Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Our Spooky Halloween Book Blowout with witches, ghosts, and things that go "BOOK" in the night!
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Halloween Books 2017
Halloween is definitely one of our favourite times of the year. The nights have drawn in, and there's that wonderful wintry atmosphere on the way, the perfect sort of weather to get tucked in with a spooky book or two.
We're bringing you a selection of fantastic titles old and new so...
We Travel So Far by Laura Knowles and Chris Madden (Words and Pictures)
Time for an amazing animal book, this time one for younger readers who love learning about all the different species right across the planet....
Monday, 30 October 2017
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Michel Laporte and Olivier Latyk (Words and Pictures Publishing)
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L. Frank Baum,
Michel Laporte,
Olivier Latyk,
The Wizard of Oz,
Words and Pictures Publishing
Here's a hugely attractive version of a children's classic story, brought back to stunning life with some truly amazing laser-cut illustrations and cutouts....
Pony in the City by Wendy Wahman (Sterling Publising)
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Pony in the City,
Sterling Publishing,
Wendy Wahman
Here's a horsey tale that's a real hoot! Meet Otis, the inquisitive pony who fancies a bit of a wander....
The Real Boat by Marina Aromshtam and Victoria Semykina (Templar Publishing)
This is one of those 'Wow' books so strap yourself in for an amazing journey aboard a tiny paper boat....
Friday, 27 October 2017
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th October 2017 - "The Hippo at the End of the Hall" by Helen Cooper (David Fickling Books)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2017,
David Fickling Books,
Helen Cooper,
The Hippo at the End of the Hall
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week is the debut middle grade / chapter book from a lady who has written some of our favourite picture books in the past....
ReaditDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th October 2017 - "Star Wars Coding Projects" by Jon Woodcock and Kiki Prottsman (Dorling Kindersley)
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Dorling Kindersley,
Jon Woodcock,
Kiki Prottsman,
Picture Book of the Week 2017,
Star Wars Coding Projects
Our second book of the week this week is a fantastic coding journey set in a galaxy far, far away. Get your geek on with the amazing "Star Wars Coding Projects" from Dorling Kindersley....
ReaditDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th October 2017 - "His Royal Tinyness" by Sally Lloyd-Jones and David Roberts (Walker Books)
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David Roberts,
His Royal Tinyness,
Picture Book of the Week 2017,
Sally Lloyd-Jones,
Walker Books
Our Picture Book of the Week this week is yet another corker by two of the most amazing talents working in children's books today....
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Anti-bullying. We're getting there but there's still so much that could be done - A ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial
Image (C) bullyingnoway.gov.au
Bullying is definitely one of my buttons, and if you dare to press it, expect a fiery response. Unfortunately sometimes when the subject comes up at home, I'm so sensitive to any mention of it that my first reaction is anger and an absolute determination...
Knightology by Dugald Steer, Fabio Leone, Ollie Cuthbertson and David Demaret (Templar Publishing)
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David Demaret,
Dugald Steer,
Fabio Leone,
Knightology,
Ollie Cuthbertson,
Templar Publishing
Here's a truly fabulous book full of amazing facts all about the valiant Knights of yore, and what better publisher to handle such an amazing subject than Templar!
"Knightology" by Dugald Steer, with awesome illustrations throughout by Fabio Leone, Ollie Cuthbertson and David Demaret,...
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson and Michael Foreman, with foreword by Alexander McCall Smith (Otter-Barry Books)
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A Child's Garden of Verses,
Alexander McCall Smith,
Michael Foreman,
Otter-Barry Books,
Robert Louis Stevenson
Here's an absolutely beautiful keepsake version of a mesmerising poetry anthology for children, first published over 100 years ago.
This lovely edition has been brought bang up to date by Otter-Barry Books, with new illustrations from children's literary legend Michael Foreman and...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - October 2017
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Chapter Book Roundup 2017
We're kicking off our October Chapter Book Roundup with a glorious version of a true science fiction classic.
"A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne is the fabulous tale of a mission right to the earth's core.
Intrepid explorer and geologist Otto Liedenbrock embarks...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Magic Toyshop by James Mayhew (Orchard Books)
We do love James Mayhew's books. He creates amazing stories around the idea of introducing children to different aspects of our rich and varied culture, ranging from classic artists to ballet and oper...
The Creature by Helen Bate (Otter-Barry Books)
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Helen Bate,
Otter-Barry Books,
The Creature
Here's a distinctly different, some may say 'odd' little tale (that's certainly how Charlotte described it) that should delight and thrill little ones....
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Welcome to the Museum: The Story of Life by Fiona Munro, Ruth Symons and Katie Scott (Big Picture Press)
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Big Picture Press,
Fiona Munro,
Katie Scott,
Ruth Symons,
The Story of Life,
Welcome to the Museum
The "Welcome to the Museum" series of utterly amazing non-fiction books, curated by Katie Scott with Fiona Munro and Ruth Symons now adopts a smaller format, but continues to blaze a trail for non-fiction titles to follow.
"The Story of Life" extends the previous fold-out edition...
Run Elephant Run by Patricia MacCarthy (Otter-Barry Books)
There are fewer animals that are cuter than baby elephants....
Monday, 23 October 2017
The Glassmaker's Daughter by Dianne Hofmeyr and Jane Ray (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
Here's a fantastic version of a folk tale that appears in many cultures all around the world. Let's take a look at the stunning "The Glassmaker's Daughter" by Dianne Hofmeyr and Jane Ray....
I Want to be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor and Jean Jullien (Walker Books)
Bang on time for Halloween, and looking every bit the part with its spooky theme and colour scheme, here's "I Want to be in a Scary Story" by Sean Taylor and Jean Jullien....
Friday, 20 October 2017
ReaditDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th October 2017 - "Hortense and the Shadow" by Natalia and Lauren O'Hara (Picture Puffin)
Our second Picture Book of the Week this week serves us durned right for bemoaning the lack of atmospheric and dark children's books....
ReaditDaddy's YA Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 20th October 2017 - "Spinning" by Tillie Walden (First Second)
Our YA Graphic Novel of the Week is a stunning biography of one of the most incredible comic creating talents we've seen in a very long time....
ReaditDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th October 2017 - "Illumanatomy" by Kate Davies and Carnovsky (Wide Eyed Editions)
Our first Picture Book of the Week this week is a fascinating look beneath your own skin...don't worry though, it's entirely painles...
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Santa Claus is coming to town! There's a real art to writing great children's christmas books - A ReadItTorial
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Christmas Books,
ReadItTorial 2017
Christmas in the publishing industry probably starts to gear up sometime around Boxing Day the year before (or so we'd imagine).
Certainly we're long past that red letter day - the day we usually get our first Christmas title to review - and this year once again we'll be bringing...
The Nutcracker by Shobna Patel (Thames and Hudson)
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Shobna Patel,
Thames and Hudson,
The Nutcracker
Here's something truly amazing, a fantastic version of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suit...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Tadpole to Frog (American Museum of Natural History / Sterling)
We still love a good board book here on the blog, and we particularly love Sterling's fantastic board books for tiny inquisitive toddlers, written in conjunction with the American Museum of Natural Histor...
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