September 2017

Friday, 29 September 2017

ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th September 2017 - "Electric Dreams Volume 1" by Philip K. Dick (Gollancz)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 29, 2017 Labels: Chapter Book of the Week 2017, Electric Dreams, Gollancz, Philip K. Dick

We'll swiftly slap a "YA / Adult Only" label on our Chapter Book for this week, a delicious slice of hard-fi that will set your senses ablaze....

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ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th September 2017 - "The Little Red Wolf (Le Petit Loup Rouge)" by Amelie Flechais (Lion Forge Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 29, 2017 Labels: Amelie Flechaise, Andrea Colvin, Lion Forge Books, Picture Book of the Week 2017, The Little Red Wolf

Our second Picture Book of the Week this week is something truly special, proving once again that the French really know how to create stunning children's books....

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ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th September 2017 - "Winnie and Wilbur: The Naughty Knight" by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul (Oxford Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 29, 2017 Labels: Korky Paul, Oxford Children's Books, Picture Book of the Week 2017, Valerie Thomas, Winnie and Wilbur: The Naughty Knight

Oh wowsers, this week's first Picture Book of the Week is a real blast from the past, quite literally.....

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Thursday, 28 September 2017

Celebrating the recent International Hobbit Day! How one book and an amazing teacher really got me hooked on reading as a kid - A ReadItTorial

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 28, 2017 Labels: ReadItTorial 2017

September 21st is "International Hobbit Day", a celebration of the original publication of J.R.R Tolkien's amazing piece of work. We narrowly missed the deadline but I didn't want it to pass without saying something about this incredible book, mainly because it was one of the first...

Bugs by Simon Tyler (Pavilion Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 28, 2017 Labels: Bugs, Pavilion Children's Books, Simon Tyler

Ever fancied becoming an Entymologist when you grow up? Studying insects all day long? Well here's a great place to start your journey - a fantastic new book on bug...

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ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - September 2017

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 28, 2017 Labels: Chapter Book Roundup

Welcome, welcome to our September Chapter Book Roundup. By now most of you will be back at school (boo hiss!) and the long summer days are starting to change as our favourite season Autumn is ushered in. We've got some great books to tuck yourselves up with, so let's get started right...

A fantastic guest post on the blog today from Sarah Baker, Author of "Eloise Undercover" published by Catnip Books

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 27, 2017 Labels: Catnip Books, Eloise Undercover, Guest Post, Sarah Baker

"Eloise Undercover" by Sarah Baker (Catnip Books) We're delighted to welcome author Sarah Baker to the blog today, to talk about her exciting new World War 2 adventure. "Eloise Undercover" is the story of a plucky young girl who is in hiding during the Nazi occupation of France...

You Choose in Space by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt (Picture Puffin)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 26, 2017 Labels: Nick Sharratt, Picture Puffin, Pippa Goodhart, You Choose in Space

Let's zoom out into the stratosphere in a colourful and vibrant journey of discovery - You Choose your adventure in "You Choose in Space" by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt....

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ReadItDaddy's Kid, YA and Grown-Up Comic Book Roundup - September 2017

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 26, 2017 Labels: Comic Book Roundup September 2017

Once again we're taking a deep dive into all things comic-flavoured with a triple-themed comic round up, celebrating the brightest, best and some of the newest comics to hit our review pile over the last month. Kicking off with a comic series I've absolutely fallen in love with, now...

A fabulous pair of books featuring all creatures great and small, here's Yuval Zommer's fabulous "Big Sticker Book of Bugs / Big Sticker Book of Beasts" (Thames and Hudson)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 25, 2017 Labels: Big Sticker Book of Beasts, Big Sticker Book of Bugs, Thames and Hudson, Yuval Zommer

We're huge, huge fans of Yuval Zommer's fabulous story books but he's also a very talented chap when it comes to non fiction titles. We've previously enjoyed both "The Big Book of Bugs" and "The Big Book of Beasts" by Yuval, and now we're delighted to see a pair of accompanying books...

Pirate Baby by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith (Otter-Barry Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 25, 2017 Labels: Mary Hoffman, Otter-Barry Books, Pirate Baby, Ros Asquith

More nautical naughtiness on the high seas, but this time the trouble is pint-sized....

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Friday, 22 September 2017

ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd September 2017 - "Black Light Express" by Philip Reeve and Ian McQue (Oxford Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 22, 2017 Labels: Black Light Express, Chapter Book of the Week 2017, Oxford Childrens Books, Philip Reeve

Our Chapter Book of the Week continues a series I've completely fallen head over heels in love with. The sizzlingly brilliant "Black Light Express" by Philip Reeve....

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ReaditDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd September 2017: Kevin by Rob Biddulph (HarperCollins Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 22, 2017 Labels: HarperCollins Children's Books, Kevin, Picture Book of the Week 2017, Rob Biddulph

I'm pretty sure just about every book blogger out there is going to kick off their review of our Picture Book of the week this week with "We need to talk about Kevin.....

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Thursday, 21 September 2017

Why kids aren't allowed to draw on their imagination, and why this is putting tons of kids off art in school - a ReadItTorial

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 21, 2017 Labels: Drawing from imagination, ReadItTorial

Without a doubt, one of the big lures for many kids when it comes to books is seeing brilliant cover or internal illustrations that let their imaginations fly to other worlds, or introduce them to amazing characters they could never have dreamed up themselves. We've written many times...

I Want to Go First by Richard Byrne (Oxford Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 21, 2017 Labels: I Want To Go First, Oxford Children's Books, Richard Byrne

It's not easy being the smallest in any family, just ask baby elephan...

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Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts (Abrams Young Readers)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 21, 2017 Labels: Abrams Young Readers, Andrea Beaty, David Roberts, Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects

Here's a fabulous companion activity book to one of our favourite books ever.....

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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Pug a Doodle Do by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre (Oxford Children's Books)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at September 20, 2017 Labels: Oxford Children's Books, Philip Reeve, Pug a Doodle Do, Sarah McIntyre

Now here's something we can really get behind - a fantastic activity book featuring a cast of completely chaotic characters, oh and of course a metric ton of snorty snuffly snuggly pug...

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