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Signing copies of The Lost Dogs at The Book Centre, Wexford. Aided and abetted by the lovely Amy. ⁦@publishinguclan⁩

I’d like to settle down near Ventry Harbour, St.Brendan to the albatross he said…#ontour

Will Galway beat Mayo? Hope so!⚽️⚽️⚽️

Fabulous new books out in May!

Start them young!

Looking forward to this! Giving a keynote on my 3-year evaluation of Children's Books Ireland 'Every Child a Reader', funded by the Late Late Toy Show Appeal & Community Foundation Ireland. Myself, Patricia Forde & Dr Debbie Thomas (OU) talk about reading in the gorgeous MOLI. #reading #literacy #readers

Patricia Forde visited twice in 2020; virtually on Microsoft Teams sharing insights on her novel ‘Mother Tongue’ & for the launch of her book, “To the Island” where she met a student & a student’s sibling who won Write a Book today Galway EC clontuskert.scoilnet.ie/blog/2020/09/1… #Inspiration

Such a beautiful setting to talk about reading for pleasure at the Reading for JOY forum in Ireland this morning! Reading for Pleasure 🧶 Teresa Cremin Kelly Ashley #WordPower

Best of luck today to all those taking part at the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards! KPMG Children's Books Ireland Laureate na nÓg

Had a wonderful time last week meeting these talented young writers!

Wexford students inspired to write after visit from Galway author independent.ie/regionals/wexf…

Letters to a Monster – Books For Keeps. booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/letters…

What happens to a baby’s brain when they are read to? Laureate na nÓg Children's Books Ireland

Wow! Where did that 10 years go?

👨‍👧‍👦 Móreagrán ar Litríocht na nÓg Aoi-eagarthóir Lydia Uí Ruairc Rogha iontach ábhair: 🟣 Agallamh le Patricia Forde 🟠 Comhar-rá idir Áine Ní Ghlinn & Máire Zepf 🟢 Ailt, léirmheasanna agus NEART eile! 🔗 comhar.ie/leabhair/iris-… Laureate na nÓg Children's Books Ireland Tristan Rosenstock Aontas na Scríbhneoirí

Language has its own special genres. And your toddler is working to master them all. Not long ago, I shared a fantastic video example of a toddler engaged in a pretend phone call. He took conversational turns, laughed at his imaginary partner’s joke, and knew to end the call

Looking forward to the West Cork Literary Festival!

Am I reading with my baby too soon? (Spoiler alert: No. Never.) A parent recently reached out with this very question, noting that her infant often seems more focused on her during reading time than on the books themselves. Perhaps she was just introducing them too early?

Great advice!