Monday, 9 April 2018

"Grandmas from Mars" by Michelle Robinson and Fred Blunt (Bloomsbury Publishing)

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The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, they said...

"Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America's First Bookmobile" by Sharlee Glenn (Abrams)

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Here's a fascinating slice of history about a pioneering librarian who really set the wheels in motion to revolutionise book lending.....
Friday, 6 April 2018

ReadItDaddy's Bonus Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 6th April 2018 - "My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel" by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris (Quirk Books)

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Oh my goodness, our bonus Chapter Book of the Week this week really is a fantastic idea you'd SWEAR someone must've thought of alr...

ReadItDaddy's Third Book of the Week - Week Ending 6th April 2018 - "Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different" by Ben Brooks and Quinton Winter (Quercus)

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We had to squeeze in just one more Book of the Week this week, making room for an extremely important and fantastically timely book...

ReadItDaddy's Chapter Book of the Week - Week Ending 6th April 2018 "The Book Case: An Emily Lime Mystery" by Dave Shelton (David Fickling Books)

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For this week's Chapter Book of the Week, strap yourselves in, you're about to be whirled off into a deep dark detective mystery t...

ReadItDaddy's Second Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 6th April 2018 - "The Fox on the Swing" by Evelina Daciute and Ausra Kiudulaite (Thames and Hudson)

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This is really something special, for many many reasons - not least of all the fact that it perfectly addresses a real problem we've h...

ReadItDaddy's First Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 6th April 2018 - "Cycle City" by Alison Farrell (Chronicle Children's Books)

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The joy of pedalling around a glorious and busy little town has never been captured before with such joy in a children's picture book....
Thursday, 5 April 2018

The minefield of social media. How teens and even younger kids can't resist the lure of leaving an indelible mark on the world wide web - A ReadItTorial

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As tech-savvy parents, we've often wondered how long it's going to be before the odd 'screen time' sessions that our daugh...

Dinosaur Juniors: Happy Hatchday (Dinosaur Juniors Book 1) by Rob Biddulph (HarperCollins Children's Books)

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Rob Biddulph is back with a fantastic new series for younger readers - meet the Dinosaur Juniors!

"Hello Hot Dog" by Lily Murray and Jarvis (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)

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Out today, and already making us hungry. Who's the coolest hot-dog in the bun?