Poetry

Léirítear draíocht, lúcháir agus simplíocht an tsaoil i meon an pháiste sa leabhar cumasach, taitneamhach seo. Dánta le téamaí uilíocha a oireann do ghnáthshaol an pháiste.

This is the second collection of poetry by Gambian British poet Sophia Thakur. Through her strong narrative voice and arresting language, this collection explores Sophia’s expressed need to understand how the women in her life became so ‘compassionate, fierce, gentle and powerful.’ Loosely grouped into themes, the collection covers a broad range of subjects, woven through with common threads of love, God, and the formidable influence of her family and friends. Her poems resonate with a powerful rhythm.

Clasaic mhór na Nollag ar fáil i gcló i nGaeilge den chéad uair. Leabhar gleoite amach is amach atá anseo, é maisithe go healaíonta lándaite le léaráidí Willcox Smith (ó 1912) agus clúdach láidir crua air. Níl aon chlúdach deannaigh leis, rud atá an-oiriúnach le leabhar mar é; bheinn ag súil leis go bpacáilfear suas é le cuid de na maisiúcháin Nollag le tarraingt amach ó bhliain go bliain. Níltear ag iarraidh an forchlúdach a stróiceadh!

This is an inspiring collection of poetry, gorgeously illustrated and presented. The cloth bound cover promises magic within, and the book delivers on every page. Editor Ella Risabridger’s introduction sets the tone and both it and the conclusion are thought provoking and beautiful. They whisper gently about acceptance of all our different ways of being, about stepping into our own power and what it means to be alive in this time.

Originally published in Italy in March, The Moon of Kyiv was an immediate response to the crisis in Ukraine. Walker books have now released this version for Ireland and the UK, with all net profit donated to Save the Children fund.

My Own Way, written and illustrated in the original Portuguese by Joana Estrela, and translated and adapted by the poet Jay Hulme, is a great way to introduce the concept of gender to children. With brightly coloured illustrations in a direct, clear style, the poem shows children that they are the ones who get to decide who they are – and that includes their gender and its expression. In simple language, the book teaches children to critically think about the world and about the things they assume about who others are.