Category:

Fiction

Pride reading guide cover

Pride Reading Guide 2022

Building on the Rainbow Reads reading list produced with An Post, our Pride Reading Guide contains 100 LGBTQ+ inclusive stories for young readers aged 0–18.

The Day I Got Trapped in My Brain - book cover

The Day I Got Trapped in My Brain

Frankie Finkleton’s world is a very busy one. She’s a typical eleven-year-old with a loving family and lots going on at school. Frankie also has a sideline as a very secret investigator and from time to time goes on adventures to an imaginary world called Thoughtopolis with her younger brother Fred and her dog Blue.

Cover of Inis 66

Inis magazine: issue 66, July 2022

Inis is the magazine of Children's Books Ireland. Within these pages you will find features and articles on Irish and international children's books as well as in-depth reviews of new titles for children and teenagers. With its range of expert contributors, this is a key resource for teachers, writers, illustrators, librarians, parents/guardians and everyone interested in children's books.

Cover of Inis 68

Inis magazine: issue 68, April 2023

Inis is the magazine of Children's Books Ireland. Within these pages you will find features and articles on Irish and international children's books as well as in-depth reviews of new titles for children and teenagers. With its range of expert contributors, this is a key resource for teachers, writers, illustrators, librarians, parents/guardians and everyone interested in children's books.

AgatánSacs_HurlamabocMór

Agatán Sacs agus an Hurlamaboc Mór

Is bleachtaire stuama é Agatán Sacs agus ní theipeann riamh ar shúil agus a inchinn ghéar. Ní haon ionadh mar sin go gcuirtear roimhe breith ar bheirt de na coirpigh idirnáisiúnta is dainséaraí ar domhan! Tarraingítear isteach sa scéal Clós na hAlban agus scaiptear an scéal fud fad na cruinne sna nuachtáin “Timeseachaí”.

ArtAbu3

Art Abú! Spiorad na Coille

Is í an troid lena Dhaid a chuireann tús le heachtra Airt, agus a chuireann fonn air éalú isteach sa choill. Cuireann an cúlbhrat dearg sna painéil leis an mbaol a bhraitheann an leaid óg. Ní fada go bhfaigheann sé amach nach í an choill an namhaid is mó atá roimhe. Beartaíonn sé féin ar eagla a chur roimh “An Cladhaire Mór”. Níl ach dhá chéim shimplí sa phlean atá aige: Iontas agus Díoltas!

AgMaisiú_DónalDána

Ag Maisiú Pheigí Pusach

Níl deireadh le diabhlaíocht Dhónall Dána! Insíonn an leabhar gearr seo eachtraí an bhuachalla óig agus é ag iarraidh airgead a charnadh. Tá bior ar a chluasa nuair a chéadchloiseann sé faoi ‘Nuamhaisiú’ a chur ar mhuintir na háite, agus níos tábhachtaí fós, an táille a íocfaidh siad leis as a chuid obair chruthaitheach. Téann Dónall agus Peigí in adharca a chéile ag iarraidh custaiméirí a mhealladh don ghnó luachmhar seo.

Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals Cover Image

Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals

The second book in Biddulph's clever, creative and delightfully funny Peanut Jones series, The Twelve Portals continues Peanut's adventures in the magical world of Chroma alongside her genius little sister and science-minded best friend Rockwell. When colour begins vanishing from the city that inspires all the world's creativity, Peanut and her pals are determined to find out why ¬¬- and to ensure Chroma's increasing monochromaticity doesn't cross over into their world.

Beyond the Frozen Horizon Cover Image

Beyond the Frozen Horizon

In the not-so-distant future, the world has finally recognised the threat posed by climate change. When Rory, an adventurous and nature-loving, girl isolated from her schoolmates by family circumstance is granted the opportunity to explore a re-wilded far north, she's thrilled.

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart Cover Image

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart, a timely exploration of toxic masculinity, is structured around two time loops: the loop in which the narrator, Spence, is forced to repeat the same day over and over again until he learns something about himself and his milieu; and the loop of grief in which he and his father have been stuck since the sudden death of his mother exactly one year ago.