Wednesday, 31 October 2018
A Halloween Round-up of spooky and tempting treats from Penguin / Puffin
Labels:
Death in the Spotlight,
First Prize for the Worst Witch,
Halloween 2018,
Helen Nicoll,
Jan Pienkowski,
Jill Murphy,
Meg and Mog,
Penguin Publishing,
Puffin Books,
Robin Stevens
We do love a spooky read or three at Halloween, and Penguin have a dazzlingly brilliant selection of books to tempt kids this year, truly something for everyone and all ages.
We'll kick off with "First Prize for The Worst Witch" by Jill Murphy.
Released back in September, this is...
"Mrs Blackhat" by Mick and Chloe Inkpen (Hodder Children's Books)
Here's a book that's absolutely perfect for today's spooky halloween goings-on.....
"Moon River", based on the song by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini. Illustrated and presented by Tim Hopgood (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
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Andy Williams,
Henry Mancini,
Johnny Mercer,
Moon River,
OUP / Oxford Children's Books,
Tim Hopgood
Here's a rather nifty idea for a children's book, adapting a classic song into a dreamy journey around the world....
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - October 2018
Welcome, welcome to another packed bag of amazing chapter books in our October Chapter Book Roundup. Though the cold weather is pressing in, and the spookiness of Halloween is just around the corner we're bringing you another devilishly awesome selection of books to tempt you away...
"The Clue is in the Poo (and other stuff too)" by Andy Seed and Claire Almon (QED Publishing)
It's not often we get to kick up a stink about a poo-based book, this one is 'turdally' brilliant though.....
Monday, 29 October 2018
"Storm" by Sam Usher (Templar Publishing)
Labels:
Sam Usher,
Storm,
Templar Publishing
Sam Usher's brilliant seasons series of books continue with our most favourite season of all....
"Oscar the Hungry Unicorn" by Lou Carter and Nikki Dyson (Orchard Books)
With possibly the sparkliest cover we've seen in a long time, meet Oscar, a mythical creature with a heck of an appetit...
Friday, 26 October 2018
ReadItDaddy's Third Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th October 2018: "Hello, Monster!" by Clementine Beauvais and Maisie Paradise Shearring (Thames and Hudson)
Labels:
Clementine Beauvais,
Hello Monster,
Maisie Paradise Shearring,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
Thames and Hudson
Our Third Book of the week (and no, we make no apologies for needing to stretch BOTWs to cover 3 PBs at this time of the year) is monstrously brillian...
ReadItDaddy's Comic of the Week - Week Ending 26th October 2018: "Retrograde Orbit" by Kristyna Baczinski (Avery Hill Publishing)
Have you ever had that nagging annoying feeling that you don't belong where you are? This week's Comic of the Week is a deep delve into that feeling....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th October 2018: "Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers" by Anna James (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Labels:
Anna James,
Chapter Book of the Week 2018,
HarperCollins Children's Books,
Pages & Co,
Tilly and the Bookwanderers
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week fuses together a whole stack of our favourite elements to create a stunning new fantasy series that really draws you in with magic....
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th October 2018: "Awesome Minds: Video Game Creators" by Alejandro Arbona and Chelsea O'Mara Holeman (Duopress Publishing)
Labels:
Alejandro Arbona,
Awesome Minds: Video Game Creators,
Chelsea O'Mara Holeman,
Duopress Publishing
Our Second book of the week this week is a fascinating slice of videogame history, that's the perfect way for old-skool gamers like me to clue their kids up on some awesome innovators....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 26th October 2018: "The Art and Making of The Greatest Showman" by Signe Bergstrom (Blink Publishing)
Labels:
Blink Publishing,
Book of the Week 2018,
Signe Bergstrom,
The Art and Making of The Greatest Showman
WhooooahhhOOOHoooahhOOOHHHA...
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Adventures in Creative Writing Part "I'vecompletelylostcount" - The holes I'm STILL falling into after a few weeks on a "Writing for Children" course - A ReadItTorial
Labels:
ReadItTorial 2018
Creative writing is pretty tough, right? Creative writing for children? Heck, it's the literary equivalent of this little fellah...
(Yeah, that'll be me in the cowboy hat and the unconvincing moustache).
The thing is, it's not really the course's fault. Through the two assignments...
"Illuminatlas" by Kate Davies and Carnovsky (Wide Eyed Editions)
Labels:
Carnovsky,
Illuminatlas,
Kate Davies,
Wide Eyed Editions
Here's a highly illuminating atlas, using a fabulous three-lens system to really immerse kids in learning about their world....
"This Book Is Not Rubbish: 50 ways to ditch plastic, reduce rubbish and save the world" by Isabel Thomas and Alex Paterson (Wren and Rook)
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Alex Paterson,
Isabel Thomas,
This Book Is Not Rubbish: 50 Ways to Ditch Plastic Reduce Rubbish and Save the World,
Wren and Rook
It's certainly been a year where a lot of people have finally and thankfully sat up and taken notice of what they put in their bins....
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
"Wiggott's Wonderful Waxworld: Terror Train" by Terry Deary (Scholastic)
When you're used to dealing with the utterly unbelievable but true gruesome facts scattered throughout history, surely writing a terrifying fiction story should be easy, n...
"Mega Meltdown" by Jack Tite (Big Picture Press)
Labels:
Big Picture Press,
Jack Tite,
Mega Meltdown
Time for another truly amazing non-fic title from mega publishers Big Picture Press....
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
"Alice's Wonderland Tea Party" by Poppy Bishop and Laura Brennla (Little Tiger Press)
Here's an awesome way to introduce your children to the wonderful world of Alice in Wonderland....
"The Beano Ultimate Joke Book" by Beano Studios (Studio Press)
Q: What's small, book-shaped and will make your parents go "AAAAAARGGGGHHH" every five second...
Monday, 22 October 2018
"Absolutely Everything!" by Christopher Lloyd and Andy Forshaw (What on Earth Publishing)
Great Scott! This is a book that really does feel like it's packed with absolutely everything.....
"Wonder Women: A Happy Families Card Game" by Isabel Thomas and Laura Bernard "Laurence King Publishing"
Labels:
Isabel Thomas,
Laura Bernard,
Laurence King Publishing,
Wonder Women: A Happy Families Card Game
Yes, yes I know you might feel it's still a little too early to start Christmas Shopping, but time is ticking by....
Friday, 19 October 2018
Kicked off Twitter - Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible
Oh dear folks! I've just done something really stupid, and selected the wrong year accidentally while filling in my profile on Twitter. So until I can provide an official document to prove I'm not 8, I'm blocked!
Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible (hopefully!)
See you back online soo...
ReadItDaddy's Third Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th October 2018: "Grandma Bird" by Benji Davies (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Labels:
Benji Davies,
Grandma Bird,
Picture Book of the Week 2018,
Simon and Schuster Children's Books
Yes, once again we had to stretch things to a third picture book of the week this week - but this one's well worth stretching for.....
ReadItDaddy's Comic of the Week - Week Ending 19th October 2018: "Bunny vs Monkey Book 5" by Jamie Smart (David Fickling Books)
HEY YOU! Yes, you at the back surreptitiously picking your nose and wiping it on the underside of your chair. Pay attention! Its "Comic of the Week" time....
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th October 2018: "Murder at Twilight" by Fleur Hitchcock (Nosy Crow)
Our Chapter Book of the Week is the literary equivalent of having a cold ice-pop dropped down your back by a miscreant child....
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th October 2018: "Red and the City" by Marie Voigt (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
Our second Book of the Week arrived amidst the early September "Bookapocalypse" with such a huge flood of titles all arriving on the same day....
ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 19th October 2018: "Planetarium (Welcome to the Museum)" by Raman Prinja and Chris Wormell (Big Picture Press)
Our first Picture Book of the Week this week performs an impossible feat, cramming the entire universe into a book....
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