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Children’s catalogue w w w. o b r i e n . i e
Contents All ISBNs listed in this
catalogue are ISBN-13
Black Flag: Picture Books 3
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About The O’Brien Press
Founded in 1974, The O’Brien Press is Ireland’s leading independent publisher of
books for readers big and small. We are family-owned and committed to putting
the best writing and illustration in to the hands of readers everywhere. Our books
for children have won many awards and been translated into many languages.
www.obrien.ie has loads of information about all of our titles (and previews of
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Our books are available from www.obrien.ie, and wherever good books are sold. by Gerry Daly. See page
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A GUIDE TO READING LEVELS
Using O’Brien flags to select books for your home or classroom
Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland and Scotland England and Wales
Black flag Usable throughout the Usable throughout the school Usable throughout the
Picture books school (but especially (but especially Year 1 [P1]) school (but especially
Junior Infants) Reception)
Purple flag First Class (also Senior Year 2 [P2]. Key Stage 1 Year 1. Key Stage 1
Reading level 5+ Infants, Second Class)
Yellow flag Second Class (also Year 3 [P3]. Key Stage 1 Year 2. Key Stage 1
Reading level 6+ First Class, Third Class)
Red flag Third Class, Fourth Class Year 4, Year 5 [P4, P5]. Year 3, Year 4.
Reading level 8+ Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2 Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2
Blue flag Fifth Class, Sixth Class Year 6, Year 7 [P6, P7]. Year 5, Year 6. Key Stage 2
Reading level 10+ Key Stage 2
Green Flag First Year, Second Year Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 (sec- Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 (sec-
Reading level 12+ (second-level schools) ondary school). Key Stage 3 ondary school). Key Stage 3
Young Adult Older and more confident Older and more confident Older and more confident
readers readers readers
This is a general guide to reading levels. It will help you to choose suitable books for children and their abilities.
As children start school at different ages under the various educational systems listed here, and also begin formal reading at different
stages, this suggested guide to suitability for various ages differs for each system.
Black Flag: Picture Books
My First Book of Irish Vehicles Take the Lead How to Look After Your
My First Book of GAA Dog – A Fun & Practical Guide
By Elena Browne, Illustrated by Jennifer Farley
My First Book of Irish Wildlife
From exercise and play to comfort and care
My First Book of Ireland this book is an ideal guide for children who
Four great board books, full of the Irish way of already have a dog, would like a dog or love
life! Bright, colourful pages with photographs of learning about dogs.
all the things that make Ireland special.! ISBN 978-1-78849-081-8
ISBN Vehicles 978-1-78849-126-6 €11.99/£10.99/Paperback
GAA 978-1-78849-063-4 224x167 mm/48 pages
Wildlife 978-1-78849-165-5
Ireland: 978-1-78849-188-4 The Great Big Book of Irish
€8.99/£7.99/Board book Wildlife Through the Seasons
160x160 mm/18 pages By Juanita Browne, Illus. Barry Reynolds
Track nature through the seasons in Ireland
and explore nature in your back garden as well
as weird and wonderful natural phenomena,
such as metamorphosis from Tadpole to Frog
or a starling flock in winter.
Literacy Association of Ireland Award Winner
ISBN 978-1-84717-915-9
€19.99/£17.99/Hardback
Where's Larry?
285x225 mm/80 pages
By Philip BarrettI
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, Let's See Ireland!
and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at By Sarah Bowie
The Rock of Cashel and in Dublin's St Pat- Follow Molly's journey around the country. Will
rick's Day Parade! But it won't be easy: he is Mipsy the cat miss her too much while she’s
hiding in the middle of Irish dancers, traditional gone? A gorgeous picture book for all ages.
musicians, climbers, tourists, hurlers and many ISBN 978-1-84717-731-5
others. Great fun for all the family. €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-84717-276-1 261x215 mm/32 pages
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback ISBN 978-1-78849-132-7
300x216 mm/32 pages €9.99/£8.99 Paperback
Where's Larry This Time? We're Going to the Zoo!
By Philip Barrett By Sarah Bowie
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, Kitty’s excited to be going to the zoo. Her big
and see if you can find him in Belfast, the sister Clara thinks it will be boring! But when
Skelligs or viking Dublin! they get there, there’s so much going on!
ISBN 978-1-84717-745-2 Follow the sisters as they meet the cheeky
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback giraffe, the swimming tiger and lots, lots more.
300x216 mm/32 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-949-4
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
261x215 mm/32 pages
Where's Larry? The Colouring
Book P is for Poetry
By Philip Barrett Poems from Irish Poets
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, Compiled by Seamus Cashman, Illus. Corrina
and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at Askin, Alan Clarke, Emma Byrne
the Cliffs of Moher and in Dublin's St Patrick's Selected poems from bestselling Something
Day Parade. With this new colouring book you Beginning with P in a beautiful new format -
can find Larry as you colour! a perfect gift book for Irish children at home
ISBN 978-1-78849-007-8 and abroad.
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback ISBN 978-1-78849-178-5
300x216 mm/32 pages €12.99/£11.99/Paperback
235x195 mm/64 pages
3 Black flag: Picture Books
A Dublin Fairytale Irish Farm Animals
By Nicola Colton By Glyn Evans & Bex Sheridan
Once upon a time there was a little Dublin girl A fun family adventure to meet Ireland’s farm
called Fiona. The city is full of colourful char- animals! From cows, sheep, donkeys, goats
acters and creatures from the fairytale realm. and chickens to a whole range of more unusual
Often not seen or heard, they reside in some of animals, such as alpacas, rhea and rare-breed
Dublin’s most famous locations and landmarks! pigs. Discover fascinating facts about everyday
ISBN 978-1-84717-774-2 life on the farm.
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback (also in paperback) ISBN 978-1-78849-121-1
260x215 mm/32 pages €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
261x215 mm/48 pages
Where Are You, Puffling?
An IrishAdventure NEW Scout’s Best Day Ever!
By Gerry Daly & Erika McGann A Doggy Adventure Around Ireland
A puffling has gone in search of adventure – By Jennifer Farley
now her parents can’t find her anywhere! Scout sends Cat a series of postcards all about
Can the animals of Skellig help them find their his travels around Ireland. But which will be the
little puffling? BEST. DAY. EVER?
ISBN 978-1-78849-050-4 ISBN 978-1-78849-174-7
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
215x260 mm/32 pages 260x215 mm/32 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-145-7
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-78849-187-7
Island of Adventures
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback: Irish language,
Fun things to do all around Ireland
By Jennifer Farley
translated by Muireann ní Chíobháin
Ireland is full of adventures! Fun and ex-
NEW Where Are You, Puffling? citement wait around every corner – surf an
Colouring Book Atlantic wave, go horse-trekking through the
By Gerry Daly wilderness or dance to Irish music.
A brand new colouring book for fans of Where ISBN 978-1-84717-971-5
Are You, Puffling? Gorgeous black and white €16.99/£14.99/Hardback
illustrations from the original picture book for 280x220 mm/48 pages
children to colour in. A perfect gift! Socks for Mr Wolf
ISBN 978-1-78849-234-8 A Woolly Adventure Around Ireland
€5.99/£4.99/Paperback By Tatyana Feeney
260x215 mm/32 pages Mr Wolf loves looking good. Mr Wolf loves to
Wee Donkey’s Treasure Hunt dance. But more than anything in the world Mr
An Adventure All Around Ireland Wolf loves his beautiful socks. Until one day, a
By Erika McGann, Illus. Gerry Daly hole appears in one … WHAT can he do?
Wee Donkey travels Ireland trying to find the ISBN 978-1-84717-906-7
perfect souvenir for her Grandad. €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-180-8 261x215 mm/32 pages
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback Eva and the Perfect Rain
260x215 mm/32 pages A Rainy Irish Tale
By Tatyana Feeney
NEW Finn’s First Song Eva spends the day searching and hoping for
A Whaley Big Adventure the perfect umbrella rain that’s not too windy,
By Gerry Daly too thundery or too drizzly. Finally, she finds it
Squeeeak ... Thwop ... Thwop ... Dwoooooerr- in a sun shower and a rainbow shines making it
rp! Dad sings his magical whale songs to Mum the most perfect rain of all.
and baby Finn, far, far away across the huge Embrace rainy Ireland with Eva in this beautiful
ocean. and delightful picture book!
When Finn gets lost, can the other sea crea- ISBN 978-1-84717-978-4
tures help him to send a message of his own? €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-191-4 261x215 mm/32 pages
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
260x215 mm/32 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 4
The Sleeping Giant The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy
By Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Tales and Legends
Off the coast of Ireland there lies an island. It By Una Leavy, Illus. Susan Field
looks just like a giant sleeping in the sea. Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchant-
But what if it really is a giant – and what if, one ment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from
day, the sleeping giant wakes up? generation to generation, they are as fascinat-
ISBN 978-1-78849-089-4 ing now as they were to their original listeners.
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback With stunning illustrations to draw the reader
275x210 mm/32 pages back to a time of heroes and myth.
The Day Henry Met ... a dog ISBN 978-1-84717-313-3
By Gilly €12.99/£11.99/Paperback
One day Henry meets a dog. Dog is sad 265x205 mm/96 pages
because she doesn’t have a best friend. This Magical Celtic Tales
gives Henry a great idea! Join Henry and Dog By Una Leavy, Illus. Fergal O'Connor
as they embark on their adventures to find a Magical Celtic Tales is a collection of ten won-
best friend for Dog! Maybe, they don't need to derful stories - some well known, others almost
look that far. forgotten - from Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, The
ISBN 978-1-84717-999-9 Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales.
€8.99/£7.99/Paperback ISBN 978-1-84717-546-5
256x205 mm/32 pages €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
Ulster Fairytales and Legends 265x205 mm/96 pages
By Peter & Nicola Heaney, Illus. Conor Busuttil The Children of Lir
Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this Ireland’s Favourite Legend
collection of myths from Ireland’s northern By Laura Ruth Maher, Illus. Conor Busuttil
province will enthrall readers young and old. This charming rhyming story tells the legend
ISBN 978-1-78849-217-1 of The Children of Lir, who were turned into
€14.99/£12.99/Hardback swans by their wicked stepmother and forced
280x220 mm/64 pages to wander across Ireland for 900 years.
Eggcorns ISBN 978-1-78849-106-8
From Bumbum Bees to Jellycopters €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
By Chris Judge 261x216 mm/32 pages
Have you ever seen a Bumbum bee, or an Reindeer Down!
Elelamp? Does your pet wear Doggles? These An Irish Christmas Tale
are all Eggcorns, where a child’s mispronunci- By Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Illus. Audrey Dowling
ation can add a whole other level of meaning! Santa’s sleigh is flying over Ireland, delivering
Illustrator Chris Judge has brought his bizarre presents to all the boys and girls. But then
sense of humour to imagine them for us all. Dancer hurts her leg and can’t pull the sleigh.
ISBN 978-1-78849-192-1 ISBN 978-1-78849-099-3
€9.99/£8.99/Hardback €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
160x160 mm/48 pages 256x205 mm/32 pages
Brian and the Vikings Dublin
By Chris Judge & Mark Wickham
My Ireland Activity Book
When the dangerous Vikings arrive it's up
By Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Illus. Alan Nolan
to Brian to save the day with the help of his
A bright and fun-filled activity book. Puzzles,
friends and his cleverest invention yet.
games, colouring, stories and tons of facts.
ISBN 978-1-84717-687-5
ISBN 978-1-84717-892-3
€4.99/£4.99/Paperback
Brian and the Giant 270x215 mm/24 pages
Strange things are happening in Brian’s village The Wild Atlantic Way
– horrible smells, no water in the river – and My Ireland Activity Book
Brian wants to find out why. ISBN 978-1-84717-834-3
ISBN 978-1-84717-773-5
Cliffs of Moher and the
Both titles €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
220x280 mm/32 pages
Burren
My Ireland Activity Book
ISBN 978-1-84717-770-4
5 Black flag: Picture Books
The Pooka Party Irish Legends: Newgrange, Tara &
By Shona Shirley Macdonald the Boyne Valley
A madcap tale of what to do if you feel sad and By Eithne Massey, Illus. Lisa Jackson
lonely, starring one shapeshifting hero with Legends from the heart of ancient Ireland, with
some musical monsters, flying cakes and a 'The Origin of the Boyne', 'The Foster-child of
guest appearance by the Moon. Aonghus' and 'The Salmon of Knowledge'.
ISBN 978-1-78849-000-9 ISBN 978-1-84717-683-7
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback €9.99/£8.99/Hardback
280x220 mm/32 pages 280x220 mm/64 pages
The Night-time Cat and the Plump, A Rosette for Maeve?
Grey Mouse By Anna McQuinn, Illus. Paul Young
A Trinity College Tale Join Lisa as she prepares her calf Maeve to
By Erika McGann, Illus. Lauren O’Neill compete at the local agricultural show with, and
Follow Pangur Bán as she searches Trinity find out how she does!
College for the plump grey mouse. Along the ISBN 978-1-84717-340-9
way she meets Oscar Wilde, Count Dracula €7.99/£7.50/Paperback/190x240 mm/32 pages
and others. Will Pangur Bán get her prize or The Story of Ireland
will the mischievous mouse evade capture? By Brendan O’Brien, Illus. Cartoon Saloon
ISBN 978-1-84717-945-6 An award-winning, spectacular tour of Ireland’s
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback history, from the ice age to the present day.
260x215 mm/32 pages Beautifully illustrated and a great read.
Ancient Ireland Colouring Book 96 pages
From Newgrange to the Vikings ISBN 978-0-86278-881-0
By Conor McHale €19.95/£17.99/Hardback/285x225 mm
Choose to colour from over sixty drawings of ISBN 978-1-84717-184-9
famous ancient Irish people and landmarks, €9.99/£8.99/Hardback (mini)/210x148 mm
historic battles, figures from mythology. ISBN 978-1-78849-149-5
ISBN 978-1-84717-629-5 €12.99/£11.99/Paperback /250x197 mm
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback My Book of Kells Colouring Book
297x210 mm/32 pages Illus. Eoin O’Brien, David Rooney
Aim High Irish sports stars, The Book of Kells is one of the world’s most
trailblazers and mavericks famous illuminated manuscripts. Now you
By Donny Mahoney, Illus. Eoin Coveney can colour it in yourself, with this selection of
Meet the Irish men & women who topped the pictures big and small from this beautiful book.
Sporting world. From heavyweight boxing ISBN 978-1-84717-274-7
champion Dan Donnelly to our greatest runner, €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
Sonia O’Sullivan. From Brian O’Driscoll’s 297x210 mm/32 pages
amazing rugby performances to Rosemary
Smyth’s rally driving brilliance. Inspiring words NEW Flossie McFluff
and pictures for children of all ages. An Irish Fairy
ISBN 978-1-78849-208-9 By Eoin O’Brien, Illus. Audrey Dowling
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback Three stories in rhyme about little fairy Flossie
242x180 mm/64 pages McFluff. Flossie may be tiny and shiny, but she
Best-Loved Irish Legends is tough and smart, whether it’s helping to deal
By Eithne Massey, Illus. Lisa Jackson with litter louts in her precious forest, or helping
Simple retellings of some of Ireland’s greatest a leprechaun to find his missing gold. Beautiful-
legends, brightly illustrated. ly and magically illustrated.
ISBN 978-1-78849-030-6 ISBN 978-1-78849-218-8
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
280x220 mm/64 pages 256x205 mm/32 pages
Mini hardback ed./€4.99/£4.99/149x114 mm
English language: ISBN 978-1-84717-237-2
French language: ISBN 978-1-84717-357-7
German language: ISBN 978-1-84717-358-4
Italian language: ISBN 978-1-78849-024-5
Spanish language: ISBN 978-1-84717-924-1
Black flag: Picture Books 6
Bright Sparks Amazing Discoveries, The Little Black Sheep of
Inventions and Designs by Women Connemara
By Owen O'Doherty By Elizabeth Shaw
Fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and This charming book tells the adventures of an
designs by inspirational women from around outcast little black sheep: A story about being
the world. Learn learn how inventions happen different, and being a hero.
from this beautifully illustrated guide. ISBN 978-1-78849-179-2
Literacy Association of Ireland Award Winner €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-78849-054-2 242x180 mm/32 pages
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback/
197x260 mm/48 pages Go To Sleep, Hoglet
By Bex Sheridan
The Story of Croke Park A baby hedgehog decides that he doesn’t want
By Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Illus. Graham to hibernate, and goes searching for Christ-
Corcoran mas magic in the world of humans. A perfect
Gaelic sports icon Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh bedtime story for animal lovers.
shares his lifelong passion for the GAA with ISBN 978-1-78849-143-3
young readers, as he guides them through its €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
history, and its most iconic stadium. 260x215 mm/32 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-206-5
€16.99/£15.99/Hardback Gulliver
280x220 mm/48 pages By Jonathan Swift, Retold by Mary
Webb, Illus. Lauren O'Neill
Lost in a land of small people, Gulliver has to
Shooting for the Stars: My Journey learn their ways and avoid starving! A beauti-
to Become Ireland’s First Astronaut fully illustrated retelling of Swift’s classic story.
By Norah Patten, Illus. Jennifer Farley ISBN 978-1-84717-676-9
Travel high into space and learn about space €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
travel, astronaut training & life without gravity. 193x252 mm/80 pages
Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s
Book of the Year (Senior)
Barney Goose
ISBN 978-1-78849-100-6 A Wild Atlantic Way Adventure
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback By Carol Ann Treacy
242x180 mm/44 pages Join Barney Goose as he travels from West
Cork all the way to Donegal. See the sights
My Ireland Counting Book and meet new friends in each new location.
Illus. Eoin Ryan ISBN 978-1-78849-142-6
One Stone Castle.... Two Irish Wolfhounds ... €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
Add some Hurleys, Thatched Cottages, Tin 261x215 mm/32 pages
Whistles, Bodhráns, Connemara Ponies and
Irish Dancers for lots of counting fun! Brendan and the Blarney Stone
ISBN 978-1-84717-931-9 By Stephen Walsh & Marita
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback O’Donovan, Illus. Diane Le Feyer
215x270 mm/32 pages When Brendan the leprechaun plays the tin
whistle, the sound is sweeter than the sweetest
songbird. But if only he could speak as well as
My Little Album of Dublin he plays!
An English / Irish Word Book ISBN 978-1-84717-723-0
By Juliette Saumande, Illus. Tarsila Krüse
Takes the youngest of readers on a fun filled
Oscar Wilde - Stories for Children
By Oscar Wilde, Illus. Charles Robinson
tour of the Fair City. Along the way, they will
A beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar
build up their vocabulary in English and Irish.
Wilde’s favourite children’s tales. It includes:
ISBN 978-1-84717-998-2
The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, The
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
Nightingale and the Rose. Brings Wilde’s magi-
261x215 mm/32 pages
cal stories to a whole new generation.
ISBN 978-1-84717-589-2
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
252x193 mm/80 pages
7 Black flag: Picture Books
Sarah Webb Inspiring Irish Lives
Animal Crackers Blazing a Trail
Fantastic Facts About Your Favourite Irish Women Who Changed the World
Animals Illus. Lauren O’Neill
With Alan Nolan Salute the remarkable Irish women who
A book of animal facts that will appeal strongly changed history, both at home and worldwide.
to children, illustrated with black & white animal From adventurers to inventors; explorers to
art/doodles, activities and quiz pages – interac- warriors; rebel leaders to presidents.
tive, fun and informative. Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s
ISBN 978-1-78849-065-8 Book of the Year (Senior)
€11.99/£10.99/Paperback ISBN 978-1-78849-004-7
190x153 mm/176 pages Dare to Dream: Irish People Who
Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood Took on the World (and Won!)
lllus. Graham Corcoran
Sally Go Round The Stars Adventurers, explorers, inventors, dreamers:
With Claire Ranson, Illus. Steve McCarthy Irish people who had a huge impact interna-
A major, beautifully-illustrated collection of tionally, from helping street children in India, to
favourite nursery rhymes known and loved saving Jewish children during World War II.
throughout Ireland. It includes favourite inter- ISBN 978-1-78849-127-3
national, British and Irish rhymes. Both titles €16.99/£14.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-84717-211-2 242x180 mm/64 pages
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-84717-675-2 Have You Seen the Dublin
ION
NEW EDIT €14.99/£13.99/Paperback
280x220 mm/64 pages
Vampire?
By Una Woods
Now available as a board book.
A funny, warm picture book set in Dublin,
ISBN 978-1-78849-246-1
home to Dracula’s creator, Bram Stoker.
€8.99/£7.99/Boardbook
ISBN 978-1-78849-119-8
160x160 mm/18 pages
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
260x215 mm/32 pages
A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea
Illus.Steve McCarthy
Owls and pussycats, cockles and mussels,
golden stockings, wiggly worms and rattlin’
bogs – they’re all here, and more. Another
wonderful collection of delightful rhymes.
Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s
Book of the Year (Junior) The Moon Spun Round
ISBN 978-1-84717-794-0 W. B. Yeats for Children
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback By W. B. Yeats, Edited by Noreen
280x220 mm/64 pages Doody, Illus. Shona Shirley Macdonald
Take children of all ages on an imaginative
The One With The Waggly Tail journey through W.B. Yeats’s poetry, folktales
Illus. Steve McCarthy
and childhood writing. Beautifully illustrated.
From spiders and fleas to pirates at sea; from
ISBN 978-1-84717-738-4
grasshoppers and worms to houses in trees –
€19.99/£17.99/Hardback
discover old and new favourites within these
280x214 mm/64 pages
pages. .
ISBN 978-1-78849-151-8 The Fridge in a Denim Jacket!
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback By Zig & Zag
280x220 mm/64 pages Take a trip down memory lane, back to when
Zig and Zig filled the airwaves with their irrev-
erent humour! Their first book, back at last!
ISBN 978-1-84717-694-3
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback
297x210 mm/64 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 8
Purple Flag nd a s The perfect way to introduce the beginner reader to
p aBooks: All titles 64 pages, B&W, €6.99, paperback
Reading Age
for Beginner 5+ the
Readers wonderful world of books. Exciting stories with lots
of illustration and simple text.
Muckeen the Pig The Little Black Sheep
By Fergus Lyons By Elizabeth Shaw
Muckeen loves being dirty and muddy. And he This charming book tells the adventures of an
loves his food. But when he is taken to market outcast little black sheep: how he saved the
Muckeen does not like it at all! Still, Muckeen whole flock in a snowstorm, put Polo the bossy
is a smart pig too and he finds a way out! sheepdog in his place - and gave the shepherd
Panda 1 a great idea!
ISBN 978-0-86278-528-4 A story about being different, and becoming a
hero.
Panda 6
No Shoes for Tom ISBN 978-0-86278-463-8
By Una Leavy, Illustrated by Margaret Suggs
Tom just HATES wearing shoes! He has such A Garden for Tom
fun with his bare toes. But then the snow By Una Leavy, Illustrated by Margaret Suggs
comes … Panda 2 Tom would love to have his very own gar-
ISBN 978-0-86278-526-0 den and Dad arranges it for him. But Tom is
impatient. Things are not growing fast enough
for him …
Panda 7
ISBN 978-0-86278-568-0
Ribbit, Ribbit
By Anne Marie Herron, Illustrated by Stephen
Hall Sinead the Dancer
Freddy loves being a frog! 'Ribbit, ribbit,' he By Anna Donovan, Illustrated by Susan Cooper
says when anyone talks to him. It's great fun Sinead wants to learn dancing, but what type?
for a while, then everyone gets tired of Freddy Irish dancing? Ballet? Sinead just doesn't fit in.
and his antics. But he will not give it up. He is What can she do? Panda 8
a frog and he will stay a frog. Until Polly comes ISBN 978-0-86278-571-0
up with a good idea … Panda 3
ISBN 978-0-86278-527-7
Fireman Sinead
By Anna Donovan, Illustrated by Susan Katie's Caterpillars
Cooper By Stephanie Dagg, Illustrated by Stephen Hall
Sinead has decided what she will be when Katie just loves her pet caterpillars. Then she
she's big – a fireman. There are no women goes on holiday and can't wait to greet them on
fireman everyone tells her, but Sinead doesn't her return. To her dismay they have changed!
listen … Panda 4 Who wants silly old butterflies as pets? Not our
ISBN 978-0-86278-529-1 Katie …Panda 9
ISBN 978-0-86278-572-7
Amy's Wonderful Nest
By Gordon Snell, Illustrated by Fergus Lyons Katie's Cake
Amy, a little robin, is alone and has to fend for By Stephanie Dagg, Illustrated by Stephen Hall
herself. She decides to build a nest, but she Katie finds that it's not easy to replace icing
doesn't know how! Panda 5 once you've licked it all off the cake.
ISBN 978-0-86278-530-7 Panda 12
ISBN 978-0-86278-617-5
9 Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+
Granny Makes a Mess My Dog Lively
By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated By Patrick Deeley, Illustrated by Martin Fagan
by Michael Connor Jenny finally gets the puppy she has always
Why does everyone blame Danny for the longed for, but she soon realises that pets can
mess, when Granny did it? Panda 13 be a lot of hard work. Panda 19
ISBN 978-0-86278-612-0 ISBN 978-0-86278-723-3
Barry's New Bed Ducks in Trouble
By Una Leavy, Illustrated by Moira McNamara By Patrice Aggs, Illustrated by Patrice Aggs
Your first real bed is a big adventure – but a On the farm, some very strange noises are
little scary too! Panda 14 keeping the farmer awake! Pandad 20
ISBN 978-0-86278-644-1 ISBN 978-1-84717-154-2
Danny's Sick Trick Bad Hair Day
By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated By Catherine Doolan, Illustrated by Maeve
by Michael Connor Kelly
Danny hates Auntie Bessie's dinners so much Finn is trying desperately to be cool, but noth-
that he decides to get sick so that he won't ing works. Until he tackles his hair...Panda 22
have to visit her! Another hilarious Danny ISBN 978-0-86278-748-6
story. Panda 15
ISBN 978-0-86278-689-2
Spotty Sally Conor's Cowboy Suit
By Anne Marie Herron, Illustrated by Stephen By Gillian Perdue, Illustrated by Michael
Hall Connor
Sally ADORES spots and dots and she'll nev- When Conor's parents give him a present of a
er, ever get tired of them! Or will she? Panda cowboy suit he wants to wear it all the time -
16 even to school! Panda 23
ISBN 978-0-86278-640-3 ISBN 978-0-86278-778-3
Danny and Baby Do It All The Big Brother
By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated By Stephanie Dagg, Illustrated by Alan Clarke
by Michael Connor Dara will soon be a big brother! But what does
Why does Danny Brown want his baby sister a big brother do for a little baby?Panda 24
Susie's Baby Do-it-all? It can only mean more ISBN 978-0-86278-779-0
TROUBLE for poor Danny! Panda 17
ISBN 978-0-86278-690-8
Snip Snip! Conor's Concert
By Creina Mansfield, Illustrated by Maeve Kelly By Gillian Perdue, Illustrated by Michael
Erin loves to cut things with her scissors, but Connor
cutting things can cause lots of trouble. Panda Conor is learning the piano. He makes up his
18 own very special music. But will it do for the
ISBN 978-0-86278-722-6 concert?
Panda 26
ISBN 978-0-86278-847-6
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 10Strawberry Squirt Pageboy Danny
By Patrice Aggs By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
Strawberry Squirt is a great game, but the by Michael Connor
rabbits don't want Short Legs to play.Panda 27 Uncle Ted is getting married and Danny will
ISBN 978-0-86278-805-6 play a special part at the wedding. But, as
usual, Danny has other ideas...
Panda 34
ISBN 978-0-86278-950-3
Muckeen and the UFO Conor's Canvas
By Fergus Lyons By Gillian Perdue, Illustrated by Michael
A big silver spaceship beams Muckeen up into Connor
the sky! Panda 28 Conor’s class are all painting special pictures
ISBN 978-0-86278-832-2 for a show. Will Conor's painting be chosen to
hang in a real gallery?
Panda 35
ISBN 978-1-84717-875-6
Helpful Hannah Where's Murphy?
By Marie Burlington By Anna Donovan, Illustrated by Tatyana
Hannah is amazing.She can fix anything. Feeney
Granny would prefer her to knit and sew and Murphy is Rory’s best friend.
cook. Every day they play together.
But Granny is in for a surprise one stormy, But one day Rory cannot find Murphy ... Panda
snowy morning...Panda 29 36
ISBN 978-0-86278-837-7 ISBN 978-1-84717-081-1
Shoestring Soup Danny's Crazy Christmas
By Fergus Lyons By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
The poor man is TIRED of shoestring soup. He by Michael Connor
tries eating a cookerybook sandwich -- yuck! Danny decides to dispose of some unwanted
He even tries being a duck -- Quack Quack! presents in order to make room for more of his
-- to get some nice crusts of bread. But nothing own, with hilarious consequences...Panda 37
works. What can he do? ISBN 978-1-84717-124-5
Panda 30
ISBN 978-0-86278-871-1
Tina and the Tooth Fairy Emma the Penguin
By Gordon Snell, Illustrated by Peter Blodau By Sarah Webb, Illustrated by Anne O'Hara
Tina is always in trouble! And the tooth fairy? Emma has to be a penguin in the school play,
She is never in trouble. Oh dear! How will but she is NOT happy about it.
these two get on? Can they ever have fun Panda 38
together? Panda 31 ISBN 978-1-84717-195-5
ISBN 978-0-86278-601-4
Lighthouse Joey Muckeen and the Big Freeze
By Marie Burlington By Fergus Lyons,
Lighthouse Joey and his friend Danny find a It's snowing and Muckeen is looking forward to
pair of strange boots. Could they belong to the lots of fun! But - Oh! - trapped in his shed, he is
old pirate Jumping Jack? Panda 33 not happy at all.
ISBN 978-0-86278-945-9 Then Mr and Mrs Farmer dug their way to his
shed, bringing with them a duvet! And they
have a plan to help keep Muckeen and all the
other animals warm and comfy! Panda 39
ISBN 978-1-84717-243-3
11 Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+A new look for Danny Brown: full
colour throughout, with speech
bubbles for added fun!
Danny Brown and the Talking Danny Brown and the Big Surprise
Teeth By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated by Michael Connor
by Michael Connor Danny’s back! And he’s in trouble with Gran-
Danny Brown is always in trouble. ny - again! This time he has to keep Granny’s
Why did he take Granny’s teeth to school? secret until Mum’s birthday, but Danny isn’t
Just WHAT was he thinking? very good at being good. Can he keep the
Now Mum is cross, teacher is cross, secret without getting into trouble? What do
and Granny is VERY cross. you think?
But Danny was only having fun, wasn’t he? ISBN 978-1-78849-010-8
ISBN 978-1-84717-879-4 €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback 196x130 mm/64 pages
196x130 mm/64 pages Danny Brown and his Daft Dog
Danny Brown and the Monster By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
by Michael Connor,
Toothbrush It’s freezing at the park! Granny has warm
By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
socks. Baby Susie has a warm hat. Poor
by Michael Connor
Keeno has nothing to keep him warm. Not
Danny hates brushing his teeth, so when he
to worry... Danny has a plan. What could go
gets a new toothbrush he wants to get rid of it!
wrong?
He tries flushing it down the toilet, burying it in
ISBN 978-1-78849-011-5
the garden and throwing it for Keano, his dog,
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
but it keeps coming back!
196x130 mm/64 pages
A fun story about a boy who can’t help getting
into trouble. Illustrated in colour throughout.
ISBN 978-1-84717-880-0
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/64 pages
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 12Yellow Flag Books: Reading Age 6+
Trouble for Tuffy Don't Open that Box
By Ann Bermingham, By Marie Burlington By Conor McHale
Katie and Ted get into serious trouble while Belzoni the cat and Greta the chicken try to get
Mum is out – but Tuffy the dog saves the day. to grips with a hungry crocodile that has just
ISBN 978-0-86278-554-3 eaten Granny.
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback ISBN 978-0-86278-705-9
130x196 mm/64 pages €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages
The Big Fight Fishbum and Splat!
By Frank Murphy, Ill. Kieron Black By Conor McHale
The hero Cúchulainn is forced to fight his Fishbum and Splat are two demons whose
friend Ferdia in this epic story of Queen Maeve fondest wish is to stargaze. But there are no
and the Brown Bull of Cooley. A simple retell- stars where they live! A trip to Heaven gives
ing for younger readers. them the chance to collect a star.
ISBN 978-0-86278-451-5 ISBN 978-0-86278-735-6
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages 130x196 mm/64 pages
Ed's Funny Feet Blue, Where Are You?
By Eoin Colfer, Illustrated by Woody Fox By Wes Magee, Ill. Margaret Suggs
Ed Cooper has a problem with his big toes. On their first evening in their new home, Josh
Even his DIY foot-straighteners don't work and and Jo's cat Blue is nowhere to be found. Will
he has to wear very uncool 'correction shoes'. Josh and Jo find their missing cat?
ISBN 978-0-86278-650-2 ISBN 978-1-84717-009-5
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages 130x196 mm/64 pages
Anna's Secret Granny The Little Witch Who Can't Spell
By Stephanie Dagg, Illustrated by Phillip By Marie Burlington
Morrison Little Willow Witch can’t spell. Her magic spells
Anna doesn't have a real granny, so she draws are all mixed up. Then she finds a wand, a
herself one. Then her Granny steps out of the powerful wizard’s wand...
picture and comes to life! Flyer 5 ISBN 978-0-86278-982-4
ISBN 978-0-86278-686-1 €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback 130x196 mm/64 pages
130x196 mm/64 pages
Jigsaw Stew Mad Grandad's Doppelganger
By Conor McHale By Oisín McGann
Jack MacAnoolie tries to save his family when Grandad has lost his car and Lenny is helping
they eat stew made from a jigsaw! him look for it. But Grandad is acting strange…
ISBN 978-0-86278-688-5 ISBN 978-1-84717-197-9
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages 130x196 mm/64 pages
Ed's Bed
By Eoin Colfer, Illustrated by Woody Fox
Ed Cooper's life is never dull. He has started to
wet his bed and he can't learn his time-tables.
ISBN 978-0-86278-679-3
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages
13 Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+Mad Grandad Alfie Green
By Joe O’Brien, Illus. Jean Texier
Mad Grandad and the Robot
Garden Alfie Green and the Magical Gift
By Oisín McGann The first book in an enchanting series of ad-
A Mad Grandad story: the new robot gardener ventures featuring a boy whose life every child
looks like a great way to cut down on boring will want to have.
work: but the robot has other plans! ISBN 978-1-84717-041-5
ISBN 978-1-84717-869-5 €7.99/£7.50/Paperback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback 130x196 mm/80 pages
130x196 mm/64 pages
Mad Grandad and the Flying Alfie Green and a Sink Full of
Saucer Frogs
By Oisín McGann
The second book in an enchanting new series
Lenny and Mad Grandad take their new flying
of adventures featuring a boy whose life every
saucer for its first flight. Getting into space is
child will want to have.
easy: getting home alive might be harder!
ISBN 978-1-84717-079-8
ISBN 978-1-84717-870-1
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/80 pages
130x196 mm/64 pages
Mad Grandad and the Mutant Alfie Green and the Bee-Bottle
River Gang
By Oisín McGann The third book in an enchanting new series of
Lenny goes fishing with his grandad, and he is adventures featuring a boy whose life every
amazed when they drag up a mermaid in her child will want to have.
car! But then they find there is much, much ISBN 978-1-84717-054-5
worse waiting for them in the deep and dirty €7.99/£7.50/Paperback
river ... 130x196 mm/80 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-960-9
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback Alfie Green and the Fly-Trapper
130x196 mm/64 pages Alfie Green is back, this time grappling with a
Mad Grandad and the Wicked giant Venus Fly-Trap which threatens to eat
everything in his house.
Pictures ISBN 978-1-84717-072-9
By Oisín McGann €7.99/£7.50/Paperback
Grandad and Lenny are trying to paint the 130x196 mm/80 pages
living-room. But Grandad's paint is very old
and it's gone all strange. Everything they paint
comes alive. And the pictures are evil …and
very hungry!
Alfie Green and the Monkey
ISBN 978-1-84717-961-6 Puzzler
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback The circus has come to town. But it's no
130x196 mm/64 pages ordinary circus. All the kids from Budsville are
really excited, except for Alfie who suspects all
Mad Grandad and the Kleptoes is not what it seems ...
By Oisín McGann ISBN 978-1-84717-174-0
Things keep disappearing down the back of €7.99/£7.50/Paperback
Grandad's sofa -- who, or what, has taken 130x196 mm/80 pages
them? When Lenny and Grandad discover the
Kleptoes and their hideout, things turn nasty. Alfie Green and the Conker King
ISBN 978-1-78849-046-7 It’s time for the Budsville Primary School
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback Conker Championship, and Alfie needs to find
130x196 mm/64 pages a special conker. Alfie Green Book 6
ISBN 978-1-84717-283-9
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/80 pages
Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+ 14Alfie Green and the Supersonic Marco: Moonwalker
Subway In their latest escapade, Marco Moonwalker,
When the Emerald Cactus in the Desert of Patrick discovers that Marco can play the
Doom explodes, Budsville is covered in spar- trombone, banjo and even dance like Michael
kling green sand ... Soon the evil Desert Elves Jackson! But disaster strikes when he is spot-
will arrive on their Scorpion Chariots. How can ted without his mask: how will Patrick and Mum
Alfie stop them? get him out of the Zoo again?
ISBN 978-1-84717-592-2 ISBN 978-1-84717-301-0
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback €7.99/£7.50/Hardback
130x196 mm/80 pages 142x210 mm/64 pages
Alfie Green and the Chocolate The Lough Neagh Monster
Cosmos By Sam McBratney, Illus. Donald Teskey
Budsville’s chocolate fair cancelled? No way, When NESSIE arrives from Scotland to visit
Alfie decides. Chocolate seeds from Arcania her monster cousin NOBLETT there is bound
are the answer, but only if he can survive the to be trouble.
Roaring Rainforest, the vicious Spider Plant Noblett loves his peaceful secret garden and
and the Forest Ogre. has little time for his troublesome cousin from
ISBN 978-1-84717-196-2 Loch Ness.
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback ISBN 978-0-86278-375-4
130x177 mm/76 pages €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/80 pages
Alfie Green and the Snowdrop
Queen The Most Beautiful Letter in the
It’s Christmas Eve in Budsville and Alfie Green World
wishes it would snow. Only the Snowdrop By Karl O'Neill, Illus. Emma Byrne
Queen can help his wish come true. Poppy finds a mysterious red envelope in the
ISBN 978-1-84717-120-7 park - where did it come from and who is it for?
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback An extraordinary gift book - as seen on a park
130x177 mm/76 pages bench near you!
ISBN 978-1-84717-011-8
A Rather Remarkable €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
Grizzly Bear 140x196 mm/64 pages
By Gerry Boland, Illus. Áine McGuinness The Leprechaun Who Wished He
Marco Moves In Wasn't
‘A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo By Siobhán Parkinson, Illus. Donald Teskey
to my front door and not a single person no- Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small
ticed him. I suppose it helped that it was night, for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to
and that he was wearing a big black duffle be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet
coat.’ Patrick welcomes his unexpected guest Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small.
and keeps him hidden from the neighbours, ISBN 978-0-86278-334-1
police and his very distractable mum! €5.99/£5.50/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-84717-229-7 130x196 mm/80 pages
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback Here, There and Everywhere
142x210 mm/64 pages Stories from Many Lands
Marco: Master of Disguise By Liz Weir, Illus. Tomm Moore
‘Most of my class class had a pet of some sort. Why do skunks have an awful smell? What
But no one I knew had a grizzly bear sleeping would the sky taste like? Was the snow always
in their garden shed. Marco wasn't a pet, of white?
course. He was my friend. My best friend.’ ISBN 978-0-86278-869-8
Can Patrick stop Marco being sent back to €5.95/£5.50/Paperback
the zoo? An absurd and hilarious tale of real 130x196 mm/80 pages
friendship.
ISBN 978-1-84717-273-0
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback
142x210 mm/64 pages
15 Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+Red Flag Books: Reading Age 8+
Demon from the Deep End Diabolic Downloads
By James Allison, Illus. Dani Cruz By Jim Halligan, Illus. Fabian Erlinghäuser
When Liam Brodie, his sister Sophie and We all like to get something for free ... right?
horror-movie fan Evan are offered a free trip But some gifts come with strings attached.
to Spain they jump at the chance. They’re not ISBN 978-1-84717-065-1
expecting to star in their own real-life horror €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
story… 196x130 mm/80 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-134-4
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/80 pages
Juliet's Story
The Milo Adventures By William Trevor, Illus. Alan Clarke
William Trevor's only book for children. Juliet
loves stories, but she doesn't have any of her
own.
ISBN 978-0-86278-823-0
€6.50/£5.99/Paperback
196x130 mm/128 pages
By Mary Arrigan
Milo and One Dead Angry Druid
When Shane’s gran digs up a weird ancient
stone, best buddies Milo and Shane find them-
selves face to face with its owner − one dead
angry druid.
ISBN 978-1-84717-351-5
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/112 pages
Milo and The Raging Chieftains Wolfgran
Two days before the Grand Opening of the By Finbar O'Connor, Illus. Martin Fagan
local restored Castle, Milo is whooshed back A sequel to Little Red Riding Hood, Wolfgran
through time to sort out an ancient battle and is a wonderfully irreverent take on the world
save nice Miss Lee who has been abducted of fairy tales. Disguised as a little old lady, the
because she is descended from Macanbhaird, Wolf is causing mayhem as he prowls the city.
the Chieftain of the Castle. ISBN 978-0-86278-730-1
ISBN 978-1-84717-561-8 €6.50/£5.99/Paperback
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback 196x130 mm/80 pages
196x130 mm/176 pages
Milo and the Pirate Sisters The Poison Factory
When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy By Oisín McGann
home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set When Gaz loses his football and his little
him up in a local ruined mill. Little do they brother there's nothing for it but to go into the
know the danger this puts him in, and the spooky chemical factory to get them back! But
trouble it will cause for themselves –and this Kanker & Byle is no ordinary factory...
time Mr Lewis can’t help them. ISBN 978-0-86278-941-1
ISBN 978-1-84717-562-5 €6.95/£6.50/Paperback
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback 196x130 mm/96 pages
196x130 mm/176 pages
Red flag books: Reading Age 8+ 16Cass and the Bubble Charlie Harte and his Two-
Wheeled Tiger
Street Gang By Frank Murphy, Illus. Celine Kiernan
By Erika McGann, Illus. Vince Reid Charlie makes a strange-looking bike from old
The Clubhouse Mystery bits and pieces - not exactly cool, but full of
There’s an intruder in the clubhouse! character - which changes his life!
The gang find the door left open, crumbs on ISBN 978-0-86278-532-1
the table and hairs on the floor. Someone has €6.50/£5.99/Paperback
been sneaking in when nobody’s home. But 196x130 mm/96 pages
who? Join Cass and the Bubble Street Gang
as they investigate. Adam's Starling
ISBN 978-1-84717-920-3 By Gillian Perdue, Illus. Barry Reynolds
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback Winner of the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award.
196x130 mm/160 pages Adam's Starling tells the story of nine-year-old
Making Millions Adam who is finding life very diffficult. At home
The gang need money and quick, and they no-one has any time for him and at school
have some super-genius ideas on how to bullies pick on him.
make it! Like Operation Start a Company, ISBN 978-0-86278-685-4
Make Loads of Money for Nicholas’s Project €6.95/£6.50/Paperback
and Probably Also Become Millionaires! 196x130 mm/160 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-921-0
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback Tommy the Theatre Cat
196x130 mm/192 pages By Maureen Potter, Illus. David Rooney
Diary Detectives Tommy lives an adventurous life, full of variety
While helping with a car boot sale, Cass finds and fun. He gets entangled in events both
a very old diary. It talks about picking on the onstage and offstage. He even co-stars in the
drama kids on the bus, and a horrible prank show!
played during their end-of-year show. Who ISBN 978-0-86278-919-0
wrote the diary? Can the Bubble Street Gang €6.95/£6.50/Paperback
unmask the wicked writer? 196x130 mm/80 pages
Cass and the Bubble Street Gang Book 3
ISBN 978-1-78849-022-1 The Supermarket Ghost
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback By Gordon Snell
196x130 mm/192 pages Maria thinks it is going to be a dull summer
Scavenger Hunt until she meets a strange boy with an unusual
When an elderly woman called Carmella loses request. An exciting and unpredictable ghost
her locket, Cass must put her detective skills story for younger readers that's a little scary,
to the test to solve the mystery of golden but not too scary!
locket. CBI Cover competition-winning cover
ISBN 978-1-78849-093-1 ISBN 978-1-78849-212-6
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback €7.95/£6.99/Paperback
196x130 mm/224 pages 196x130 mm/80 pages
Ice Dreams
By Grace Wells, Illus. Lisa Jackson
The Great Pig Escape Twins Nina and Alex Popadopolus live on the
By Linda Moller beautiful island of Naxos. One day their blind
Runtling the pig and his siblings narrowly grandfather senses something terrible is com-
escape the terrible fate of being sold at the ing ...This delightful story reminds us that when
market. While making their way across coun- people work together anything is possible!
try, they learn all sorts of new things about ISBN 978-1-84717-045-3
themselves, about humans and about the €7.99/£7.50/Paperback
world outside the farmyard. 196x130 mm/128 page
ISBN 978-0-86278-667-0
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/144 pages
17 Red flag books: Reading Age 8+Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+
Sheila Agnew Marita Conlon-McKenna
Probably Ireland’s favourite children’s author.
Marooned in Manhattan Marita’s first book, Under the Hawthorn Tree,
After Evie Brooks’ mother dies, she is forced to was published in 1990 and became an instant
go live with her uncle Scott, a vet in New York classic. Translated into a dozen languages
City: between the pets, their owners, Scott worldwide, it set the scene for an explosion
and his lawyer girlfriend, the Summer quickly of Irish children’s literature in the years that
becomes a whirlwind of change and activity! followed.
ISBN 978-1-84717-558-8
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/224 pages Under the Hawthorn Tree
The first book in the famine trilogy
Central Park Showdown Under the Hawthorn Tree is Ireland's top
With the arrival of her father from Australia, selling children's book and a classic for young
Evie’s life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has readers worldwide. Set during the Irish famine,
she to contend with a new woman in Scott’s it follows three children as they travel across
life, but now she has to face the prospect of a the country to find their family.
custody battle between her uncle and her fa- ISBN 978-0-86278-206-1
ther. Can Evie’s friends rally and convince her €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
father to withdraw his application for custody? 196x130 mm/160 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-559-5
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback Wildflower Girl
196x130 mm/240 pages The second book in the famine trilogy
At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey
through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen,
Anna Carey and determined to make a new life for herself,
The Boldness of Betty she sets off alone to America …
It’s summer 1913 and Betty Rafferty has had ISBN 978-0-86278-283-2
to leave school aged 14. She is lucky to gets €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
a job in a sweet shop, but is bored and looks 196x130 mm/176 pages
with envy at her customers who attend the Fields of Home
nearby posh girls school. But life in Dublin The final book in the famine trilogy
becomes anything but boring when industrial For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the
unrest brings the city to a halt. famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first
ISBN 978-1-78849-123-5 child, has the future to look forward to. What
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback kind of future is it?
196x130 mm/416 pages ISBN 978-0-86278-509-3
The Making of Mollie €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
Mollie Carberry’s life seems pretty dull until 196x130 mm/192 pages
she discovers her older sister Phyllis is a The Blue Horse
suffragette! When she and her friend Nora get Katie's whole world is turned upside down
involved they must face the question of how far when her family's home is destroyed by fire.
a girl should go for her beliefs. Everything they had is gone, and instead of
ISBN 978-1-84717-847-3 pulling together it seems as though her family
€8.99/£7.99/Paperback is falling apart.
196x130 mm/304 pages ISBN 978-0-86278-305-1
Mollie On The March €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
Mollie Carberry is a suffragette! Well, sort of. 196x130 mm/176 pages
Mollie and her best friend Nora have been No Goodbye
bravely fighting for women’s rights – even It's hard to pretend that everything is normal
though no one else really knows about it. But when your whole life has been turned upside
when they hear a big protest is being planned, down … Four children come to terms with their
they know they have to take part. mother's sudden departure.
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Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+ 18A Girl Called Blue The Wish List
The orphanage is the only home Blue has ever Meg Finn dies after a botched attempt to rob
known. She is desperate to find out who she a pensioner, Lowry: her soul is up for grabs as
really is. The closed file in stern Sister Regina's the divine and demonic each want her! How
office holds the secret of her identity. And that can she tip the scales in her favour to save her
is forbidden territory ... soul? A tale of life, death and an unexpected
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Safe Harbour
Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their
house is bombed during the London Blitz. Judi Curtin
Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad
is away fighting, so the children are sent to
Lily at Lissadell
The time has come for Lily and her friends to
their grandfather in Ireland.
leave school and find work; some are emigrat-
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Lily is going into service in the Big House –
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Lissadell. A warm and engaging story about
In Deep Dark Wood friendship, life in the early 20th century and
When Bella Blackwell moves in next door, life how the political world affects everyone.
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become real. A thrilling adventure story. NEW EDIT Lily Steps Up
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196x130 mm/208 pages Nellie is overjoyed when Lily and Maeve man-
age to track down her sister, Johanna, and fix it
so she comes to Lissadell. But when a valua-
Eoin Colfer ble locket goes missing, Johanna is the chief
Benny and Omar suspect; should Lily take the blame, so that the
Moving to Tunisia is a real eye-opener for a sisters can stay together?
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Alice and Megan series
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‘Hilarious -- there is hardly a page which will
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not have a reader laughing aloud’
The Irish Times Alice Next Door
Best friends NEED to be together. Don't they?
Megan's best friend Alice has moved away
Benny and Babe -- but the two friends hatch a risky plot to get
Benny suffers a severe blow to his pride when
back together.
he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but
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she is at least three steps ahead of him, and
they are on her territory.
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‘there is a sequence ... of about twenty pages Alice and Megan are back!
[that] is one of the most sustained pieces of While enjoying spring mid-term together they
comic writing that I have come across in an plot to get rid of Alice's Mum's new boyfriend.
adult or children’s book. It’s brilliant.’ More fun with Alice and Megan!
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19 Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+The Eva series
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Eva's Journey
Eva is the girl with everything. Her parents
throw her lavish parties in their luxury home,
and her friends admire her designer clothes
and manicured nails. But Eva’s world is turned
Don't Ask Alice upside down when her father loses his job.
Alice and Megan are back, and that can only mean one thing: ISBN 978-1-84717-224-2/272 pages
trouble! Alice decides to try and get her parents back together, but
things don't go according to plan...
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Alice in the Middle Eva Gordon likes fashion, fun and hanging out
Megan can’t wait to go away to Summer Camp with her best friend with friends, so she can't believe she is stuck
Alice. But when Alice makes friends with Hazel, Megan begins to all summer with Kate, who doesn't care about
feel left out. ISBN 978-1-84717-673-8/256 pages being cool. But when the girls have to pull
together to solve a problem, Eva finds out that
Bonjour Alice there's more to life than having the right hair or
Megan’s really looking forward to the summer holidays – her whole clothes and sometimes 'weird' girls can make
family is going to France, and best of all Alice is coming! the best friends.
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Leave it to Eva
Fun, feisty Eva Gordon always tries to help her
friends, but this time she might have a problem
that’s too big even for her …
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Alice & Megan Forever
Megan and Alice are starting secondary school; with new subjects, Eva and the Hidden Diary
new teachers and new friends, it’s going to take a bit of getting When Eva and Kate find an old diary, they end
used to. up determined to right old wrongs! But they
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the present, too, is throwing all sorts of chal-
Alice to the Rescue, lenges at them …
Everyone in first year is really excited about the big prize in the
But when the girls get together they can handle
English essay competition - but it causes huge problems for Alice
anything!
and Megan's friendship.
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Viva Alice!, Only Eva
Alice and Megan go to Lanzarote with Grace, for some fun in the
Eva Gordon doesn't like mysteries – so when
sun. But life's never simple when Alice is around, and now she
new girl Aretta hurries away after school every
wants to fix Grace’s brother’s love life!
day Eva's determined to find out why. And
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Aretta's not the only person Eva's interested in
– her friend's granny has been parted from her
Alice & Megan's Cookbook beloved dog, so Eva decides to cheer her up.
A fun-filled cookbook, packed with brilliant But can she?
recipes: Brilliant Breakfasts . Lucky Lunchbox- ISBN 978-1-84717-666-0/272 pages
es . Super Snacks . Marvellous Main Courses .
Delicious Desserts . Cakes & Cookies.
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