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This is a collaborative post with DK Books. In case you didn't know already, we're currently in British Science Week. So what better time to review this title recently published by DK? Written by science presenter and comedian, Steve Mould, Science is Magic teaches kids the science behind a range of magic tricks. I've always been a keen ...
We still haven't got round to seeing THE LEGO MOVIE 2 yet but, thanks to the good people at DK, we have even more to whet the appetite! They sent us a bundle of their new THE LEGO MOVIE 2 books. Here's what to expect from them, plus read on for a giveaway you won't want ...
Youngest is absolutely loving We're Going on a Bear Hunt at the moment. It seems to be the basis of a current topic at nursery and she often asks for it at bedtime. I'm always happy to oblige. It's a cracking book that I adore. Michael Rosen is a linguistic genius and Helen Oxenbury's illustrations are ...
We absolutely love LEGO in our house. Indeed, the kids have already built an extensive collection. What's more, the sets I had as a kid remain all present and correct at my parents' home. There's something quite brilliant about following the instructions to make vehicles and buildings or, of course, creating your own. This new title ...
Happy World Inventors Day! If your kids are anything like mine, they love inventing things. Mine are forever writing their own comics featuring all kinds of weird and wonderful contraptions. They rarely make it off the page though. So, to celebrate the recent publication of The Little Inventors Handbook and to mark World Inventors Day, I ...
I often think that it must be harder being a kid these days. Today's children are bombarded with information and this can make them a little bit too knowing before their time. There seems to be more pressure on them too. I don't recall having nearly as much homework or tests as my sons do. They're both ...
Happy World Book Day! It struck me that parents - and dads in particular - don't often feature in the books I read to my kids. With that in mind, I challenged myself to think of a few literary dads to write about. Most of those in books I've read have left a bit to be ...
Encouraging the kids to read and play with LEGO are both important to us. So this new book was always going to be well received! As its name suggests, LEGO City Busy Word Book is a great title for parents who want their little ones to build their vocabulary as well as the famous bricks. The new ...
Dylan is a big Star Wars fan and is enjoying learning coding skills at school. So it was a no-brainer when we were offered a copy of Star Wars Coding Projects for my Padawan to help review! This new title published by DK is a step-by-step guide to coding using the free beginner coding language, Scratch. ...
I have to admit that I really enjoyed writing my recent literary criticism of Dear Zoo. To my surprise, however, this self-indulgent act of whimsy was really well received. So much so, people have actually asked to write more of the same. So it seems that this may be the start of a series. The second ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, the writer of a multi-award-winning dad blog.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
