When a beloved figure in their eighties dies, family, friends and colleagues are left with a sense of loss and sadness. But when Michael O’Brien died last month, the publishing and children’s books communities in Ireland were not only bereft but were rocked by shock. Michael O’Brien simply wasn’t supposed to die. He was not so much driven by the life force like the rest of us — he seemed actually to embody the life force.
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The Making of the Carousel Lantern
by Lucy Kelly-Desmond In this special guest blog post, author and illustrator Lucy Kelly-Desmond shares the inspiration for her book The Horse, the Stars, and the Road (out now) and how she created the beautiful carousel lantern which we see in the story. You can see the real lantern along with Lucy’s illustration at the Continue Reading →
The Mother of all blog tours!
If you follow us on any of our social media channels, you’ll know that our wonderful author Patricia Forde was touring this month – without even leaving her home! Eight brilliant blogs invited Patricia for interviews and conversations, discussing everything from her writing process and finding an agent, to world building and how she created Continue Reading →
Seamus the Turkey Writes Back!
Seamus the Turkey is the sole investigator for the Free Range Detective Agency – you can read all about his adventures in his first book MURDER MOST FOWL, written by Jed Lynch. Readers of the book have been submitting postcards with details of some mysterious goings-on and they need the Turkey Detective to help. Just Continue Reading →
Little Island Talks!
It’s been a little while since we at Little Island published our very first talking book — a book of poems, Hopscotch in the Sky by Lucinda Jacob, read in her most chocolatey voice by the inimitable Jennifer Johnston, available from audible.co.uk. Since dipping our toe in those rather cool and scary waters, we’ve taken the plunge altogether Continue Reading →
Little Island Partners with Brown Thomas for BT Children’s Book Club!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we are partnering with Brown Thomas to launch the Brown Thomas Children’s Book Club! Over the course of the next three months, Little Island Books and Brown Thomas will invite book fans of all ages to attend our ‘meet the author’ sessions, which will include a 45-minute chat Continue Reading →
Cast Your Vote for Compelling Compendium!
Our beautiful shortlisted book needs your help! Congratulations to Aga Grandowicz and Rob Maguire! Their stunning book, Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals, has been shortlisted for the Best Irish-Published award in the Irish Book Awards. But if they’re going to win, we need your help. The winners are chosen by public vote. Could Continue Reading →
Little Island and EdCo are teaming up!
Little Island is delighted to announce a new sales partnership with EdCo (The Educational Company). Little Island, which has a well-established presence in bookshops all over Ireland, is now for the first time able to reach into the schools market. EdCo sales reps will be representing Little Island’s titles as reading-for-pleasure books and class Continue Reading →
Honey-raisin-avocado ice-cream recipe from My Secret Dragon!
In our newest novel, My Secret Dragon by Debbie Thomas, young readers will not only meet Aidan and his part-dragon mother, they will not only meet Charlotte and her fantastic mythological stories, they will not only travel around Ireland for a fantastic, mysterious and dangerous adventure… Young readers will also learn to cook some extraordinary Continue Reading →
Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth chosen as the Dublin UNESCO Citywide Read
We are delighted to announce Bumpfizzle The Best on Planet Earth by Patricia Forde, illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa, as the 2019 Citywide Reading for Children choice. This fun story is suitable for boys and girls aged 7-9years. “I am delighted and very excited that Bumpfizzle The Best on Planet Earth is the 2019 Citywide Read. I live in Galway and Continue Reading →
