Monday, 30 April 2018
A fabulous reprint of two children's classics, with amazing illustrations from Robert Ingpen. Here's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "The Jungle Book" (Palazzo Abridged Classics)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
Lewis Carroll,
Palazzo Books,
Robert Ingpen,
Rudyard Kipling,
The Jungle Book
The Palazzo range of children's classics sees a couple of brilliant reprints, featuring the glorious artwork of Australian artist Robert Ingpen....
The Match by Russell Ayto (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Labels:
Bloomsbury Children's Books,
Russell Ayto,
The Match
In this World Cup year, you can expect a huge flood of amazing books about the beautiful game - but sometimes the best books are the ones that play things a little closer to home....
Friday, 27 April 2018
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th April 2018: "Looshkin Book 1" by Jamie Smart (David Fickling Books)
Labels:
Bonkers,
David Fickling Books,
Dog Cheese,
Hatstands,
Jamie Smart,
Looshkin Book 1
Our second Picture Book of the Week poses the most important question you may ever face in your entire existence as a human being on this planet. "Do you like Dog Cheese...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th April 2018 - "Beyond the Odyssey" by Maz Evans (Chicken House Books) @chickenhsebooks
I think our emotions ranged from excited anticipation to wild mania when we saw this week's Chapter Book of the Week....
A Fantastic "This or That" with Daisy Hirst, author of our superb Book of the Week winner this week, "I Do Not Like Books Anymore" (Walker Books)
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A fantastic This or That,
Daisy Hirst,
Walker Books
To celebrate the launch of Daisy Hirst's new book "I Do Not Like Books Anymore!" we're putting Daisy under the spotlight for another fantastic "This or That" set of questions. So without further ado, let's get right on that...
Chocolate or Cheese?
Chocolate!
Pens or Pencils?
Pens
Star...
ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th April 2018 - "I Do Not Like Books Any More!" by Daisy Hirst (Walker Books) @BIGPictureBooks
Our first Picture Book of the Week sees the return of Daisy Hirst's brilliantly busy little siblings Alphonse and Natalie for a second adventure - this time inside book...
Thursday, 26 April 2018
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Creative Writer - A ReadItTorialThis tom
Labels:
Creative Writing,
Loner,
ReadItTorial 2018
Once again I found myself enrolling for the fantastic FutureLearn / Open University "Start Writing Fiction" course recently, in order to try and jumpstart my own flagging writing.
I'd attempted the course once before, got about half way through before realising that the short story...
A fantastic delve into Russian Folk Tales with Sophie Anderson, author of the stunning "The House With Chicken Legs" (Usborne Publishing) @sophieinspace @usborne #HouseWithChickenLegs #BlogTour
The House with Chicken Legs Blog Tour
"Fifteen Russian Fairy Tales and What They Mean to Me" by Sophie Anderson, Author of "The House with Chicken Legs" (Usborne Publishing)
We're delighted to be joined by Sophie Anderson this morning on our stop on the fabulous "The House...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - April 2018
We're off to a roaring start with our April Chapter Book roundup. Let's dip in to "Big Foot and Little Foot" by Ellen Potter and Felicita Sala to get things under way.
Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure.
Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch.
When...
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
"Frank the Seven Legged Spider" by Michaele Razi (Sasquatch Books) @SasquatchBooks
"But wait a minute, don't spiders have 8 legs?" asked C quite nonchalantly before we took a look at this fab picture book....
Nature Origami by Clover Robin (Nosy Crow / National Trust) @NosyCrow
Labels:
Clover Robin,
National Trust Books,
Nature Origami,
Nosy Crow
We love Origami and all sorts of papercraft - truth is though, we're absolutely hopeless at it....
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
"Everything you need for a Treehouse" by Carter Higgins and Emily Hughes (Chronicle Books) @chroniclekids
I think at one point or another, most people have wanted to either live in or build their own Treehouse....
"So You Think You've Got it Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt" by Chae Strathie and Marisa Morea (Nosy Crow / British Museum) @nosycrow
Labels:
a kid's life in Ancient Egypt,
British Museum,
Chae Strathie,
Marisa Morea,
Nosy Crow,
So you think you've got it bad
When is the best time to get your kids interested in history? I'm pretty sure you'll know our answer to this question....
Monday, 23 April 2018
"Now Make This" by Thomas Barnthalter (Phaidon Publishing) @Phaidon
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Crafting,
Designers,
Making,
Now Make This,
Phaidon,
Thomas Barnthalter
This is a "Make" book like no other. 25 of the world's top designers have collaborated with curator Thomas Barnthalter for something really special....
"The Knight Who Said No" by Lucy Rowland and Kate Hindley (Nosy Crow) @nosycrow
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Kate Hindley,
Lucy Rowland,
Nosy Crow,
The Knight who Said No
Every parent on the planet will remember the exact moment their child first learned the power of a single word....
Friday, 20 April 2018
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th April 2018 - "HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World" by Katherine Halligan and Sarah Walsh (Nosy Crow) @NosyCrow
Our second Picture Book of the Week this week once again shows off a stellar selection of truly incredible women who made their mark on the world in amazingly inspirational way...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th April 2018 - "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Orion) @orionbooks
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week is one of the most thought-provoking middle grade reads we've encountered in a long time, and couldn't be more timely if it tried....
ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th April 2018: "The Story of Tantrum O'Furrily" by Cressida Cowell and Mark Nicholas (Hodder Children's Books) @hodderchildrens
Our first Picture Book of the Week this week is a superb little modern fable, full of originality and feline quirkiness....
Thursday, 19 April 2018
Why is engendered stereotyping sneaking back into children's books through the back door once again? A ReadItTorial #LetBooksBeBooks
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ReadItTorial 2018
This week we are mostly having a bit of a problem with a single word, that seems to herald a return to the bad old days of engendering children's books. This was first brought to light by wonderful Paula Harrison on Twitter, who makes a very valid point that suddenly it seems OK...
"The Colours of History: How Colours Shaped the World" by Clive Gifford and Marc Peintre (QED Publishing) @QuartoKids
Here's a stunning book full of amazing facts, tons of colour and of course a whopping great big dose of history. We LOVE i...
Gloria's Voice by Aura Lewis (Sterling Publishing) @sterlingkids
A fantastic book celebrating one of the most important feminist figures of the last 100 years? You bet we're up for reading that....
ABC Mindful Me by Christiane Engel (Walter Foster Jr) @walterfosterjr
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ABC Mindful Me,
Christiane Engel,
Walter Foster Jr
We're certainly seeing one particular trend surge to the fore this year...the subject of mindfulness in books for children and teens....
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Golden Sparkles - An Introduction to Mindfulness by Catarina Peterson and Mateya Arkova (Catpeterson.co.uk)
Labels:
An Introduction to mindfulness,
Catarina Peterson,
catpeterson.co.uk,
Golden Sparkles,
Mateya Arkova
Mindfulness is very much the "Topic Du Jour" at the moment, with an increase in popularity particularly amongst children....
"Llamanoes" Illustrated by Shyama Golden (Chronicle Books) @chroniclekids
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Chronicle Books,
Llamanoes,
Shyama Golden
As well as being passionate book bloggers who love all things book shaped, we also really love fun family board and tabletop games....
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
"The Magic Garden" by Leminscates (Walter Foster Jr Publishing) @walterfosterjr
Labels:
Leminscates,
The Magic Garden,
Walter Foster Jr
Most children will first encounter nature when they take their first faltering toddler steps out into the garden....
Monday, 16 April 2018
Mixed Up Masterpieces: Amusing Animals (Nosy Crow / British Museum) @NosyCrow
Time for another dive into the archives with the stunning collection of artefacts in The British Museum Collection....
Bugs: Explorer by Nick Forshaw and William Exley (What on Earth Publishing) @whatonearthbook
A fantastic new book from "What on Earth Publishing" should answer just about every question you have about creepy crawlie...
"Looking After William" by Eve Coy (Andersen Children's Books) @AndersenPress
I love the way this book pulls a gentle bait and switch on you, right from the front cover onwards....
Friday, 13 April 2018
ReadItDaddy's Comic of the Week - Week Ending 13th April 2018 - "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 7: "I've been waiting for a Squirrel like you" by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel Comics)
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Comic of the Week 2018,
Erica Henderson,
marvel comics,
Ryan North,
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Volume 7: I've been waiting for a Squirrel like you
Our Comic of the week this week is, of course, "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl" volume 7: "I've been Waiting for a Squirrel Like You". Sadly, all good things come to an end....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 13th April 2018: "Iguana Boy Saves the World: With a Triple Cheese Pizza" by James Bishop and Rikin Parekh (Hodder Children's Books) @hodderchildrens
Labels:
Chapter Book of the Week 2018,
Hodder Children's Books,
Iguana Boy Saves the World with a Triple Cheese Pizza,
James Bishop,
Rikin Parekh
Our Chapter Book of the Week is a super-powered mashup of heroes, lizards and our favourite food ever....
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 13th April 2018: "The Superhero Craft Book" by Laura Minter and Tia Williams (GMC Publishing) @GMCpublishing
Labels:
GMC Publishing,
Laura Minter,
Little Button Diaries,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
The Superhero Craft Book,
Tia Williams
Aha, now here's a crafting book we can really get behind! Faster than a speeding bullet, it's a superb Book of the Week from the Little Button Diaries fol...
Thursday, 12 April 2018
If only the rest of the world could adjust its view of growing old like children's books have - a ReadItTorial
Labels:
Aging,
Grandmas,
Grannies,
Old People,
ReadItTorial
Cast your mind back to when you were a child, perhaps when you were at school and you started to wonder what you'd be like when you grew up.
Can you remember what you wanted to be? What you wanted to do for a job? Can you remember looking at your own parents and perhaps even your...
Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me by Eloise Greenfield and Ehsan Abdollahi (Tiny Owl Publishing) @TinyOwl_Books
Here's a fantastic poetry anthology that will really appeal to pooch lovers who can't resist a shiny nose and wagging tail....
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Two superb new magazines serve up a fantastic mix of science and natural history. Let's take a look at "The Week Junior" and "National Geographic Kids"
We've been really impressed with the rise and rise in the quality of magazines for children, in particular those that ditch the 'horrible plastic tat' approach, ditch the ads and serve up a superb mix of topics for young inquisitive minds to dive into.
First up is "The Week Junior"...
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Two stunning new titles from Otter-Barry Books to tickle the imaginations of younger children
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Candy Gourlay,
Francesca Chessa,
Is it a Mermaid?,
Khawaal Theatre,
Otter-Barry Books,
Riding a Donkey Backwards,
Sean Taylor,
Shirin Adi
Here's a couple of brilliant new books from Otter-Barry kicking off with a riotous and crazy set of stories about a very odd fellow indeed....
Monday, 9 April 2018
My First Book of Quantum Physics by Seddad Kaid-Salah Ferron and Eduard Altarriba (Button Books)
It's amazing what kids get into these days. LOL Dolls, Roblox, Quantum Physics....
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