Friday, 28 February 2020
ReadItDaddy's Comic / Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 28th February 2020: "The Gamayun Tales Volume 1: An anthology of modern Russian folk tales" by Alexander Utkin (Flying Eye / NoBrow)
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Alexander Utkin,
Comic / Graphic Novel of the Week 2020,
Flying Eye,
NoBrow Press,
The Gamayun Tales Volume 1
Wow, and once again WOW. This is the sort of graphic novel anthology that fills us with joy. After all, why settle for just one story in a fabulous comic-based anthology when you can have several.
In "The Gamayun Tales Volume 1" Alexander Utkin gathers together his previous releases...
ReaditDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th February 2019: "A Cake for the Gestapo" by Jacqueline King, illustrated by Isla Bousfield-Donohoe (Zuntold)
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A Cake for the Gestapo,
Chapter Book of the Week 2020,
Isla Bousfield-Donohoe,
Jacqueline King,
Zuntold Publishing
My goodness, this book hit like a bomb dropped from a Stuka Dive Bomber. This week's Chapter Book of the week is the utterly gripping and fantastic "A Cake for the Gestapo" by Jacqueline Hill, with cover and illustrations from Isla Bousfield-Donohoe.
Set against the backdrop of the...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 28th February 2020: "Cinderella (Disney Animated Classics)" with foreword by Mark Henn (Studio Press / Disney)
We're absolutely in love with Disney, and though it probably looks like complete favouritism, our Book of the Week once again belongs to one of those gorgeous animated classics.
"Cinderella" comes with a foreword from Disney animator Mark Henn, who knows a thing or two about Disney's...
Thursday, 27 February 2020
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - February 2020
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Chapter Book Roundup 2020
February is fab-uary for children's middle grade and YA books, with a whole truckload of amazing releases hitting our letterbox this month and next. So let's dig in and take a closer look.
We're kicking off this month's roundup with the sequel to one of our fave middle grade books...
So it finally happened then - Mr Cowell and Son enter the children's book business - This Week's ReadItTorial
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#ReadItTorial2020
"If it's good enough for Walliams, it's good enough for me and my kid!"
I didn't really want to blog about this. We'd already blogged about it four years ago, and back then I made some predictions about Simon Cowell's ability to write a children's book.
Simon Cowell can write a better...
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
"Midge and Mo" by Lara Williamson and Becky Cameron (Stripes / Little Tiger)
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Becky Cameron,
Lara Williamson,
Little Tiger,
Midge and Mo,
Stripes
This is an adorable new book packed with colour illustrations that once again shows there's definitely a fantastic emerging market for books that successfully bridge the gap between picture books for early years, and chapter books for early readers.
"Midge and Mo" is a wonderful little...
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
"My Friend Earth" by Patricia MacLachlan and Francesca Sanna (Chronicle Books)
Here's a truly amazing love letter to our awesome planet in this fab new picture book.
"My Friend Earth" by Patricia MacLachlan and Francesca Sanna is a gloriously illustrated book that will win youngsters over with a mixture of amazing visuals and easy to digest text, highlighting...
Monday, 24 February 2020
"Mister TV" by Julie Fulton and Patrick Corrigan (Maverick Arts Publishing)
Wow! Can it really be ten years since we first encountered awesome Maverick Arts Publishing? We share the same 10th anniversary year and I'm tickled to see that Julie "Ever So Series" Fulton is still writing for them, and alongside Patrick Corrigan has come up with a superb book celebrating...
Friday, 21 February 2020
ReadItDaddy's YA / Adult Comic of the Week - Week Ending 21st February 2020: "Locke and Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft" by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW Publishing)
Currently enjoying a successful run in its first season on NetFlix, I've been re-reading the excellent "Locke and Key" series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
It's not a new comic but the chance to hoover it up in a ComiXology Sale was welcome, as I stupidly loaned my print copy...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 21st February 2020: "The Monster in the Lake" by Louie Stowell and Davide Ortu (Nosy Crow)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2020,
Davide Ortu,
Louie Stowell,
Nosy Crow,
The Monster in the Lake
Oh yes, we are very much "down" for this takeover of middle grade by awesome fantasy and science fiction. In fact genre stuff feels like it's finally finding a home amongst readers who are fast becoming disillusioned by reading stories about yet another posho who, along with their...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 21st February 2020: "Felix After the Rain" by Dunja Jogan, translated by Olivia Hellewell (Tiny Owl Publishing)
Our Picture Book of the Week this week is a truly special book.
Grief and depression aren't something that you see dealt with in children's books - yet there's an increasing need to do just that.
In the superb "Felix After the Rain" by Dunja Jogan, translated by Olivia Hellewell,...
Thursday, 20 February 2020
The tedious 'tecs - A Middle Grade Plague - This Week's #ReadItTorial2020
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#ReadItTorial 2020,
Kid Detectives
Couldn't you just ping him on his annoying little nose?
3 years ago we wrote a thinkpiece about emerging trends, and even back then we talked about how we were getting more than a bit tired of kid detectives.
It's now 2020, and in middle grade fiction, kid detectives are...
"Rabbit Bright" by Viola Wang (Hodder Children's Books)
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Hodder Children's Books,
Rabbit Bright,
Viola Wang
Wow, now here's a multi-coloured cure for the doldrums, but actually "Rabbit Bright" by Viola Wang gently (but very colourfully) delves into a topic that many parents will nod along to, and many kids suffer from at one point or another in their early years - that fear and uncertainty...
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
"You Can Tell a Fairy Tale: Pinocchio" by Migy Blanco (Templar Publishing)
Now here's a neat idea that's perfect for kids who are just beginning to learn to read on their own, but still rather like having a parent or guardian kicking around to snuggle up to and share a story with.
In "You Can Tell a Fairy Tale: Pinocchio" by Migy Blanco, Migy lets kids find...
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
"Viking Voyagers" by Jack Tite (Big Picture Press)
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Big Picture Press,
Jack Tite,
Viking Voyagers
There are so many ways to draw children's natural curiosity about times past and we've seen some stunning non-fiction titles over the last ten years of book blogging.
History texts have veered away from dishing up facts in a cold, almost academic manner into something far more rich,...
Monday, 17 February 2020
"Everybody Has a Body" by Jon Burgerman (OUP / Oxford Children's Books)
Another cracking slice of awesome colourful fun and hilarity from a truly original creative.
Jon Burgerman's fantastic books are brilliant for busy little ones, and "Everybody Has a Body" is no exception.
Everyone really does have a body - and your body is the most amazing instrument...
Friday, 14 February 2020
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 14th February 2020: "Max and the Midknights" by Lincoln Peirce (Macmillan Children's Books)
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Chapter Book of the Week 2020,
Lincoln Peirce,
Macmillan Children's Books,
Max and the Midknights
We've long been interested in fab books that successfully bridge the gap between picture books and lengthier chapter-based stories, and our Chapter Book of the Week this week is a cracking example of something that could almost end up being a genre all of its own.
"Max and the Midknights"...
ReadItDaddy's Comic / Graphic Novel of the Week - Week Ending 14th February 2020: "Glass Town" by Isabel Greenberg (Jonathan Cape PB)
Wow, what a treat for Bronte-sauruses such as us - a graphic novel that doesn't just dish up the usual stale old biography of the Brontes, but delves into their storytelling psyche in a completely unique way.
"Glass Town" by Isabel Greenberg digs into the backstory of Charlotte, Emily,...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 14th February 2020: "Everybody Counts: A Counting Story from 0 to 7.5 Billion" by Kristin Roskifte (Wide Eyed Editions)
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Everybody Counts: A Counting Story from 0 to 7.5 Billion,
Kristin Roskifte,
Wide Eyed Editions
"Oh no, not a counting book!" exclaimed Little Miss. "I'm not reading that!"
As we all know it's never a good idea to judge a book by its cover, and so "Everybody Counts: A Counting Story from 0 to 7.5 Billion" by Kristin Roskifte effortlessly pulled a double-bluff on us, and became...
Thursday, 13 February 2020
If males don't read books by, or strongly featuring females, do they build up a disregard for female opinions and worth in later life? This Week's #ReadItTorial
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#ReadItTorial2020
Sorry about the long drawn-out title of this week's #ReadItTorial2020 but I wanted to try and capture the essence of a tweet by fantastic author Joanne Harris - the author of the divine "Chocolat", "The Gospel of Loki" and many other amazing books.
Joanne's Tweet was:
Uncomfortable...
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