Wednesday, 5 June 2019

"Dengineers: Build your own Dream Den" by Laura Baker and Ian Upstone (BBC / Studio Press)

I must admit to not knowing a thing about the TV prog that this book is based on, but C assures me it's something rather special.

"The Dengineers: Build your own Dream Den" takes den building to a whole other level, with expert advice and a ton of inspiration from the genius designers and builders behind the hit CBBC show.

Laura and Ian take us through the basics of drawing up some nifty Den designs, taking on a theme, and crafting brilliant 'makes' to enhance any den, whether it's a tucked away nook in the back of a cupboard, or something more purpose-build in your back garden.

Every theme imaginable is covered here, from wizardly wonderful magic dens, to high tech computationally brilliant coder caverns.

The book is packed with awesome illustrations, and photos from the hit TV show.

Let's delve inside to see what the page spreads are like:

From the easy to the extremely challenging. There's a den build for everyone!
There's a really good mix of projects in here, perfect for crafty kids who love making things.

Some of the most impressive den makes from the series. Wow!
Such an inspirational book in fact, that C disappeared off to her room and built her own blanket den as soon as she'd finished reading it!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A brilliant book full of inspiration and awesome projects for would-be Dengineers!

"Dengineers: Build your own Dream Den" by Laura Baker and Ian Upstone is out now, published by Studio Press (kindly supplied for review).