Important piece about the lack of children's events at book and arts festivals (with notable exclusions - there are a few who have brilliant children's programmes).
The #WholeWildWorld tour will bring children's authors and illustrators to children - such an important project!

📣Save the Date!📣

Please join me for the launch of The Weather Girls on Sat 11th May at 4pm Halfway up the Stairs
Age 8+
All welcome!
Book chat, reading, signing, cookies and lemonade.

'A tale of bravery, adventure and a remarkable friendship, inspired by true events from WW2.'

📚 BOOK LAUNCH 📚
Come and join myself, and the illustrator Karen Harte at the launch of the 3rd in the series.
🏅🏅Milly McCarthy and the Sports Day Shambles. 🏅🏅
Details below, all welcome.
#MillyMcCarthyandtheSportsDayShambles

Huge thank you to Sara Keating and ⁦The Irish Times⁩ for this lovely piece about The Whole Wild World Tour. ⁦Laureate na nÓg⁩ ⁦Children's Books Ireland⁩

Looking forward to it, Leona!

How brilliant does this sound? Marie-Louise has a new novel out and I can’t wait to read it. Library books that choose themselves? Magic!

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Alice Swan 🇺🇦 Faber Children's The Bookseller Brilliant news, congratulations Marie-Louise!

Woohoo! Been sitting on this for a year. Beyond thrilled to be working on this series with @alisewan at @faberchildrens - The Museum of Lost Umbrellas will publish February 2025. Big thank you to @oliviahopewrites for photos of The Bookseller from #bolognabookfair today

Children of Gaza remembered at Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Delighted to be taking part in the #WholeWideWorld bus tour of the Wild Atlantic Way with a host of brilliant children’s authors, led by the incomparable Patricia Forde Laureate na nÓg
I’ll be on the Galway leg of the journey in mid April - can’t wait! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

“This is a golden era for Irish children’s books in both languages and we have lots to celebrate.”

The Whole Wild World bus tour lead by Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde is heading off soon! Hear more from the authors & illustrators taking part!

The Independent

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Lovely piece from @maebhmcdonnell here!

I love Emma Carroll’s books. Can’t wait to read the latest one!

A lovely day yesterday at CNC Kilcormac and an extraordinary school bookclub with students from first to sixth year enjoying books together. Delighted to meet their wonderful teacher, Ms Lutterell, who keeps the show on the road! Little Island Books Laureate na nÓg

Very soon now! Come along and celebrate our very own Méabh’s book launch in style!!

Happy #WorldPoetryDay2024 ! Why not celebrate with I AM THE WIND: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere? Editors Lucinda Jacob & Sarah Webb have included a stunning range of new & old poems. Joyously illustrated by Ashwin Chacko. littleisland.ie/products/i-am-… #IAmTheWindBook

This week's #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks chart is from WoodbineBooksIreland in Kildare.
Well done to no. 1 author this week Alan 'Double Trouble is my middle name' Nolan with his book The Curious Case of the Irish Yeti.
Download this poster and check out lots more on our website: discoveririshkidsbooks.ie

Thank you, Woodbine Books!

Adding myself to this fan club! Eve’s book is an absolute treat. Don’t miss it!

Looking forward to reading this!