Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Imagine Children’s Festival returning for its 17th year this from the 7th to the 18th February at the South Bank Centre. Come and join in the fun!
Southbank Centre’s annual multi-arts Imagine Children’s Festival returns for its seventeenth year from 7 – 18 February 2018, with twelve days of jam-packed fun over half-term week for children and their families.
With storytelling at its heart, this year’s programme includes...
"Goodnight Mr Panda" by Steve Antony (Hodder Children's Books)
Steve Antony's well-mannered and impeccable Mr Panda is back and we DEMAND our own doughnut-covered pyjama...
"The Big Red Rock" by Jess Stockham (Child's Play)
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Child's Play,
Jess Stockham,
The Big Red Rock
Here's a fantastic and fun tale teaching children the value of working together to solve a problem. In this case a rather big red problem....
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
"The Very Long Sleep" by Polly Noakes (Child's Play)
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Child's Play,
Polly Noakes,
The Very Long Sleep
With a corking cover that instantly makes this book feel like a classic, it's time to wake up to "The Very Long Sleep" by Polly Noakes....
"On the Night of the Shooting Star" by Amy Hest and Jenni Desmond (Walker Books)
A fabulous story with a message that (sadly, in this day and age) may seem all too familiar to a lot of us....
Monday, 29 January 2018
"Beyond the Fence" by Maria Gulemetova (Child's Play)
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Beyond the Fence,
Child's Play,
Maria Gulemetova
Ooh now this we like! A poignant, thought provoking and ultimately joyful story with a soulful message of hope....
"Animals with Tiny Cat" by Viviane Schwarz (Walker Books)
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Animals with Tiny Cat,
viviane schwarz,
Walker Books
As well as being one of the coolest people on the planet, and one of the most interesting creatives to follow on Twitter, we think Viviane Schwarz is something of a cat-whisperer too....
Friday, 26 January 2018
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th January 2018 - "The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes" by Ying Chang Compestine and David Roberts (Abrams)
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Abrams,
David Roberts,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes,
Ying Chang Compestine
Our second Picture Book of the Week this week just couldn't be ignored - a fantastic folk tale based around the very beginnings of the amazing "Silk Road" from China to the rest of the world....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th January 2018 - "The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Uncanny Express" by Kara LaReau and Jen Hill (Amulet)
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Amulet,
Chapter Book of the Week 2018,
Jen Hill,
Kara LaReau,
The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters - The Uncanny Express
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week is the sizzlingly brilliant follow-up to one of our favourite middle grade books of last year. Back with the Bland Sister...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th January 2018 - "I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today" by Jancee Dunn and Scott Nash (Walker Books)
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I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today,
Jancee Dunn,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
Scott Nash,
Walker Books
Our Book of the Week this week has such a fantastic core story idea that we're once again amazed that no one thought of this before....
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Resetting the story factory defaults - How children's books need to ditch the cliches and spice up character diversity for more than just race and gender - a ReadItTorial
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Children's Story Defaults,
ReadItTorial
Defaults. What are defaults? This week's ReadItTorial started to take shape after watching a Twitter discussion thread between authors around the defaults in children's books.
An article on "Why there are no female monsters" penned on The Guardian website offered up evidence of a...
"Under the Love Umbrella" by Davina Francesca Bell and Allison Colpoys (Scribe)
Here's a gorgeous, colourful and hug-friendly book to kick off the new year with. A marvellous worldwide celebration of friendship and lov...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - January 2018
Our very first Chapter Book Roundup of 2018 and we're back with a superb selection of new and upcoming books to tempt you in with.
Starting off with a young lady who is busily creating some of the most astonishing and amazing book worlds to play in.
Abi Elphinstone's "Skysong"...
Rainforest by Julia Groves (Child's Play)
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Child's Play,
Julia Groves,
Rainforest
One of the most important habitats for a huge diverse range of species, the Rainforest is definitely something that children will love learning about from a really early ag...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
My Colourful Chameleon by Leonie Roberts and Mike Byrne (QED)
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Leonie Roberts,
Mike Byrne,
My Colourful Chameleon,
QED
Mischief, multicoloured mischief is the order of the day in this most unusual tale of a girl and her fabulously weird pet....
Two fantastic new Non-Fiction titles from Walker Studios. Celebrating amazing birds and fantastic cities.
Two new fantastic Non-Fiction titles have caught our eye this week, coming from fairly newly established Non Fic imprint Walker Studio...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
"Snowboy and the Last Tree Standing" by Hiawyn Oram and Birgitta Sif (Walker Books)
What must the younger generation think of the state of the world, when adults seem to make such horrible decisions about its futur...
The Weaver by Qian Shi (Andersen Children's Books)
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Andersen Children's Books,
Qian Shi,
The Weaver
Sometimes we need simple well constructed children's books just to remind us that they are the perfect conduit for awesome life messages....
Monday, 22 January 2018
A triple-whammy of amazing titles coming from Lantana in 2018, celebrating original and diverse stories.
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Kaya's Heart Song,
Lantana Publishing
Once again we're thrilled to see what Lantana Publishing have in store for us in the coming year.
We've been in awe of three new titles coming up in March, April and May (and believe me, they'll soon whizz around so you won't really have that long to wait.
First up is "Kaya's Heart...
"The Boy From Mars" by Simon James (Walker Books)
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Simon James,
The Boy From Mars,
Walker Books
Simon James' books are always quirky, original but always have a heartfelt message tucked away inside....
Friday, 19 January 2018
ReadItDaddy's YA / Grown Up Comic of the Week - Week Ending 19th January 2018 - "Saga Volume 8" by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Our YA / Grown-Ups Comic of the Week kicking off 2018 is the latest in a long-running Saga. Oh god, yes the jokes do get worse from hereon in..."Saga Volume 8" by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th January 2018 - "Dave Pigeon: Racer" by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey (Faber and Faber)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2018,
Dave Pigeon Racer,
Faber and Faber,
Sheena Dempsey,
Swapna Haddow
Our Chapter Book of the Week sees the glorious return of our favourite feathered friend and his trusty sidekick. Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey are back with "Dave Pigeon (Racer!)"
Once again it's been a sheer delight to hear C cackling like a drain every 5 seconds while reading...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th January 2018 - "Erik the Lone Wolf" by Sarah Finan (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
There's still a chill in the air as we think about our Book of the Week winners for this week, so here's a perfect wintry tale of a wolf who wants to go it alone....
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