Reading Guide/Rogha Leabhar 2017
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READING GUIDE/ROGHA LEABHAR www.childrensbooksireland.ie 2017–18 Overall editor/Príomheagarthóir: Reviewers/Léirmheastóirí: Jenny Murray Irene Barber [IB] Rosemary Hetherington [RHe] Julianne Mooney [JMo] Production/Táirgeadh: Amanda Bell [AB] Rachel Hobbs [RHo] Dee Mulhall [DM] Jenny Murray Orla Bourke [OB] Catherine Holmes [CHo] Alison Mundie [AMun] Emma Burke-Kennedy [EB-K] Eleanor Holmes [EH] Alan Murphy [AlMur] Design and layout/ Jane Burns [JB] Olivia Hope [OH] Aoife Murray [AoMur] Dearadh agus leagan amach: Patricia Campbell [PC] Geraldine Hughes [GH] Keelin Murray [KM] Avril Carr [ACa] Lucinda Jacob [LJ] www.fintanwall.com EmmaLouise Murphy [ELM] Valerie Christie [VCh] Ruth James [RuJ] Samantha Murphy [SM] Gráinne Clear [GC] Alex Jefferson [AJ] Anne Murray [AnMur] Print/Cló: Aedín Clements [ACl] Rosa Jones [RoJ] Ruth Nic an Bhreithiúnaigh www.spectrum.ie Karina Clifford [KC] Mary Esther Judy [MEJ] [RNicanB] Valerie Coghlan [VCo] Eoin Kelly [EK] Beití Ní Dhuibhir [BNíD] Editors/Eagarthóirí: Vita Coleman [ViC] Joe Kelly [JK] Paula Nic Iomhair [PNicI] Age/Aois 0–2 and 2–4: Ruth Concannon [RC] Joe J Kelly [JJK] Caoimhe Nic Lochlainn Kim Harte Margaret Connolly [MCo] Aishling Kennedy [AK] [CNicL] Age/Aois 5–8: Helen Corcoran [HC] Fiona Kennedy [FK] Clíodhna Nolan [CN] Olivia Lally Lisa Corr [LC] Evianna Korhonen [EK] Cat O’Broin [CO’B] Age/Aois 9–11: Sadie Cramer [SC] Tarsila Krüse [TK] Peadar Ó Conchúir [PÓC] Anne Gannon Manus Cronin [MCr] Olivia Lally [OL] Ciara O’Connor [CO’C] Age/Aois 12–14: Catherine Ann Cullen [CAC] Bernadette Larkin [BLa] Paddy O’Doherty [PO’D] Síne Quinn Emily Daly [ED] Aideen Lawlor [AL] Laura O’Herlihy [LO’H] Young adult/Daoine óga fásta: Sophie Daly [SD] Cethan Leahy [CL] Ruairí Ó Meachair [RÓM] Helen Dawson [HDa] Becky Long [BLo] Becky Long Helen Power [HP] Hannah Deacon [HDe] Vivienne Luke [VL] Priscilla Prevo [PP] Non-fiction/Neamhfhicsean: Regina de Burca [RdeB] Jackie Lynam [JL] Anne Marie Quinn [AMQ] Juliette Saumande Catherine Duffy [CD] Natasha Mac a’Bháird Dearbhla Quinn [DQ] Poetry/Filíocht: Jenny Duffy [JD] [NMaca’B] Síne Quinn [SQ] Ruth Concannon Claire M Dunne [CMD] Ruaidhrí Mac Aodhagáin Lisa Redmond [LR] Eagarthóir Gaeilge: Michael Emberley [ME] [RMacA] Andrew Roycroft [AR] Claire M Dunne Georgina Emery [GE] Seán Mac Risteaird [SMacR] Eileen Russell [ER] Tatyana Feeney [TF] Steve McCarthy [SMcC] Juliette Saumande [JS] Brenda Frawley [BF] Marc McCluskey [MMcC] Rachel Sneyd [RS] Louise Gallagher [LG] Heather McConaghy [HMcC] Margaret Anne Suggs [MAS] Anne Gannon [AG] Michaela McDermott Deirdre Sullivan [DS] Julie-Anne Graham [J-AG] [MMcD] Debbie Thomas [DebT] Jo Greenfield [JG] Gráinne McDonagh [GMcD] Deirdre Thornton [DeiT] Lynn Harding [LH] Mary McLaughlin [MMcL] Elizabeth Treacy [ET] Kim Harte [KH] Siobhán McNamara [SMcN] MaryBrigid Turner [MBT] Niamh Headon [NH] Jane Mitchell [JMi] Sarah Webb [SWe] Sal Healy [SH] Beata Molendowska [BM] Jan Winter [JW] Claire Hennessy [CHe] Cianan Monaghan [CM] CBI has made every effort to Tá gach iarracht déanta ag LPÉ le ensure that all information cinntiú go bhfuil an fhaisnéis sa provided in this guide is correct treoir seo cruinn. Ní féidir le LPÉ at time of print. However, we a bheith freagach áfach as aon cannot be held responsible for earráid ná easnamh. any errors or omissions. We are very grateful to all our funders: www.childrensbooksireland.ie www.childrensbooksireland.ie Specially commissioned artwork/ Obair ealaíne choimisiúnaithe: www.pjlynchgallery.com CONTENTS/CLÁR 3 Contents/Clár 10 Age/Aois 0–2 4 Children’s Books Ireland team/ 12 Age/Aois 2–4 Foireann Leabhair Pháistí Éireann 24 Age/Aois 5–8 5 Children’s Books Ireland/ 35 Age/Aois 9–11 Leabhair Pháistí Éireann 47 Age/Aois 12–14 6 Inis Reading Guide team/ 56 Young adult/Daoine óga fásta Foireann Rogha Leabhar Inis 69 Non-fiction/Neamhfhicsean 7 CBI Book Clinics and CBI Book Clubs/ 81 Poetry/Filíocht Clinicí Leabhar LPÉ & Clubanna Leabhar LPÉ 84 Irish-published children’s books 2017/ 8 Laureate na nÓg Leabhair do pháistí a foilsíodh 9 CBI Book of the Year Awards 2017/ in Éirinn 2017 LPÉ Gradaim Leabhair na Bliana 2017 87 Get involved!/Bí páirteach! INIS READING GUIDE 2017–18 3 CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND TEAM/FOIREANN LEABHAIR PHÁISTÍ ÉIREANN Elaina was blown away by Jenny was blown away by Aoife was blown away by Ciara was blown away by One The Outsiders There Wave by Sarah Crossan by S.E. Hinton by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick by Suzy Lee In 2017 Children’s Books Ireland turned twenty years exciting voices in children’s books. We invite speakers old. Within that time, we have grown from being a from all over the world to come and speak to our voluntary organisation to having four full-time staff audience over a weekend. And the CBI Book of the members. In our busy offices in central Dublin, we Year Awards and associated Shadowing Scheme strive to meet the demands of an increasingly busy recognises Irish illustrators and authors whose work industry and society. At Children’s Books Ireland our is extraordinary. As well as these core projects, we vision is an Ireland in which books are part of every work in partnership with festivals and venues to child’s life and where meaningful engagement with ensure that young people have access to wonderful books is supported by passionate and informed adults events that help to bring books to life for them. We in families, schools, libraries and communities all across are also honoured to administer the Laureate na nÓg the country. project on behalf of the Arts Council and partners. This year we announced two new initiatives to This Inis Reading Guide is one of our most important celebrate our anniversary, which included the inaugural ways of sharing books. By recommending the very best annual Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries and the books in all genres and age groups, we can ensure that announcement of Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch and his children find the right book for them, often with some three predecessors as Patrons of CBI. help from an adult in their lives – a parent, grandparent, teacher, librarian or bookseller – who can call on this As a small team, CBI relies on the goodwill and hard guide for help. work and support of the many volunteers, interns, reviewers and members who make our work possible. We know that ‘one size fits all’ doesn’t work for books: our CBI book doctors hold clinics all over Ireland to Tá muid ag iarraidh labhairt le gach ball dár bpobal meet with young people and talk to them about their agus, mar sin, cuidigh linn an scéal a scaipeadh faoin interests before prescribing great books for them to tábhacht a bhaineann le leabhair agus le léitheoireacht. read. They are the section editors of this guide, which Please use this guide to find the best of new books ensures they are up-to-date with the very best reads available and encourage others to do so. Pass it along to available for young people. friends and family. Become a member of CBI by going online to childrensbooksireland.ie to help support our Throughout the year, we also publish Inis magazine work. online and in print, so our members can access reviews of all the most recent titles. Our annual international conference is another way of highlighting the most We could not produce this guide without the CBI would like to thank all our partners in libraries and cooperation and support of the publishers, the time bookshops across Ireland. For more information about and expertise generously given by our team of editors events near you and resources to promote reading in and their reviewers, and the skill and imagination of your school, library or community, visit both our designer Fintan Wall and this year’s campaign www.childrensbooksireland.ie illustrator PJ Lynch. Children’s Books Ireland/ denotes an Irish author/illustrator/publisher Leabhair Pháistí Éireann údar/maisitheoir/foilsitheoir as Éirinn 17 North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1 Telephone: 00 353 1 8727475 [email protected] www.childrensbooksireland.ie 4 ROGHA LEABHAR INIS 2017–18 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Children’s Books Ireland is the national children’s books organisation of Ireland. Our mission is to make books a part of every child’s life. We champion and celebrate the importance of authors and illustrators and we work THE CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND MAGAZINE in partnership with the people and organisations who enhance children’s lives through books. 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