Monday, 30 September 2019
"The Classic FM Family Music Box" by Tim Lihoreau and Sam Jackson (White Lion Publishing)
This is a superb idea for a book, making the enjoyment of classical music enjoyable and accessible at the same time, while teaching children some fascinating facts about iconic classical pieces and their composers.
"The Classic FM Family Music Box" by Sam Jackson and Tim Lihoreau...
"Dave and the Tooth Fairy" by Verna Wilkins and Carl Pearce (Studio Press)
We've seen quite a lot of books on the blog that cover one of the quirkiest parts of children's formative years, but this story - reworked and reprinted from Verna Wilkins' original 1993 classic - is something of a treat, particularly when you consider just how ahead of its time it...
Friday, 27 September 2019
ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th September 2019: "TV Noir: Dark Drama on the Small Screen" by Allen Glover (Abrams Books)
Our YA / Adult Book of the Week is definitely strictly for grown ups, and is a fascinating deep dive into a televisual genre that has always held my attention, even from an age when I probably shouldn't have been watching that stuff!
"TV Noir: Dark Drama on the Small Screen" by Allen...
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th September 2019: "Kai and the Monkey King" by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books / NoBrow Press)
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We've seen a fair few amazing adaptations of "The Legend of Monkey: Journey to the West" and other Monkey chronicles, but none as gorgeous as "Kai and the Monkey King" by Joe Todd-Stanton.
In fact it's almost unfair to describe this as another Monkey chronicle, because it's really...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th September 2019: "Flood World" by Tom Huddleston (Nosy Crow)
Our Chapter Book of the Week feels like a glimpse into what's fast becoming our near future - a drowned planet where most of our current major cities are underwater.
I've always been drawn to dystopic stories, and "Flood World" by Tom Huddleston is one of the best middle grade dystopia...
ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th September 2019: "The Wind in the Wall" by Sally Gardner and Rovina Cai (Hot Key Books)
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What is the purpose of a picture book? Is it there to entertain us, educate us? Is it there to take us on a journey or perhaps hold a mirror up for our own human behaviour, for us to scrutinise and mull over?
After we'd read this the first time, both of us sat in stunned silence....
Thursday, 26 September 2019
The Perils of Tweendom part II - Social meeedja and the dratted phone thing - This Week's ReadItTorial
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Parents know all about compromise. It becomes one of those things that comes along with becoming a parent that you're absolutely bloody awful at to begin with, but eventually start to get a handle on as the years pass by.
So now that C has entered Tweendom, kicking and screaming...
"The History of Prehistory" by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom (Otter-Barry Books)
We love non-fiction books that cover unfamiliar ground, and in "The History of Prehistory" by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, this dynamic book-creating duo travel back as far as time itself to dig into the very origins of our earth.
Starting with the way the earth formed, and the...
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - September 2019
Ah, Autumn, our most favourite month and as the dark nights start to draw in (hooray!) we're kicking off our September Chapter Book Roundup with a story that's perfectly suited for this time of year.
In "The Night's Realm" by Nick Ward, Billy has a secret.
It's a secret he doesn't...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
"A Gallery of Cats" by Ruth Brown (Scallywag Books)
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A whimsical journey through the art world - with some very special feline guides.
In "A Gallery of Cats" by Ruth Brown you'll meet young Tom, who visits a gallery with his grandmother.
Tom manages to slip away, discovering a secret gallery filled with very special paintings - each...
"Kites" by Simon Mole and Oamul Lu (Frances Lincoln First Editions)
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Ready for something truly visually stunning, with a heartwarming story of friendship and finding a way to fit in with others?
Here's "Kites" by Simon Mole and Oamul Lu, that rare thing - a picture book that takes a message that you may be very familiar with, producing and presenting...
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
"Art out of the Box - Creativity Games for Artists of All Ages" by Nicky Hoberman and Hiromi Suzuki (Laurence King Publishing)
What whacky zany ideas can you come up with when a brilliant new game challenges your artistic imagination?
Find out in "Art out of the Box" by Nicky Hoberman and Hiromi Suzuki.
This fabulously creative new game challenges you to think on your feet, and with your pencil, with 80...
"Zanzibar" by Catharina Valckx (Gecko Press)
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There's a certain book format that we're completely head over heels in love with, but don't really see enough of in the UK book market.
It's a format that seems very much prevalent on the continent and in other international regions - and though a few publishers have embraced the...
Monday, 23 September 2019
"You Calliin' Me a Cheetah?" - An Animal Memory Card Game by Marcel George (Laurence King Publishing)
Oooh sometimes it's quite tricky to identify certain animals, and if you're fooled into thinking that Leopard is actually a Cheetah or perhaps even a Jaguar, then this fab fun family card game is for you!
"You Callin' Me A Cheetah?" by Marcel George might just help you learn about...
"Monkey on the Run" by Leo Timmers (Gecko Press)
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Wow, we haven't reviewed anything by Leo Timmers in a long time. In fact Leo's books were amongst the first that C truly fell in love with, back when we first started our blogging journey.
There's just something deliciously charming about "Monkey on the Run" and it begins with the...
Friday, 20 September 2019
Building our own board game with "Board Games to Create and Play" by Kevan Davis and Viviane Schwarz (Pavilion Children's Books)
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By now you'll probably have seen our "Book of the Week" review of "Board Games to Create and Play" by Kevan Davis and Viviane Schwarz, just out from Pavilion Children's Books.
We take our board gaming very seriously indeed at ReadItDaddy Towers, as you'll probably know from regular...
ReadItDaddy's Third Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th September 2019: "The Misadventures of Frederick" by Ben Manley and Emma Chichester-Clark (Two Hoots Books)
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We just can't get enough of the amazing books that have arrived, Autumn is definitely our favourite time of year for book releases - and there are just so many books that deserve top honours. So with that, here's a book that pulls rather a nice little bait-and-switch on you as you...
ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 20th September 2019: "Internet Crusader" by George Wylesol (Avery Hill Publishing)
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For an entire generation of internet nerds, the internet was always something that came accompanied by the binary screech of a modem, cost an absolute fortune in phone bills, and was usually dished up against the backdrop of browser windows that looked like someone had chewed through...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th September 2019: "Ant Clancy: Games Detective" by Ruth Morgan (Firefly Press)
You know a book has gone down well with "The Boss" if the first thing she asks, a mere chapter in, is "Are there any more books in this series?"
That was very much the case with our Chapter Book of the Week this week - the fabulous "Ant Clancy: Games Detective" by Ruth Morgan.
Fusing...
ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th September 2019: "Board Games to Create and Play" by Kevan Davis and Viviane Schwarz (Pavilion Children's Books)
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Our Second Book of the Week should appeal to those of you who know your Meeple from your Exploding Kitten! Super-fab board game experts Kevan Davis and Viviane Schwarz have created the ultimate maker project book for those of us who love to shake a dice or spin a spinner in our spare...
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