by admin | Dec 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
Milly Mc Carthy and the Christmas Calamity is the newest story in the Milly McCarty series. The main character is Milly. She lives with her mum, her dad, her two brothers called Ryan and Zack and her baby sister Izzy. Milly is the oldest. They live in a town called...
by admin | Nov 28, 2025 | Book Reviews
‘‘Twas the Match Before Christmas’ is a lovely read, with the classic Christmas poem updated to bring in a uniquely Irish perspective. The story is set on Christmas Eve, in Croke Park, with a lone security guard as witness to a magical game of Gaelic football. There...
by admin | Nov 25, 2025 | Book Reviews
This is another offering from Leona Forde in the series of books about Emily Maureen McCarthy, better known to one and all as Milly. The Milly McCarthy novels are a firm favourite with my Rang 4 girls and to say they were excited to read this latest offering is an...
by admin | Nov 25, 2025 | Book Reviews
This book is a must for every classroom library. Whether you are situated along the Wild Atlantic Way, as we are, or in landlocked Laois, this beautifully illustrated book is a treasure trove of information for every child and every classroom. Illustrated in a...
by admin | Nov 14, 2025 | Book Reviews
I read and used this book with some 4th class pupils and my daughter. It’s a wonderfully simple retelling of the traditional Irish legend of the same name. In this retelling, Niamh is the beautiful, forever young protagonist of Tír na nÓg who notices the kind...
