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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
Sheena Wilkinson, author of Star by Star, is writing one postcard each month to a woman who influenced her, inspired her, helped her – and the postcard is her thank you. They will appear on our blog on the 14th of every month, right up to the end of the year! To follow them all, check in Continue Reading →
Things never stay the same for long on Little Island. We’re just off on a new voyage of discovery and adventure: our first children’s audiobook is here! As if that is not exciting enough – it’s a book of poems. Our beautiful Hopscotch in the Sky – poems by Lucinda Jacob and illustration by Lauren O’Neill Continue Reading →
