Friday, 29 July 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th July 2016 - "Fox and Goldfish" by Nils Pieters (Book Island)
Our second book of the week is one of the most touching, bittersweet and beautiful books we've seen this year....
ReaditDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th July 2016 - "Modern Cartooning" by Chris Hart (Watson Guptill)
Our First Book of the Week this week had us scrabbling for our scribbling sticks....
Thursday, 28 July 2016
"When is a book not a book?" A ReadItDaddy Editorial
I must admit that I'm largely at fault for being a bit of a numpty when it comes to the subject of this latest editorial but as the subject is entirely new to me (possibly not to you more seasoned book bloggers) I figured it was worth blogging about.
It's the first time it's actually...
Ready, Steady, MO! By Mo Farah, Kes Gray and Marta Kissi (Hodder Children's Books)
As the world holds its breath gearing up for the Summer Olympics in sunny Rio, here's a book that's getting the games off to a flying star...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - July 2016
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Chapter Book Roundup July 2016
Our book sack is literally overflowing as we move into the summer months, so here's our fabulous fantastic Chapter Book Roundup for July 2016.
Kicking off with the return of an inquisitive and cool new hero from Malcolm Judge. We've already taken a look at "Jonny Jakes Investigates...
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Hidden Inspirations - a guest blog post from Fiona Woodcock, Author of the truly awesome "Hiding Heidi" out now from Simon and Schuster Children's Books
We raved about "Hiding Heidi" when we recently reviewed it on Read It, Daddy. Now we're very fortunate to be able to bring you a fantastic guest post from author illustrator Fiona Woodcock, sharing with us her hidden inspirations for this brilliant children's book. Take it away,...
Circle by Jeannie Baker (Walker Books)
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A truly stunning picture book encompassing the beauty of our earth, the birds and animals that live on it, and of course a strong eco message. Let's dip into "Circle" by Jeannie Bake...
Pierre the Maze Detective and the Great Colouring Adventure by Hiro Kamigaki and IC4Design (Laurence King Publishing)
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There are several things we always pack into our suitcase when we're off on holidays....
A trio of perfect picture books from Child's Play coming soon to a bookstore near you!
We're catching up with some new releases from the awesome children's publisher Child's Play. Here's a trio of tempting and original books to keep your little ones spellbound over the summer holidays.
First is "Yokki and the Parno Gry" by Richard O'Neill, Katherine Quarmby and Marieke...
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Oi, Dog! By Kes and Claire Gray and Jim Field (Hodder Children's Books)
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Frog has just about had enough. It's time for a change, a huge massive change and Frog is starting right here, right now.....
A bumper crop of picture book lovelies coming from Little Tiger Press in August
Little Tiger Press have been consistently producing some of the best picture books on the planet for a long time, and they're really going to blow your tiger-striped socks off in August with four new titles hitting the shelves. Let's take a look in our purring grab-bag...
First up...
Monday, 25 July 2016
The Great Dragon Bake-Off by Nicola O'Byrne (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
I'm afraid we're going to wheel out as many bakery-related puns during the course of this review as we possibly can....
Friday, 22 July 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd July 2016 - "The Art of Loish - A Look Behind the Scenes" by Lois Van Baarle (3DTotal Publishing)
Our Second Book of the Week is a fantastic dreamscape of astonishing images put together by one of the most fascinating artists to emerge in the last two decades....
ReaditDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd July 2016 - "The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer" by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud (Chronicle Children's Books)
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Our first Book of the Week this week - what do you do when you're put on the spot on that first day back at school....
Thursday, 21 July 2016
King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor by Andy Riley (Hodder Children's Books)
What would you do if you, as a kid, were put in charge of a vast kingdom? Would power go to your hea...
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
50 Things You Should Know About The Tudors by Rupert Matthews (QED Publishing)
Now for a slice of truly tempestuous history as the "50 Things" range covers 118 years of Tudor Rule in England....
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
The Famishing Vanishing Mahoosive Mammoth by Hollie Hughes and Leigh Hodgkinson (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
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Hungry? You will be by the time you reach the end of this fantastic story.....
Monday, 18 July 2016
Up, Up and Away by Tom McLaughlin (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
What does it take to make your own planet? This is Orson's big question in Tom McLaughlin's awesome and dreamy new story book....
Friday, 15 July 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 15th July 2016 - "The Kew Gardens Children's Cookbook" by Caroline Craig and Joe Archer (Wayland)
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Our Second Book of the Week is quite literally a tasty treat. Grow, pick and cook ingredients for some amazing dishes in "The Kew Gardens Children's Cookboo...
ReaditDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 15th July 2016 - "They All Saw a Cat" by Brendan Wenzell (Chronicle Books)
A trippy, zippy and somewhat slinky book is our first book of the week this week. Step into the silken shoes of a mogg...
Thursday, 14 July 2016
"Historium Activity Book" by Jo Nelson and Richard Wilkinson (Big Picture Press)
Big Picture Press's "Museum" books are (deservedly) titles to be reckoned wit...
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Through the Forest by Steffie Brocoli and Catherine Bidet (Thames and Hudson)
Wow! Once again Thames and Hudson really seem to have a knack for publishing wholly original book ideas....
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Mr Particular, the World's Choosiest Champion by Jason Kirschner (Sterling Publishing)
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We're up, up and away now with a finicky picky mister. It's Mr Particular, the world's choosiest champio...
Monday, 11 July 2016
The Greedy Goat by Petr Horacek (Walker Books)
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If ever there was a brilliant choice of animal character for a book, it has to be a greedy goa...
Friday, 8 July 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 8th July 2016 - "Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature" by Amanda Wood, Mike Jolley and Owen Davey (Wide Eyed Editions)
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Our Second Book of the Week oozes luxurious wonder across every page spread. The fabulous "Natural Worl...
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 8th July 2016 - "Anna and Froga: Out and About" by Anouk Ricard (Drawn and Quarterly)
Our first Book of the Week this week is a comic compilation par excellence. Meet Anna and Froga and their slightly kooky friend...
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Finding your long lost reading voice - A ReadItDaddy Editorial
More and more these days, parents are under huge pressure to perform. The expectations placed on the shoulders of new parents are almost as colossal as having to shoulder the bulk of the entire earth at times as you see the perfect parents depicted in your Waitrose magazine, hiring...
A ho ho ha ha hee hee Holiday Ha Ha Ha Blog Tour post from awesome Candy Harper!
Today we're VERY lucky to have an awesome guest post from Candy Harper, author of several brilliant children's stories including a rib-tickling tale for the new "Holiday Ha Ha Ha" story compilation, which was released on 30th June 2016 by Simon and Schuster.
Along with the esteemed...
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