Friday, 9 October 2015

ReadItDaddy's Second Book of the Week - Week Ending 9th October 2015 - "The Queen's Handbag" by Steve Antony (Hodder Children's Books)

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Steve Antony's madcap chase in "The Queen's Hat" goes countrywide in the fabulous sequel. Let's dive into "The ...

ReadItDaddy's First Book of the Week - Week Ending 9th October 2015 - "Flo of the Somme" by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey (Strauss House Productions)

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As we respectfully mark the centenary of The Battle of the Somme, one of the most terrible battles of the First World War we explore a boo...
Thursday, 8 October 2015

Is it time for a book festival for Ronnie C? A ReadItDaddy Editorial

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Today's editorial is another one of those bum-clenchingly 'awkward' ones that probably should be well and truly steered clear of...

Aliens Love Dinopants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort (Simon and Schuster Children's Books)

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It's time for an all new pants-tastic Y-Fronted romp with those pants-stealing aliens. This time have they finally met their match in ...

Mind your Monsters by Catherine Bailey and Oriol Vidal (Sterling)

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Cue the wibbly wobbly 50s B-Movie music. It's time for an awesome stack of invading monsters to take over your town! Run and hide!

Snow Bear by Tony Mitton and Alison Brown (Bloomsbury Publishing)

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Do you remember snow? Not the wussy "Southern" stuff we tend to get in our neck of the woods, but the really deep stuff. If not,...
Wednesday, 7 October 2015

The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician by Matthew Porter (Little Bigfoot / Sasquatch Books)

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Matthew Porter's brilliant little "Monkey World" series is always fun and original. Let's take a look at the latest stor...

Unleash your creativity with a nifty pair of doodle notebooks from Susan McBride (Lark Books)

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 At any given moment during the day when there's a moment or two of free time, Charlotte and I are avid doodlers. The house is rapidly...
Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Drawing Animals Shape by Shape by Christopher Hart (Sixth and Spring)

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Most art tutorials seem to skip a huge number of steps, going from a simple shape to a finished drawing with very little actual instructio...

The Wolf Who Fell Out of a Book by Thierry Robberecht and Gregoire Mabire (Ragged Bears)

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We do like a nice book surprise every now and again. I'd never heard of the Ragged Bears imprint, but they're celebrating 30 years...