Friday, 31 May 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 31st May 2019: "The Dragon in the Library" by Louie Stowell (Nosy Crow)
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Our Chapter Book of the Week comes from a fabulously creative author who can swap hats, creating stunning book worlds - and dishing up amazing non-fiction titles with aplomb.
But in "The Dragon in the Library" by Louie Stowell, with illustrations and cover by Davide Ortu, Louie writes...
ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 31st May 2019: "Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Volume 1" by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima (Dark Horse Comics)
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YA Graphic Novel of the Week 2019
(This is an Adult / YA comic review due to the nature of the content within this amazing graphic novel - Not suitable for kids!)
Lately I've made it my business to read a lot more comics. Not just the new stuff, but tracking down and sourcing reasonably priced versions of stuff I...
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 31st May 2019: "Nell and the Circus of Dreams" by Nell Gifford and Briony May Smith (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
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Picture Book of the Week 2019
Sometimes it takes seeing things through the eyes of your child to really change your lifelong mind about something you've previously had no time for.
As a kid, I had two major fears. Waxworks (UGHHH!) and Clowns (EEEHHH!) and the latter led me to a real dislike of circuses.
When...
ReaditDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 31st May 2019: "Me and Mrs Moon" by Helen Bate (Otter-Barry Books)
We both miss Nan. Nan, my grandmother, and C's great-grandmother succumbed to Dementia 3 years ago - so it's fair to say that we approach children's books that deal with this horrific illness with some trepidation.
"Me and Mrs Moon" by Helen Bate once again demonstrates just how Helen...
Thursday, 30 May 2019
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - May 2019
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Chapter Book Roundup May 2019
May is here and our thoughts turn to long summery days of lounging under our favourite trees, reading a few glorious books - or perhaps lounging on the beach soaking up the rays while doing the same. So let's dig into our recently released / coming up fast pile of middle grade awesomeness.
So...
"I Have an Idea" by Herve Tullet (Chronicle Kids)
Herve Tullet is, without a doubt, one of the most creative and artistic author-illustrators working in children's literature.
What I like best about Herve is the fact that he seems to instinctively know how to tap into that creative part of a child's brain where they become absolute...
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
"Sophie Johnson: Detective Genius" by Morag Hood and Ella Okstad (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
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Fresh from learning all there is to know about Unicorns, it's time for a new adventure for a curious little girl who has acres of confidence and self-belief
"Sophie Johnson: Detective Genius" by Morag Hood and Ella Okstad picks up Sophie reassuring us that criminals don't stand a...
"Princess Ninjas" by Dave Franchini and Eduardo Garcia (Zenescope / Silver Dragon Publishing)
We're definitely on board for a fantastic graphic novel wrapping together 3 stories of 3 amazing and mighty princesses who just happen to be ninjas.
Wait, what?
"Princess Ninjas" by Dave Franchini and Eduardo Garcia is the perfect antidote for kids who are completely over that whole...
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
"I Don't Want to be Small" by Laura Ellen Anderson (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Coming from a family where nearly everyone else is lanky and over 6ft tall, it hasn't always been easy being Hobbit-esque in stature.
Blog favourite superstar Laura Ellen Anderson is back with another brilliant picture book, this time tackling the subject of being pocket-sized in...
Monday, 27 May 2019
"Leyla" by Galia Bernstein (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
When you're a kid, sometimes you get really fed up with your family - and perhaps just want some time alone.
There's such a neat little message in "Leyla" by Galia Bernstein - a message that is delivered alongside some of the most gorgeous simian artwork I think we've ever seen in...
Friday, 24 May 2019
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th May 2019: "The Naughtiest Unicorn" by Pip Bird and David O'Connell (Egmont)
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week tapped right into C's two areas of interest. Unicorns and sweeties!
Meet possibly the naughtiest mythical creature you'll ever go to school with in "The Naughtiest Unicorn" by Pip Bird and David O'Connell.
Mira has just started Unicorn School...
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th May 2019: "Hedy Lamarr's Double Life - People Who Shaped Our World" by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu (Sterling Children's Books)
Our Second Book of the Week is a timely and very welcome picture book taking a look at the life of a stunning inventor who just happened to be a hollywood actress on the side.
Well, if you look at the life of Hedy Lamarr in that way, then "Hedy Lamarr's Double Life - Hollywood Legend...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th May 2019: "The Suitcase" by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)
Our Picture Book of the Week this week could be seen as an 'easy' choice to heap praise upon.
After all, the core subject matter of "The Suitcase" by Chris Naylor Ballesteros has been covered in many, many other children's picture books for a wide range of ages.
But there's a lot...
Thursday, 23 May 2019
Very sad news indeed. Judith Kerr, author of "The Tiger who Came to Tea" and the fabulous "Mog" books has died at the age of 95.
Immensely sad news on the blog today. Judith Kerr, author of "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" and the fantastic "Mog" books has passed away at the grand old age of 95.
We wanted to pay tribute to Judith, one of those amazing, energetic and creative people who you just thought would live...
Musings on book blogging and how things change and evolve as time passes - a ReadItTorial
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ReadItTorial 2019
OK, this isn't really a post about starting your own book blog - but more a guide to what happens if you're 'in it for the long haul' and want to carry on writing a children's book blog as your children progress through their own various stages of reading and book interest.
In some...
"I Really Want to Win" by Simon Philip and Lucia Gaggiotti (Templar Publishing)
From the super-creative super-fab team that brought you the hilarious "I Really Want the Cake" is another busy little adventure for their awesome little mighty girl character.
In "I Really Want to Win" the school sports day is coming up and the little girl is doing everything she...
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
"A Book About Whales" by Andrea Antinori (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
I do love a book like this, that purposely sets out to provide sheer enjoyment and engagement of a subject in a rather quirky and playful way.
"A Book About Whales" by Andrea Antinori kicks things off with a deliciously simple title that tells you exactly what you'll find inside.
With...
"When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T.Rex" by Toni Buzzeo and Diana Sudyka (Abrams Young Readers)
Some folk have a burning desire within them that's almost impossible to supress. For Sue Hendrickson, that desire was to find things - and in "When Sue found Sue" by Toni Buzzeo and Diana Sudyka, Diana makes one of the most important palaeontological discoveries of the past two centuries.
This...
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
"The Phoenix of Persia" by Sally Pomme Clayton and Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif (Tiny Owl Books)
One thing we really believe on our blog is that the more children are exposed to stories that go far beyond their own comfortable cultural bubble, and the boundaries of their own country, the more they'll begin to learn and understand other countries and cultures - and perhaps find...
Monday, 20 May 2019
"The Dictionary of Difficult Words" by Jane Solomon and Louise Lockhart (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
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The Dictionary of Difficult Words
Have you ever read through a dictionary for fun? No? OK it's just me that's a bit weird then - but I've always been fascinated by words and the origins of them, and love passing on that fascination to my daughter.
So "The Dictionary of Difficult Words" by Lexicographer Jane Solomon,...
Getting kids into comics? How about the utterly fabulous "Narwhal and Jelly" series from Ben Clanton (Egmont Publishing)
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Egmont Publishing,
Narwhal and Jelly
Comics can sometimes be a bit of a tricky thing to get right when it comes to the tiniest of teenies. Introducing your kids to comics isn't always easy, but there are some brilliant titles around for really little ones that pave the way for them to become proper comic afficionados.
We...
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