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Saturday, 1 August 2020

#Booky100Keepers Day 90: The fantastic non fiction books from Wide Eyed Editions

Posted by ReadItDaddy at August 01, 2020 Labels: #Booky100Keepers, Wide Eyed Editions

We love non-fiction and we've been very lucky during our tenure on the blog to see the rise and rise of absolutely top quality non fiction titles shouldering aside fiction picture books to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with in engaging young readers with a lifelong love of reading.

Wide Eyed Editions (a Quarto imprint) stunned us with their first set of releases some years back, and it's been a delight to see the range maintain those high standards, gorgeous presentation and of course a serious amount of writing and illustrative talent contributing to their amazing range of books, covering a massively diverse range of subjects.

"The School of Art" was an early title that impressed the socks off us, taking the approach of involving the reader in a love of art - and showing them how they can draw on (pun intended) their own skills with the help of awesome art tutors who pop up throughout the book. It's a dazzling little title this, and such a great idea because kids instantly gain confidence if a book takes the right approach in showing them how to tap into their own creativity and imagination.

The "Illumanatomy" book with its innovative use of a red lens to show multiple pictures in the same page spread was also an instant wow.

One thing we always look for in non-fiction books are books that can serve up a ton of facts and interesting information but do so in a 'wow factor' kind of way, and this certainly fits the bill. Though kids are often lured away from non-fiction books by a wide range of interactive apps on mobile phones and tablets, it's been great to see books clawing some of those readers back, and inviting more reader participation and interaction as they convey their information.

These books have always gone down really well on the blog, and they're often the titles people ask us about when they're searching out books for their kids (adults, it seems, are more inclined to pick up an interesting non-fiction title for a child relative than they are a fiction title, I wonder why that is?)

"The Big Book of Football" by Mundial, illustrated by Damien Weighill (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at May 27, 2020 Labels: Damien Weighill, Mundial, The Big Book of Football, Wide Eyed Editions

"Ball Ball Ball! Footy Footy Footy! Ball Ball Ball...FOOTBALL!"

We must admit we are utterly and completely clueless when it comes to the beautiful game, not knowing our Spurs from our Arsenals, but if you're looking for a giant-sized book that is a mammoth encyclopaedia filled with all aspects of football, you really can't get any better than "The Big Book of Football" by Mundial and Damien Weighill.

This fantastically presented book is literally filled from cover to cover with a huge selection of facts and figures about football from the history of the game right through to the modern spectacle of football that is loved by zillions around the world.

Even with football bouncing off us like a fried egg on a teflon pan we can definitely appreciate a wonderfully compiled and presented book that will be a complete must for fans young and old. We can't possibly do this book justice, so let's suck a half-time orange and take a peek inside instead...!

If you want to get ahead, get a boot (or two!)

Zipped together in a really pin-sharp brilliant graphical style, there's a huge wealth of information here covering absolutely every angle.

The offside rule - befuddling non-football fans since, well, forever

Where you play is as important as how you play!

We've come to expect the highest possible standards from all Wide Eyed Editions books, and once again they've surpassed themselves with this publication.

Sum this book up in a sentence: Pack it in your kitbag (if you've got a huge kitbag, this thing is GINORMOUS) - it's going to last more than 90 minutes!

The Big Book of Football by Mundial and Damien Weighill is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review - SCORCHIO!)

"Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall-Asleep Book" by Dr Jessamy Hibberd, Claire Grace and Hannah Tolson (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 17, 2020 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 routines to be more restful and mindful, as the lure of gadgetry and technology, YouTube or TikTok videos and other distractions occupies them before they finally do hit the hay.

"Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall-Asleep Book" aims to assist parents and children with a more restful and relaxing bedtime, imagining the stars and constellations in the night sky as a means of slipping gently into a wonderful snoozy dream state.

Child psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibberd, along with Claire Grace, has devised a series of exercises to bring on a deeper and more satisfying sleep through mindfulness techniques.

With gentle, calming artwork from the wonderfully talented Hannah Tolson and simple, melodic text, children explore the sky’s constellations and the mythical stories behind them as they get their minds and bodies ready for bed.

Let's take a look inside the book:

Time to settle down for the night with a good book

This book is perfect for younger children, particularly those who love space and the stars, and are just learning about constellations for the first time too.

A bit of restful bedtime yoga? Why not!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A sonorous and restful book for little ones, hopefully lulling them into a nice gentle bedtime routine and a sound satisfying night's sleep.

"Stars Before Bedtime: A Mindful Fall-Asleep Book" by Dr Jessamy Hibberd, Claire Grace and Hannah Tolson is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

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)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at February 14, 2020 Labels: 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 our Valentines Day Book of the Week.

So why? There was something about it that caught my attention so I sneaked off and read it on my own. It begins with zero, nothing, no one, an empty scene picked out in blue line art - but as the book begins to unfold, the scenes are filled with colour - and people - and soon you're completely hooked into the multi-threaded wordless narratives of the characters that crop up throughout the book - until the very last scene (don't worry, you really won't have to count up to 7.5 billion if you don't want to!)

We sat down together and read through this - and there's a moment whenever we get together and review a book that we just know is going to be book of the week, where there's that unspoken agreement between us that this is something truly special.

It's those human stories. They're utterly addictive. As a lifelong people watcher, I was hooked more or less instantly and fully understood what Kristin was doing here. Little Miss took a little while longer to catch on but as a chip off the old block, she too couldn't resist the lure of following particular characters' threads through the book, guessing, making up stories or finding out what their ultimate goals were, what they were up to, and in some cases, their inherent naughtiness as they get up to no good (which is, of course, a massive lure to any kid who loves living vicariously through the characters in a book - which is, er, pretty much all kids right?)

So let's have a look inside...

This is how it begins. Subtly, slowly - a scene of a little boy trying to get to sleep, and then a moment of bonding.

In each page spread Kristin not only draws up a fantastic scene full of hidden details and nod-worthy points of reference, she throws in a sentence that causes your brain to do somersaults imagining what the characters might be thinking, or what they may be doing or planning.

As the book gets busier, so do the scenes - and suddenly you're presented with multiple narrative threads, and a whole brace of characters to follow, backtrack and find in other scenes, and to imagine the lives of. Again read the text, and it feeds your brain even more - sometimes with stuff that's actually quite bittersweet and heart-wrenching.

Kids are absolutely drawn to this sort of book, where they can essentially make up their own stories and narratives, and mould the book's intentions with the whims of their own imagination.

I don't think we've ever seen a counting book quite like this, and I can't understate how amazing it is. Sure it might initially sail completely over your child's head but once they get drawn in, and once they 'get' what the book is doing, they'll be utterly hooked like we were.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A truly stunning and amazing counting book like no other, dealing with a very human and multi-threaded book world that is filled with all the amazing things that make us special, secretive, joyful, conniving, sneaky, loved and 7.5 billion other characteristics in between.

"Everybody Counts" by Kristin Roskifte is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

"Poems Aloud" by Joseph Coelho and Daniel Gray-Barnett (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at February 05, 2020 Labels: Daniel Gray-Barnett, Joseph Coelho, Poems Aloud, Wide Eyed Editions

Celebrating the cleverness of words, Joseph Coelho has an amazing gift for engaging kids' future love of language - and making them think about the possibilities of poetry that go far beyond just being performance pieces.

But in "Poems Aloud" by Joseph, with illustrations by Daniel Gray-Barnett, the amazing subjects chosen for each poem are given even more vitality and importance when you get together with a bunch of friends and take turns in reading them out loud.

There are poems that almost have you tripping over your tongue. Poems that elicit an emotional response, or make you feel joyous, sad, thoughtful or completely at peace.

So let's have a look inside at this gorgeous book!

Gorgeous verse, glorious illustrations, this is a real treasure of a book!

Kids are drawn to poetry, not just because it encourages them to be clever with their own use of words, but because it's just such a powerful way to help them visualise a theme, or let their own minds wander and their own imaginations soar.

One of the funniest poems in the book. Chill out, chilli dude!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A gorgeous poetry compendium that's bound to be a surefire hit with kids who have fallen in love with the cleverness of our language, and the impact of words to draw up a scene in their heads.

"Poems Aloud" by Joseph Coelho and Daniel Gray-Barnett is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 24th January 2020: "Search and Find a Number of Numbers" by A.J Wood and Allan Sanders (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at January 24, 2020 Labels: A.J Wood, Allan Sanders, Picture Book of the Week 2020, Search and Find a Number of Numbers, Wide Eyed Editions

Wide Eyed effortlessly bag their first Book of the Week of 2020 with a book that we road-tested with our guest star mini book-blogger, C's 5 year old cousin. She loves maths and numbers already, and really loved this fantastic cross between a 'find the hidden objects' book and a counting book.

"Search and Find: A Number of Numbers" by A.J Wood and Allan Sanders is a huge amount of fun, filled with numbers of course but also filled with exquisitely detailed scenes, and a ton of fun characters to make this far more than just a 'by the numbers' learning experience (did you see what we did there?)

There are 26 fun page spreads with the usual numbers 1 to 10 and beyond, right up to a fantastically detailed spread containing 100 objects for you to discover.

There are also quirky extra things to find, and if you get to the back of the book, even more suggestions for things you may have missed (which caused squeals of delight from our guest little miss when we shared the book with her).

It's a large format book, which means it's perfect for sprawling out on the floor with to fully enjoy all the exquisite little sight gags and details that A.J and Allan have crammed into this one.

Absolutely brilliant stuff for early years, and far more fun than those dull books that just count from one to ten!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A fun-filled slice of numerical awesomeness to kick off 2020 in grand style, making learning your numbers a huge amount of fun!

"Search and Find: A Number of Numbers" by A.J Wood and Allan Sanders is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

"Atlas of Ocean Adventures" by Emily Hawkins and Lucy Letherland (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at November 27, 2019 Labels: Atlas of Ocean Adventures, Emily Hawkins, Lucy Letherland, Wide Eyed Editions

The ocean in all its glory and majesty, is a natural environment that is home to some of the most incredible creatures on the planet.

With 4/5ths of our world comprised of oceans, "Atlas of Ocean Adventures" by Emily Hawkins and Lucy Letherland is a real treat for avid natural historians like us.

Lavishly illustrated, and full of incredible facts about our oceans, set your spirit of adventure and your curiosity free.

Whether you’re travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world’s oceans with Lucy Letherland’s animal characters.

Each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination.

Joining the other fantastic natural history books by Emily and Lucy, this one's very special indeed.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A fascinating deep dive into the oceans to see what's under the sea!

"Atlas of Ocean Adventures" by Emily Hawkins and Lucy Letherland is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

"Queer Heroes" by Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at October 09, 2019 Labels: Arabelle Sicardi, Queer Heroes, Sarah Tanat-Jones, Wide Eyed Editions

Here's a fantastic book celebrating some truly inspirational and amazing folk, queer folk at that!

In "Queer Heroes" by Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones meet 53 (wow, count them! 53!) of the world's greatest LGBTQ heroes from history and the present day.

This superbly eye-catching book features dynamic full-colour portraits of a diverse selection of 53 inspirational role models accompanied by short biographies that focus on their incredible successes.

From the world of music and the powerful voice and supreme songwriting talents of Freddie Mercury, back in history to Leonardo da Vinci's artistic legend and forward once in time to learn how Harvey Milk's refusal to stay quiet was pivotal in the gay rights movement, setting the foundations for many changes in the law worldwide.

Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, this extraordinary book will show children that anything is possible.

Sum this book up in a sentence: Discover the inspiring stories of these LGBT artists, writers, innovators, athletes, and activists who have made great contributions to culture, from ancient times to present day

"Queer Heroes" by Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review)

ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 14th June 2019: "Planet Fashion: 100 Years of Fashion History" by Natasha Slee and Cynthia Kittler (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at June 14, 2019 Labels: Cynthia Kittler, Natasha Slee, Picture Book of the Week 2019, Planet Fashion: 100 Years of Fashion History, Wide Eyed Editions

Our second Picture Book of the Week is a veritable feast for fashion fans! The utterly superb "Planet Fashion: 100 Years of Fashion History" by Natasha Slee and Cynthia Kittler.

Once again Wide Eyed nail a spot in our Book of the Week slot with a book that takes a trip through 100 of the most inspirational and groundbreaking years in international fashion with two characters who love fashion as much as we do.

C adores designing clothes and drawing fashion models, so this book was an instant win for her. I love the history of fashion, and this book offers a brilliant mix of facts and information, alongside stunning fashion-sketch-like visuals to drive a storified look at fashion history and the most influential eras, looks and designs across the ages.

Hip Hop fashion - still driving a cool vibe and look today!

It's like a glorious story book, a source book for scribblers like us, a history book filled with engaging facts, and just a really brilliantly presented piece of work from two folk who are obviously passionate about their chosen subject (as we've come to expect from books published from Wide Eyed).

The far east has always been hugely influential for fashion designers and the textile industry

It's just completely excellent this, and a book that we've spent hours looking through (and in C's case, doodling bits from in her own designs).

Absolutely essential for fashion fans of any age.

The 1950s, America, and a hugely influential fashion vibe that was just so COOL!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A brilliant historical look at fashion through the ages, through the eyes of two engaging guides showing off the very best of world fashion in such a cool and engaging way.

"Planet Fashion" by Natasha Slee and Cynthia Kittler is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - Week Ending 7th June 2019: Commemorating the 7th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings with the stunning "D-Day: Untold Stories of the Normandy Landings" by Michael Noble and Alexander Mostov (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at June 07, 2019 Labels: Alexander Mostov, D-Day, Michael Noble, Picture Book of the Week 2019, Wide Eyed Editions

Our Book of the Week this week marks the 75th Anniversary (yesterday) of the D-Day Normandy Landings, and one of the biggest military operations of the 2nd World War.

Michael Noble and Alexander Mostov's "D-Day" collects together first person accounts and stories from real-life people who were involved in the operation to push into Europe during the 2nd World War, beginning with the Normandy Beach Landings.

I've got a personal interest in this book, mainly because my own Grandfather was part of the Normandy landings, and though he very rarely talked about his own experiences, reading through this book you'll hear accounts and experiences from front-line soldiers and others who fought on the beaches, and began the larger-scale operation on land, at sea and in the air to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.

75 years on and some of the accounts are harrowing and gritty, as you'd expect - though sensitively handled in a beautifully illustrated and written book filled with drawings, photographs and personal correspondence from men and women who fought.

It's absolutely stunning. Again Wide Eyed Editions have produced a really gorgeous book dealing with a subject that kids may be learning about in school, or may know about through relatives who also took part.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A stunning account of the D-Day landings from people who were there and took part.

"D-Day" by Michael Noble and Alexander Mostov is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review)

ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 3rd May 2019: "Boy Oh Boy" by Dr Cliff Leek and Bene Rohlmann (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at May 03, 2019 Labels: Bene Rohlmann, Boy Oh Boy, Dr Cliff Leek, Picture Book of the Week 2019, Wide Eyed Editions

Our first Picture Book of the Week this week may have a few of you inwardly groaning. "Not another 'collection of inspirational figures' book" you may sigh, just as we did but this one is quite a bit different to the usual fare, both in content and in design.

In fact it looks very cool thanks to some eye-catching visuals right off the bat. "Boy oh Boy" by Dr Cliff Leek and Bene Rohlmann neatly addresses an imbalance in the type of inspirational figures books that flooded the blog last year (and for the early part of this year too).

Not through some sense of demanding absolute equality, but because boys need inspirational books about amazing historical and contemporary role models too, it's quite pleasing to see something like "Boy Oh Boy" not just trotting out the same tired old faces, but slipping in a few that girls and boys will either know or may have heard about in their own circles of influence.

Sure enough, the usual 'faces' are in here (Muhammad Ali, Ghandi, Nelson Mandela etc) but it's the new additions that made us sit up and take notice, and the striking way in which these figures are brought to life by Dr Cliff and Bene in each spread.

Nelson Mandela - No stranger to inspirational figures books

Athletes, activists, artists, musicians all make an appearance in this book. From Lebron James to Freddie Mercury, from Prince to David Hockney, you'll find 30 amazing men who demonstrate the diversity of modern masculinity in a relatable and thankfully less toxic way. Here are men who have achieved amazing things in their own fields of expertise, or have fought hard for human rights, race issues and many other fantastic causes.

It was so cool to see Ta-Nehisi Coates making the list. An American comic author, and the driving force behind one of Marvel's most impressive comic-to-movie adaptations of late - the stunning "Black Panther". Reading about his influences, and struggles in a largely white male dominated domain was both inspiring and fascinating. We were also mighty impressed to see Hayao Miyazaki make the cut, with a wholly inspirational spread about his groundbreaking animation studio, Ghibli, and the fact that in many of his animated features, female heroes are the lead characters - proving that women are just as capable as men when it comes to embarking on mythical and fantastical quests.

As we've come to expect from Wide Eyed, this is brilliantly presented and designed so if there's room on your bookshelf for just one more inspirational figures book, this is a durned good one.

Sum this book up in a sentence: 30 amazing men, some you'll be familiar with and some you won't, but all amazing role models for girls or boys.

"Boy Oh Boy" by Dr Cliff Leek and Bene Rohlmann is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review)

"Sounds of Nature: World of Forests" by Robert Frank Hunter (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at April 16, 2019 Labels: Robert Frank Hunter, Sounds of Nature: World of Forests, Wide Eyed Editions

We do love a fabulous natural history book or two on this blog and "Sounds of Nature: World of Forests: by Robert Hunter is absolutely pitch perfect.

For not only does this book LOOK brilliant, it also SOUNDS brilliant too thanks to some fabulous 'sound spot' technology to really bring its core subject to life.

We're taking a trip across the world to many different forest habitats that are all rich in diverse plant and animal life.

See the animals that live in our forests, and also hear them as they screech, squawk, tweet and roar.

Explore ten diverse habitats—from the Amazon Rainforest, to Redwood National Park to the New Forest (our own personal favourite weekend destination. We love it there!)

Evergreen forests full of badgers, deer, capercalies and wild lynxes! Wow!

Listen to animals in the wild with this extraordinary sound book. Simply press the page to hear the exquisite sounds of animals around the world, from the pandas of the bamboo forest of China to the bald eagles of Tongass National Park in Alaska.

What does nature look like - and sound like - in icier climates?

A stunning interactive book for young nature lovers.

Sum this book up in a sentence: A truly wonderful resource for little ones beginning their learning journey about our world, with fabulous sound technology to really bring the subject matter to life.

"Sounds of Nature: World of Forests" by Robert Frank Hunter is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

"Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life" by Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at March 14, 2019 Labels: Andrea Pippins, Jamia Wilson, Step Into Your Power, Wide Eyed Editions

The conversation around this book began with me asking C how she would live her best life.

You can pretty much imagine a 10 year old's responses to a topic like this:

"Eat loads of junk food and never get told off for it"

"Go to bed when I like"

"Play with my toys rather than do homework"

In "Step into your Power" by Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins, the awesome team behind "Young, Gifted and Black" which was a well-deserved Book of the Week for us a year ago, there's a huge wave of positive thinking and brilliant ideas gathered together in one mightily impressive volume for kids to take inspiration from.

So moving beyond the immediate needs of the here and now, Jamia and Andrea explore 23 simple lessons that can make your life feel a little more satisfying, well rounded and completely awesome.

Positive messages and mantras underpin a book chock full of amazing ideas

It's part self-help book, but also a valuable resource to bring into discussions about all aspects of children's lives, from simple messages of positivity to more structured advice on what to do about issues they might face.

Slay your fear, anxiety sufferers

We both read the book together, and for most of the ideas there is some pretty solid reasoning going on. I still think the book oversimplifies anxiety in a couple of places, and that it's not merely a case of giving yourself a good talking to for most kids who truly do suffer from crippling anxiety. But its heart is definitely in the right place, and I think it's very important for children to be hearing messages of positivity, and some simple steps and lessons on how to deal with issues like anxiety and stress from an early ages (increasingly earlier and earlier each year, it seems - as we've blogged about extensively).

Always, always be kind to yourself. No one achieves superhero status overnight.

The majority of the book is really superb though, and there's no doubt that the huge wave of good intentions and valuable common sense that this book makes really feels like a new and different approach. Fab, and very much needed, this book!

Sum this book up in a sentence: Not preachy, just nicely written insights and ways to become the person you want to be.

"Step into your Power" by Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review).

Celebrating iconic musicians and fantastic scientists with a pair of glorious new books from Wide Eyed Editions

Posted by ReadItDaddy at February 11, 2019 Labels: 40 inspiring Icons, Anne Blanchard, Black Music Greats, Jerome Masi, Olivier Cachin, Super Scientists, Tino, Wide Eyed Editions

We absolutely love Wide Eyed Editions' superb series of books celebrating iconic and inspirational men and women.

Two new titles in the "Inspiring Icons" series have been released and the first is an absolute doozy.

"Black Music Greats (40 Inspiring Icons)" by Olivier Cachin and Jerome Masi lists some of the most influential, inspirational and downright funktastic performers on the planet, past and present.

From Kanye to Beyonce, From The Supremes to Tupac, you'll find all these amazing folk and many, many more tucked within the pages of this amazing book.

With tons of interesting facts about their music and achievements, it's a huge resource of information on some of the world's most amazing performers who have become mega-successful million-selling artists, and have gone on to shape the course of music for decades.

"Black Music Greats (40 Inspiring Icons)" by Olivier Cachin and Jerome Masi is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions.

If science is more your thing, then there's also "Super Scientists (40 Inspiring Icons) by Anne Blanchard and Tino lists 40 of the most inquiring minds in science.

Collected together in a fantastic volume of the series, these inquisitive and innovative men and women are waiting to showcase their big ideas.

Find out how these scientists spent their lives asking questions and making leaps and bounds in the world of science and technology.

From Marie and Pierre Curie to Albert Einstein, from Isaac Newton to Stephen Hawking, they're all in here, and so is a huge range of information about these super-brainy folk.

Perfect for the budding scientist!

"Super Scientists (40 Inspiring Icons) by Anne Blanchard and Tino is also out now, also from Wide Eyed Editions.

(Both books kindly supplied for review).

"A Year of Nature Poems" by Joseph Coelho and Kelly Louise Judd (Wide Eyed Editions)

Posted by ReadItDaddy at January 09, 2019 Labels: A Year of Nature Poems, Joseph Coelho, Kelly Louise Judd, Wide Eyed Editions

It's definitely never too late to start your year with a book that collects together all the amazing sights and sounds, smells and feelings of the seasons as you dip into "A Year of Nature Poems" by Joseph Coelho and Kelly Louise Judd.

Following each month through its accompanying seasons, Joseph's poems are a soothing balm in a sometimes crazy and hectic world - and at the moment, couldn't be more welcome for parents and children alike.

See how animals behave through the seasons, hibernating in Winter but coming out to play in the Spring

Follow the cycle of trees and plants, from the first blossoms of spring through to the stark winter wonderland in December.

There are 12 inspiring poems in total from Joe, paired with folk art from Kelly to get your year off to a restful and mindful start.

Here's a look inside: