Tuesday, 31 March 2020
"Bug Belly: Babysitting Trouble" by Paul Morton (Five Quills)
Here's a right ribbeting (hah) read that's perfect for little ones who love reading on their own, want to begin reading more wordy books, but also still love loads and loads of awesome illustrations in their books.
The hugely fun "Bug Belly: Babysitting Trouble" by Paul Morton sees...
Monday, 30 March 2020
"100 adventures to have before you're grown up" by Anna McNuff and Clair Rossiter (Walker Books)
It might feel like the worst time in the world to find a book like this in our review pile, but if there's anything we need right now, it's the thought of tackling the sublime list of things to try in this wonderful book.
"100 Adventures To Have Before You Grow Up" by Anna McNuff...
Friday, 27 March 2020
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th March 2020: "Paolo Emperor of Rome" by Mac Barnett and Claire Keane (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
Labels:
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
Claire Keane,
Mac Barnett,
Paolo Emperor of Rome,
Picture Book of the Week 2020
Our second Picture Book of the Week is like a brilliant travelogue of one of our favourite places to visit.
Italy is a beautiful country, and though we've never visited Rome, we have made it our business to plan a trip there once the world gets back to normal.
But this isn't just...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 27th March 2020: "Why do I feel Like this?" by Shinsuke Yoshitake (Thames and Hudson)
Labels:
Picture Book of the Week 2020,
Shinsuke Yoshitake,
Thames and Hudson,
Why do I feel like this
Oh yes! A new book from Shinsuke Yoshitake is always cause for celebration. This genius creative has an amazing knack for knowing what makes people tick, and in "Why do I feel Like This?" we find a little girl wrestling with her feelings, her moods and her inner demons (and angels).
The...
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Blogging in the time of a national crisis - How do I get my Mojo back? This Week's ReadItTorial
Labels:
#ReadItTorial 2020
When I was a kid, I hated the spring and summer. The sunny weather, and the fresh air were always the precursors to parental and grandparental nagging to "get outside, climb some trees, go get some Vitamin D into your skin" and it took a long time (well, adulthood really) before...
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book Roundup - March 2020
Labels:
Chapter Book Roundup 2020
Welcome, welcome to our Chapter Book roundup for March. We have a huge selection of books to get our teeth into this month (hooray) so let's get going straight away with a piece of code-crackingly brilliant genius.
"Mickey and the Animal Spies" by dream team Anne Miller and Becka...
"Meet the Planets" by Caryl Hart and Bethan Woolvin (Bloomsbury Children's Books)
Time for a light-hearted and hugely fun tour of our solar system with a dynamic duo of kidlit creatives ready to whisk us off in a fab little spaceship, with a poochy companion who steals every scene.
"Meet the Planets" by Caryl Hart and Bethan Woollvin is brilliantly engaging, and...
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
"Once Upon an Atom" by James Carter and William Santiago (Little Tiger)
Little Tiger's brilliant non-fiction range gets down to the atomic level with a truly fantastic book for budding scientists.
"Once Upon an Atom: Questions of Science" by James Carter and William Santiago is perfect for younger children who are just discovering the magic of science,...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
"I Saw It First: Ocean" - A family spotting game with brilliant illustrations from Caroline Selmes (Laurence King)
Our oceans are teeming with life, a rich diverse and amazing world exists beneath the waves.
What better way to get to know all those amazing creatures than with this brilliantly simple but hugely entertaining new board game from Laurence King Publishing.
With fab illustrations...
Monday, 23 March 2020
"Bob Goes Pop" by Marion Deuchars (Laurence King Publishing)
I remember the first time I properly fell in love with pop art, mostly through the works of artists like Roy Liechtenstein and Andy Warhol. But in "Bob Goes Pop!" by Marion Deuchars, everyone's favourite artistic bird hears that there's a new artist in town - a sculptor called Roy...
Friday, 20 March 2020
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th March 2020: "Girl 38 - Finding a Friend" by Ewa Jozefkowicz (Zephyr Publishing)
Labels:
Chapter Book of the Week 2020,
Ewa Josefkowicz,
Girl 38 - finding a friend,
Zephyr Publishing
Our Chapter Book of the Week this week is a superb time-hopping story that combines several things we love into a real life-affirming tale of an amazing cross-generational friendship.
"Girl 38: Finding a Friend" by Ewa Josefkowicz begins with a 12 year old girl who is very much like...
ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th March 2020 - "Be An Artist Every Day" by Susan Schwake and Charlotte Farmer (Ivy Kids)
Our second book of the week has filled us with artistic inspiration and has so many amazing things packed into it, we can't stop wondering what the next creative day will bring.
As any artist will tell you, drawing and doodling, painting and creating is almost like a muscle you need...
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 20th March 2020: "Lego: Absolutely everything you need to know" (Dorling Kindersley)
Labels:
DK,
Dorling Kindersley,
Lego: Absolutely everything you need to know,
Picture Book of the Week 2020
We are absolute Lego nerds on the blog, and though this book is a few years old, it was rather a lovely present to receive from my wonderful Mother in Law (who REALLY knows how to pick presents out for me).
"Lego: Absolutely Everything you Need to Know" is a luxurious deep dive into...
Thursday, 19 March 2020
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel slightly cheated - This week's #ReadItTorial
Labels:
#ReadItTorial 2020
I honestly can't tell you why I've always been attracted to dystopian fiction. From an early age I remember reading the works of "The Three Johns" (John Gordon, John Christopher and John Wyndham) when I started to cut my teeth on chapter books, and each of them were past masters at...
"Little People, Big Dreams: Astrid Lindgren" by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Linzie Hunter (White Lion Publishing)
Labels:
Linzie Hunter,
Little People Big Dreams Astrid Lindgren,
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara,
White Lion Publishing
Another fabulous addition to this awesome little book series, this time celebrating a truly creative person who dreamed up amazing story worlds for us to play in.
"Little People, Big Dreams: Astrid Lindgren" by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Linzie Hunter is the story of a little...
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
"The Great Big Brain Book" by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)
Your brain is an amazing thing. No really, it is. Sometimes you might not think so, but the human brain is a complex and dynamic organic machine that is capable of some truly wonderful things.
Following on from their successful books about our bodies, our families and our world, "The...
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
"Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall-Asleep Book" by Dr Jessamy Hibberd, Claire Grace and Hannah Tolson (Wide Eyed Editions)
Labels:
Claire Grace,
Dr Jessamy Hibberd,
Hannah Tolson,
Quarto Children's Books,
Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall-asleep book,
Wide Eyed Editions
In this busy world we live in, it's sometimes easy to underestimate just how much children are affected by the pace of life.
We've written about this many times on the blog, and described the huge pressure kids are under at an increasingly early age - and the need for their bedtime...
Monday, 16 March 2020
"Superkitty vs Mousezilla" by Hannah Whitty and Paula Bowles (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)
Stand by for action as two unlikely allies team up for an awesome and pacy picture book story!
"Superkitty vs Mousezilla" might sound like a titanic kaiju movie but this little book is about something we could all do with learning about - how to work together to achieve awesomeness!
It's...
Friday, 13 March 2020
ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 13th March 2020: "DustRoad" by Tom Huddleston (Nosy Crow)
We're beginning to wonder whether anyone else will get a look-in in our Chapter Book of the Week slot, as once again Nosy Crow prove that they have a steely glint in their eye for publishing some of the most scintillating middle grade / YA fiction on the planet.
"DustRoad" by Tom...
ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 13th March 2020: "Obsessive About Octopuses" by Owen Davey (Flying Eye Books / NoBrow Press)
Labels:
Flying Eye Books,
NoBrow Press,
Obsessive about Octopuses,
Owen Davey,
Picture Book of the Week 2020
We absolutely LOVE Owen Davey's range of natural history books as he takes an expert look at the animal kingdom, in a truly dazzling visual way.
This time it's the turn of our eight-legged ocean-dwelling pals in "Obsessive About Octopuses" - taking a closer look at an animal that...
Thursday, 12 March 2020
"Modern children's books are ugly" apparently - are you !*Y@£*&@ kidding me? This week's #ReadItTorial
Labels:
#ReadItTorial2020
"Ugly?" - What planet are you on?
Ugh, snobs. I hate snobs and always have. I hate elitism but from time to time it creeps into things I like - and this week it crept into kidlit like an unwelcome fart in a broken-down elevator packed with people.
As ironic as it probably sounds...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
