Showing posts with label Chris Judge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Judge. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Create your Own Fantastic Quest by Andrew and Chris Judge (Scholastic)

Those of you with a slightly nervous disposition when it comes to maiming books may want to look away now...
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Monday, 30 January 2017

Create Your Own Superhero Epic by Andrew and Chris Judge (Scholastic)

Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Depicting the most frenetic superhero adventures with a deft flick of your pen, pencil or crayon! Join in with "Create your own Superhero Epic" by Andrew and Chris Judge!
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Thursday, 7 April 2016

Joining in the super-awesome "Create your Own Spy Mission" Blog Tour. Our review of this fab and original book!

Contrary to popular belief, not all girls are into pink princess dresses and frilly nonsense. Some have a secret hankering to be super-spies. Charlotte is just such a girl!
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Friday, 12 September 2014

ReadItDaddy's SECOND Book of the Week - Week ending 12th September 2014 - "Tin" by Chris Judge (Andersen Children's Books)


Tin

Written and Illustrated by
Chris Judge

Published by Andersen Children's Books

It's getting to be practically impossible to just have one book of the week. You've already seen our review of the third awesome "Murilla Gorilla" book but we have to squeeze one more Book of the Week in this week, making room for a rip-roaring robot tale that has tickled our circuits and thrilled our transformers this week.

Chris Judge's "Tin" is the story of a robot called, yep you've guessed it, Tin - and Tin is tasked with looking after his mischievous little sister Nickel for the day.

What could possibly go wrong? Nickel is a tiddler, a toddler, barely able to crawl so she'll never get into any trouble, surely?

"INCORRECT" (say that in your best robot voice). Poor Tin soon realises that little sisters are trouble, huge trouble (I speak from experience here, right Mel?) and soon Nickel grabs hold of a floating balloon and is whisked off into the air, with Tin (and his faithful robo-doggy Zinc) in hot pursuit.

A perfectly paced chase with all manner of excitement, hilarity and near misses begins, as poor Tin tries desperately to catch up with Nickel. Played out across a fantastic robotic backdrop as the chase heads towards Robo-City, we couldn't get enough of Chris's brilliant characters and setting for this exciting tale - and we guarantee that your little ones will love it to pieces too.

We're really, truly hoping that Chris has more in mind for his robot characters - surely Tin and Nickel could turn into a brilliant series of books, there's so much scope and potential in the characters and the settings that it left us absolutely buzzing for more. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

Charlotte's best bit: The Robo-Zoo and animals, she spent ages coming up with brilliant ideas for new animals and exhibits

Daddy's Favourite bit: There really aren't enough robots in children's stories, this is an absolutely sublime story full of excitement and a cracking pace, that left us wanting more at the end. Get down to your local robo-stockist and pick up a copy, BZZZT!

(Kindly sent to us by Andersen Children's Books)
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Monday, 24 February 2014

The Brave Beast by Chris Judge (Andersen Children's Books)


The Brave Beast

Written and Illustrated by
Chris Judge

Published by Andersen Children's Books

We've spotted this scary beast in apps, but we seem to have missed out on his book adventures - until now! Chris Judge's scary looking creation actually has a heart of gold, and in this adventure tale he must summon all his courage to confront...a noise. The local townsfolk are fleeing in terror as strange, weird, horrible sounds come from the centre of their island. It's up to the beast to parachute in and see what on earth is causing the ruckus and uproar.

For a book that largely features a big monochrome monster, Chris Judge's colourful artwork is gorgeous, and The Beast is the sort of character who we'd love to go to tea with (once we'd got over the shock of how scary he looks!)

Charlotte loves a good monster, and this book has such a neat little twist like all our favourite books do. We look forward to seeing "The Lonely Beast" cropping up in our review schedule real soon.

Charlotte's best bit: The scariest thing on the island turns out to be...(shh, spoilers sweetie, spoilers!)

Daddy's Favourite bit: Love that beast, such a cool character!
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