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Contents All ISBNs listed in this
catalogue are ISBN-13
Black Flag: Picture Books 3
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illus. Conor Busuttil
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
We're Going to the Zoo!
My First Book of Irish Vehicles/ By Sarah Bowie
Kitty’s excited to be going to the zoo. Her big
My First Book of GAA sister Clara thinks it will be boring! But when
Two great board books, full of the Irish way they get there, there’s so much going on!
of life! My First Book of Irish Vehicles is filled Follow the sisters around Dublin Zoo and meet
with different kinds of transport from bikes to the cheeky giraffe, the swimming tiger and lots,
trucks and boats to planes and everything in lots more.
between. My First Book of GAA has everything ISBN 978-1-84717-949-4
from boots to bainisteoir! €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-126-6/978-1-78849-063-4 215x261 mm/32 pages
€8.99/£7.99/Board book
160x160 mm/18 pages Something Beginning with P
New Poems from Irish Poets
Where's Larry? By Seamus Cashman, Illustrated by Corrina
By Philip BarrettI
Askin, Alan Clarke
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland,
A spectacular collection of specially-commis-
and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at
sioned poems for children, including poems
The Rock of Cashel and in Dublin's St Pat-
from Ireland's leading poets. Beautifully illus-
rick's Day Parade! But it won't be easy: he is
trated, and multi-award-winning.
hiding in the middle of Irish dancers, traditional
ISBN 978-1-84717-092-7
musicians, climbers, tourists, hurlers and many
€14.99/£13.99/Paperback
others. Great fun for all the family.
195x235 mm/160 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-276-1
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback A Dublin Fairytale
216x300 mm/32 pages By Nicola Colton
Once upon a time there was a little girl called
Where's Larry This Time? Fiona who lived in Dublin. But Dublin is full of
By Philip Barrett
colourful characters and creatures from the
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland,
fairytale realm. Often not seen or heard, they
and see if you can find him in Belfast, the
reside in some of Dublin’s most famous loca-
Skelligs or viking Dublin!
tions and landmarks!
ISBN 978-1-84717-745-2
ISBN 978-1-84717-774-2
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback (also in paperback)
216x300 mm/32 pages
215x260 mm/32 pages
Where's Larry? The Colouring Where Are You, Puffling?
A Skellig Adventure
Book By Gerry Daly & Erika McGann
By Philip Barrett A puffling has gone in search of adventure –
Follow Larry the Leprechaun around Ireland, now her parents can’t find her anywhere!
and see if you can find him in Newgrange, at Can the animals of Skellig help them find their
the Cliffs of Moher and in Dublin's St Patrick's little puffling?
Day Parade. With this new colouring book you ISBN 978-1-78849-050-4
can find Larry as you colour! €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
ISBN 978-1-78849-007-8 215x260 mm/32 pages
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
216x300 mm/32 pages ‘What is this?’ the puffling cried,
as the boat rose up out of the water.
Let's See Ireland!
By Sarah Bowie ‘We’re taking you home,
Follow Molly's journey in this gorgeous picture little puffling,’ said the whales.
‘Your parents asked for help.’
book that is sure to delight adults and children
alike!
ISBN 978-1-84717-731-5
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback (also in paperback)
215x261 mm/32 pages
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3 Black flag: Picture Books
Island of Adventures The Day Henry Met ... a dog
Fun things to do all around Ireland By Gilly
By Jennifer Farley One day Henry meets a dog. Dog is sad
Ireland is full of adventures! Fun and ex- because she doesn’t have a best friend. This
citement wait around every corner – surf an gives Henry a great idea! Join Henry and Dog
Atlantic wave, go horse-trekking through the as they embark on their adventures to find a
wilderness or dance to Irish music. best friend for Dog! Maybe, they don't need to
ISBN 978-1-84717-971-5 look that far.
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback ISBN 978-1-84717-999-9
220x280 mm/48 pages €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
205x256 mm/32 pages
Socks for Mr Wolf
A Woolly Adventure Around Ireland Brian and the Vikings
By Tatyana Feeney By Chris Judge & Mark Wickham
Mr Wolf loves looking good. Mr Wolf loves to Brian is the smallest boy in the village. But he's
dance. But more than anything in the world Mr also the smartest. When the dangerous Vikings
Wolf loves his beautiful socks. Until one day, a arrive it's up to Brian to save the day with the
hole appears in one … WHAT can he do? help of his friends and his cleverest invention
ISBN 978-1-84717-906-7 yet. The first adventure of Brian Boru, the boy
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback who would grow up to become High King of
215x261 mm/32 pages Ireland.
ISBN 978-1-84717-687-5
Eva and the Perfect Rain €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
A Rainy Irish Tale 220x280 mm/32 pages
By Tatyana Feeney
Eva spends the day searching and hoping for Brian and the Giant
the perfect umbrella rain that’s not too windy, By Chris Judge & Mark Wickham
too thundery or too drizzly. Finally, she finds it Strange things are happening in Brian’s village
in a sun shower and a rainbow shines making – horrible smells, no water in the river – and
it the most perfect rain of all. Brian, the smallest and cleverest boy in the
Embrace rainy Ireland with Eva in this beautiful village wants to find out why.
and delightful picture book! ISBN 978-1-84717-773-5
ISBN 978-1-84717-978-4 €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback 220x280 mm/32 pages
215x261 mm/32 pages
It's Great Being Little The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy
By Nita Fitzgerald, Illus. Francesca Carabelli Tales and Legends
'I don't want to be little,' Susie tells her granny. By Una Leavy, Illustrated by Susan Field
'I want to be BIG.' Irish fairy tales and legends are full of en-
'What?' says Granny. 'But It's GREAT being chantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told
little. Why, you can do all sorts of things ...' from generation to generation, they are as
A charming story for all little people who can't fascinating now as they were to their original
wait to be big. listeners. With stunning illustrations to draw the
ISBN 978-1-84717-176-4 reader back to a time of heroes and myth. Now
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback available in paperback.
215x261 mm/32 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-313-3
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback
The Sleeping Giant 205x265 mm/96 pages
By Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Off the coast of Ireland there lies an island. It Magical Celtic Tales
looks just like a giant sleeping in the sea. By Una Leavy, Illustrated by Fergal O'Connor
But what if it really is a giant – and what if, one Magical Celtic Tales is a collection of ten won-
day, the sleeping giant wakes up? derful stories - some well known, others almost
ISBN 978-1-78849-089-4 forgotten - from Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, The
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales.
210x275 mm/32 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-546-5
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
205x265 mm/96 pages
Black flag: Picture Books 4
The Children of Lir The Night-time Cat and the Plump,
Ireland’s Favourite Legend Grey Mouse
By Laura Ruth Maher, Illus. Conor Busuttil A Trinity College Tale
This charming rhyming story tells the legend By Erika McGann, Illus. Lauren O’Neill
of The Children of Lir, who were turned into Follow Pangur Bán as she searches Trinity
swans by their wicked stepmother and forced College for the plump grey mouse. Along the
to wander across Ireland for 900 years. way she meets Oscar Wilde, Count Dracula
ISBN 978-1-78849-106-8 and others. Will Pangur Bán get her prize or
€12.99/£11.99/Hardback will the mischievous mouse evade capture?
216x261 mm/32 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-945-6
Down to the shore, where Aoife was She lifted her arms and started to speak
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
standing
With a wand in her hand, she became
quite demanding.
Strange magic words that gave Fiachra a beak!
Next was Fionnuala, then it was Conn!
Last but not least, Aodh’s nose too was gone!
215x260 mm/32 pages
‘INTO THE WATER, ALL OF YOU
GO!
I WON’T SAY IT AGAIN…’ but the Pangur Bán walked through a secret door and found a cellar.
children yelled, ‘NO!’ Two ghosts were having a duel, but they were using books
instead of swords.
‘My stories are scarier than yours,’ Sheridan Le Fanu said.
‘They’d make a monster shriek.’
‘Ha!’ said Bram Stoker. ‘Your stories wouldn’t even scare my
granny. My books are so frightening they’d make a werewolf cry.’
‘Then meet my Carmilla!’ Le Fanu shook his book and out
popped his scary vampire.
‘Say hello to Count Dracula!’ Stoker flipped his book and out
came his scary vampire.
14 15
Reindeer Down!
An Irish Christmas Tale
By Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Illus. Audrey Dowling Ancient Ireland Colouring Book
Santa’s sleigh is flying over Ireland, delivering From Newgrange to the Vikings
presents to all the boys and girls. But then By Conor McHale
Dancer hurts her leg and can’t pull the sleigh. Choose to colour from over sixty drawings of
ISBN 978-1-78849-099-3 famous ancient Irish people and landmarks,
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback historic battles, figures from mythology.
205x256 mm/32 pages ISBN 978-1-84717-629-5
Dublin €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
My Ireland Activity Book 196x210 mm/32 pages
By Natasha Mac a’Bháird, Illus. Alan Nolan Best-Loved Irish Legends
A bright and fun-filled activity book. Puzzles, By Eithne Massey, Illus. Lisa Jackson
games, colouring, stories and tons of facts. Stories from long, long ago, part of an ancient
ISBN 978-1-84717-892-3 oral tradition, handed down from generation to
€4.99/£4.99/Paperback generation and written down by the Christian
196x215 mm/24 pages monks of medieval Ireland.
The Wild Atlantic Way ISBN 978-1-78849-030-6
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback
My Ireland Activity Book
220x280 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-834-3
Cliffs of Moher and the Irish Legends: Newgrange, Tara &
Burren the Boyne Valley
My Ireland Activity Book By Eithne Massey, Illus. Lisa Jackson
ISBN 978-1-84717-770-4 Stories inspired by the Boyne Valley from long,
long ago. Legends include: 'The Origin of the
Boyne', 'The Foster-child of Aonghus' and 'The
The Pooka Party
Salmon of Knowledge'.
By Shona Shirley Macdonald
ISBN 978-1-84717-683-7
A madcap tale of what to do if you feel sad and
€9.99/£8.99/Hardback
lonely, starring one shapeshifting hero with
220x280 mm/64 pages
some musical monsters, flying cakes and a
guest appearance by the Moon.
ISBN 978-1-78849-000-9
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
220x280 mm/32 pages
5 Black flag: Picture Books
Colm's Lambs Shooting for the Stars
By Anna McQuinn, Illus. Paul Young My Journey to Become Ireland’s First
Follow Colm on the farm as helps with the Astronaut
arrival of the new spring lambs: and how he By Norah Patten, Illustrated by Jennifer Farley
saves a new born lamb’s life. Follow Norah as she brings you on a journey
ISBN 978-1-84717-339-3 high above the earth and into space. You will
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback learn about space travel, astronaut training and
190x240 mm/32 pages life without gravity.
A Rosette for Maeve? ISBN 978-1-78849-100-6
By Anna McQuinn, Illus. Paul Young €16.99/£14.99/Hardback
Join Lisa as she prepares for the competition 180x242 mm/44 pages
with her calf Maeve, and find out how she does SPACEWALKS
at the local agricultural show.
Just like our homes and cars on Earth, the ISS must be maintained and repaired from time Spacewalkers use special handrails to help them move around from one place to
to time. New equipment and experiments need to be installed, and batteries and filters another. They tie themselves to the ISS using tethers, or ropes, to make sure they don’t float
sometimes have to be replaced. To do these jobs outside of the space station, astronauts off into space. Their tool belt is also connected to their spacesuit using a tether. I’ve been
go on a spacewalk. This is what all those hours of practice in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab told that spacewalks are very hard
ISBN 978-1-84717-340-9
were for! work but they are one of the
The astronauts change into their protective EVA spacesuits, then they leave the ISS through most amazing things
an airlock. An airlock has two doors: they go through the first door and lock it tight behind to experience. Can
them, then they open the second door and float out into space. you imagine seeing
Earth 400km below
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
your feet?
The longest spacewalk,
by NASA astronauts Jim Voss and Susan
190x240 mm/32 pages
Helms, lasted almost nine hours. That
would be pretty exhausting, and they
wouldn’t even get a loo break. We
know what that means
(the nappy!).
The Story of Ireland
By Brendan O’Brien, Illus. Cartoon Saloon
An award-winning, spectacular tour of Ireland’s
history, from the ice age to the present day.
Beautifully illustrated and a great read. 28 SHOOTING FOR THE STARS UP, UP AND AWAY 29
ISBN 978-0-86278-881-0
€19.95/£17.99/Hardback My Little Album of Dublin
196x225 mm/96 pages An English / Irish Word Book
My Book of Kells Colouring Book By Juliette Saumande, Illus. Tarsila Krüse
Illustrated by Eoin O’Brien, David Rooney My Little Album of Dublin takes the youngest
The Book of Kells is one of the world’s most of readers on a fun filled tour of the Fair City.
famous illuminated manuscripts. Now you Along the way, they will build up their vocabu-
can colour it in yourself, with this selection of lary in English and Irish.
pictures big and small from this beautiful book. ISBN 978-1-84717-998-2
ISBN 978-1-84717-274-7 €12.99/£11.99/Hardback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback 215x261 mm/32 pages
196x210 mm/32 pages Gulliver
Bright Sparks By Jonathan Swift, Retold by Mary
Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Webb, Illustrated by Lauren O'Neill
Lost in a land of small people, Gulliver has
Designs by Women
to learn their ways and avoid starving! Then
By Owen O'Doherty
he lands in a country of giants. A beautifully
Fifty extraordinary discoveries, inventions and
illustrated retelling of Swift’s classic story.
designs by inspirational women. Meet incredi-
ISBN 978-1-84717-676-9
ble inventors from around the world, and learn
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback
how inventions happen. A beautifully illustrated
193x252 mm/80 pages
guide to remarkable, practical and amazing
inventions which have made their mark. Blazing a Trail
ISBN 978-1-78849-054-2 Irish Women Who Changed the World
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback By Sarah Webb, Illus. Lauren O’Neill
197x260 mm/48 pages Salute the remarkable Irish women who
Life rafts are essential safety
equipment for ships, enabling changed history in this beautifully illustrated
23. Pulsars
people to be kept safe on water
until they are rescued in case of
book. From Irish women who made changes
a disaster. Inventor and engineer
Essential life-saving equipment Maria Beasley observed many
dangers in the existing life rafts
The powerful stars that send pulses used on ships. They floated but
didn’t provide safety from many
of energy across the galaxy dangers of shipwrecks, such as
in Ireland to those who made changes abroad.
lack of life rafts (due to size and
storage space), fire (a big risk on
wooden ships), falling overboard
or starving while awaiting rescue.
Beasley’s ingenious new foldable
From adventurers to inventors; explorers to
Spinning star at raft was made of fire-proof
the centre material. It had safety rails, to
stop people falling overboard,
and storage spaces for supplies to
Maria Beasley keep people alive.
1880
25. Laser cataract
warriors; from designers to writers; rebel lead-
treatment A medical device ers to presidents, this book is a true celebration
Her discovery of pulsars provided
valuable information that
changed our understanding
of how the universe works.
Since then people have found for eye surgery
interesting uses for the very Patricia Bath
of Irish Women.
regular pulses we receive on
A pulsar (short for pulsating star) Earth. They are so precisely
1986
is a type of star that rotates and regular that they can be used to
sends out incredibly powerful set clocks very, very accurately.
pulses of energy. They are located They have even been used to
far away in outer space, as far as measure the very slow movement A cataract is In 1986 scientist Patricia Bath
ISBN 978-1-78849-004-7
humans can see. Even though of the continents on Earth a serious eye invented a device that uses a
pulsars can be millions of light through continental drift. condition where the laser to break up and remove the
years away they can be detected lens becomes clouded, cataract: the laserphaco probe.
Jocelyn Bell with instruments on Earth. Bell Burnell was working as part causing loss of sight. The laserphaco probe is faster and
Burnell Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell of a team when she made her more precise, reducing the risk of
1967 discovered the first known pulsar discovery. When the team was Cataracts need to be damaging tissue.
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback
in 1967. awarded the Nobel Prize, her Coloured iris treated very carefully in order
surrounding the
name was left out. However, she lens to restore a patient’s vision. The Bath’s career has been dedicated
went on to win recognition for treatment involves: breaking up to curing blindness. One of her
her discovery which transformed With cataracts the lens of and removing the damaged lens many achievements was finding a
astronomy. the eye becomes clouded and inserting a new artificial lens. way to help those who might not
and removal is a delicate
This procedure requires great know they have cataracts to get
operation
196x180 mm/64 pages
care in order to avoid damaging treatment by creating a system of
surrounding tissue. trained volunteers to test people
in their communities.
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Black flag: Picture Books 6
Dare to Dream: Irish People Who Brendan and the Blarney Stone
Took on the World (and Won!) By Stephen Walsh & Marita
By Sarah Webb, Illus. Graham Corcoran O’Donovan, Illustrated by Diane Le Feyer
Adventurers, explorers, inventors, dreamers: When Brendan the leprechaun plays the tin
for a small country Irish people have had a whistle, the sound is sweeter than the sweetest
huge impact internationally, from helping street songbird. But if only he could speak as well as
children in India, to saving Jewish children he plays!
during World War II and exploring new worlds. ISBN 978-1-84717-723-0
ISBN 978-1-78849-127-3 €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback 196x205 mm/32 pages
180x242 mm/64 pages Vinnie Goes to Vegas
Maude Delap:
By Stephen Walsh & Marita
‘The Jellyfish Lady’
Marine Biologist
O’Donovan, Illustrated by Diane Le Feyer
When Vinnie finds a lucky horse shoe, he
1866–1953
Have you ever gazed at jellyfish swimming in the sea and wondered what they eat or how they
reproduce? Maude spent a lifetime studying these curious creatures and finding out.
‘… under her boat, darkness
decides to head to Vegas but he soon finds out
Maude Jane Delap was born in Donegal but moved to Valentia Island, County Kerry, when
telescopes a world of hover she was eight. She was one of ten children, and her father was a rector with a keen interest in
and float, of swim and flit nature. From a young age Maude shared this passion, searching the island for unusual creatures.
and gilled throats …’ In the 1890s, Maude and her sister Constance (Connie) helped a group of scientists with
poem ‘Maude Enthralled’, an important survey of Valentia Harbour. They towed nets behind their small boat to catch sea
that being rich comes at a price!
Doireann Ní Ghríofa creatures, from plankton to jellyfish or medusae,* and took the temperature of the sea. When the
scientists left, the sisters continued their own research, rowing their boat out together, rain or shine.
Maude was fascinated by jellyfish and was the first person in the world to successfully rear
them in captivity. It took great care and hard work, but she was patient and clever. She kept them
ISBN 978-1-84717-724-7
in huge glass jars, which she shot through with bubbles of oxygen (like a modern aquarium), and
worked out exactly how to feed them. She called her jellyfish lab ‘the department’.
Scientists had always been puzzled by the complex life cycle of the jellyfish, but it was Maude
who finally cracked it! She published her work in 1901 in the Irish Naturalist journal. Scientists
€8.99/£7.99/Paperback
still use her research to this day.
Maude is buried on Valentia Island beside her sisters, and will always be remembered as a
dedicated and brilliant ‘citizen scientist’. She has a rare anemone named after her, Edwardsia delapiae.
*The scientific name for jellyfish, named after the Greek monster who had poisonous snakes instead of hair.
196x205 mm/32 pages
Maude sent her most A True’s beaked whale washed Irish artist Dorothy Cross
interesting specimens or ‘sea up on the rocks at Valentia. created a piece of video
treasures’ to the Natural Maude knew it was an art inspired by Maude’s
History Museum in Dublin, important discovery, and sent work with jellyfish, called
including a live loggerhead its skeleton to the National Medusae. Dorothy’s brother,
turtle, a squid and a porbeagle History Museum. Only six of Tom, a science professor,
shark. She continued doing these rare whales have ever helped her.
Oscar Wilde - Stories for Children
this until she was 83! been found.
20 DARE TO DREAM DARE TO DREAM 21
By Oscar Wilde, Illus. Charles Robinson
Sally Go Round The Stars A beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar Wil-
Favourite Rhymes from an Irish de's favourite children's tales known and loved
Childhood throughout the world. It includes:
By Sarah Webb & Claire Ranson, Illus. Steve The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant, The
McCarthy Nightingale and the Rose. Brings Wilde's magi-
A major, beautifully-illustrated collection of cal stories to a whole new generation.
favourite nursery rhymes known and loved ISBN 978-1-84717-589-2
throughout Ireland. It includes favourite inter- €14.99/£13.99/Hardback
national, British and Irish rhymes as well as 193x252 mm/80 pages
special Irish favourites.
ISBN 978-1-84717-211-2
The Moon Spun Round
€14.99/£13.99/Hardback, also in paperback W. B. Yeats for Children
220x280 mm/64 page By W. B. Yeats, Edited by Noreen
Doody, Illus. Shona Shirley Macdonald
A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea The Moon Spun Round takes children of all
Favourite Rhymes from an Irish ages on an imaginative journey through W.B.
Childhood Yeats’s poetry, folktales and childhood writing.
By Sarah Webb, Illus.Steve McCarthy Mysterious and beautiful illustrations spin out
Owls and pussycats, cockles and mussels, from Yeats’s haunting and enchanted words
golden stockings, wiggly worms and rattlin’ and rhythms.
bogs – they’re all here, and more. Another ISBN 978-1-84717-738-4
wonderful collection of rhymes to delight any €19.99/£17.99/Hardback
child. 214x280 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-794-0
The Fridge in a Denim Jacket!
€16.99/£14.99/Hardback
By Zig & Zag
220x280 mm/64 pages
Celebrate quarter of a century since Zig and
My Ireland Counting Book Zag released their first hilarious book. Take
Illustrated by Eoin Ryan a trip down memory lane, back to when Zig
One Stone Castle.... Two Irish Wolfhounds ... and Zig filled the airwaves with their irreverent
Add some Hurleys, Thatched Cottages, Tin humour!
Whistles, Bodhráns, Connemara Ponies and ISBN 978-1-84717-694-3
Irish Dancers (as well as lots of lively lepre- €12.99/£11.99/Paperback
chauns) ... and you get lots of counting fun! 210x297 mm/64 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-931-9
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
215x270 mm/32 pages
7 Black flag: Picture Books
Purple Flag nd a s The perfect way to introduce the beginner reader
p aBooks: All titles 64 pages, B&W, €6.99, paperback
Reading Age
for Beginner 5+ towiththelotswonderful
Readers world of books. Exciting stories
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
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 8
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 12 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!
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
9 Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+
Strawberry 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
Helpful Hannah Conor's Canvas
By Marie Burlington By Gillian Perdue, Illustrated by Michael
Hannah is amazing.She can fix anything. Connor
Granny would prefer her to knit and sew and Conor’s class are all painting special pictures
cook. for a show. Will Conor's painting be chosen to
But Granny is in for a surprise one stormy, hang in a real gallery?
snowy morning...Panda 29 Panda 35
ISBN 978-0-86278-837-7 ISBN 978-1-84717-875-6
Shoestring Soup Where's Murphy?
By Fergus Lyons By Anna Donovan, Illustrated by Tatyana
The poor man is TIRED of shoestring soup. He Feeney
tries eating a cookerybook sandwich -- yuck! Murphy is Rory’s best friend.
He even tries being a duck -- Quack Quack! Every day they play together.
-- to get some nice crusts of bread. But nothing But one day Rory cannot find Murphy ... Panda
works. What can he do? 36
Panda 30 ISBN 978-1-84717-081-1
ISBN 978-0-86278-871-1
Tina and the Tooth Fairy Danny's Crazy Christmas
By Gordon Snell, Illustrated by Peter Blodau By Brianóg Brady Dawson, Illustrated
Tina is always in trouble! And the tooth fairy? by Michael Connor
She is never in trouble. Oh dear! How will Danny decides to dispose of some unwanted
these two get on? Can they ever have fun presents in order to make room for more of his
together? Panda 31 own, with hilarious consequences...Panda 37
ISBN 978-0-86278-601-4 ISBN 978-1-84717-124-5
Lighthouse Joey Emma the Penguin
By Marie Burlington By Sarah Webb, Illustrated by Anne O'Hara
Lighthouse Joey and his friend Danny find a Emma has to be a penguin in the school play,
pair of strange boots. Could they belong to the but she is NOT happy about it.
old pirate Jumping Jack? Panda 33 Panda 38
ISBN 978-0-86278-945-9 ISBN 978-1-84717-195-5
Muckeen and the UFO Muckeen and the Big Freeze
By Fergus Lyons By Fergus Lyons,
A big silver spaceship beams Muckeen up into It's snowing and Muckeen is looking forward to
the sky! Panda 28 lots of fun! But - Oh! - trapped in his shed, he is
ISBN 978-0-86278-832-2 not happy at all.
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!
ISBN 978-1-84717-243-3
Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+ 10A new look for Danny Brown: full co-
lour 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
11 Purple flag books: Reading Age 5+Yellow 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 Robots Don't Cry!
By Eoin Colfer, Illustrated by Woody Fox By Bob Byrne
Ed Cooper has a problem with his big toes. Bimbot finds himself in a wood filled with
Even his DIY foot-straighteners don't work and unusual animals when he is thrown out of the
he has to wear very uncool 'correction shoes'. tree-house gang for crying.
ISBN 978-0-86278-650-2 Can his new friends help him out?
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback ISBN 978-1-84717-005-7
130x196 mm/64 pages €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages
Anna's Secret Granny Blue, Where Are You?
By Stephanie Dagg, Illustrated by Phillip By Wes Magee, Ill. Margaret Suggs
Morrison On their first evening in their new home, Josh
Anna doesn't have a real granny, so she draws and Jo's cat Blue is nowhere to be found. Will
herself one. Then her Granny steps out of the Josh and Jo find their missing cat?
picture and comes to life! Flyer 5 ISBN 978-1-84717-009-5
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 The Little Witch Who Can't Spell
By Conor McHale By Marie Burlington
Jack MacAnoolie tries to save his family when Little Willow Witch can’t spell. Her magic spells
they eat stew made from a jigsaw! are all mixed up. Then she finds a wand, a
ISBN 978-0-86278-688-5 powerful wizard’s wand...
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback ISBN 978-0-86278-982-4
130x196 mm/64 pages €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages
Ed's Bed Mad Grandad's Doppelganger
By Eoin Colfer, Illustrated by Woody Fox By Oisín McGann
Ed Cooper's life is never dull. He has started to Grandad has lost his car and Lenny is helping
wet his bed and he can't learn his time-tables. him look for it. But Grandad is acting strange…
ISBN 978-0-86278-679-3 ISBN 978-1-84717-197-9
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
130x196 mm/64 pages 130x196 mm/64 pages
Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+ 12Mad Grandad Alfie Green
Mad Grandad and the Robot Alfie Green and the Magical Gift
Garden By Joe O'Brien, Illustrated by Jean Texier
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 Alfie Green and a Sink Full of
Mad Grandad and the Flying Frogs
Saucer By Joe O'Brien, Illustrated by Jean Texier
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 Alfie Green and the Bee-Bottle
Mad Grandad and the Mutant Gang
River By Joe O'Brien, Illustrated by Jean Texier
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 Alfie Green and the Fly-Trapper
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback By Joe O'Brien, Illustrated by Jean Texier
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 Alfie Green and the Monkey
very hungry! Puzzler
ISBN 978-1-84717-961-6 The circus has come to town. But it's no
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback ordinary circus. All the kids from Budsville are
130x196 mm/64 pages 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 Alfie Green and the Conker King
Kleptoes and their hideout, things turn nasty. By Joe O'Brien, Illustrated by Jean Texier
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
13 Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+Alfie Green and the Supersonic Marco: Moonwalker
Subway By Gerry Boland, Ill. Áine McGuinness
When the Emerald Cactus in the Desert of In their latest escapade, Marco Moonwalker,
Doom explodes, Budsville is covered in spar- Patrick discovers that Marco can play the
kling green sand ... Soon the evil Desert Elves trombone, banjo and even dance like Michael
will arrive on their Scorpion Chariots. How can Jackson! But disaster strikes when he is spot-
Alfie stop them? ted without his mask: how will Patrick and Mum
ISBN 978-1-84717-592-2 get him out of the Zoo again?
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback ISBN 978-1-84717-301-0
130x196 mm/80 pages €7.99/£7.50/Hardback
142x210 mm/64 pages
Alfie Green and the Chocolate
Cosmos The Lough Neagh Monster
Budsville’s chocolate fair cancelled? No way, By Sam McBratney, Illustrated by Donald
Alfie decides. Chocolate seeds from Arcania Teskey
are the answer, but only if he can survive the When NESSIE arrives from Scotland to visit
Roaring Rainforest, the vicious Spider Plant her monster cousin NOBLETT there is bound
and the Forest Ogre. to be trouble.
ISBN 978-1-84717-196-2 Noblett loves his peaceful secret garden and
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback has little time for his troublesome cousin from
130x177 mm/76 pages Loch Ness.
ISBN 978-0-86278-375-4
Alfie Green and the Snowdrop €6.99/£6.50/Paperback
Queen 130x196 mm/80 pages
It’s Christmas Eve in Budsville and Alfie Green
wishes it would snow. Only the Snowdrop The Most Beautiful Letter in the
Queen can help his wish come true. World
ISBN 978-1-84717-120-7 By Karl O'Neill, Illustrated by Emma Byrne
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback Poppy finds a mysterious red envelope in the
130x177 mm/76 pages park - where did it come from and who is it for?
An extraordinary gift book - as seen on a park
A Rather Remarkable bench near you!
Grizzly Bear ISBN 978-1-84717-011-8
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback
Marco Moves In 140x196 mm/64 pages
By Gerry Boland, Illus. Áine McGuinness The Leprechaun Who Wished He
‘A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo
to my front door and not a single person no- Wasn't
ticed him. I suppose it helped that it was night, By Siobhán Parkinson, Illus. Donald Teskey
and that he was wearing a big black duffle Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small
coat.’ Patrick welcomes his unexpected guest for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to
and keeps him hidden from the neighbours, be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet
police and his very distractable mum! Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small.
ISBN 978-1-84717-229-7 ISBN 978-0-86278-334-1
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback €5.99/£5.50/Paperback
142x210 mm/64 pages 130x196 mm/80 pages
Marco: Master of Disguise Here, There and Everywhere
By Gerry Boland, Illus. Áine McGuinness Stories from Many Lands
‘Most of my class class had a pet of some sort. By Liz Weir
But no one I knew had a grizzly bear sleeping Why do skunks have an awful smell? What
in their garden shed. Marco wasn't a pet, of would the sky taste like? Was the snow always
course. He was my friend. My best friend.’ white?
Can Patrick stop Marco being sent back to ISBN 978-0-86278-869-8
the zoo? An absurd and hilarious tale of real €5.95/£5.50/Paperback
friendship. 130x196 mm/80 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-273-0
€7.99/£7.50/Hardback
142x210 mm/64 pages
Yellow flag books: Reading Age 6+ 14Red Flag Books: Jimmy's Leprechaun Trap
By Dan Kissane, Illustrated by Angela Clarke
Surely leprechauns are cute little fellows who
Reading Age 8+ do no harm to anyone? Be warned! They
are nasty little creatures, just waiting for the
Demon from the Deep End chance to trick someone ... like Jimmy!
By James Allison, Illustrated by Dani Cruz ISBN 978-0-86278-512-3
When Liam Brodie, his sister Sophie and €6.95/£6.50/Paperback
horror-movie fan Evan are offered a free trip 196x130 mm/96 pages
to Spain they jump at the chance. They’re not
expecting to star in their own real-life horror Juliet's Story
story… By William Trevor, Illustrated by Alan Clarke
ISBN 978-1-84717-134-4 William Trevor's only book for children. Juliet
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback loves stories, but she doesn't have any of her
196x130 mm/80 pages own.
Milo and One Dead Angry Druid ISBN 978-0-86278-823-0
By Mary Arrigan €6.50/£5.99/Paperback
When Shane’s gran digs up a weird ancient 196x130 mm/128 pages
stone, best buddies Milo and Shane find them-
selves face to face with its owner − one dead
angry druid. Wolfgran
ISBN 978-1-84717-351-5 By Finbar O'Connor, Illus. Martin Fagan
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback A sequel to Little Red Riding Hood, Wolfgran
196x130 mm/112 pages is a wonderfully irreverent take on the world
of fairy tales. Disguised as a little old lady, the
Milo and The Raging Chieftains Wolf is causing mayhem as he prowls the city.
By Mary Arrigan ISBN 978-0-86278-730-1
Two days before the Grand Opening of the €6.50/£5.99/Paperback
local restored Castle, Milo is whooshed back 196x130 mm/80 pages
through time to sort out an ancient battle and
save nice Miss Lee who has been abducted Ice Dreams
because she is descended from Macanbhaird, By Grace Wells, Illustrated by Lisa Jackson
the Chieftain of the Castle. Twins Nina and Alex live on the beautiful island
ISBN 978-1-84717-561-8 of Naxos. One day their grandfather senses
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback something terrible is coming ...but when people
196x130 mm/176 pages work together anything is possible!
Milo and the Pirate Sisters ISBN 978-1-84717-498-7
By Mary Arrigan €5.99/£5.99/Paperback
When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy 196x130 mm/128 pages
home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set
him up in a local ruined mill. Little do they The Poison Factory
know the danger this puts him in, and the By Oisín McGann
trouble it will cause for themselves –and this When Gaz loses his football and his little
time Mr Lewis can’t help them. brother there's nothing for it but to go into the
ISBN 978-1-84717-562-5 spooky chemical factory to get them back! But
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback Kanker & Byle is no ordinary factory...
196x130 mm/176 pages ISBN 978-0-86278-941-1
Diabolic Downloads €6.95/£6.50/Paperback
By Jim Halligan, Illus. Fabian Erlinghäuser 196x130 mm/96 pages
We all like to get something for free ... right?
But some gifts come with strings attached.
ISBN 978-1-84717-065-1
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/80 pages
15 Red flag books: Reading Age 8+The Clubhouse Mystery Charlie Harte and his Two-
By Erika McGann, Illustrated by Vince Reid Wheeled Tiger
There’s an intruder in the clubhouse! By Frank Murphy, Illus. Celine Kiernan
The gang find the door left open, crumbs on Charlie makes a strange-looking bike from
the table and hairs on the floor. Someone has old bits and pieces - not exactly cool, but
been sneaking in when nobody’s home. But full of character - which changes his life!
who? Join Cass and the Bubble Street Gang ISBN 978-0-86278-532-1
as they investigate. €6.50/£5.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-84717-920-3
196x130 mm/96 pages
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/160 pages
Making Millions Adam's Starling
By Gillian Perdue, Illus. Barry Reynolds
By Erika McGann, Illustrated by Vince Reid
Winner of the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award.
The gang need money and quick, and they
Adam's Starling tells the story of nine-year-
have some super-genius ideas on how to
old Adam who is finding life very diffficult.
make it! Like Operation Start a Company,
At home no-one has any time for him and
Make Loads of Money for Nicholas’s Project
at school bullies pick on him.
and Probably Also Become Millionaires!
ISBN 978-0-86278-685-4
ISBN 978-1-84717-921-0
€6.95/£6.50/Paperback
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/160 pages
196x130 mm/192 pages
Diary Detectives
By Erika McGann, Illustrated by Vince Reid
Tommy the Theatre Cat
By Maureen Potter, Illus. David Rooney
While helping with a car boot sale, Cass finds
Tommy lives an adventurous life, full of
a very old diary. It talks about picking on the
variety and fun. He gets entangled in
drama kids on the bus, and a horrible prank
events both onstage and offstage. He even
played during their end-of-year show. Who
co-stars in the show!
wrote the diary? Can the Bubble Street Gang
ISBN 978-0-86278-919-0
unmask the wicked writer?
€6.95/£6.50/Paperback
Cass and the Bubble Street Gang Book 3
196x130 mm/80 pages
ISBN 978-1-78849-022-1
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/192 pages The Supermarket Ghost
By Gordon Snell
Scavenger Hunt
Maria thinks it is going to be a dull sum-
By Erika McGann, Illustrated by Vince Reid
mer until she meets a strange boy with an
When an elderly woman called Carmella loses
unusual request.
her locket, Cass must put her detective skills
An exciting and unpredictable ghost story
to the test to solve the mystery of golden
for younger readers that's a little scary, but
locket.
not too scary!
ISBN 978-1-78849-093-1
ISBN 978-1-84717-049-1
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
€6.95/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/224 pages
196x130 mm/80 pages
The Great Pig Escape Ice Dreams
By Grace Wells, Illustrated by Lisa Jackson
By Linda Moller
Twins Nina and Alex Popadopolus live on
Runtling the pig and his siblings narrowly
the beautiful island of Naxos. One day their
escape the terrible fate of being sold at the
blind grandfather senses something terrible
market. While making their way across coun-
is coming ...This delightful story reminds us
try, they learn all sorts of new things about
that when people work together anything is
themselves, about humans and about the
possible!
world outside the farmyard.
ISBN 978-1-84717-045-3
ISBN 978-0-86278-667-0
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback
€6.99/£6.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/128 page
196x130 mm/144 pages
Red flag books: Reading Age 8+ 16Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+
Sheila Agnew Fields of Home
The final book in the famine trilogy
Marooned in Manhattan For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of
After Evie Brooks’ mother dies, she is forced to the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's
go live with her uncle Scott, a vet in New York first child, has the future to look forward to.
City: between the pets, their owners, Scott What kind of future is it?
and his lawyer girlfriend, the Summer quickly ISBN 978-0-86278-509-3
becomes a whirlwind of change and activity! €9.99/£8.99/Paperback
ISBN 978-1-84717-558-8 196x130 mm/192 pages
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback The Blue Horse
196x130 mm/224 pages Katie's whole world is turned upside down
Central Park Showdown when her family's home is destroyed by fire.
With the arrival of her father from Australia, Everything they had is gone, and instead of
Evie’s life is thrown into turmoil. Not only has pulling together it seems as though her family
she to contend with a new woman in Scott’s is falling apart.
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ISBN 978-1-84717-559-5 It's hard to pretend that everything is normal
€7.99/£7.50/Paperback when your whole life has been turned upside
196x130 mm/240 pages down … Four children come to terms with their
mother's sudden departure.
Moonlight ISBN 978-0-86278-362-4
By Michael Carroll €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
The perfectly preserved body of a 10,000 year- 196x130 mm/176 pages
old headless horse is discovered in a glacier
in Norway. In Dublin, a genetic engineer in the
employ of a ruthless businessman dreams of A Girl Called Blue
creating the fastest racehorse ever … The orphanage is the only home Blue has ever
ISBN 978-0-86278-354-9 known. She is desperate to find out who she
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196x130 mm/160 pages office holds the secret of her identity. And that
is forbidden territory ...
Marita Conlon-McKenna ISBN 978-0-86278-887-2
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Under the Hawthorn Tree 196x130 mm/224 pages
The first book in the famine trilogy Safe Harbour
Under the Hawthorn Tree is Ireland's top Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their
selling children's book and a classic for young house is bombed during the London Blitz. Their
readers worldwide. Set during the Irish famine, mother is seriously injured and their Dad is
it follows three children as they travel across away fighting, so the children are sent to their
the country to find their family. grandfather in Ireland.
ISBN 978-0-86278-206-1 ISBN 978-0-86278-422-5
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
196x130 mm/160 pages 196x130 mm/176 pages
Wildflower Girl In Deep Dark Wood
The second book in the famine trilogy When Bella Blackwell moves in next door, life
At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey takes a frightening and thrilling turn for Mia.
through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, Her brother and granny don't trust "The Bird
and determined to make a new life for herself, Woman", and when she disappears their fear
she sets off alone to America … become real. A thrilling adventure story from
ISBN 978-0-86278-283-2 Ireland's best-selling children's author.
€9.99/£8.99/Paperback ISBN 978-0-86278-615-1
196x130 mm/176 pages €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
196x130 mm/208 pages
17 Blue flag books: Reading Age 10+Eoin Colfer Alice Next Door
Best friends NEED to be together. Don't they?
Benny and Omar Megan's best friend Alice has moved away
Moving to Tunisia is a real eye-opener for a -- but the two friends hatch a risky plot to get
young Wexford hurling fan. Eoin Colfer's hilari- back together.
ous debut novel. ISBN 978-1-84717-669-1
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€8.99/£7.99/Paperback 196x130 mm/208 pages
196x130 mm/240 pages
Alice Again
Alice and Megan are back!
Benny and Babe While enjoying spring mid-term together they
Benny suffers a severe blow to his pride when plot to get rid of Alice's Mum's new boyfriend.
he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but More fun with Alice and Megan!
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ISBN 978-0-86278-603-8 196x130 mm/240 pages
€7.95/£7.50/Paperback
196x130 mm/240 pages
Don't Ask Alice
Alice and Megan are back, and that can only
The Wish List mean one thing: trouble!
Meg Finn dies after a botched attempt to rob Alice decides to try and get her parents back
a pensioner, Lowry: her soul is up for grabs as together, but things don't go according to
the divine and demonic each want her! How plan...
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hereafter. 196x130 mm/256 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-894-0
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196x130 mm/224 pages Megan can’t wait to go away to Summer Camp
with her best friend Alice. But when Alice
Sky Wings makes friends with Hazel, Megan begins to feel
By Don Conroy left out.
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the protector of the light of the world. A young €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
falcon, Sacer, must try to take it to the dark- 196x130 mm/256 pages
ness of Ratland in an attempt to wipe out the
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ISBN 978-0-86278-419-5 Megan’s really looking forward to the summer
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196x130 mm/208 pages and best of all Alice is coming too!
ISBN 978-1-84717-689-9
Judi Curtin €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
196x130 mm/256 pages
Lily at Lissadell
When Lily is a young teenager, the time comes
for her and her friends to leave school and
find work; some are emigrating to America, Alice & Megan Forever
some going to work in shops. Lily is going into Megan and Alice are starting secondary
service in the Big House – Lissadell. A warm school; with new subjects, new teachers and
and engaging story about friendship, life in the new friends, it’s going to take a bit of getting
early 20th century and how the political world used to.
affects everyone. ISBN 978-1-84717-690-5
ISBN 978-1-78849-128-0 €8.99/£7.99/Paperback
€12.99/£11.99/Paperback 196x130 mm/288 pages
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