Heroes of Light and Shadow by Conor Forrest: ancient Irish legends brought into the real world: a gripping, exciting exploit; cleverly written, fast-paced, head-spinning sometimes & intriguing. @theobrienpress.bsky.social #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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Irish Red Setter – from screen to paper(s) :)
#AnimalsOfIrishNameBook #IrishIndependent #IrishBooks #WildlifeArt #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Big laughs for #StPatricksDay with the Ronan Boyle series by comedian Thomas Lennon. 🤣😂🤣 Laughing so hard until you cry. Do take the chance to visit Tir na n’og. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #ChildrensBooks
#MiddleGrade #Humour #Bookbloggers #Librarians
With both a story about curious kids and practical projects to try, real life scientist @shanedbergin.bsky.social's The Experimenters is a delight! Illustrated by @sayanikoyelartist.bsky.social
#KidsBooksFriday #KidLit #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
This week’s Irish children’s top 10 sees Sheena Dempsey’s Pablo and Splash top the charts again - go the time travelling penguins! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
March is full of brilliant new Irish books for young readers of all ages, from toddlers to teens. Check them out! Together let’s help children and teens #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks and see themselves on the pages of the books they read.
Please do share these new titles posters widely.
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I will be pressing into all relevant hands two new utterly delightful picture books
First up: Mary Murphy's Oh, Thank You! Joyful rhyming text, perfect for reading aloud, please-&-thankyou, gratitude & appreciation, though beautiful illustrations
Introducing ‘Animals of Irish Name and Origin’ by Aga Grandowicz.
🗓️ 12/03/2026 | Pre-order on NaturalWorldPublishing.ie, HalfwayUpTheStairs.ie, and GutterBookshop.com
💚 Booksellers can order from Argosy.
#AnimalsOfIrishNameBook #IrishAnimals #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #IrishInterest
Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire.
Booking opens 9th Feb.
Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly.
Don’t miss it!
An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
The most perfect gift! Cailín Sinséir Bhéal Feirste/The Belfast Gingerbread Girl by Marianne McShane & Mr Ando: captures all the fun, happiness, magic of the season; imaginative, joyous and utterly wondrous! #leabharasgaeilge #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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Green and blue. Wolf cub in centre of forest.
Grey cave opening lit by lantern. . Big bear with night light for little bear.
Patchwork. Different types of animals from land, sea and air featured in each square.
Lilac background. Yellow dog shaking.
Wed 10th Dec
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Books for babies, toddlers & younger children.
#PictureBooks #BooksforBabies #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025
#bookpost really is the best post! Receiving this gift; The Belfast Gingerbread Girl/Cailìn Sinsèir Bhèal Feirste from An TSnàthhaid Mhòr; Marianne McShane & Andrew Whitson is wonderful! I am completely charmed@ Thankyou!
#FallenStarStories #HappyChristmas🎄🎁🎅 #NollaigShona🎄❄️🎁 #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Book logo with green & purple.
Purple background with bear parent🐻 & bear cub
Snowy scape with scurrying figures in fur coats with walking poles. Leaping dog. Overcast sky. Ball of golden light between grey peaks. Falling snow. 🥶Chill factor. Setting of Klondike.
Orange & yellow sky. Rabbit in pink & purple standing outside caravan.
📚🧝♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#PictureBooks
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social #bookbloggers #librarians
Three headed Celtic Goddess (3 ages) , snarling hounds, Celtic lattice, amphibian & yellow flowers.
Blue. Black silhouettes on chimney tops. Swirling stars.
Two girls, one with a notebook, one with binoculars. Wild weather. Light house & tree & weather vane.
📚🧝♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#IrishYA
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social Middle Grade marvels
Myth, magic, history, adventure, excitement & intrepid characters.
Ink blue sea with swimmer & reflection of moon & turquoise light on footprints on beach. Astounding expertly crafted read reimagining a Celtic myth.
Purple & pink dawn light. Clouds. Two people connected by light, myth & magic. Ethereal look. Fleeing fox & village in background.
Green & purple. Celtic knot. Swans.
📚🧝♀️Sun 7th Dec – Irish Fiction for all ages
#IrishYA
#Fiction #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social Myths, tortured souls, strong characters & atmospheric locations
Great selection for 16 + @kelmenton.bsky.social
Great to see 2 pages of Irish children’s books in The Sunday Times today. Well done Ruth Concannon from @childrensbooksireland.ie
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025
Today's #BookElves2025 theme is Irish fiction. One by Sarah Crossan is an outstanding verse novel for teens, beautifully crafted and compelling. It's about conjoined twins and it captures their hopes and fears perfectly. HIghly recommended for age 14+.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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Age 0 - 5
Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly
Age 10+
The Doomsday Club by Kevin Moran
Confident/ Teenage readers
How To Love The Whole World by Henry Martin
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @sarahwebb.bsky.social@rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social #Icecream segment #LateLateShow #LateLateToyShow
Green & purple book logo.
Pink background. Coco Chanel with black waved hair in striped top with doll and thread.
Rainbow coloured Star ⭐️ like background with title in centre.
Face of brunette with brown hair in a blunt style surrounded by coloured flowers in pinks, oranges and purples.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring stories of Iconic people inspired by Coco Chanel shout out on ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow #fashiondesign #shoedesign @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social
Pink, yellow and orange background. Masked duck in orange jumpsuit sittig on nest 🪹 on top of a volcano. Minions flying around . Rocket 🚀 ship bladting off.
Yellow and pink. Explosions. Bunny 🐰 & monkey🙉 .
Purple sky. Flying pig with pale green top & purple shorts & black cloak flying ovet tops of coloured buildings.
Blue and green background. Masked duck in red holding a feather. Rocket 🚀 ship. Lightning streak. Bee 🐝 & duck minions.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚GNs featuring zany silliness & quirky animal characters inspired by Jake’s review of #EvilDuck @chrisjudge.bsky.social ☘️ #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social #bookbloggers
Open book logo. Green & purple.
Blue & green landscape. Ethereal style. Girl holding charm depicted in blue dress & orange shawl with hair blown back on left hand side of cover. Wispy faerie in white watching her from tree.
Yellow and green background. Selkies with long red hair on rocks, 🦭 seals, flittering faeries.
Blue & white. Couple with flowing hair curled up on rug journeying through the night on horse.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring Faeries 🧚 inspired by communion dress design #fashion ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social
Purple & green book elves logo.
Red, yellow & blue background. Girl with red hair in a white Irish dancing costume trimmed with red. Stars.
Girl & boy dancing. Girl in pink Irish dancing costume. Boy in green & purple.
Yellow & white background. Hearts, shamrocks & musical notes. Red haired girl in fancy green Irish dancing costume with white socks & black pumps sitting cross legged on grass.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring Irish dancing ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social @leonaforde1.bsky.social 🇮🇪🤣🎶
Day 2 of #BookElves2025 and we are recommending books with illustrations.
Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie.
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One of the best books of the year is this beauty - a brilliant picture book called Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat.
#BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Rainbow 🌈, blue stormy sea, cute black & white puffling. Puffins flying in sky above.
Forest scene with cute fox 🦊 cub. Green & orange colours.
Bookshop with a fox 🦊, badger 🦡 (in green jacket and purple waistcoat with a yellow tie) and mice 🐭 (peeking out from book shelves) & sitting on a book. Purple, red, orange, green & yellow books.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Starting off Book Elves 🧝♀️ with a selection of picture books 🇮🇪 featuring animals #latelate #latelatetoyshow @RTELateLateShow @irishkidsbooks @bookelves2025 @erikamcgann.bsky.social
Looking for a great book for a good reader of age 14+ who loves fantasy and family stories – Ithen try the The City of Fantome series, with "The Dagger And The Flame" by Catherine Doyle. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 #YA #TheCityOfFantome #CatherineDoyle
Looking for a great book for a good reader of age 14+ who loves fantasy and family stories – Ithen try the The City of Fantome series, with "The Dagger And The Flame" by Catherine Doyle. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 #YA #TheCityOfFantome #CatherineDoyle
Good timing - as #bookelves2025 starts today - a week of book recommendations (Irish and international) for young readers. I always recommend Fia and the Last Snow Deer by Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn to adults as it's so beautifully written and illustrated. #discoveririshkidsbooks
