Recommended Picture Books (We love these books!)
We Are the Wibbly by Sarah Tagholm and Jane McGuinness Order here
The Mermaid Moon by Briony May Smith Order here
The Golden Hare by Paddy Donnelly (Irish author) Order here
Dexter Lost his Boo-Woo by Shane Hegarty and Ben Mantle (Irish author) Order here
Waiting for Froggo by Alice Courtley Order here
Little Lion Girl by Olivia Hope and Fiona Woodcock (Irish author) Order here
The Ballad of Cactus Joe by Lily Murray and Clive McFarland (Irish illustrator) Order here
There’s a Tiger on the Train – Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb Order here
The Girl and the Mermaid by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini Order here
Sixth Class going into First Year (a range of our favourite new books)
Global by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano (Irish author) Order here
An award-winning graphic novel about Sami and Yuki, two different young people who are trying to survive.
The Traitor in the Game by Triona Campbell (Irish author) Order here
The second book in this teen thriller series set in the world of gaming. Age 13+
Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber (Irish author) Order here
The third book in this funny, fast-paced romantasy series. Age 13+
Me and Aaron Ramsey by Manon Steffan Ros Order here
A powerful and moving book about football fan, Sam, and his relationship with his dad.
Movies Showing Nowhere by Yorick Goldewijk and Laura Watkinson (Translator) Order here
A super clever time-travel novel, something a bit different.
The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found by Jordan Lees Order here
Outstanding fantasy adventure with brilliant world building.
A Drop of Golden Sun by Kate Saunders Order here
Charming, funny historical fiction about family and friendship, set around a Hollywood movie during 1973.
The Tower Ghost by Natasha Mac a’Bháird (Irish author) Order here
A twisty, gripping murder mystery story set in a boarding school.
Into the Witchwood by Méabh McDonnell (Irish author) Order here
Terrific fantasy adventure set in an enchanted wood.
The Fights that Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt Order here
Jesse is non-binary and is looking for her place in the world. Then she finds her cousin’s teenage diaries, which spotlight LGBTQ+ history.
Age 6/7+
Pablo and Splash by Sheena Dempsey (Irish author/illustrator) Order here
The Magician Next Door by Rachel Chivers Khoo, Illustrated by Alice McKinley (Irish author) Order here
This Lake is Fake by Julian Gough, illustrated by Jim Field (Irish author) Order here
Lola and Larch Fix a Fairy Forest by Sinéad O’Hart, illustrated by Rachel Seago (Irish author) Order here
Evil Duck and the Feather of Fortune by Chris Judge (Irish author/illustrator) Order here
Dinosaur Pie by Jen Wallace, illustrated by Alan O’Rourke (Irish author and illustrator) Order here
Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola Colton (Irish author/illustrator) Order here (to come)
Adventure Mice: Mice on the Moon by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre Order here
Bear and Bird: The Adventure and Other Stories by Jarvis Order here
Happy Hills: Attack of the Giant Danger Kittens by Sophy Henn Order here
Age 9+
Milly McCarthy and the Sports Day Shambles by Leona Forde and Karen Harte (Irish author/Irish illustrator) Order here
Movies Showing Nowhere by Yorick Goldewijk and Laura Watkinson (Translator) Order here
The Weather Girls by Sarah Webb (Irish author) Order here
Pirates of Darksea by Catherine Doyle (Irish author) Order here
The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found by Jordan Lees Order here
A Drop of Golden Sun by Kate Saunders Order here
Artezans: The Forgotten Magic by L. D. Lapinski Order here
The Tower Ghost by Natasha Mac a’Bháird (Irish author) Order here
Into the Witchwood by Méabh McDonnell (Irish author) Order here
Mega Robo Bros: Nemesis by Neill Cameron Order here
Nina Peanut is Amazing by Sarah Bowie (Irish author/illustrator) Order here
The Fights that Make Us by Sarah Hagger-Holt Order here
The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll (out 2nd July) Order here
Fallout by Lesley Parr (out 4th July) Order here
Teen Books
King of Nothing Nathanael Lessore Order here
The Traitor in the Game by Triona Campbell (Irish author) Order here
(Start with book 1 A Game of Life and Death if you haven’t read it yet) Order here
Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber (Irish author) Order here
(Start with book 1 Twin Crowns if you haven’t read the series yet)
Me and Aaron Ramsey by Manon Steffan Ros Order here
I Am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm Order here
Island by David Almond, illustrated by David Litchfield Order here
The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss Order here
On Silver Tides by Sylvia Bishop Order here
YA (Age 15+)
Something’s About to Blow Up by Sam Blake (Irish author) Order here
Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain (Irish author) Order here
The Boy Next Door by Jenny Ireland (Irish author) Order here
Iris Green, Unseen by Louise Finch Order here
Who Watches This Place by Amy Clarkin (Irish author) Order here
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson Order here
Murder on a Summer Break by Kate Weston Order here
Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai (Irish author) Order here
Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald Order here
Apocalypse Cow by O.R. Sorrel Order here