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Children's book reviews: Books to keep children enthralled in the most magical time of the year

We have some excellent Christmas and winter-themed reads that make fantastic gifts for young readers

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Book review: Banville’s precision lifts the drabness of 1950s Dublin right off the page

The plot moves at a good pace but many readers will take just as much pleasure in the precision of the author’s depiction of the drabness and discomforts of 1950s Dublin, and the petty snobbery that ruled everyday life

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Children’s books reviews: Christmas crackers for Gaelscoil girls and young Irish rugby fans

Pet O’Connell rounds up a festive selection of the latest books for young readers from Irish authors, illustrators, and publishers

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

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Children's book reviews: A sense of wonderment can bring kids on unexpected adventures

Children’s Books Ireland has some recommended reads on sea exploration, biodiversity, facts aliens, empires, and a trip through the underworld

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Children’s book reviews: Forces of good and evil do battle in terrifying tales

Pet O’Connell rounds up a selection of equally spectacular and spooky stories that will keep readers from turning off the light

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

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Book review: The best-laid plans go awry...

To some extent, 'Such Charming Liars' is about the bridge between innocence and experience

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Children's book reviews: Unleash banshees, selkies, and pookas from these autumn pages

Children’s Books Ireland has some recommended reads from tots to teens for October

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Children’s books reviews: Escaping the ominous Tall Man into boarding school and museum tales

A selection of books for younger readers that transports them to a different time, space, and to the mysteries of the National Museum

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Young kid girl sit on plaid with pumpkins and reading book. Happy little girl in hat and autumn clothes on an autumn background.

Spark a love of stories with these new titles from Irish artists

Children’s Books Ireland has some recommended reads from tots to teens for autumn

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

S David O'Mahony: Audiobooks retain the nostalgia of having a story read to you

When is a book not a book? According to a persistent chunk of the reading world, when it’s an audiobook apparently.

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

Book review: Game design could leave you puzzled

The storyline of 'The Grandest Game' is attractive, however, it’s a frustrating read as so much is unexplained

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

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Children’s book reviews: The pull of the Moon proves very strong for independent girls

The solitary nature of the Moon inspires one girl’s path to liberty and escape from the ‘cool gang’

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Lead characters shine in host of teen novels to brighten up your summer

From high-speed heists and magical quests to climate change and cults, new books will keep youngsters thrilled and chilled, writes Ruth Concannon

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

Children’s book reviews: Children’s coming of age stories reach for the stars

Pet O’Connell rounds up a selection of books suitable for tots to teens

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Children's book reviews: 12 books for July with Children's Books Ireland

July’s summer reading roundup covers; tackling chores, seizing the day, launching a business, going for a hike and solving many, many mysteries

Fri, 19 Jul, 2024

Children’s book reviews: Transcend these strange, wacky worlds with quacking tales

Pet O'Connell rounds up a selection of books with one showing the quest to solve a good mystery never goes out of fashion

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Children's book reviews: 12 books for summer with Children's Books Ireland

Summer distractions with tales of mean geese, shy towns, hidden treasures and heart-stopping romance

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Fun and informative summer reading for children of all ages

Ruth Concannon samples books about everything from bears to football to Goldilocks

Fri, 07 Jun, 2024

Children’s books reviews: A reimagining of events around D-Day landings

Pet O'Connell rounds up a selection of books on topics from consent and self-acceptance to legendary tales from the West of Ireland

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Children’s books reviews: Dinosaur-changing pies, mysteries and a fairy-tale tour of Cork

Pet O'Connell rounds up a selection of books for little ones to teens

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Children's book reviews: 12 books for April with Children's Books Ireland

Inspiring books this month will take children on a wild adventure

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

Kids’ books reviews: Arboreal action and adventure

Wood you believe? Pet O’Connell leafs through new releases in Irish children’s fiction

Fri, 29 Mar, 2024

Kids’ books reviews: From penguins on a sun holiday to fairy friendship

A roundup of children’s book releases, including one by a recent ‘Holly Bough’ cover creator

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

Why parents sometimes need to alter fairy tales for the greater good of the child

Simon Tierney has been reading fairy tales to his daughters since they were born. But is the messaging really appropriate for modern little girls?

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

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Children's book reviews: 12 books for February with Children's Book Ireland

There is imagination aplenty in this month’s selection, with tales for wildlings, tigers on trains, detective bees and unicorn alpacas to entertain younger readers

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

30th September 2023

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Children's titles dominate list of most borrowed library books for 2023

Irish writers proved popular with adult library goers last year with homegrown authors accounting for half of the top 20 list of adult titles

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

Kids’ books reviews: Silhouettes and attacking dragons part of the drama of a secret land

The latest in children’s books as summarised by our dragonslayer and puzzle solver Pet O’Connell

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

Children's Books Round-Up: Irish-written tales where the kids are the heroes

Nicola Pierce and Judi Curtin negotiate the Famine and its legacy; Sinéad O'Hart steps into Irish mythology

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

Milly McCarthy: The writer and illustrator behind Cork's answer to Wimpy Kid

Irish kid-lit's new sensation came from a throwaway remark asking why popular kids' books didn't feature Irish kids - Sara Colohan meets the author and illustrator who brought her to life

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

Darach Ó Séaghdha: Unifying experience of Irish childhood is slipping away

There has been a change not just in the amount of Irish programmes but in the nature of kids’ TV itself

Sat, 03 Jun, 2023

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Sinead Moriarty: ‘Writing saved me, definitely’

From the refugee crisis to homelessness, Sinead Moriarty tackles big issues in her books for young readers

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022

Alison Curtis's top 10 books for children

Her weekly book slot for kids on her weekend breakfast show has a waiting list into 2021. So who better than Alison Curtis to give us a recommended reading list for children?

Mon, 26 Oct, 2020

Children's books review: Overcoming adversity, historical thrills, and a cracking Easter read

Children's book reviews: 12 books for March with Children's Book Ireland

Children’s book reviews: Doomsday tales of growing up in Ireland leaves tails wagging

Children’s book reviews: Dickensian child poverty meets Victorian scientific advancement

Children's book reviews: New books teach readers the lessons we need to learn again

Festive books to delight younger readers