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 friend the sheep...
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 – 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 there...
Book Review – You Can Do It Rosie

Book Review – You Can Do It Rosie

I read this book to two classes of 29 Junior Infants and it was a big hit with both! The book tells the tale of Rosie, an older (or more mature!) dog who sets out on a very special walk. Rosie is old and tired, but still open to adventures and, with a little help and...
Book Review – Fox and Son Tailers

Book Review – Fox and Son Tailers

Fox & Son Tailers, by the author Paddy Donnelly is a heartwarming tale. It invites the reader into a world about family members working together in a little town called Ballybrush to make tails for the various animals who visit the Tail shop. The shop  has been in the...