Ever wanted to have a sneaky peek into an author’s home life and especially their bookshelf? Well, now’s your chance! Deirdre Sullivan talked about fairy tales, procrastination and finding the time for something you love with the lovely folks at thejournal.ie. For the full piece, visit thejournal.ie and have a read as well as a Continue Reading →
Check out this brilliant new video podcast from the Laureate na nÓg, P.J. Lynch – The Big Picture! In each episode he’ll be showing you how to draw different pictures and talking to different illustrators about how they work. In the first couple of minutes of this episode he talks about our book Once upon a Place, Continue Reading →
Des Kenny was on the Keith Finnegan show on Galway Bay FM last Friday talking about BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS. And guess what? He chose loads of ours! Tune in from 58 mins to hear Des talk books along with our author and all-round brilliant woman Patricia Forde. ‘What prompted this was that earlier on this Continue Reading →
Author of Little Island’s first adult novel, Kevin Stevens, was featured on RTE Radio 1’s Arts Show yesterday evening. Interviewer Sean Rocks highlights many of the themes and issues of the novel, from a Muslim boy living in the US to the importance of John Coltrane in the world of jazz. Listen back here from Continue Reading →
Name upon Name by our super Sheena Wilkinson was featured on Ireland AM this morning during their roundup of brilliant books for kids going back to school as part of the TV3 Book Club. Aoife Murray of Children’s Books Ireland selected three of her favourites – Danger is Still Everywhere by David O’Doherty and Chris Continue Reading →
Not only does she have TWO books out this year, but Sheena Wilkinson is doing a blog tour this month. She just can’t stop writing! Here’s where you can find all of Sheena’s posts this month. Sheena’s Blog Tour Schedule Wednesday 19 August – Author Allsorts. Letter to Sheena’s O Level History Teacher. Saturday 22 Continue Reading →
Kennys Bookshop in Galway recently had a visit from local author Patricia Forde with three classes of children from local schools. The owner Des Kenny had this to say: ‘Within the last month another major player has entered the frame, Patricia Forde from Market Street, with The Wordsmith, published by the wonderful Little Island. Already Continue Reading →
The lovely people at Books for Keeps – one of the foremost magazine for children’s books in the UK – have just published a double page spread on Little Island and our 5th birthday! It features lots of information about the books we’ve published over the past five years as well as upcoming projects and Continue Reading →
Our wonderful Patricia Forde, author of The Wordsmith, appeared on the Keith Finnegan show with Des Kenny of Kennys Bookshop last Friday, the 5th June. In his introduction, Des tells us that ‘from the moment you pick it up, you do not leave it down’ and that Patricia ‘writes with wonderful energy, she writes passionately, Continue Reading →
