Muckeen and the UFO

Muckeen is having a great time in the big field. He skips. He dances. He twirls. Then a big silver spaceship beams the little pig up into the sky. What can the aliens want with Muckeen? This book by Fergus Lyons is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the...

The Little Black Sheep

This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep – how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm and gave the shepherd a bright idea. That put the bossy sheepdog in its place! Fine line drawings illustrate this simple and memorable story....

Katie’s Cake

Katie finds that it’s not easy to replace icing once you’ve licked it all off the cake. This book by Stephanie Dagg is aimed at younger pupils. There is a document for the teacher containing suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource...

Granny Makes a Mess

Why does everyone blame Danny for the mess, when Granny did it? This book by Brianóg Brady-Dawson is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the book as a cross-curricular resource in the First Class classroom. (.pdf...

A Garden for Tom

Tom would love to have his very own garden and Dad arranges it for him. But Tom is impatient. Things are not growing fast enough for him … This book by Una Leavy is aimed at younger pupils. This document for the teacher contains suggestions on how to use the...

Fireman Sinéad

Sinead has decided what she will be when she’s big — a fireman. There are no women fireman everyone tells her, but Sinead doesn’t listen. She practises and practises. And one day a real fire happens. And Sinead discovers that maybe she can be a...