balloon? No it's not some left-over Christmas Cracker joke but a new and rather gorgeous wordless book from Thao Lam. "Skunk on a String"....
Friday, 26 February 2016
Happy 39th Birthday 2000AD!
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Happy Birthday 2000AD
I remember it so clearly. I had just turned 9 the day before, and took my birthday money round to the nearby newsagents to grab some sweets and perhaps a comic.
Back then I used to read stuff like Krazy Comic or Whizzer and Chips but I remember the cover of the very first 2000AD catching...
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th February 2016 - "Little Home Bird" by Jo Empson (Child's Play)
Our second Book of the Week this week is so chock full of atmosphere and wonder that we couldn't resist its charms. The stunning "Little Home Bird" by Jo Emps...
ReadItDaddy's First Book(s) of the Week - Week Ending 26th February 2016 - "Bod and Breakfast" and "Bod and the Cake" by Michael and Joanne Cole (Egmont Publishing)
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Bod,
Bod and Breakfast,
Bod and the Cake,
Book of the Week 2016,
Egmont Publishing,
Michael and Joanne Cole
True story about the hero of today's pair of stunning "Book of the Week" entries - we share the same barbe...
Thursday, 25 February 2016
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - Our birthday month of February! Celebrate with some truly awesome new books...!
Hallooo and welcome to our birthday month. Yep both our birthdays fall in February so it's a great excuse to grab an absolute SHEDLOAD of new chapter books and give them the once over. This month we've got loads to get through and it's all fast-paced action from cover to cover so let's...
7 more tips to help you become an awesome book blogger - a ReadItDaddy Editorial
This week's editorial has been inspired by awesome Zoe over at Playing By The Book - a book blog that sets the bar higher than high for the rest of us lowly blogger folk to follow.
Zoe has put together an awesome list of tips on how to become a successful book blogger for Quarto Kids,...
MULP: Sceptre of the Sun Volume 1 and 2 by Matt Gibbs and Sara Dunkerton (Improper Books)
A riotous and action packed anthropomorphic mouse adventure amongst the pyramics? Time for MULP by Matt Gibbs and Sara Dunkerton....
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Chicken Nugget by Michelle Robinson and Tom McLaughlin (Picture Puffin)
It's not easy being a tiny little chick, as Nugget (the adorable hero of today's story) finds out. How can a tiny fluffball possibly be brave...
Catch up with two more cracking adventures with fabulous girl detective Lottie Lipton! Excitement, adventure and puzzling in two new awesome books!
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Bloomsbury Publishing,
Chapter Books,
Dan Metcalf,
Lottie Lipton,
Paperback,
The Egyptian Enchantment,
The Scroll of Alexandria
We're completely hooked on Lottie Lipton's adventures in the awesome series of mystery chapter books written and illustrated by Dan Metcalf. Previously we've read and enjoyed Lottie's first two outings - "Secrets of the Stone" and "The Curse of the Cairo Cat". Lottie's next...
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
The Perfect Tree by Chloe Bonfield (Running Press Kids)
A beautifully written folk tale with awesome illustrations and a good solid stoat-oak-hearted message to convey? Perfect indee...
"...and then" by Gabriel Alborozo (Child's Play)
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And Then,
Child's Play,
Gabriel Alborozo
It's not easy being an older sibling. I should know, having both a younger sister (4 years younger) and a younger brother (10 years younger) who both exhibited some distinctly squid-like behaviour during their formative years.....
Monday, 22 February 2016
Cat's Colours by Airlie Anderson (Child's Play)
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Airlie Anderson,
Cat's Colours,
Child's Play
Sometimes the simplest ideas can be turned into the most charming and wonderful children's books....
ReadItDaddy's YA Review Roundup - "Porcelain - A Gothic Fairy Tale" by Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose (Improper Books)
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benjamin read,
Chris Wildgoose,
Graphic Novel,
improper books,
Porcelain A Gothic Fairy Tale,
YA
We're taking a dip into YA waters with a couple of fantastic graphic novels from Improper Books.
Just in case you've no idea who Improper Books are, they're the publishers of some of the most original and stunning comics, graphic novels and children's books on the planet. We've previously...
Friday, 19 February 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th February 2016 - "Mr Horton's Violin" by Wenhua Wang, Amann Wang and Yu Yan Chen (Balestier Press)
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Amann Wang,
Balestier Press,
Book of the Week 2016,
Mr Horton's Violin,
Wenhua Wang,
Yu Yan Chen
This may well be a first - our Second Book of the Week shares author, artist, translator and publisher with our first - they were both way too good for us to pick just one....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th February 2016 - "The Chief Cellist" by Wenhua Wang, Amann Wang and Yu Yan Chen (Balestier Press)
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Amann Wang,
Balestier Press,
Book of the Week 2016,
The Chief Cellist,
Wenhua Wang,
Yu Yan Chen
Balestier Press have impressed the socks off us with their initial releases, taking the very best books from Taiwan and bringing them to a western audience. Our first Book of the Week this week is the stunning "The Chief Cellis...
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Age ratings, space and the humble potato - A frustrating week! (A ReadItDaddy Editorial)
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A ReadItDaddy Editorial
This week's editorial has been inspired by a few things and dips back into a subject that STILL bakes the hell out of my spuds every time it crops up.
Age ratings for books.
Yes, I know, by now you're probably inwardly groaning and expecting some long drawn out rant about compartmentalisation...
Hey Duggee - Cheer Up Pup! (Ladybird Books)
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Cheer Up Pup,
Hey Duggly,
Ladybird Books
A new Ladybird range based on the hit "Hey Duggee" TV show has been launched, and we've been taking a look at "Cheer up, Pup!"
Duggee's tiny wee nephew Duggly has come for a visit. Duggly is a typical toddler, a bundle of raw energy who doesn't quite understand how to fit in with...
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Chinese New Year celebrations continue with two utterly fabulous new dual-language books - "The Story of the New Year Beast" and "Naughty Monkey" from Snowflake Books
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Jin Jie Ye,
Naughty Monkey,
Snowflake Books,
The Story of the New Year Beast,
Xue Lin,
Zhan Zhi Qui
It's the Year of the Monkey and as Chinese New Year continues, we've been looking at two brilliant books from a publisher new to us.
Snowflake Books are Oxfordshire-based and publish some truly stunning dual language books. We have been enjoying "Naughty Monkey" by Xue Lin and Zhan...
Violet and the Pearl of the Orient by Harriet Whitehorn and Becka Moor (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Becka Moor,
Harriet Whitehorn,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
Violet and the Pearl of the Orient
We don't mind doing things in entirely the wrong order, so here we are delving into Book one of the awesome "Violet" series with "Violet and the Pearl of the Orient" by Harriet Whitehorn and Becka Moor.
Violet Remy-Robinson and her cat Pudding (short for Sticky Toffee Pudding) live...
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
3,2,1...Draw! Reimagine your world with 50 drawing activities By Serge Bloch (Wide Eyed Editions)
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3..2..1 Draw,
Serge Block,
Wide Eyed Editions
If someone said "What items would you take to a desert island" we'd probably have to include pencils and paper in our survival kit....
Monday, 15 February 2016
We Just Had a Baby by Stephen Krensky and Amelie Graux (Capstone / Curious Fox Books)
Sibling love or fierce rivalry? A hilarious look at what happens when a new sprog joins the family in "We Just Had a Baby...
Friday, 12 February 2016
ReaditDaddy's Book(s) of the Week - Week Ending 12th February 2016 - "Little People, Big Dreams: Coco Chanel / Frida Kahlo" by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Ana Albero and Gee Fan Eng (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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Ana Albero,
Book of the Week 2016,
Coco Chanel,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Frida Khalo,
Gee Fan Eng,
Isabel Sanchez Vegara,
Little People Big Dreams
Our two book of the week winners this week come from the same range and the same author, with two talented illustrators bringing you a fabulous life story of two amazing women....
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Two cool new titles jump onto shelves from Hodder Children's Books this Spring for tiny animal lovers everywhere...
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Hodder Children's Books,
Jim Field,
Jo Weaver,
Kes Gray,
Little One,
Quick Quack Quentin,
Spring Releases 2016
Hodder Children's Books are releasing some really gorgeous books early in 2016 and we've been lucky enough to take a look at two contrasting little corkers, ahead of the spring release schedules.
First up, emerging with a roar, a meow and a big ducky quack is "Quick Quack Quentin"...
"You've got the perfect face for radio" and why nerdy book blogging dads probably shouldn't do TV - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
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A ReadItDaddy Editorial,
Fame,
Radio,
TV
Don't get me wrong! It was nice to be asked!
A weird thing happened this week when a lovely PR person wanted to get in touch by phone to arrange an appearance on BBC's "The One Show".
Let that sentence trickle down into your visual imagination for a second if you will...
A portly...
Violet and the Hidden Treasure (Violet Book 2) by Harriet Whitehorn and Becka Moor (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Becka Moor,
Harriet Whitehorn,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
Violet and the Hidden Treasure
Fashionably late to the part, we catch up with Violet Remy-Robinson's second adventure in this intriguing search for hidden loot....
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Sleeping Handsome and the Princess Engineer by Kay Woodward and Jo De Ruiter (Curious Fox Books)
There's a rather neat set of books being published over at Curious Fox, and it's time to catch up with one superb story turning the traditional princess and prince roles on their heads....
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Alan's Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis (Walker Books)
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Alan's Big Scary Teeth,
Alligator,
Jarvis,
Softcover,
Walker Books
Meet Alan. He's big, he's scary, he's green and he has a huge sharp-toothed grin. But Alan has a terrible, terrible secret. Dare you discover it in "Alan's Big Scary Teeth" by Jarvis.....
Monday, 8 February 2016
Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver and Jean Claude (Capstone / Curious Fox Books)
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Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies,
Capstone Books,
Carmen Oliver,
Curious Fox,
Jean Claude
Reading for pleasure is always FAR more fun when you've got a buddy in tow? Who makes the best reading buddy?....
Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep by Claire Freedman and Richard Smythe (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Beep Beep Beep Time for Sleep,
Claire Freedman,
Richard Smythe,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
Softcover
A busy and fantastic little book for your digger-obsessed boys and girls? Let's take a look at "Beep Beep Beep, Time for Sleep" by Claire Freedman and Richard Smythe....
Saturday, 6 February 2016
Joining in an everso brilliant Blog Tour for a very special porky pal, we celebrate Emer Stamp's utterly awesome new book "The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig"
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Blog Tour 2016,
Emer Stamp,
Scholastic Children's Books,
The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig,
The Super Amazing Adventures of Me Pig,
The Top Secret Diary of Pig
We're very honoured to be joining in a fab book blog tour for Emer Stamp's wonderful creation, the happy go lucky and awesomely super "Pig"
Pig is getting a bit of an old hand (or should that be old ham? Oh you bet we're going to be wheeling out every piggy pun we can think of!) at...
Friday, 5 February 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 5th February 2016 - "DC Comics: Secret Hero Society - Study Halls of Justice" by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen (Scholastic)
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Book of the Week 2016,
Derek Fridolfs,
Dustin Nguyen,
Scholastic Children's Books,
Secret Hero Society Study Halls of Justice
Our second book of the week this week could be the answer to something we've wanted for a LONG time. A fantastic way for middle-graders to get the inside track on comic heroes the rest of us love, without insulting their intelligence.....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 5th February 2016 - "Don't Call Me Choochie Pooh" by Sean Taylor and Kate Hindley (Walker Books)
I love any book that makes Charlotte cackle with glee, just like our first Book of the Week this week - "Don't Call Me Choochie Pooh" by Sean Taylor and Kate Hindley....
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Bye bye board books and picture books. The perils of an ever-evolving book blog (and daughter!) - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
I remember last summer at the Walker Books blogger event meeting lots of other lovely book blogging folk and, with them, pondering over a question that (sadly) will come to you all eventually if you write and blog about children's books.
Picture the scene. Your little ones aren't...
I Am Bear by Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyuz (Walker Books)
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Ben Bailey Smith,
I Am Bear,
Sav Akyuz,
Walker Books
Oh yes indeed! We DO love a cheeky book, a book that's not afraid to be a bit of an old saucepot. So come and meet a rather different bea...
Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - The Triceratops by E.T. Harper and Dan Taylor (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Cardboard Model,
Dan Taylor,
Dinosaurs,
Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs - The Triceratops,
E.T. Harper,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
Softcover
We're very glad to see that this fab little series is still knocking it out of the park with some great dino tales. Let's get reacquainted with Dylan and his amazing Dinosaurs with one of our fave Dino species....
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Pass It On by Sophy Henn (Picture Puffin)
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Pass It On,
Picture Puffin,
Sophy Henn
Blog favourite Sophy Henn is back and she's taking a wee step back from bears to discover the joys of the world around us and all the things in it, big and small. Here's "Pass It On"....
Blue and Bertie by Kristyna Litten (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
One of the most beautiful children's books we've seen so far this year, and a touching tale of friendship in "Blue and Bertie" by Kristyna Litten....
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