Tuesday, 31 July 2018
"100 Screen-Free Ways to Beat Boredom" by Kris Hirschmann and Elisa Paganelli (QED)
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100 Screen free Ways to Beat Boredom,
Elisa Paganelli,
Kris Hirschmann,
QED Publishing,
Quarto
Out today and here to save your sanity! If you, like us, are having a tough time of finding things to do that don't chew through your budget in record time, you NEED this boo...
"Really Remarkable Reptiles" by Jake Williams (Pavilion Children's Books)
Given the chance, C would probably fill our house with snakes and lizards....
Enjoy a summer of artistic inspiration with brilliant new titles from Happy Museum and Catherine De Duve (Happy Museum Publishing)
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Catherine De Duve,
Filippo Farnetti Happy Museum,
Gustav Klimt,
My Selfie with Mona Lisa,
The Impressionist's Japan
Catherine De Duve is an absolutely incredible inspiration to young would-be art fans who love discovering more about classic artists and amazing works of art....
"Sounds of Nature: World of Birds" by Robert Frank Hunter (Wide Eyed Editions)
We've often tweeted about books but we've not often had books tweet back at us. But this one does....
Monday, 30 July 2018
Nearly a century of mischief, mayhem and fun - Happy 80th Birthday to The Beano, the generation-spanning comic.
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80th Anniversary,
DC Thomson,
The Beano
I think just about everyone reading this blog will have, at one point or another, owned an issue or perhaps an annual from The Beano Comic.
It seems incredible to think that the comic is coming up for its 80th Birthday, with the first issue arriving on newsagent shelves on 30th July...
Two fantastic Infographic titles celebrate two amazing titans of pop and rock - "Biographic: Bowie" and "Biographic: Hendrix" by Liz Flavell (Ammonite Press)
I've often wondered whether poor C gets a rough deal, inheriting some of her music taste from her parents....
"Errol's Garden" by Gillian Hibbs (Child's Play)
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Child's Play,
Errol's Garden,
Gillian Hibbs
Here's a book that took me right back to my childhood, and also made both of us think how lucky we are to have green spaces around us nowadays....
Friday, 27 July 2018
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th July 2018: "Each Peach Pear Plum" by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Picture Puffin)
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Each Peach Pear Plum,
Janet and Allan Ahlberg,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
Picture Puffin
Our Second Book of the Week this week corrects a huge oversight on our part. I can't believe we've never reviewed this book on the blog.....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th July 2018: "The Princess and the Pit Stop" by Tom Angleberger and Dan Santat (Abrams and Chronicle)
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Abrams and Chronicle,
Dan Santat,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
The Princess and the Pit Stop,
Tom Angleberger
Our first Book of the Week this week definitely isn't one for prim and proper princesses who love gadding around in taffeta ball gowns....
Thursday, 26 July 2018
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup: July 2018
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Chapter Book Roundup 2018
Hello and welcome to July's awesome book-packed Chapter Book Roundup. Strap yourselves in as we've got a massive stack of books to recommend to you. Hopefully the weather is still sunny where you are, but never mind if you're rain-bound and in a bit of a grump, there's plenty of variety...
"The Holidays" by Blexbolex (Gecko Press)
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BlexBolex,
Gecko Press,
The Holidays
We've long been champions of wordless picture books on the blog, and their power in turning around reluctant readers can't be denied....
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
"Roald Dahl's Opposites" by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake (Puffin)
It's never too soon to wean your little ones onto the genius books of Roald Dahl (and of course Quentin Blake)....
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Lazy summer reading is now even easier with a Book Monster to lend a hand (or a couple of teeth!)
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Book Holder,
Kiki Kitty,
Summer Reading 2018,
Thinking Gifts
Cute Kitty! A fantastic idea for summer book worms!
Thanks to the lovely folk at Clareville Communications and www.thinkinggifts.com we've given a new cuddly reading aid a loving home (and believe me, C went absolutely CRAZY for this thing the moment she saw it).
She...
"Billy and the Beast" by Nadia Shireen (Jonathan Cape PB)
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Billy and the Beast,
Jonathan Cape PB,
Nadia Shireen
Cor, it feels like it's been AGES since we had a really great monster book....
Monday, 23 July 2018
"Steve, Terror of the Seas" by Megan Brewis (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
Here's a funny book with such a hilarious payoff that we just couldn't resist its charms....
Sizzling Summer Reads - The perfect antidote to long boring school holidays? A glorious selection of fabulous BOOKS of course!
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Summer Reading 2018
Oh believe me, we really do feel for you parents, guardians, grandparents and carers who are now faced with a long hot summer of keeping your youngsters entertained. We've always found that during the quiet moments when C packs her bags for visiting her grandparents we always end up...
Friday, 20 July 2018
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th July 2018: "The Boy Who Grew Dragons" by Andy Shepherd and Sara Ogilvie (Piccadilly Press)
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Andy Shepherd,
Chapter Book of the Week 2018,
Piccadilly Press,
Sara Ogilvie,
The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week combines a ton of our favourite themes into an utterly essential summer read....
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th July 2018: "A Bubble" by Genevieve Castree, Phil Elverum and Anders Nilsen (Drawn and Quarterly)
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A Bubble,
Anders Nilsen,
Book of the Week 2018,
Drawn and Quarterly,
Genevieve Castree,
Phil Elverum
Our second Picture Book of the Week delivered such a whump to our hearts that we just can't stop thinking about it....
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