by admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Book Reviews
Ar Ais Ar Scoil is a rhyming, dual language picture book about the return to primary school in September after the recent lockdown. This short story is told in both English and Gaeilge and highlights some of the differences that children might notice in their...
by admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Boldness of Betty is a new novel by Anna Carey. I really enjoyed this book because it took me through a time when there was a lot of unfairness especially in Dublin. Many, many families went through a very tough time and lived in poverty. Wages were very poor and...
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Book Reviews
“Animal Crackers” has a striking purple cover. It is light-weight and easy to bring with you to pass the time on long journeys. This book is written by Sarah Webb and illustrated by Alan Nolan. We have several of Sarah Webb’s books (e.g. “Blazing a Trail” and “A...
by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Book Reviews
‘Have you seen the Dublin Vampire?’ by Úna Woods is a wonderfully exciting and colourful picture book that deserves a place in all school and home libraries. This hardback picture book tells the story of a Vampire who travels around the various sights and...
by admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Book Reviews
“The Little Black Sheep of Connemara” by Elizabeth Shaw, is a story that is truly lovely in its simplicity. Polo is a sheepdog who helps the shepherd to mind his sheep and keep them in line. Polo likes being “the boss” and is used to the compliant sheep doing what...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Book Reviews
My First Book of Ireland from O’Brien Press, is a fun book aimed at helping young children identify and discover popular Irish objects and symbols. Each object is beautifully illustrated with bright colours on a page of its own. You can find traditional Irish...
