At Children’s Books Ireland we champion diverse and inclusive books that best reflect the world, with characters of all genders and sexualities and families of all kinds. We believe that everyone deserves to see their story within the pages of an excellent book.
The Read with Pride reading guide 2026 contains 100 LGBTQ+ inclusive stories for young readers aged 0–18 with 100 recommended ‘read also’ titles for further reading.
Being a newcomer can be tough, especially at a new school. Here, we explore the difficult emotions that accompany that first day, in a compassionate and supportive way. Without minimising the fear and apprehension a child may feel, pastel shades, simple design and a gentle rhythm in the text provide a comforting exploration of what to expect. Emphasis is placed on the faces and body language of a diverse cast of characters throughout. Each character is expertly illustrated to convey the emotional tone, making the shifts understandable to younger audiences.
One of the most beautifully designed books this reviewer has ever come across, Nature’s Dance combines design, artwork, and scientific research to celebrate ‘movement, cooperation, and the profound intelligence of the natural world.’
From our very first glimpse of Bear, readers are instantly amused as he searches for his glasses, which we can see perched upon his head. On his way to track them down, Bear mistakes objects like trees and shrubs for other animals such as deer, a flamingo and even a crocodile.
Is leabhar deas gleoite é Tic Teaic Tiú atá lán le rannta do pháistí ó thraidisiún na hÉireann. Tá sé amhrán ann ón mbunleagan, Gugalaí Gug, ach anois is féidir éisteacht leo trí chnaipí a bhrú sa leabhar fuaime seo, a bhuí le Futa fata. Tá sé lán go barr le léaraidí gléineacha agus fuaimeanna áille agus mholfainn go hard é do thuismitheoirí má tá páistí óga acu sa bhaile.
Más breá le do léitheoir óg an ruaille buaille, an greann rancáis, agus leabhar chomh greannmhar sin go mbeidh siad ag pléascadh amach ag gáire, bainfidh siad an-sult go deo as Lúiscín. Tá cat Jamie Smart (a tháinig ó ghreannán The Phoenix ar dtús) le feicéail anois ina imleabhar bailithe féin agus tá sé chomh fiáin agus a gheallann an teideal!
‘Níl seans dá laghad ann go mbraitheann Nick an bealach céanna [fúmsa] … nó an mbraitheann?’ Sin an cheist atá ag déanamh tinnis do Charlie sa chéad leabhar Heartstopper. Ach tá deireadh le héiginnteacht agus le crá croí faoin tríú leabhar, más aon chomhartha an sliocht seo as dialann Nick: ‘is buachaillí muid go hoifigiúil agus is breá liom é sin a rá’.
Seo againn arís Éabha, laoch óg de bhunadh Inis Mara, agus í ag dul i ngleic le tubaiste mhillteanach eile. Cé go bhfuil seantaithí aici ar na bithiúnaigh santacha atá i ndiaidh theacht i dtír, beidh dúshlán roimpi stad a chur lena gcuid scéiméireachta. Ach nuair atá d’oileán, do mhuintir agus do phobal faoi bhagairt ag bithiúnaigh shantacha, nach í Éabha féin an cailín is fearr leis an dúshlán céanna a shárú!
The explosive third instalment in Dungan’s series plunges readers straight into the chaos left by book two’s revelations. Alex Wintour, already stretched to her limits, now finds herself imprisoned in a timeless underground cage built to disorient and erode identity itself. Cut off from the flow and surrounded by other captive temporals losing their grip of where and who they are – Alex is forced to confront a new kind of hell.
Should you require a comprehensive guide to mythical and magical creatures, Believe’s knowledgeable narrator, Sage Brightwing, is here to help! Doyle’s obvious affection for fantasy characters in combination with Hartas’s vivid, colourful illustrations results in a book with an absorbing level of detail.
