Book Review – One Stormy Night

Book Review – One Stormy Night

Recently I read a book called One Stormy Night, the author’s name Is Alma Jordan. This story is about Kate and Peter Farrelly’s life at Hazel Tree Farm. Kate falls in love with the fluffy chicks on Cooper’s farm while Peter helps with the lambs. One day Peg the dog...
Book Review – Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball

Book Review – Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball

I read Mr. Wolf Goes to the Ball with 1st and 2nd Class and they loved it! The book is about a wolf who gets an invitation to a ball and he can’t decide what to wear. He decides he wants to wear a dress but the other animals tell him he shouldn’t. His...
Book Review – Little Love Lessons

Book Review – Little Love Lessons

Little Love Lessons by Tarsila Krüse is a wonderfully gentle book, encouraging its child and adult readers to consider the beauty in the mundane, the joy in the routine, and the happiness they may have lost sight of. Written in page-long vignettes with beautiful...
Book Review – Standing on One Leg is Hard

Book Review – Standing on One Leg is Hard

I read this story with my Junior Infant class and also my 5 year old son at home. The children were engaged in the story straight away as they liked the pictures. As I began to read, I was surprised to find out that not one of my 29 pupils had ever heard of a heron...
Book Review – Mythical Irish Beasts

Book Review – Mythical Irish Beasts

Mythical Irish Beasts is a fantastic mix of riveting written folklore and pictures accompanying the tales to entertain children of all ages. Ireland is a country steeped in mythical legends from banshees to glances the giant, and this book covers it all. One of the...
Book Review – Dodos Are Not Extinct

Book Review – Dodos Are Not Extinct

This is a humorous children’s book that has a fun and lighthearted feel, wherein the protagonist, Dodo, wants to let us in on a big secret about ‘extinct’ animals that are here and there among us incognito! The illustrations are amusing and visually pleasing and...