Friday, 30 June 2017
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 30th June 2017 - "The World's Worst Children 2" by David Walliams and Tony Ross (HarperCollins Children's Books)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2017,
David Walliams,
HarperCollins Children's Books,
The World's Worst Children 2,
Tony Ross
Wow! Our first David Walliams review, which seems absolutely incredible considering how many books this talented fella has now written...and it nails Chapter Book of the Week for this week....
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book(s) of the Week - Week Ending 30th June 2017 - "Very Little Sleeping Beauty" and "Very Little Rapunzel" by Teresa Heapy and Sue Heap (Red Fox Picture Books)
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Picture Book of the Week 2017,
Red Fox Picture Books,
Sue Heap,
Teresa Heapy,
Very Little Rapunzel,
Very Little Sleeping Beauty
Our Book(s) of the week this week see the welcome return of Heapy and Heap to the "Book of the Week" slot with another two awesome "Very Little" storie...
Thursday, 29 June 2017
The world needs to make way for new characters and stories, not keep trying to reinvent the wheel - A ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2017
Marvel's Thor - Now female in the comics - Outsold her male counterpart tenfold. Comics, they are a-changing (for the better!)
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It's like that comfortable pair of slippers that are literally falling apart at the seams, but are just too nice and...
"Buddha: An Enlightened Life" by Keiron Moore and Rajesh Nagulakonda (Campfire)
Well, there's no doubt about it, this is certainly an entirely original title but thoroughly absorbing and enlightening indeed.....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - June 2017
Hello friends, and welcome to another fabulous chapter book round up. It's June, and as I type this the rain is beating itself into a mist on the road outside. Yet we still have a smidgeon of hope that we might see some sunshine soon.
With that in mind, let's dip into our first book...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Twinkle Makes a Wish by Katherine Holabird and Sarah Warburton (Hodder Children's Books)
Possibly one of the sparkliest books we've reviewed this year, it's the return of Twinkle the Fairy in "Twinkle Makes a Wish" by Katherine Holabird and Sarah Warburton....
Class One Farmyard Fun by Julia Jarman and Lynne Chapman (Orchard Books)
All the sights, sounds and...er...smells of the Farmyard are here in the latest "Class" book from Julia Jarman and Lynne Chapman....
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Two fantastic tales get a timely paperback reprint from David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney. "Little Red" and "Sleeping Beauty: A Mid Century Fairy Tale" (Pavilion Children's Books)
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David Roberts,
Little Red,
Lynn Roberts-Maloney,
Pavilion Children's Books,
Sleeping Beauty a Mid Century Fairy Tale
Wow, we had to dig back into the archives to find our original review of "Little Red" by David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney. But here it is.
As always it's interesting to revisit books we reviewed when Charlotte was very little to see how much 'grown up' Charlotte likes them...
Never Take a Bear to School by Mark Sperring and Britta Teckentrup (Orchard Books)
It's quite a way off but come September lots of little ones will be going up to "Big School" for the first time....
I Love My Birthday by Giles Andreae and Emma Dodd (Hodder Children's Books)
Do you love birthdays? Do you love books? Then you're going to love this awesome board book version of Giles Andreae and Emma Dodd's "I Love My Birthday"....
Monday, 26 June 2017
Ophelia Pang's Interactive Art Book (Batsford Publishing)
If there's one thing we love more than anything else, it's the excuse to dig into a new and inspirational art book.....
What Does Baby Want? By Tupera Tupera (Phaidon)
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Board Book,
Breastfeeding,
Phaidon,
Tupera Tupera,
What Does Baby Want
Here's an utterly fantastic little board book with an innovative 'round' design that plopped into our review pile, making us both giggle and 'awww' at the same tim...
Sunday, 25 June 2017
Read With Pride! Celebrate a month of Pride and LGBTQ+ publishing with Scholastic's fantastic books. Let's meet George, Lucy and Noah!
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Alex Gino. Scholastic Children's Books,
George,
Girl Hearts Girl,
LGBTQ+,
Lucy Sutcliffe,
Noah Can't Even,
Pride Month,
Simon James Green
We don't often drag ourselves out of bed for 9.30 on a Sunday morning but when you're asked very nicely by the lovely Olivia at Scholastic to take part in Scholastic's celebration of Pride and LGBTQ+ Publishing, how can you possibly resist!
It's Pride Festival time so between the...
Friday, 23 June 2017
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 23rd June 2017 - "The Misadventures of Max Crumbly - Middle School Mayhem" by Rachel Renee Russell (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Middle School Mayhem,
Rachel Renee Russell,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books,
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week saw Charlotte go unusually quiet....
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 23rd June 2017 - "Tiny Dinosaurs" by Joel Stewart (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
Our first Picture Book of the Week proves you can never be too old to appreciate a brilliant and imaginative dinosaur tale....
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Dadding like a duck. Calm above the surface, paddling like heck below - a ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2017
Sometimes it seems so easy, this 'dadding' lark. You spend all week working at 'the boring day job' with a few snatched moments of being able to relax in the evenings.
Both of us came to the conclusion that our evening routine is always under pressure. Depending on who is picking...
Snuggle time for little ones with two awesome titles from Mick Inkpen and Hodder Children's Books
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Hodder Children's Books,
Is it Bedtime Wibbly Pig? Mick Inkpen,
The Royal LullabyHullaballoo
Mick Inkpen is a very busy bee indeed! His fantastic Kipper and Wibbly Pig books were some of Charlotte's favourites back in her toddler years....
Once Upon a Jungle by Laura Knowles and James Boast (Words and Pictures)
Who knows what lurks in the deep dark jungle? This lushly illustrated book will definitely offer some clu...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Little One by Jo Weaver (Hodder Children's Books)
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Hodder Children's Books,
Jo Weaver,
Little One
Wow, this is a stunning book - it's not often you get to enjoy something tricked out in shades of grey when it comes to children's literature....
Daisy Doodles by Michelle Robinson, Irene Dickson and Tom Weller (Oxford Children's Books / OUP)
Enter the world of a child's imagination, find a rich tapestry of storytelling, and meet one mischievous mouse.....
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
A brace of fantastic new Charlie and Lola board books from super new Children's Laureate Lauren Child and Orchard Books.
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Charlie and Lola,
Colours,
Lauren Child,
Numbers,
Orchard Books,
Shapes
Charlie and Lola are timeless characters with endless appeal so it's great to see a fab range of board books getting a dust-down and republish, courtesy of Orchard Books....
Two fabulous new history titles by a very talented duo, here's "The Ancient Greeks" and "The Ancient Aztecs" by Isabel and Imogen Greenberg (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Imogen Greenberg,
Isabel Greenberg,
The Ancient Aztecs,
The Ancient Greeks
We've really enjoyed the previous books in Frances Lincoln Publishing's awesome "Discover" series....
Monday, 19 June 2017
Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster by Rose Impey and Chris Chatterton (Bloomsbury Publishing)
We're not quite finished with diggers and dinosaurs today, here's the first in a series of new 'make and play' books from Bloomsbury, "Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster" by Rose Impey and Chris Chatterton....
Diggersaurs by Michael Whaite (Picture Puffin)
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Diggersaurs,
Michael Whaite,
Picture Puffin
What could possibly be better than a book that mashes together hulking great big bits of machinery with hulking great big beasties! "Diggersaurs" by Michael Whaite....
Friday, 16 June 2017
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 16th June 2017 - "Princess Smartypants and the Fairy Geek Mothers" by Babette Cole (Hodder Children's Books)
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Babette Cole,
Chapter Book of the Week 2017,
Hodder Children's Books,
Princess Smartypants and the Fairy Geek Mothers
Our Chapter Book of the Week makes us both happy and sad at the same time. "Princess Smartypants and the Fairy Geek Mothers" by Babette Cole....
ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 16th June 2017 - "How to be a Scientist" by Steve Mould (Dorling Kindersley)
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Dorling Kindersley,
How to Be a Scientist,
Science,
STEM,
Steve Mould
This week's first Book of the Week makes science fun, and engages children in a whole stack of groovy experiments using ordinary household objects. Steve Mould's awesome "How to Be a Scientist"....
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Why do we always assume children's picture books need an ultra-low word count? A ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2017,
Wall of Text,
Word Counts
Again, this one was inspired by an awesome Twitterer and author. Polly Faber, author of the fantastic Mango and Bambang children's books (along with Clara Vulliamy providing glorious illustrations) obviously has the magic touch when it comes to convincing publishers that "Word counts...
Two books featuring in the Scholastic Laugh out Loud Awards are under the microscope! Check out "Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms" and "My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord"
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2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards,
David Solomons,
Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms,
Jelly Pie,
Jim Smith,
Laura Ellen Anderson,
My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord,
Nosy Crow,
Scholastic Lollies
The Scholastic Laugh Out Loud book awards are EXACTLY the sort of awards we can firmly get behind.
We love a good laugh, and we've been checking out two books - one in the 6-8 yrs shortlist category, and one in the 9-13 yrs shorlist category.
First up, we're dipping into Jim ("Barry...
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