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 to exercise every day. If you can manage to fit a bit of creativity into your daily life (as we both do) you'll find it immensely satisfying.

"Be an Artist Every Day" by Susan Schwake and Charlotte Farmer tackles one of the most difficult things most artists struggle with - getting that initial creative spark to kick off a doodle or a drawing.

In this fab little compact book you'll find a whole year's worth of art activities, prompts and projects to really give your creativity a huge boost.

From simple exercises and doodles to more wide-ranging and in-depth ideas that will turbo-charge your artistic abilities, with lots of advice and references from the way famous artists work.

Let's take a look inside this fantastic book, and see what's on offer!

Nearly all art books like this start out with a 'materials' page - Always useful for reference!

Gather up your favourite drawing and painting materials, get yourself a nice big piece of paper or a sketchpad and get cracking!

Unlike most books, this one positively encourages you to doodle all over it! Just don't do this with your other books, OK?

It's perfect for imaginative and creative kids who love the idea of working through an artistic exercise every day.

You will have a whale of a time with this 'swap-around' art challenge!!

Be as creative, as colourful and as fanciful as you like!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A truly fabulous idea for creative kids, a whole years worth of art exercises, prompts and doodling opportunities in a compact book small enough to tuck into your bag along with your fave art materials!

"Be An Artist Every Day" by Susan Schwake and Charlotte Farmer is out now, published by Ivy Kids (kindly supplied for review). 

From the creative team behind one of our favourite kid mags, the mighty "Aquila" magazine, comes a brilliant and thoroughly packed tome to appeal to young scientists everywhere.

"The Book of Big Science Ideas" celebrates all different disciplines of the sciences in a gorgeously illustrated and thoroughly engaging book that will keep your curious little mini-scientists occupied for hour after hour.

Some of the most amazing people in science both past and present are celebrated here in a book that will inspire and stimulate kids to try out experiments themselves, or perhaps come up with an amazing idea or invention that could really change the world.

Packed with scientists such as Wang Zhenyi, Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, James Joule, Rosalind Franklin, Charles Darwin, Aristotle, Edith Clarke, Isaac Newton, Grace Hopper, Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace and many, many more, no stone is left unturned in a book that looks at the very fabric of our universe, touches on the smallest components that make up everything around us, and looks into the future and what science may hold as new technology and amazing theories are developed by today's hard-working science communities across the world.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A truly fascinating slice of science in book form, covering some of the most amazing scientists, their ideas and inventions, and a glimpse of our near future, from a highly talented duo.

"The Book of Big Science Ideas" by Freya Hardy and Sara Mulvanny is out now, published by Ivy Kids (kindly supplied for review). 

Our Picture Book of the Week this week is a brilliantly presented smorgasbord of amazing journeys by things we pretty much take for granted...

First, there was "Where's Wally?" or "Waldo" if you're from the US. Then "Where's Will?" Now we've lost Jane too! Can you help us find her?

Forget Wally, have fun finding the illustrious Bard hidden amongst scenes from his most popular plays. An awesome historical and fun book, here's "Where's Will?"