by admin | Feb 13, 2023 | Book Reviews
Mythical Irish Beasts is a fantastic mix of riveting written folklore and pictures accompanying the tales to entertain children of all ages. Ireland is a country steeped in mythical legends from banshees to glances the giant, and this book covers it all. One of the...
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Book Reviews
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...
by admin | Jan 9, 2023 | 5th/6th, Class Novel, Reading
Marita Conlon Mc Kenna’s novel “A Girl Called Blue” is suitable to be used as a class novel to be studied in senior classes. With themes of family, loneliness and child labour, the novel is perfect for stimulation of class discussions. These...
by admin | Nov 23, 2022 | Book Reviews
We were very happy to get the chance to review ‘Be Inspired – Young Irish People Changing the World’ written by Sarah Webb and illustrated by Graham Corcoran. We liked that we had met Sarah Webb before in our local bookshop, Halfway Up the Stairs in...
by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Book Reviews
The story is about a girl who loves sport. She starts playing soccer for her local u10 soccer club. One day one of the U12s are out sick for an important match so Izzy has to step in and play for the U12s. Izzy was feeling very nervous but played very well in the...
