Roscoe and Ivy want the clean-up monster, their name for the vacuum cleaner, to come out; but first they need to tidy up all of their things. Tidying seems an overwhelming task, everything is jumbled up, Play-Doh is mixed together, and Roscoe is getting out more toys. Slowly they start to put things into labelled boxes, Ivy makes sure the dough lids match the colour in the pots, and finally they’re ready for Mama to bring the clean-up monster out!
Getting new shoes is a challenging event for many children, and Roscoe does not want to replace his soft, comfy puppy shoes. Roscoe’s big sister Ivy shows him some new dinosaur shoes, and when he doesn’t want to try them, she leaves them where he can see them. In his own time, Roscoe decides to try the new dinosaur shoes, and finds that they are soft and comfy too!
This wildly colourful anthology digs deep and spreads wide to celebrate different forms of courage and empowerment, from the more familiar – being true to yourself, fighting injustice – to fresh expressions of bravery, such as swirling in a sari and letting Afro hair ‘grow/the way it wants to grow:/ confident again.’
This delightful picturebook tells the story of a visit to the park and how through dance, people and nature connect to one another, creating a mood of great happiness.
How to Find a Missing Girl is a sapphic YA mystery that follows Iris, a determined teenager searching for answers after her older sister, Stella, disappeared a year earlier. Refusing to let the case fade away, Iris forms an amateur detective group and continues investigating. When her ex-girlfriend, Heather, suddenly goes missing soon after releasing the final episode of her true-crime podcast about Stella’s disappearance, Iris becomes convinced that the cases are linked. With time running out, she races to uncover what really happened to both of them.
This Seachtain na Gaeilge, discover a new reading guide highlighting the excellent books on offer in the Irish language for children and young people.
It’s love at flat white for Eli and James when they meet at the Brewbear cafe. A rogue source of magic has been detected at a nearby abandoned farmhouse and James is on a mission to locate its source. Eli has never known another witch. For centuries, Arcana has investigated paranormal entities parallel to the world of human beings and contained their magic to preserve order. But within Arcana’s celestial interiors and grand halls, the Majors are harbouring a perilous secret. Can Eli and his newfound coven free themselves from the hands of a generational curse?
This short boardbook, created by a Nigerian author and a Nigerian illustrator, is part of the Our World Series created by Barefoot Books – a publisher committed to diversity, inclusion and representation.
This book is a modern magical tale of wizardry and mayhem. When wizard Henry Gravelaxe is found murdered at the Hotel Marvelo the owners, Finian’s parents, are blamed. Finnian, however, is determined to clear their names. With the help of his siblings Juniper and Teddy who are part of their blended family, they set out on the hunt for clues.
With an introduction from Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg 2023–2026 and Frank Cotrell-Boyce, Children’s Laureate, the Northern Lights recommended reading guide aims to shine a light on talented authors and illustrators from the North of Ireland who create books for young readers.
