Reading guide 2016

Children’s Books Ireland produces an annual reading guide detailing the best books of the year for readers aged 0–18. Our reading guides and lists are designed to connect young readers with the right books for them and with stories they will love.

"In every book, be it for babies or for young adults, there’s a cast of characters just waiting to come alive in the reader’s mind. Here we have funny books and fact books, skinny books and fat books – something for every young person to read and make their own."

Cover illustration by Chris Judge

Section Editors:

  • Age 0-2 Kim Harte
  • Age 2-4 Kim Harte
  • Age 5-8 Anne Gannon
  • Age 9-11 Síne Quinn
  • Age 12 -14 Louise Gallagher
  • Young Adult Becky Long
  • Poetry Amanda Bell
  • Non-fiction Juliette Saumande
  • Irish language Claire Marie Dunne