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Children’s catalogue
ob 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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Title Index 38 Fax: +353 1 4922777
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Trade Representation & Rights Agents 39 Website: obrien.ie
About The O’Brien Press
Founded in 1974, The O’Brien Press is Ireland’s leading independent publish-
er 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
most of them), information on international rights sold, sales and distribution,
our authors and more.
The front cover image is
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download. Missing Referee by Ruth &
Triona Croke, illustrated by
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Audrey Dowling. See page 4.
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 The Great Big Book of Irish
My First Book of GAA Wildlife Through the Seasons
My First Book of Irish Wildlife By Juanita Browne, Illus. Barry Reynolds
Track nature through the seasons in Ireland
My First Book of Ireland and explore nature in your back garden as well
Four great board books, full of the Irish way of
as weird and wonderful natural phenomena,
life! Bright, colourful pages with photographs of
such as metamorphosis from Tadpole to Frog
all the things that make Ireland special.!
or a starling flock in winter.
ISBN Vehicles 978-1-78849-126-6
Literacy Association of Ireland Award Winner
GAA 978-1-78849-063-4
ISBN 978-1-84717-915-9
Wildlife 978-1-78849-165-5
€19.99/£17.99/Hardback
Ireland: 978-1-78849-188-4
285x225 mm/80 pages
€8.99/£7.99/Board book
160x160 mm/18 pages Let's See Ireland!
By Sarah Bowie
Follow Molly's journey around the country. Will
Mipsy the cat miss her too much while she’s
gone? A gorgeous picture book for all ages.
ISBN 978-1-84717-731-5
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
261x215 mm/32 pages
Where's Larry? ISBN 978-1-78849-132-7
By Philip BarrettI
€9.99/£8.99 Paperback
Can you find Larry the Leprechaun in New-
grange, at The Rock of Cashel and in Dublin's We're Going to the Zoo!
St Patrick's Day Parade! It won't be easy: he is By Sarah Bowie
the middle of Irish dancers, traditional musi- Kitty’s excited to be going to the zoo. Her big
cians, climbers, tourists and many others. sister Clara thinks it will be boring! But when
ISBN 978-1-84717-276-1 they get there, there’s so much going on!
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback Follow the sisters as they meet the cheeky
300x216 mm/32 pages giraffe, the swimming tiger and lots, lots more.
ISBN 978-1-84717-949-4
Where's Larry This Time? €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
Larry is hiding again: in Belfast, the Skelligs
261x215 mm/32 pages
and viking Dublin! Great family fun.
ISBN 978-1-84717-745-2 P is for Poetry
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback Poems from Irish Poets
300x216 mm/32 pages Compiled by Seamus Cashman, Illus. Corrina
Askin, Alan Clarke, Emma Byrne
Where's Larry? Colouring Book
Selected new Irish children’s poetry in a beauti-
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland,
ful, fully -illustrated book.
and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at
ISBN 978-1-78849-178-5
the Cliffs of Moher and in Dublin's St Patrick's
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback
Day Parade. Find Larry as you colour!
235x195 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-007-8
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback A Dublin Fairytale
300x216 mm/32 pages By Nicola Colton
Once upon a time there was a little Dublin girl
Take the Lead How to Look After
called Fiona. The city is full of colourful char-
Your Dog – A Fun & Practical Guide
acters and creatures from the fairytale realm.
By Elena Browne, Illus. Jennifer Farley
Often not seen or heard, they reside in some of
From exercise and play to comfort and care
Dublin’s most famous locations and landmarks!
this book is an ideal guide for children who
ISBN 978-1-84717-774-2
already have a dog, would like a dog or love
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
learning about dogs.
ISBN 978-1-78849-131-0
ISBN 978-1-78849-081-8
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
€11.99/£10.99/Paperback
260x215 mm/32 pages
224x167 mm/48 pages
3 Black flag: Picture Books
NEW The Missing Referee Wee Donkey’s Treasure Hunt
Croke Park Mice An Adventure All Around Ireland
By Ruth & Triona Croke, Illus. Audrey Dowling By Erika McGann, Illus. Gerry Daly
A GAA picture book for children by Ruth and Wee Donkey travels Ireland trying to find the
Triona Croke, charmingly illustrated by Audrey perfect souvenir for her Grandad.
Dowling. ISBN 978-1-78849-180-8
ISBN 978-1-78849-055-9 €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback 260x215 mm/32 pages
260x215 mm/32 pages
Where Are You, Puffling? Finn’s First Song
An IrishAdventure A Whaley Big Adventure
By Gerry Daly & Erika McGann By Gerry Daly
A puffling has gone in search of adventure – Squeeeak ... Thwop ... Thwop ... Dwoooooerr-
now her parents can’t find her anywhere! rp! Dad sings his magical whale songs to Mum
Can the animals of Skellig help them find their and baby Finn, far, far away across the huge
little puffling? ocean. When Finn gets lost, can the other sea
ISBN 978-1-78849-050-4 creatures help him to send his own message?
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback ISBN 978-1-78849-191-4
215x260 mm/32 pages €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-145-7 260x215 mm/32 pages
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback NEW
ISBN 978-1-78849-187-7
The Vanishing Lake
By Paddy Donnelly
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback: Irish language,
Meara’s Granddad lives by the mysterious lake
translated by Muireann ní Chíobháin
of Loughareema. Some days it’s full and shim-
ION
NEW EDIT A brand new board book edition for young mering, and some days it’s completely empty!
readers! Grandad has plenty of stories about why it
ISBN 978-1-78849-323-9 vanishes. Is it mermaids? Narwhals? Giants?
€8.99/£7.99/Board book Meara doesn’t believe any of these stories,
160x160 mm/18 pages but with a little imagination she may eventually
discover the ‘real’ reason ...
ISBN 978-1-78849-329-1
Where Are You, Puffling? €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
Colouring Book 258x205 mm/32 pages
By Gerry Daly
A brand new colouring book for fans of Where
Are You, Puffling? Gorgeous black and white “Mu s t h
ave b e en
t h e sh e ep t hi
’s h ot a nd
s t i m e. T h ey go s wim m i ng
t h ei r wool s o
a k s up a l l t h e wat er.”
w h en i t
illustrations from the original picture book for
children to colour in. A perfect gift!
ISBN 978-1-78849-234-8
€5.99/£4.99/Paperback “That can’t be true, Grandad. Sheep can’t swim,” said Meara.
260x215 mm/32 pages “How would you know?” he replied.
Puffling and the Egg
By Gerry Daly, By Erika McGann The Vanishing Lake - OBP Paperback.indd 12-13 11/01/2022 15:21:11
When Puffling finds a lost egg on Skellig Mi- NEW Chop, Cook, Yum!
chael, she sets off on a brand new adventure
Recipes from the Cool Food School
to return the egg to its nest!
By Deirdre Doyle, Photos Joanne Murphy
ISBN 978-1-78849-248-5
Help children young and not so young make
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
their own breakfasts, lunches and dinners:
260x215 mm/32 pages
safely, and with yumminess guaranteed.
She spotted the egg in an octopus’s tentacles.
‘This is my new favourite stone,’ the octopus said.
‘It’s so smooth and round I might keep it forever.’
‘That’s not a stone!’ said the puffling.
‘It’s an egg, and I must get it back to its nest.’
‘Oh dear,’ said the octopus. ‘Then I’ll
From Morning Munchies to Yummy Dinners,
wrap it up tightly, with neat, tidy bows.’
Snackalious quick bites to Lunchbox Fill-
ers, packed with over fifty tried-and-tested,
easy-to-follow recipes. Cooking is a pizza cake
with this uniquely Irish cookbook for kids!
ISBN 978-1-78849-274-4
20 21
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
242x180 mm/128 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 4
Irish Farm Animals The Sleeping Giant
By Glyn Evans & Bex Sheridan By Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
A fun family adventure to meet Ireland’s Off the coast of Ireland there lies an island. It
farm animals! From cows, sheep, donkeys, looks just like a giant sleeping in the sea.
goats and chickens to a whole range of more But what if it really is a giant – and what if, one
unusual animals, such as alpacas, rhea and day, the sleeping giant wakes up?
rare-breed pigs. Discover fascinating facts ISBN 978-1-78849-089-4
about everyday life on the farm. €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-78849-121-1 275x210 mm/32 pages
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
261x215 mm/48 pages
The Day Henry Met ... a dog
By Gilly
Scout’s Best Day Ever! One day Henry meets a dog. Dog is sad
A Doggy Adventure Around Ireland because she doesn’t have a best friend. This
By Jennifer Farley gives Henry a great idea! Join Henry and Dog
Scout sends Cat a series of postcards all about as they embark on their adventures to find a
his travels around Ireland. But which will be the best friend for Dog! Maybe, they don't need to
BEST. DAY. EVER? look that far.
ISBN 978-1-78849-174-7 ISBN 978-1-84717-999-9
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
260x215 mm/32 pages 256x205 mm/32 pages
Ulster Fairytales and Legends
Island of Adventures By Peter & Nicola Heaney, Illus. Conor Busuttil
Fun things to do all around Ireland Evocatively illustrated by Conor Busuttil, this
By Jennifer Farley collection of myths from Ireland’s northern
Ireland is full of adventures! Fun and ex- province will enthrall readers young and old.
citement wait around every corner – surf an ISBN 978-1-78849-217-1
Atlantic wave, go horse-trekking through the €14.99/£12.99/Hardback
wilderness or dance to Irish music. 280x220 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-971-5 NEW Our Big Day
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback By Bob Johnston, Illus. Michael Emberley
280x220 mm/48 pages This fun and engaging picture book is a
Socks for Mr Wolf celebration of love, family and weddings and is
A Woolly Adventure Around Ireland a gentle introduction for children to the idea of
By Tatyana Feeney same-sex partnerships and marriage equality.
Mr Wolf loves looking good. Mr Wolf loves to ISBN 978-1-78849-314-7
dance. But more than anything in the world Mr €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
Wolf loves his beautiful socks. Until one day, a 260x215 mm/32 pages
hole appears in one … WHAT can he do? Eggcorns
ISBN 978-1-84717-906-7 From Bumbum Bees to Jellycopters
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback By Chris Judge
261x215 mm/32 pages Have you ever seen a Bumbum bee, or an Ele-
Eva and the Perfect Rain lamp? Does your pet wear Doggles? These are
A Rainy Irish Tale all Eggcorns, where a child’s mispronunciation
By Tatyana Feeney can add a whole other level of meaning!
Eva spends the day searching and hoping for Illustrator Chris Judge has brought his bizarre
the perfect umbrella rain that’s not too windy, sense of humour to imagine them for us all.
too thundery or too drizzly. Finally, she finds it ISBN 978-1-78849-192-1
in a sun shower and a rainbow shines making €9.99/£8.99/Hardback
it the most perfect rain of all. 160x160 mm/48 pages
Embrace rainy Ireland with Eva in this beautiful
and delightful picture book!
ISBN 978-1-78849-288-1
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
261x215 mm/32 pages
5 Black flag: Picture Books
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 Burren
220x280 mm/32 pages My Ireland Activity Book
ISBN 978-1-84717-770-4
The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy
Tales and Legends The Pooka Party
By Una Leavy, Illus. Susan Field By Shona Shirley Macdonald
Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchant- A madcap tale of what to do if you feel sad and
ment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from lonely, starring one shapeshifting hero with
generation to generation, they are as fascinat- some musical monsters, flying cakes and a
ing now as they were to their original listeners. guest appearance by the Moon.
With stunning illustrations to draw the reader ISBN 978-1-78849-277-5
back to a time of heroes and myth. €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-84717-313-3 280x220 mm/32 pages
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback
265x205 mm/96 pages The Night-time Cat and the Plump,
Magical Celtic Tales Grey Mouse
By Una Leavy, Illus. Fergal O'Connor A Trinity College Tale
Magical Celtic Tales is a collection of ten won- By Erika McGann, Illus. Lauren O’Neill
derful stories - some well known, others almost Follow Pangur Bán as she searches Trinity
forgotten - from Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, The College for the plump grey mouse. Along the
Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales. way she meets Oscar Wilde, Count Dracula
ISBN 978-1-84717-546-5 and others. Will Pangur Bán get her prize or
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback will the mischievous mouse evade capture?
265x205 mm/96 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-945-6
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
The Children of Lir 260x215 mm/32 pages
Ireland’s Favourite Legend
By Laura Ruth Maher, Illus. Conor Busuttil
Ancient Ireland Colouring Book
This charming rhyming story tells the legend From Newgrange to the Vikings
of The Children of Lir, who were turned into By Conor McHale
swans by their wicked stepmother and forced Choose to colour from over sixty drawings of
to wander across Ireland for 900 years. famous ancient Irish people and landmarks,
ISBN 978-1-78849-106-8 historic battles, figures from mythology.
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback ISBN 978-1-84717-629-5
261x216 mm/32 pages €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
297x210 mm/32 pages
Reindeer Down!
An Irish Christmas Tale
A Rosette for Maeve?
By Anna McQuinn, Illus. Paul Young
By Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Illus. Audrey Dowling
Join Lisa as she prepares her calf Maeve to
Santa’s sleigh is flying over Ireland, delivering
compete at the local agricultural show with, and
presents to all the boys and girls. But then
find out how she does!
Dancer hurts her leg and can’t pull the sleigh.
ISBN 978-1-84717-340-9
ISBN 978-1-78849-273-7
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback/190x240 mm/32 pages
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
256x205 mm/32 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 6
Aim High My Book of Kells Colouring Book
Irish sports stars, trailblazers and Illus. Eoin O’Brien, David Rooney
mavericks The Book of Kells is one of the world’s most
By Donny Mahoney, Illus. Eoin Coveney famous illuminated manuscripts. Now you
Meet the Irish men & women who topped the can colour it in yourself, with this selection of
Sporting world. From heavyweight boxing pictures big and small from this beautiful book.
champion Dan Donnelly to our greatest runner, ISBN 978-1-84717-274-7
Sonia O’Sullivan. From Brian O’Driscoll’s €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
amazing rugby performances to Rosemary 297x210 mm/32 pages
Smyth’s rally driving brilliance. Inspiring words 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. Beauti-
legends, brightly illustrated. fully 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 Bright Sparks
English language: ISBN 978-1-84717-237-2
Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and
French language: ISBN 978-1-84717-357-7
German language: ISBN 978-1-84717-358-4
Designs by Women
By Owen O'Doherty
Italian language: ISBN 978-1-78849-024-5
Fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and
Spanish language: ISBN 978-1-84717-924-1
designs by inspirational women from around
Irish Legends: Newgrange, Tara & the world. Learn learn how inventions happen
the Boyne Valley from this beautifully illustrated guide.
By Eithne Massey, Illus. Lisa Jackson Literacy Association of Ireland Award Winner
Legends from the heart of ancient Ireland, with ISBN 978-1-78849-054-2
'The Origin of the Boyne', 'The Foster-child of €14.99/£13.99/Hardback/
Aonghus' and 'The Salmon of Knowledge'. 197x260 mm/48 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-683-7 The Story of Croke Park
€9.99/£8.99/Hardback By Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Illus. Graham
280x220 mm/64 pages Corcoran
NEW Murphy’s Law Gaelic sports icon Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
By Muireann ní Chíobháin, Illus. Paul Nugent shares his lifelong passion for the GAA with
A picture book for young readers about an young readers, as he guides them through its
accident-prone dog whose tail is always getting history, and its most iconic stadium.
him in trouble. ISBN 978-1-78849-206-5
ISBN 978-1-78849-292-8 €16.99/£15.99/Hardback
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback 280x220 mm/48 pages
260x215 mm/32 pages Shooting for the Stars: My Journey
The Story of Ireland to Become Ireland’s First Astronaut
By Brendan O’Brien, Illus. Cartoon Saloon By Norah Patten, Illus. Jennifer Farley
An award-winning, spectacular tour of Ireland’s Travel high into space and learn about space
history, from the ice age to the present day. travel, astronaut training & life without gravity.
Beautifully illustrated and a great read. Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s
96 pages Book of the Year (Senior)
ISBN 978-0-86278-881-0 ISBN 978-1-78849-100-6
€19.99/£17.99/Hardback/285x225 mm €16.99/£14.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-84717-184-9 242x180 mm/44 pages
€9.99/£8.99/Hardback (mini)/210x148 mm
ISBN 978-1-78849-149-5
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback /250x197 mm
7 Black flag: Picture Books
My Ireland Counting Book A Galway Fairytale
Illus. Eoin Ryan By Caitriona Sweeney
One Stone Castle.... Two Irish Wolfhounds ... Fans of A Dublin Fairytale will be enchanted
Add some Hurleys, Thatched Cottages, Tin by this modern take on the Hansel and Gretel
Whistles, Bodhráns, Connemara Ponies and fairytale set in modern-day Galway.
Irish Dancers for lots of counting fun! ISBN 978-1-78849-224-9
ISBN 978-1-84717-931-9 €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback 260x215 mm/32 pages
215x270 mm/32 pages
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IRISH LAN
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NEW PAP My Little Album of Dublin Irish language edition, translated by Marcus
An English / Irish Wordbook Mac Conghail
By Juliette Saumande, Illus. Tarsila Krüse ISBN 978-1-78849-272-0
Takes the youngest of readers on a fun filled
tour of the Fair City. Along the way, they will
build up their vocabulary in English and Irish.
ISBN 978-1-78849-348-2 Gulliver
€11.99/£11.99/Paperback By Jonathan Swift, Retold by Mary
261x215 mm/32 pages Webb, Illus. Lauren O'Neill
My Little Album of Ireland Lost in a land of small people, Gulliver has to
An English / Irish Wordbook learn their ways and avoid starving! A beauti-
By Juliette Saumande, Illust. Tarsila Krüse fully illustrated retelling of Swift’s classic story.
My Little Album of Ireland takes the youngest ISBN 978-1-84717-676-9
of readers on a fun filled tour of the Emerald €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
Isle. Along the way, they will build up their 193x252 mm/80 pages
vocabulary in English and Irish. Barney Goose
ISBN 978-1-78849-219-5 A Wild Atlantic Way Adventure
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback By Carol Ann Treacy
261x215 mm/48 pages Join Barney Goose as he travels from West
The Little Black Sheep of Cork all the way to Donegal. See the sights
Connemara and meet new friends in each new location.
By Elizabeth Shaw ISBN 978-1-78849-142-6
This charming book tells the adventures of an €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
outcast little black sheep: A story about being 261x215 mm/32 pages
different, and being a hero. Brendan and the Blarney Stone
ISBN 978-1-78849-179-2 By Stephen Walsh & Marita
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback O’Donovan, Illus. Diane Le Feyer
242x180 mm/32 pages When Brendan the leprechaun plays the tin
ISH
NOW IN IR whistle, the sound is sweeter than the sweetest
An tUan Beag Dubh ó Chonamara
Irish language edition ,translated by Daire songbird. But if only he could speak as well as
MacPháidín he plays!
ISBN 978-1-78849-338-3/ ISBN 978-1-84717-723-0
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback Oscar Wilde - Stories for Children
By Oscar Wilde, Illus. Charles Robinson
A beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar
Go To Sleep, Hoglet Wilde’s favourite children’s tales. It includes:
By Bex Sheridan The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, The
A baby hedgehog decides that he doesn’t want Nightingale and the Rose. Brings Wilde’s magi-
to hibernate, and goes searching for Christ- cal stories to a whole new generation.
mas magic in the world of humans. A perfect ISBN 978-1-84717-589-2
bedtime story for animal lovers. €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-143-3 252x193 mm/80 pages
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
260x215 mm/32 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 8
Sarah Webb Animal Crackers
Fantastic Facts About Your Favourite
Inspiring Irish Lives Animals
Blazing a Trail With Alan Nolan
Irish Women Who Changed the World A book of animal facts that will appeal strongly
Illus. Lauren O’Neill to children, illustrated with black & white animal
Salute the remarkable Irish women who art/doodles, activities and quiz pages – interac-
changed history, both at home and worldwide. tive, fun and informative.
From adventurers and inventors to presidents. ISBN 978-1-78849-065-8
Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s €11.99/£10.99/Paperback
Book of the Year (Senior) 190x153 mm/176 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-004-7
Una Woods
Dare to Dream Irish People Who Took Have You Seen the Dublin
on the World (and Won!) Vampire?
lllus. Graham Corcoran
A funny, warm picture book set in Dublin,
Irish people who had a huge impact interna-
home to Dracula’s creator, Bram Stoker.
tionally, from helping street children in India, to
ISBN 978-1-78849-119-8
saving Jewish children during World War II.
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-127-3
260x215 mm/32 pages
Both titles €16.99/£14.99/Hardback
242x180 mm/64 pages
Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood A Spooktacular Place to Be
A spooky bus tour around Ireland, with our
Sally Go Round The Stars favourite Dublin Vampire! He travels to well-
With Claire Ranson, Illus. Steve McCarthy known places all over the country, including St.
A major, beautifully-illustrated collection of Michan’s church (where the mummies sleep!),
favourite nursery rhymes known and loved Kilkenny Castle, the Hill of Tara, and visits the
throughout Ireland. It includes favourite inter- giants at the causeway. But, when his travels
national, British and Irish rhymes. are done, he decides that home is the most
ISBN 978-1-84717-211-2/ spooktacular place to be!
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback ISBN 978-1-78849-285-0
ISBN 978-1-84717-675-2 €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
€14.99/£13.99/Paperback 260x215 mm/32 pages
Both editions 280x220 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-246-1/ The Moon Spun Round
€8.99/£7.99/Board book. W. B. Yeats for Children
160x160 mm/18 pages By W. B. Yeats, Edited by Noreen
A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea Doody, Illus. Shona Shirley Macdonald
Illus.Steve McCarthy Take children of all ages on an imaginative
Owls and pussycats, cockles and mussels, journey through W.B. Yeats’s poetry, folktales
golden stockings, wiggly worms and rattlin’ and childhood writing. Beautifully illustrated.
bogs – they’re all here, and more. ISBN 978-1-84717-738-4
Irish Book Awards Winner: Irish Children’s €19.99/£17.99/Hardback
Book of the Year (Junior) 280x214 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-794-0 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
The One With The Waggly Tail Zig and Zig filled the airwaves with their irrev-
Illus. Steve McCarthy erent humour! Their first book, back at last!
From spiders and fleas to pirates at sea; from ISBN 978-1-84717-694-3
grasshoppers and worms to houses in trees – €12.99/£11.99/Paperback
discover old and new favourites within these 297x210 mm/64 pages
pages. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
ISBN 978-1-78849-151-8
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback
280x220 mm/64 pages
9 Black flag: Picture Books
Purple Flag nd a s The perfect way to introduce the beginner reader to
p aBooks: All titles 196x130mm, 64 pages, B&W, €6.99/£6.50, paperback
Reading Age
for Beginner 5+ the
Readers wonderful world of books. Exciting stories with lots
of illustration and simple text.
Muckeen the Pig Amy's Wonderful Katie's
By Fergus Lyons Nest Caterpillars
Muckeen loves being By Gordon Snell, By Stephanie Dagg,
dirty and muddy. And he Illus. Fergus Lyons Illus. Stephen Hall
loves his food. But when Amy, a little robin, is Katie just loves her pet
he is taken to market alone and has to fend caterpillars. Then she
Muckeen does not like it for herself. She decides goes on holiday and can't
at all! to build a nest, but she wait to greet them on her
Panda 1 doesn't know how! return. To her dismay
ISBN 978-0-86278-528-4 Panda 5 they have changed! Who
No Shoes for Tom ISBN 978-0-86278-530-7 wants silly old butterflies
By Una Leavy, as pets? Not our Katie …
The Little Black Panda 9
Illus. Margaret Suggs
Tom just HATES wearing
Sheep ISBN 978-0-86278-572-7
By Elizabeth Shaw
shoes! He has such fun Katie's Cake
This charming book tells
with his bare toes. But By Stephanie Dagg,
the adventures of an
then the snow comes … Illus. Stephen Hall
outcast little black sheep:
Panda 2 Katie finds that it's not
how he saved the whole
ISBN 978-0-86278-526-0 easy to replace icing
flock in a snowstorm, put
Polo the bossy sheepdog once you've licked it all
Ribbit, Ribbit in his place - and gave off the cake.
By Anne Marie Herron, the shepherd a great Panda 12
Illus. Stephen Hall idea! ISBN 978-0-86278-617-5
Freddy loves being a Panda 6 #
frog! 'Ribbit, ribbit,' he ISBN 978-0-86278-463-8 Granny Makes a
says when anyone talks
to him. It's great fun for
A Garden for Tom Mess
By Una Leavy, By Brianóg Brady
a while, then everyone
Illus. Margaret Suggs Dawson, Illus. Michael
gets tired of Freddy and
Tom would love to have Connor
his antics. But he will not
his very own garden and Why does everyone
give it up. He is a frog
Dad arranges it for him. blame Danny for the
and he will stay a frog.
But Tom is impatient. mess, when Granny did
Until Polly comes up with
Things are not growing it? Panda 13
a good idea … Panda 3
fast enough for him … ISBN 978-0-86278-612-0
ISBN 978-0-86278-527-7
Panda 7
Fireman Sinead ISBN 978-0-86278-568-0
By Anna Donovan,
Sinead the Dancer Barry's New Bed
Illus. Susan Cooper By Una Leavy,
By Anna Donovan,
Sinead has decided what Illus. Moira McNamara
Illus. Susan Cooper
she will be when she's Your first real bed is a big
Sinead wants to learn
big – a fireman. There adventure – but a little
dancing, but what type?
are no women fireman scary too! Panda 14
Irish dancing? Ballet?
everyone tells her, but ISBN 978-0-86278-644-1
Sinead just doesn't fit
Sinead doesn't listen …
in. What can she do?
Panda 4
Panda 8
ISBN 978-0-86278-529-1
ISBN 978-0-86278-571-0
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 10Danny's Sick Trick Ducks in Trouble Muckeen and the
By Brianóg Brady By Patrice Aggs, UFO
Dawson, Illus. Michael Illus. Patrice Aggs By Fergus Lyons
Connor On the farm, some very A big silver spaceship
Danny hates Auntie strange noises are keep- beams Muckeen up into
Bessie's dinners so ing the farmer awake! the sky! Panda 28
much that he decides to Pandad 20 ISBN 978-0-86278-832-2
get sick so that he won't ISBN 978-1-84717-154-2
have to visit her! Another
hilarious Danny story.
Panda 15
Bad Hair Day
By Catherine Doolan, Helpful Hannah
ISBN 978-0-86278-689-2
Illus. Maeve Kelly By Marie Burlington
Spotty Sally Finn is trying desperately Hannah is amazing.She
By Anne Marie Herron, to be cool, but nothing can fix anything. Granny
Illus. Stephen Hall works. Until he tackles would prefer her to knit
Sally ADORES spots and his hair...Panda 22 and sew and cook.
dots and she'll never, ISBN 978-0-86278-748-6 But Granny is in for a
ever get tired of them! Or surprise one stormy,
will she? Panda 16
ISBN 978-0-86278-640-3
Conor's Cowboy snowy morning...
Panda 29
Suit ISBN 978-0-86278-837-7
By Gillian Perdue,
Danny and Baby Illus. Michael Connor Shoestring Soup
Do It All When Conor's parents By Fergus Lyons
By Brianóg Brady give him a present of a The poor man is TIRED
Dawson, Illus. Michael cowboy suit he wants to of shoestring soup. He
Connor wear it all the time - even tries eating a cookery-
Why does Danny Brown to school! Panda 23 book sandwich -- yuck!
want his baby sister ISBN 978-0-86278-778-3 He even tries being a
Susie's Baby Do-it-all? duck -- Quack Quack!
It can only mean more
The Big Brother -- to get some nice crusts
By Stephanie Dagg,
TROUBLE for poor Dan- of bread. But nothing
Illus. Alan Clarke
ny! Panda 17 works. What can he do?
Dara will soon be a big
ISBN 978-0-86278-690-8 Panda 30
brother! But what does a
ISBN 978-0-86278-871-1
Snip Snip! big brother do for a little
By Creina Mansfield, baby?Panda 24 Tina and the
Illus. Maeve Kelly ISBN 978-0-86278-779-0 Tooth Fairy
Erin loves to cut things By Gordon Snell,
with her scissors, but
cutting things can cause
Conor's Concert Illus. Peter Blodau
By Gillian Perdue, Tina is always in trouble!
lots of trouble. Panda 18 And the tooth fairy? She
Illus. Michael Connor
ISBN 978-0-86278-722-6 is never in trouble. Oh
Conor is learning the
piano. He makes up his dear! How will these
own very special music. two get on? Can they
My Dog Lively But will it do for the ever have fun together?
By Patrick Deeley, concert? Panda 31
Illus. Martin Fagan Panda 26 ISBN 978-0-86278-601-4
Jenny finally gets the ISBN 978-0-86278-847-6 Lighthouse Joey
puppy she has always
longed for, but she soon
Strawberry Squirt By Marie Burlington
By Patrice Aggs Lighthouse Joey and his
realises that pets can be friend Danny find a pair
Strawberry Squirt is
a lot of hard work. Panda of strange boots. Could
a great game, but the
19 they belong to the old
rabbits don't want Short
ISBN 978-0-86278-723-3 pirate Jumping Jack?
Legs to play.Panda 27
ISBN 978-0-86278-805-6 Panda 33
ISBN 978-0-86278-945-9
11 Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+Pageboy Danny Where's Murphy? Emma the
By Brianóg Brady By Anna Donovan, Penguin
Dawson, Illus. Michael Illus. Tatyana Feeney By Sarah Webb,
Connor Murphy is Rory’s best Illus. Anne O'Hara
Uncle Ted is getting friend. Emma has to be a pen-
married and Danny will Every day they play guin in the school play,
play a special part at the together. but she is NOT happy
wedding. But, as usual, But one day Rory cannot about it.
Danny has other ideas... find Murphy ... Panda 36 Panda 38
Panda 34 ISBN 978-1-84717-081-1 ISBN 978-1-84717-195-5
ISBN 978-0-86278-950-3
Danny's Crazy Muckeen and the
Conor's Canvas Christmas
By Gillian Perdue,
Big Freeze
By Brianóg Brady By Fergus Lyons,
Illus. Michael Connor Dawson, Illus. Michael It's snowing and Muck-
Conor’s class are all Connor een is looking forward
painting special pictures Danny decides to to lots of fun! But - Oh! -
for a show. Will Conor's dispose of some unwant- trapped in his shed, he is
painting be chosen to ed presents in order to not happy at all.
hang in a real gallery? make room for more of Panda 39
Panda 35 his own, with hilarious ISBN 978-1-84717-243-3
ISBN 978-1-84717-875-6 consequences...
Panda 37
ISBN 978-1-84717-124-5
A new look for Danny Brown: full colour
throughout, with speech bubbles for
added fun!
All titles by Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illus. Michael Connor
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/64 pages
Danny Brown and the Talking Danny Brown and the Big
Teeth Surprise
Danny Brown is always in trouble. Danny’s back! And he’s in trouble with Gran-
Why did he take Granny’s teeth to school? ny - again! This time he has to keep Granny’s
Just WHAT was he thinking? secret until Mum’s birthday, but Danny isn’t
Now Mum is cross, teacher is cross, very good at being good. Can he keep the
and Granny is VERY cross. secret without getting into trouble? What do
But Danny was only having fun, wasn’t he? you think?
ISBN 978-1-84717-879-4 ISBN 978-1-78849-010-8
Danny Brown and the Monster Danny Brown and his Daft Dog
Toothbrush It’s freezing at the park! Granny has warm
Danny hates brushing his teeth, so when he socks. Baby Susie has a warm hat. Poor
gets a new toothbrush he wants to get rid of it! Keeno has nothing to keep him warm. Not
He tries flushing it down the toilet, burying it in to worry... Danny has a plan. What could go
the garden and throwing it for Keano, his dog, wrong?
but it keeps coming back! ISBN 978-1-78849-011-5
A fun story about a boy who can’t help getting
into trouble. Illustrated in colour throughout.
ISBN 978-1-84717-880-0
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 12Yellow Flag Books: Reading Age 6+
The next step up from Pandas, O’Brien Flyers are first chapter books
for improving readers.
For age 6+, these fun, exciting stories have lots of illustration and
slightly more advanced text.
All titles €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/64 pages
Trouble for Tuffy
By Ann Bermingham, Illus. Marie Burlington
Mum goes out for the day and Dad is left in
charge of twins Katie and Ted. That means Fishbum and Splat!
anything could happen. Tuffy the dog tries to By Conor McHale
keep order. Katie and Ted play at dressing Fishbum and Splat are two demons whose
up. Tuffy knows something BAD is about to fondest wish is to stargaze. But there is noth-
happen. But what can he do? ing in Hell except ... broken furniture! A trip to
ISBN 978-0-86278-554-3 Heaven explains why the furniture is there, and
Anna's Secret Granny gives them the chance to collect a star. But
By Stephanie Dagg, Illus. Phillip Morrison can they grab it?
Anna doesn’t have a granny. All her friends ISBN 978-0-86278-735-6
have at least one. Grannies buy you treats Blue, Where Are You?
and take you on special trips, so Anna decides By Wes Magee, Illus. Margaret Suggs
to draw a pretend secret granny. Imagine her Mum, Dad, Josh and Jo are moving to a new
surprise when Granny steps out of her picture house, and of course the family cat, Blue,
and comes to life! comes too.
ISBN 978-0-86278-686-1 But on their first evening in their new home,
Jigsaw Stew Blue is nowhere to be found. Josh and Jo
By Conor McHale search every inch of the house – they look in
Jack MacAnoolie is stuck in a snow storm with the bedrooms, in the attic, even out in the barn.
his little sister. The freezing weather has left Where is Blue?
their family without food. Eating the furniture ISBN 978-1-84717-009-5
keeps them going. But when Jack’s mother The Little Witch Who Can't Spell
makes a stew out of a jigsaw, strange things By Marie Burlington
start to happen. Can Jack save the day? Little Willow Witch can’t spell. Her magic spells
ISBN 978-0-86278-688-5 are all mixed up. Then she finds a wand, a
Ed's Bed powerful wizard’s wand.
By Eoin Colfer, Illus. Woody Fox ‘Oh no!’ meows Spooky her cat, as he runs for
Poor Ed Cooper seems to have one problem cover.
after another. Ed is having problems in school, Little Witch and a powerful wizard’s wand spell
he just can’t get his head around his time-ta- only one thing and that’s … T-R-O-U-B-L-E!
bles. At home things are bad too -- Ed has And Spooky is right.
started to wet his bed. What is Ed to do? A funny and action-packed story with amusing
ISBN 978-0-86278-679-3 and clever illustrations throughout.
ISBN 978-0-86278-982-4
Don't Open that Box Mad Grandad's Doppelganger
By Conor McHale By Oisín McGann
Two boxes -- one large, one small -- arrive Grandad has lost his car and Lenny is helping
for Granny Lambert. But wily Belzoni, her cat, him to look for it. But Grandad is acting very
sees the note printed on the small box that strange ... even stranger than normal.
reads: Don’t Open that Box, Open this one Lenny has to find out what’s wrong with Gran-
first! Unfortunately Granny doesn’t notice the dad. But that’s not all. Something is following
sign and opens the big box. Out jumps a croc- Lenny and Grandad
odile, and snap, snap, snap, Granny is gone. – and it’s not friendly …
And Belzoni is next on the menu ... ISBN 978-1-84717-197-9
ISBN 978-0-86278-705-9
13 Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+Mad Grandad A Rather Remarkable
By Oisín McGann.
All titles €6.99/£6.50/Paperback Grizzly Bear
196x130 mm/64 pages By Gerry Boland, Illus. Áine McGuinness
Mad Grandad and the Robot Marco Moves In
‘A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo
Garden
to my front door and not a single person no-
The new robot gardener looks like a great way
ticed him. I suppose it helped that it was night,
to cut down on boring work: but the robot has
and that he was wearing a big black duffle
other plans!
coat.’ Patrick welcomes his unexpected guest
ISBN 978-1-84717-869-5
and keeps him hidden from the neighbours,
police and his very distractable mum!
ISBN 978-1-84717-229-7
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback
Mad Grandad and the Flying 210x142 mm/64 pages
Saucer
Lenny and Mad Grandad take their new flying Marco: Master of Disguise
saucer for its first flight. Getting into space is ‘Most of my class class had a pet of some sort.
easy: getting home alive might be harder! But no one I knew had a grizzly bear sleeping
ISBN 978-1-84717-870-1 in their garden shed. Marco wasn’t a pet, of
course. He was my friend. My best friend.’
Can Patrick stop Marco being sent back to
the zoo? An absurd and hilarious tale of real
friendship.
ISBN 978-1-84717-273-0
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback
210x142 mm/64 pages
Marco: Moonwalker
In their latest escapade, Marco Moonwalker,
Patrick discovers that Marco can play the
trombone, banjo and even dance like Michael
Mad Grandad and the Mutant
Jackson! But disaster strikes when he is spot-
River ted without his mask: how will Patrick and Mum
Lenny goes fishing with his grandad, and he is get him out of the Zoo again?
amazed when they drag up a mermaid in her ISBN 978-1-84717-301-0
car! But then they find there is much, much €7.99/£7.50/Hardback
worse waiting for them in the deep and dirty 210x142 mm/64 pages
river ...
ISBN 978-1-84717-960-9 The Lough Neagh Monster
By Sam McBratney, Illus. Donald Teskey
Mad Grandad and the Wicked When NESSIE arrives from Scotland to visit
Pictures her monster cousin NOBLETT there is bound
Grandad and Lenny are trying to paint the to be trouble.
living-room. But Grandad's paint is very old Noblett loves his peaceful secret garden and
and it's gone all strange. Everything they paint has little time for his troublesome cousin from
comes alive. And the pictures are evil …and Loch Ness.
very hungry! ISBN 978-0-86278-375-4
ISBN 978-1-84717-961-6 €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/80 pages
Mad Grandad and the Kleptoes
Things keep disappearing down the back of
Grandad's sofa -- who, or what, has taken
them? When Lenny and Grandad discover the
Kleptoes and their hideout, things turn nasty.
ISBN 978-1-78849-046-7
Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+ 14Alfie Green Alfie Green and the Supersonic
By Joe O’Brien, Illus. Jean Texier Subway
When the Emerald Cactus in the Desert of
Alfie Green and the Magical Gift Doom explodes, Budsville is covered in spar-
The first book in an enchanting series of ad-
kling green sand ... Soon the evil Desert Elves
ventures featuring a boy whose life every child
will arrive on their Scorpion Chariots. How can
will want to have.
Alfie stop them?
ISBN 978-1-84717-041-5
ISBN 978-1-84717-592-2
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x30 mm/80 pages
196x130 mm/80 pages
Alfie Green and the Chocolate
Alfie Green and a Sink Full of Cosmos
Frogs Budsville’s chocolate fair cancelled? No way,
The second book in an enchanting new series Alfie decides. Chocolate seeds from Arcania
of adventures featuring a boy whose life every are the answer, but only if he can survive the
child will want to have. Roaring Rainforest, the vicious Spider Plant
ISBN 978-1-84717-079-8 and the Forest Ogre.
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback ISBN 978-1-84717-196-2
196x130 mm/80 pages €7.99/£7.50/Hardback
177x130 mm/76 pages
Alfie Green and the Bee-Bottle
Gang The Most Beautiful Letter in the
The third book in an enchanting new series of
adventures featuring a boy whose life every World
child will want to have. By Karl O'Neill, Illus. Emma Byrne
ISBN 978-1-84717-054-5 Poppy finds a mysterious red envelope in the
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback park - where did it come from and who is it for?
196x130 mm/80 pages An extraordinary gift book - as seen on a park
bench near you!
Alfie Green and the Fly-Trapper ISBN 978-1-84717-011-8
Alfie Green is back, this time grappling with a €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
giant Venus Fly-Trap which threatens to eat 196x140 mm/64 pages
everything in his house. The Leprechaun Who Wished He
ISBN 978-1-84717-072-9 Wasn't
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback By Siobhán Parkinson, Illus. Donald Teskey
196x130 mm/80 pages Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small
for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to
be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet
Alfie Green and the Monkey Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small.
Puzzler ISBN 978-0-86278-334-1
The circus has come to town. But it's no €5.99/£5.50/Paperback
ordinary circus. All the kids from Budsville are 196x130 mm/80 pages
really excited, except for Alfie who suspects all
is not what it seems ...
ISBN 978-1-84717-174-0
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/80 pages
Alfie Green and the Conker King
It’s time for the Budsville Primary School
Conker Championship, and Alfie needs to find
a special conker. Alfie Green Book 6
ISBN 978-1-84717-283-9
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/80 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!
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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 Under the Hawthorn Tree
196x130 mm/224 pages The first book in the famine trilogy
Under the Hawthorn Tree is Ireland's top
Central Park Showdown selling children's book and a classic for young
With the arrival of her father from Australia, readers worldwide. Set during the Irish famine,
Evie’s life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has it follows three children as they travel across
she to contend with a new woman in Scott’s the country to find their family.
life, but now she has to face the prospect of a ISBN 978-0-86278-206-1
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ther. Can Evie’s friends rally and convince her 196x130 mm/160 pages
father to withdraw his application for custody?
ISBN 978-1-84717-559-5 Wildflower Girl
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback The second book in the famine trilogy
196x130 mm/240 pages At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey
through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen,
and determined to make a new life for herself,
Anna Carey she sets off alone to America …
The Boldness of Betty ISBN 978-0-86278-283-2
It’s summer 1913 and Betty Rafferty has had €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
to leave school aged 14. She is lucky to gets 196x130 mm/176 pages
a job in a sweet shop, but is bored and looks Fields of Home
with envy at her customers who attend the The final book in the famine trilogy
nearby posh girls school. But life in Dublin For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the
becomes anything but boring when industrial famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first
unrest brings the city to a halt. child, has the future to look forward to. What
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The Making of Mollie 196x130 mm/192 pages
Mollie Carberry’s life seems pretty dull until The Blue Horse
she discovers her older sister Phyllis is a Katie's whole world is turned upside down
suffragette! When she and her friend Nora get when her family's home is destroyed by fire.
involved they must face the question of how far Everything they had is gone, and instead of
a girl should go for her beliefs. pulling together it seems as though her family
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Mollie On The March 196x130 mm/176 pages
Mollie Carberry is a suffragette! Well, sort of. No Goodbye
Mollie and her best friend Nora have been It's hard to pretend that everything is normal
bravely fighting for women’s rights – even when your whole life has been turned upside
though no one else really knows about it. But down … Four children come to terms with their
when they hear a big protest is being planned, mother's sudden departure.
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Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+ 18Safe Harbour
Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their
Judi Curtin
house is bombed during the London Blitz. Lily at Lissadell series
Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad All titles illus. Rachel Corcoran
is away fighting, so the children are sent to
Lily at Lissadell
their grandfather in Ireland.
The time has come for Lily and her friends to
ISBN 978-0-86278-422-5
leave school and find work; some are emigrat-
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ing to America, some going to work in shops.
196x130 mm/176 pages
Lily is going into service in the Big House –
In Deep Dark Wood Lissadell. A warm and engaging story about
When Bella Blackwell moves in next door, life friendship, life in the early 20th century and
takes a frightening and thrilling turn for Mia. how the political world affects everyone.
Her brother and granny don't trust "The Bird ISBN 978-1-78849-197-6/288 pages
Woman", and when she disappears their fear €8.99/£7.99/Paperback/196x130 mm
become real. A thrilling adventure story.
Lily Steps Up
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A Lissadell Story
Nellie is overjoyed when Lily and Maeve man-
196x130 mm/208 pages
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?
young Wexford hurling fan. Eoin Colfer's hilari- ISBN 978-1-78849-255-3/320 pages
ous debut novel. €8.99/£7.99/Paperback/196x130 mm
ION
ISBN 978-1-78849-082-5 NEW EDIT Lily’s Dream
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196x130 mm/240 pages The further adventures of Lily: life as a maid in
‘Hilarious -- there is hardly a page which will Lissadell House is always interesting, but with
not have a reader laughing aloud’ her friendship with Maeve under strain, a war
The Irish Times in Europe starting and uncertainty about her
future, she needs all her wits about her!
Benny and Babe ISBN 978-1-78849-327-7/288 pages
Benny suffers a severe blow to his pride when €8.99/£7.99/Paperback/196x130 mm
he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but
she is at least three steps ahead of him, and
Alice and Megan series
All titles illus Woody Fox
they are on her territory.
€8.99/£7.99/Paperback/196x130 mm
ISBN 978-0-86278-603-8
€7.95/£7.50/Paperback Alice Next Door
196x130 mm/240 pages Best friends NEED to be together. Don't they?
‘there is a sequence ... of about twenty pages Megan's best friend Alice has moved away
[that] is one of the most sustained pieces of -- but the two friends hatch a risky plot to get
comic writing that I have come across in an back together.
adult or children’s book. It’s brilliant.’ ISBN 978-1-84717-669-1//208 pages
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Meg Finn dies after a botched attempt to rob
a pensioner, Lowry: her soul is up for grabs as Alice Again
the divine and demonic each want her! How Alice and Megan are back!
can she tip the scales in her favour to save her While enjoying spring mid-term together they
soul? A tale of life, death and an unexpected plot to get rid of Alice's Mum's new boyfriend.
hereafter. More fun with Alice and Megan!
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€7.95/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/224 pages
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