by admin | Feb 12, 2026 | Book Reviews
“From The Top, Sally Flynn” is a wonderful tale set in Dublin, with powerful themes of confidence, grief, being true to yourself and finding your people. The poignant story follows Sally Flynn, a dramatic teen, intent on becoming Broadway famous, while...
by admin | Feb 9, 2026 | Book Reviews
The Bookshop Sisters is a read-again-and-again book. It’s about two sisters named Rosy and Martha who start off in West Cork and then join their aunt Toto in her busy bookshop in Dublin. It is set in 1956, a time when things were very different from today and...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
To Fraidy Dog, sofas are spooky, cupboards are creepy and houseplants are horrifying! Will he ever learn not to be afraid?” I read “Fraidy Dog” by Kate Sheehy with my autistic son, Odhran. Odhran is five and loves stories but can be less engaged in...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
The book ‘Shooting for the Stars’ is an interesting book. I have learned some new things about life in space. I never knew that a candle looks very different in space. I learned about the parts of a rocket, I think that it is very smart to have 1st, 2nd and 3rd stages...
by admin | Feb 5, 2026 | Book Reviews
As a 4th class teacher, I thought this was a great book for teaching pupils about myths and legends. It has six different stories in it, and what I really liked is that they are more unusual and less common than the ones we usually hear when we think of this topic....
by admin | Jan 30, 2026 | Book Reviews
We read the book “Milly McCarthy and the Sports Day Shambles” by Leona Forde and we really enjoyed it. It is a funny and exciting story. We both thought that Milly was a magnet for mayhem! The book is about a girl called Milly McCarthy and her class...
