Inis magazine: issue 17, autumn 2006

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.

"It is now ten years since CLAI and CBT joined forces to become CBI, and this year - Summer '06 to Summer '07 - there will be lots of events and special celebrations."

In this edition:

  • Cover image illustration by Annie West, specially commis­sioned by CBI for Book Festival 2006 
  • Editorial
  • Dahl's marvellous medicine by David Rudd
  • Chatting with Terry Deary by Ruaidhrí Ó Báille
  • Looking back at the Summer School by Margrit Cruickshank 
  • É a chur i bhfocail le Liam Ó Muirthile
  • The books that brought me here ... with Claire Hennessy 
  • Our woman in London: Mary Byrne 
  • Kate and her books by Annie O'Doherty
  • St Patrick's Centre for Children's Literature and Culture Studies by Celia Keenan 
  • Analysing Alice by Debbie Thomas 
  • A puc fo eeffoc with Dave Donohue by Paddy O'Doherty 
  • Forgotten books by Robert Dunbar 
  • Three prize-winning first-time children's authors: Deirdre Madden by Debbie Thomas, Kevin Kiely by Ashe Conrad and Jones Eileen O'Hely by Juliette Saumande
  • Reviews/léirmheasanna