Thursday, 31 January 2019
The attitude of "Oh, that'll do because KIDS BOOK" should be nipped in the bud - a ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2019
We're just on the cusp of waving bye-bye to January 2019, and in our first month of book blogging for a new calendar year, polishing off a whopping 113 picture books for our January / February / March schedules, and 45 Chapter Books there's a worrying trend that seems to be emerging.
It...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup: January 2019
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Chapter Book Roundup 2019
Welcome, welcome to our first Chapter Book roundup of 2019. We've been collecting together the very best chapter books to share with you for our first roundup of this year, and we've got some absolute corkers, so strap yourselves in, and let's get right to it.
First up is "A Pinch...
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
"The Mega Magic Hair Swap" by Rochelle Humes and Rachel Suzanne (Studio Press)
Blimey! Did this one ever kick off a fizz-crackling debate at home with all three of us weighing in with an opinion or two on "The Mega Magic Hair Swap" by Rochelle Humes and Rachel Suzanne.
I must admit that I really don't know who Rochelle Humes is, but she's apparently a celebrity...
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
"Grizzly Boy" by Barbara Davis-Pyles and Tracy Subisak (Sasquatch Books)
What do you do when you wake up one morning, and you just can't be bothered to 'human' ?
That's what happens to one little lad in "Grizzly Boy" by Barbara Davis-Pyles and Tracy Subisak.
Theo is the lad in question, deciding to shun his human traits to become a GRIZZLY!
Alas, Grizzly...
Monday, 28 January 2019
Find out about fascinating wildlife with the "Secret Life" animal series by Laurence Pringle and Kate Garchinsky (Boyd Press)
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Boyd Press,
Kate Garchinsky,
Laurence Pringle,
The Secret Life of the Little Brown Bat,
The Secret Life of the Red Fox
We do love awesome wildlife books that show a little bit of what the secret lives of animals might be like.
In "The Secret Life of the Red Fox" by Laurence Pringle and Kate Garchinsky, you'll find out all about these elusive, nocturnal and extremely intelligent creatures - that quite...
Friday, 25 January 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 25th January 2019: "The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter" by Philip Ardagh and Jamie Littler (Nosy Crow / National Trust)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2019,
Jamie Littler,
National Trust,
Nosy Crow,
Philip Ardagh,
The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask Smuggler's Daughter
Once again, Messrs Ardagh and Littler land slap bang in the middle of our Chapter Book of the Week slot with the fourth in their fantastic "Secret Diary" series....
ReadItDaddy's Comic / Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 25th January 2019: "Spider-Verse" by Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Olivier Coipel, Michael Costa and others (Marvel Comics)
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Christos Gage,
Comic / Graphic Novel of the Week 2019,
Dan Slott,
marvel comics,
Michael Costa,
Olivier Coipel,
Spider-Verse,
Various Artists and Authors
This week's Comic of the Week was the inspiration for our super-hero movie of the year last year, the superb "Into the Spider-Verse"....
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 25th January 2019: "Amazing" by Steve Antony (Hodder Children's Books)
Steve Antony's journey to picture book superstardom has indeed been amazing, as I think Steve himself would agree....
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 25th January 2018: "Lifesize" by Sophy Henn (Red Shed / Egmont)
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Egmont,
Lifesize,
Picture Book of the Week 2019,
Red Shed,
Sophy Henn
We see a lot of animal books on the blog. A huge number, and normally they follow a pretty strict formula of presenting facts dotted with photo plates or illustrations, perhaps a glossary etc.
As lovely as they all are, we've felt for a very long time that we'd love to see an animal...
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Reading "Older" books with your kids (and that whole age rating thing again) - A ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2019
Book bloggers will probably be able to identify with the (sometimes almost daily) problem of recommending books to folk when they ask a question like...
"What books would you recommend for a Year 4 kid who likes (such and such a book / author)"
...or "Can you think of anything my...
"Where's Mickey?" (Studio Press)
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Studio Press,
Where's Mickey
After celebrating 90 years in the business, Mickey Mouse's popularity shows no sign of slowing down.
We love all things Disney so we naturally loved "Where's Mickey?" to bits.
A spotter's search and find activity book featuring the awesome and iconic mouse, it's a globetrotting puzzle...
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Monster Match by Caroline Gray (Hodder Children's Books)
Monster books were among the first titles that C always sought out on our weekly library trips.
We went through all the greats and it's awesome to see that monsters are still very much a cool choice of subject for picture book authors and illustrators.
Here's "Monster Match" by Caroline...
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
"A Home on the River" by Peter Bently and Charles Fuge (Hodder Children's Books)
It's the return of Peter Bently and Charles Fuge's awesome "Home" series, this time with Bramble the Badger having a serious problem watering his garden in "A Home on the River".
As idyllic as it sounds, life by the side of the river takes an unexpected turn for Bramble when he turns...
Monday, 21 January 2019
"Thunder Pug" by Kim Norman and Keika Yamaguchi (Sterling Publishing)
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Keika Yamaguchi,
Kim Norman,
Sterling Publishing,
Thunder Pug
It's the welcome return of what can only be described as the most adorable pug character in children's books. Step aside buster, it's "Thunder Pug" by Kim Norman and Keika Yamaguch...
Friday, 18 January 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 18th January 2019: "Midnight at Moonstone" by Lara Flecker and Trisha Krauss (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2019,
Lara Flecker,
Midnight at Moonstone,
OUP / Oxford Children's Books,
Trisha Krauss
Our Chapter Book of the Week won't be with you until the 4th of April (ARGH!) but trust us on this one, it'll be worth the wait....
ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Comic of the Week - Week Ending 18th January 2019: "On a Sunbeam" by Tillie Walden (Avery Hill)
Our YA / Comic of the Week comes with a "Parental Advisory: Strong Language / Adult Themes" sticker attached to it, but like a great many comics I've read recently, this is one I can't wait to share with C when she's older.
Once again, super-talented Tillie Walden has demonstrated...
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 18th January 2019: "Mole's Star" by Britta Teckentrup (Orchard Books)
Our second Picture Book of the Week is the utterly charming and delightful "Mole's Star" by Britta Teckentrup.
Gently imparting the important message about how beautiful the world is, and how sometimes we take so much for granted, it's the story of a little mole who absolutely loves...
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 18th January 2018: "Mickey Mouse Museum: The Story of an Icon" (Studio Press)
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Disney,
Mickey Mouse,
Mickey Mouse Museum,
Minnie Mouse,
Picture Book of the Week 2019,
Studio Press
We're very excited about all things Disney this year as we're finally taking the plunge and jetting off to fully immerse ourselves in the world of this iconic little mouse.
"The Mickey Mouse Museum: The Story of an Icon" is a timely book to drop through our letterbox.
After celebrating...
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Are books about the paranormal too 'twee' for today's kids? This Week's #ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2019
It's definitely something that's common to a lot of miscreants my age, that we grew up in the 1970s and 80s on a diet of books that - as kids - we probably shouldn't have been anywhere near.
There was a lot of talk on Twitter about the return of Usborne's truly brilliant (and quite...
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