Friday, 29 March 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th March 2019: "Boot" by Shane Hegarty and Ben Mantle (Hodder Children's Books)
We love books that sneak up and take us by surprise, and that was very much the case with this week's Chapter Book of the Week, the absolutely fantastic "Boot: Small Robot, Big Adventure" by Shane Hegarty and Ben Mantle.
Accessing a really early review copy (the book itself isn't...
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th March 2019: "The Lion Kids Bible Comic" by Jesus Barony, Bambos Georgiou, Michailo Kazybrid and Ed Chatelier (Lion Hudson)
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Lion Hudson,
Michailo Kazybrid,
Picture Book of the Week 2019,
The Lion Kids Bible Comic
Our second Book of the Week this week is a bit of an unusual one for us...
We're not the world's most religious folk, it's fair to say, but there was something rather intriguing about "The Lion Kids Bible Comic" by Jesus Barony, Bambos Georgiou, Michailo Kazybrid and Ed Chatelier.
Lion...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 29th March 2019: "Julian is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love (Walker Books)
This week's Picture Book of the Week is one we unfortunately missed out on first time around, but it's been utterly fabulous catching up with this awesome little story.
"Julian is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love has quite rightly been winning awards and getting glowing reviews left right...
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Stories....Science Fiction Stories. Does Science Fiction have to be all doom and gloom? - A ReadItTorial from 20 minutes into the future
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ReadItTorial 2019,
Science Fiction
I was lucky enough to attend a recent round-table chat between four science fiction authors. The actual subject for the evening was meant to be based around the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landings - but that wasn't quite how the evening panned out.
On the discussion panel,...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - March 2019
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Chapter Book Roundup 2019
How in the name of pooty-poot-poots is it March already? More accurately the end of March! We're here with another scintillating Chapter Book Roundup with lots of treats in store that are already on bookshelves, or just about to spring on you unawares!
Starting with a fantastic fun...
"Amazing Expeditions: Journeys that Changed the World" by Anita Ganeri and Michael Mullan (Ivy Kids)
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Amazing Expeditions: Journeys that Changed the World,
Anita Ganeri,
Ivy Kids Press,
Michael Mullan
Imagine being one of the lucky folk throughout history that can genuinely claim to be the 'first person' to see the summit of a particular mountain, or perhaps even another planet entirely.
In "Amazing Expeditions: Journeys that Changed the World" by Anita Ganeri and Michael Mullan,...
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
"Wilderness: Jungle, Rain Forest, Tundra, Taiga, Savanna, and Desert" by Mia Cassany and Marcos Navarro (Prestel Publishing)
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Wilderness
Here's a truly stunning book that takes us across the globe to a huge variety of different environments and ecosystems, where many plants and animals thrive despite often harsh conditions.
"Wilderness: Jungle, Rainforest, Tundra, Taiga, Savanna and Desert" by Mia Cassany and Marcos...
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
"My Town's (Extra) Ordinary People" by Mikel Casal (Prestel Publishing)
Do you ever indulge in the ancient and secret pastime of people watching?
All around you, everyday (extra)ordinary folk are going about their daily business and it's often interesting to watch them as they tootle along through life.
In the brilliant "My Town's (Extra) ordinary people"...
Monday, 25 March 2019
"What's Next?" by Timothy Knapman and Jane McGuiness (Walker Books)
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What's Nexy
Here's a rather lovely bedtime story that sees the world through the eyes of a youngster who finds absolutely everything dazzling and amazing.
"What's Next?" by Timothy Knapman and Jane McGuinness is rather lovely, choosing a baby badger as its central character. A little fellah who...
"The Story of People" by Catherine Barr, Steve Williams and Amy Husband (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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Catherine Barr,
Frances Lincoln Children's Books,
Steve Williams,
The Story of People
Imagine having a time machine that would let you travel through the breadth of human history, to chart our amazing progress as a species.
That's the idea inside "The Story of People: A First Book about Humankind" by Catherine Barr, Steve Williams and Amy Husband.
Designed as a brilliant...
Friday, 22 March 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd March 2019: "Christmas Dinner of Souls" by Ross Montgomery (Faber and Faber)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2019,
Christmas Dinner of Souls,
David Litchfield,
Faber and Faber,
Ross Montgomery
For this week's Chapter Book of the Week, I thought I'd let Charlotte type up her thoughts, as she's been thoroughly absorbed in this one since picking it up during Ross's recent visit to her school for World Book Day.
So without further ado, here's Charlotte's thoughts on the sublime...
ReadItDaddy's Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 22nd March 2019: "Fran of the Floods" by Alan Davidson and Phil Gascoine (Rebellion Publishing)
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Alan Davidson,
Comic of the Week 2019,
Fran of the Floods,
Jinty Comic,
Phil Gascoine,
Rebellion Publishing
Back in the dark dystopic 1970s when everything seemed to be a sort of horrid dirty beige colour, I was very much a kid who would scrape together every spare penny dug out from the back of the sofa, or pool my pocket money with other kids to buy comics.
Comics were a much-needed conduit...
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd March 2019: "In the Swamp by the Light of the Moon" by Frann Preston-Gannon (Templar Publising)
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Frann Preston-Gannon,
In the swamp by the light of the moon,
Picture Book of the Week 2019,
Templar Publishing
Our Second Picture Book of the Week this week covers subject matter that we've discussed in great detail on this blog, and once put out a cry for more books about on Twitter.
So perhaps Frann Preston-Gannon heard our plaintive (but quiet) cry, and perhaps it might have had a smidge...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 22nd March 2019: "The Green Giant" by Katie Cottle (Pavilion Children's Books)
At the start of the year we wrote a post hoping that in 2019 we'd see a sharp increase in children's stories that dealt with environmental issues. We've seen plenty about the oceans, and the need to stem the use of single-use plastics but we've been hoping to see books that tackle...
Thursday, 21 March 2019
An interesting musing for this week's "ReadItTorial" - Traditional art vs Digital Art in Children's Books - Does it make a difference?
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ReadItTorial 2019
One unexpected Twitter reaction to last week's ReadItTorial (on the subject of "Nothing is Original Under the Sun" or "How do some books even get published?") was a tweet from a couple of our favourite creative folk.
Griselda Heppel's "Ante's Inferno" is the sort of darkly...
Welcome back to the museum with a handy "kid friendly" edition and activity book based on the fabulous "Planetarium" by Raman Prinja and Chris Wormell (Big Picture Press)
We're back at the museum, or to be more precise, the Planetarium with two new editions of the fantastic book from Raman Prinja and Chris Wormell.
"Welcome to the Museum: Planetarium" is a completely gorgeous and immersive book that will give kids a truly stunning introduction...
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