I’ve always appreciated the fact that while I can read a book in a couple of days, it might have taken the author years of hard work and dedication to write and edit it. So, while I curl up on the couch with a cuppa, ready to dive into my latest ‘must-read’, authors the world over are spending whole days banging out hundreds and thousands of words onto blank sheets, only to repeat the process over and over again. My …
Category: Children’s
We are all feeling the impact of the lockdown and restrictions, especially the young people in our lives. It is difficult to entertain small children during these stressful times. So, …
Ever since I was a child, I have enjoyed reading detective stories. This includes Enid Blyton’s adventure tales like the Famous Five and Secret Seven and, a little later, the …
Poetry is an integral part of a young person’s life. They incorporate it in a multitude of ways that enrich their everyday experiences. Poems exist for a child in the …
Agus muid go léir sa bhaile anois de bharr an ordú dianghlasála, ceapaim gur deis iontach é píosa Gaeilge a chleachtadh leis na páistí sa theach, nó duit fhéin, chun …
Dystopia is a big theme in a lot of teen and young adult books. Apocalyptic disasters, zombie takeovers, new world orders, inverted social hierarchies; you name it, you’ll find it …
By Elena Browne, author of Take the Lead: How to Care for Your Dog – A Fun & Practical Guide written by Elena Browne and illustrated by Jennifer Farley Walks …
Children’s Books Ireland hosts the exciting Children’s Book of the Year Awards. The awards, sponsored by KPMG, aim to recognise excellence in writing and illustration in children’s books in Ireland. …
When I was in secondary school, I had an excellent English teacher who was passionate about teaching poetry. We worked from an admittedly intimidating book, four-hundred pages of works from …
One of my favourite aspects of children’s literature is the way that the unbelievable and impossible become believable and possible. Take for example The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh …
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