Monday, 31 October 2016
The perfect book for later tonight - "Ghost Stories" by various authors (Scholastic Publishing)
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Charles Dickens,
E Nesbit,
Ghost Stories,
MR James,
Scholastic Classics
This one slipped in silently like a spooky spirit or spectre and it's perfect for later tonight and some torchlit ghost storytelling. The sublime "Ghost Stories" collection from Scholastic....
A Year Full of Stories by Angela McAllister and Christopher Corr (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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A Year Full of Stories,
Angela McAllister,
Christopher Corr,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Wow, now this is the sort of book that we like - one that you can take your time over, and really find something new every time you delve i...
Happy Halloween! Ten spooky sizzlers designed to make your little ones squeal with delight!
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Halloween Roundup 2016
We love Halloween and though we're not much on Trick or Treating, we do love to nestle down in All Hallows Eve with a good spooky book or ten.
So here are ten favourites that err on the dark side of the street.
Teaming up for a breathtakingly original book, Lemony Snicket and Jon...
Friday, 28 October 2016
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th October 2016 - "Home and Dry" by Sarah Smith (Child's Play Publishing)
Our second book of the week - and a double-header from Child's Play - is just SO SO good.."Home and Dry" by Sarah L. Smith....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th October 2016 - "That's NOT how you do it!" by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar (Child's Play Publishing)
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Ariane Hofmann Maniyar,
Book of the Week 2016,
Child's Play Publishing,
That's NOT how you do it
This sassy little madam is the star of our first Book of the Week this week, the sublime "That's NOT how you do it...
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Grandparents ROCK and we'd be lost without them - a ReadItTorial
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A ReadItDaddy Editorial,
Grandparents rock
Once again, half term is here and as working parents both my wife and I are hugely, HUGELY grateful for our parents stepping in to look after Charlotte while she's off school.
In fact we'd be utterly lost without them, and we both know this. Children's books trumpet just how special...
We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (Walker Books)
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Jon Klassen,
Walker Books,
We Found a Hat
At last, and alas, we've come to the final book in Jon Klassen's hilarious "Hat" trilogy....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - October 2016
Welcome to our October roundup of amazing chapter books to keep you busy and entertained as the long nights draw in, and we prepare to don all sorts of daft costumes for Halloween.
We're kicking off this month's roundup with some books we couldn't quite manage to squeeze into our...
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
The Big Book of 100 Little Activities by Laura Minter and Tia Williams (GMC Publishing)
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GMC Publishing,
Laura Minter,
Little Button Diaries,
The Big Book of 100 Little Activities,
Tia Williams
Are you ready for some cool makes? Those lovely ladies from The Little Button Diaries are back with a bumper book of superb art, science and crafty activities so go for your gluestick...
Yoga for You: Feel Calmer, Stronger, Happier by Rebecca Rissman (QED Publishing)
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QED Publishing,
Rebecca Rissman,
Yoga For You
Now here's a really fantastic idea for parents and children who want to have a calmer more restful life. Spend a few minutes a day in yogic blis...
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Push! Dig! Scoop! by Rhonda Gowler Greene and Daniel Kirk (Bloomsbury Publishing)
I was a little surprised when, one evening, it was a "Quick Book" late bedtime for Charlotte and she picked this one out of the bookshelves....
Gordon's Great Escape by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Sue and Paul are back and yet again they've come up trumps with a totally brilliant and original new story featuring yet another slightly bonkers character. This time, of all things, it's a happy balloo...
Nature Explorer Guide for Kids by Michael Leach and Meriel Lland (QED Publishing)
Ah! The great outdoors. Even though the colder weather is nipping at our noses and cheeks, we still love getting out and about....
Monday, 24 October 2016
We won an award! Nominated and winner of "Champion Adult Blogger" in the 2016 UK YABA Blogger Awards.
This year's UKYA "YABA" Awards have finally netted us the very first blogger award for Read It, Daddy. It was a huge honour to be nominated in the "Champion Adult Blogger" category, along with several other brilliant bloggers in various categories. You can find the full nominees list...
Doodle Town by Dominika Lipniewska (Tate Publishing)
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Dominika Lipniewska,
Doodle Town,
Doodling,
Drawing,
Scribbling,
Tate Publishing
We are huge fans of drawing and doodling, and any book that features fun drawing prompts and doodle challenges is definitely a book we want to get to know better....
Knit yourself in knots and bake yourself some tasty pie! New books incoming from Maverick Publishing!
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A Knit and a Knot,
Amanda Brandon,
As Nice as Pie,
Catalina Echeverri,
Gary Sheppard,
Maverick Books,
Tim Budgen
We're adoring Maverick's picture book range and they've got a couple of corkers that we've been lucky enough to have been sent for a sneaky peek at.
Amanda Brandon and Catalina Echeverri are back for more woolly antics following on from "A Scarf and a Half" and "A Box of Socks".
Granny...
Art Play by Marion Deuchars (Laurence King Publishing)
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Art Play,
Laurence King Publishing,
Marion Deuchars
Regular ReadItDaddy-ers will know how much we love getting messy with paints, chalks and drawing materials....
88 ½ Science Experiments by Nick Arnold (QED Publishing)
Science is like magic to kids. Actually scrub that, a lot of the time the joy of books like 88 ½ Science Experiments is discovering that even you, as an adult, don't know everything....
100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet by Anna Claybourne (QED)
How could we resist a book that actually has "Awesome" in the title. We can't and this really is awesome too.....
Friday, 21 October 2016
On Your Bike by Sir Chris Hoy and Clare Elsom (Piccadilly Press)
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Clare Elsom,
On Your Bike,
Piccadilly Press,
Sir Chris Hoy
A fabulous book for bike-mad kids, from none other than Sir Chris Hoy himself. Time to get "On Your Bike...
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 21st October 2016 - "The Dragon Keeper's Handbook" by Katie Haworth and Monica Armino (Templar Publishing)
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Book of the Week 2016,
Katie Haworth,
Monica Armino,
Templar Publishing,
The Dragon Keeper's Handbook
We still love a good dragon book and this one is very special indeed! Our Second Book of the Week this week is "The Dragon Keeper's Handbook"....
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