Inis magazine: issue 25, autumn 2008
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.
"The theme of this year's CBI conference, 'Voices in Children's Books', provided a welcome forum for sharing ideas about how to answer the challenge of promoting inclusion and meaningful connections between people, society and story in this increasingly busy and globalised world."
In this edition:
- Cover illustration by Tomm Moore, The Cartoon Saloon, specially commissioned by Children's Books Ireland for the Children's Book Festival 2008 (www.cartoonsaloon.ie)
- Editorial
- Online storytelling: fan fiction and children's literature by Lynn O'Sullivan
- Babies, bubbles and a birdman: Polly Dunbar and friends by Valerie Coghlan
- Dates for your diary
- 'The Adventures of Me': a Draiocht project for children's storytelling by Anne O'Gorman
- Navigating the fantastical world of The Spiderwick Chronicles by Ruth Coleman
- Voices in Children's Books: CBI Conference 2008 by Ciara Ní Bhroin
- The Children's Book Festival 2008: a peek into the programme by Tom Donegan
- Writers remembering the 2007 Children's Book Festival with Judi Curtin and Malachy Doyle
- Almond and McKean's The Savage with Celia Keenan, Niamh Sharkey and Mel Gibson
- Reviews/léirmheasanna
