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Review: Here Be Dragons

Susannah Lloyd (author) Paddy Donnelly (illustrator) Here Be Dragons Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, February 2021 Paperback, 40PP, £6.99 ISBN: 9780711256613 Picturebook, 0-4, 5-7 years. Review by Joanna Geoghegan. Here Be Dragons is a charming medieval fantasy picturebook about a clueless knight and his intelligent steed, who are on a quest to find and slay aContinue reading “Review: Here Be Dragons”

Review: Animal Crackers

Sarah Webb and Alan Nolan Animal Crackers The O’Brien Press, August 2020 Paperback, 176PP, €11.99 ISBN: 9781788490658 Picturebook, Nonfiction, Middle Grade Review by Joanna Geoghegan. Did you know that dolphins only shut down half their brain when they sleep? Or that polar bears’ fur isn’t white – it’s actually translucent to allow light to hitContinue reading “Review: Animal Crackers”

Review: The Dead Zoo

Peter Donnelly The Dead Zoo Gill Books, September 2020 Hardback, 32PP, €14.99 ISBN: 9780717189724 Picturebook, age 0-4 Review by Joanna Geoghegan. Mr Gray is a very serious man who works in a museum called the Dead Zoo, which is full of animals who are very quiet, and very still. Imagine Mr Gray’s surprise when oneContinue reading “Review: The Dead Zoo”

Review: Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire?

Úna Woods Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? The O’Brien Press, September 2020 Hardback, 32PP, €12.99 ISBN: 9781788491198 Picturebook, 0-4, 5-7 years Review by Joanna Geoghegan. The Dublin Vampire loves to go for night-time walks around Dublin. Some of his favourite spots include O’Connell Street, Trinity College, Stephen’s Green and the Natural History Museum. Along theContinue reading “Review: Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire?”

Review: Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses

Hollis Kurman (author) Barroux (illustrator) Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses Otter-Barry Books, July 2020 Hardback, 32PP, £8.99 ISBN: 9781913074999 Picturebook, 0-4 years Review by Joanna Geoghegan. Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses is a beautiful story about a mother and her three children who are forced to flee from a war-torn country. Along the way,Continue reading “Review: Hello! A Counting Book of Kindnesses”