Thursday, 30 November 2017
Bookpeople Watching - A ReadItTorial
We had such a fantastic time playing "Booksellers" for the day a couple of saturdays ago at the annual Baptist Church Christmas Fayre. Most of the people who turned up to pick up a pre-christmas book bargain were buying for children or grandchildren, but for both of us it was...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - November 2017
It's November, how did it get to be November? We're fresh from a fantastic book roundup featuring spooks and sorcery in October and once again we're catching up with even more in our November roundup.
Starting with "How to Bewitch a Wolf" by Abie Longstaff, the long anticipated follow-up...
The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket and Matthew Forsythe (Andersen Children's Books)
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November 30, 2017
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How do you feel today? Are you happy? Sad? Grumpy? In a bad mood perhap...
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
ReadItDaddy's Titan Comic Book blowout - November 2017
'Tis the season to be jolly, well almost - but its also the season to dip back into our comic book grab-bag and bring you some of the highlights coming your way, or already sitting on comic store shelves and e-stores trying to tempt you into parting with your hard-earned cash.
Titan...
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown and Tim Hopgood (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
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November 28, 2017
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We've seen lots of books based on hit songs, but we think this one is definitely very timely and apt for the sort of weather we've been having lately....
Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy by Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes (Chronicle)
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November 28, 2017
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It's the return of a toddler twosome! Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes return with a new chapter (or three) in the lives of Charlie and Mouse....
Monday, 27 November 2017
A peek at two fantastic modern plays from Oberon Books. "Rapunzel" and "Oliver Twist" (Oberon)
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November 27, 2017
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Anya Reiss,
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Rapunzel
Oberon Publishing have a well-established back catalogue of fantastic modern plays for children to perform, and they've been kind enough to send us a couple of plays to take a look at....
Goodnight Baby Moon (Dorling Kindersley)
Here's a rather attractive and innovative book from Dorling Kindersley, part bedtime story but also a really cool way to learn about the moon phases....
Friday, 24 November 2017
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th November 2017 - "The Atlas of Monsters" by Sandra Lawrence and Stuart Hill (Big Picture Press)
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November 24, 2017
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Our Second Picture Book of the Week this week proves that Big Picture Press have come back with a bang towards the end of the year, putting out some truly stunning books....
ReadItDaddy's Comic Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th November 2017: "Anna and Froga: Completely Bubu" by Anouk Ricard (Drawn and Quarterly)
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November 24, 2017
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Picture Book of the Week 2017
One of the favourite questions we get on the blog is "I used to love comics as a kid, but I don't know where to start my child off with them" - Our Comic Book of the Week this week is definitely a fantastic place to start....
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th November 2017 - "One Moonlit Night" by Zanna Davidson and Seo Kim (Templar Publishing)
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November 24, 2017
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We absolutely cannot resist a fantastic dreamy story about dragons, so our first Picture Book of the Week this week is a superb example that (literally) leaps off the page at yo...
Thursday, 23 November 2017
"Nothing's original under the sun" but will we truly ever see an end to plagiarism in children's books? - A ReadItTorial
Oh what fun there has been lately in the book world. The highly anticipated John Lewis Christmas Ad campaign rolled out "Moz the Monster" with an accompanying book to go with the ad.
It didn't take long before Chris Riddell took heed of the various tweets and messages about the...
Girls who Rocked the World by Michelle Roehm McCann and Amelie Welden (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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November 23, 2017
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Here's a fantastically inspirational book, reclad and reprinted with an all-new mighty girl cover - it's the fantastic "Girls who Rocked the World" by Michelle Roehm McCann and Amelie Welden....
Stupendous Science by Rob Beattie and Sam Peet (QED Publishing)
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November 23, 2017
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The huge surge in interest in STEM subjects amongst children is a fantastic thing to see....
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Magnolia Mudd and the Super Jumptastic Launcher Deluxe by Katey Howes and Valerio Fabbretti (Sterling)
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November 22, 2017
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Valerio Fabbretti
I can honestly say we've never reviewed a book with such a zazzy title - but there's a rather neat STEM message tucked into the story of Magnolia Mudd....
The Elephant in the Room by James Thorp and Angus Mackinnon (Templar Publishing)
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November 22, 2017
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Templar Publishing,
The Elephant in the Room
Every now and again it's great to see children's books dabble with surreality in such a cool way as with this one....
"Urban Jungle" by Vicky Woodgate (Big Picture Press)
We really, really love map books, atlases and quality non fiction so we were extremely excited to see a copy of "Urban Jungle" pop through our door....
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney and Patrick Benson (Andersen Children's Books)
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November 21, 2017
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Patrick Benson,
The Stone Bird
This is a story that sang out to us with the sweetest voice possible with such an inspired and original idea....
Wakey Wakey Elephant by Linda Ravin Lodding and Michael Robertson (Sterling Children's Books)
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November 21, 2017
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Michael Robertson,
Sterling,
Wakey Wakey Elephant
Here's an adorable story of a little boy and his pet...Elephant? Yes, let's talk about the snoozing elephant in the roo...
The Powerpuff Girls Official Handbook (Orchard Books)
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November 21, 2017
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Orchard Books,
The Powerpuff Girls Official Handbook
We absolutely LOVE The Powerpuff Girls. One of the joys of being a parent is introducing your kids to all the cool stuff you've loved watching in younger days....
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