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A Very Special Children's Book from DRAW LIKE an EGYPTIAN BRITISH MUSEUM, £5.99 (PBK), ISBN 9780714131146 to You Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:06 Page 1 Celebrate the Children's Book Festival with a new book from The O'Brien Press, 12 Terenure Road East, Dublin 6. P: 01 4923333; F: 01 4922777; E: [email protected]; www.obrien.ie Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:06 Page 2 NOW With Children’s Book Festival Competition Munch Bunch Yogurts, Squashums and Fromage Frais are all enriched with Calci+ to help build strong teeth and bones. Each Munch Bunch Drinky+ has probiotics for healthy tummies and immune systems. Healthy Lunch Box Inspiration! Healthy lunches and snacks are important for growing kids and help fuel their concentration, learning and playing. Munch Bunch yogurts and fromage frais now contain 50% more calcium with Calci+, a natural source of calcium than comes from milk and is designed for kids. LIFES AL TY TI LE N G E U S I S D E E E H T N calcium F U O R R E FA TH MILIES ON BOOKFEST 2007–2008 9003 NES Munch Bunch ad Resize f1 1 63 20/08/2007 13:00:16 Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:11 Page 3 WELCOME TO BOOKFEST / LEABHAR-FHÉILE 2007 Welcome to BookFest, the guide to children’s books produced annually for the Children’s Book Festival, compiled and edited by Liz Morris and Sarah Webb. We believe passionately in the power of books. We believe that the right book in the hands of the right - child or teenager at the right time can be life- changing. We believe this because we have both seen it happen, time and time again. In this edition of BookFest we have brought The Recommended together the very best children’s and teen books from Reading Guide of the 2007: wonderful books for babies, striking picture Children’s Book Festival books, brilliant books for early readers, gripping novels, poetry and information books for confident readers, and thrilling, thoughtful and important reads for older readers of twelve years and over. Every book in this guide has been read and reviewed by an expert in the field of children’s books. Our review panel is made up of teachers, librarians, booksellers, editors, lecturers, parents, writers and illustrators. They all donate their time on a voluntary basis because, like us, they believe in and love children’s books. We would like to thank them all for their time and dedication. Without them there would be no guide. We would particularly like to thank fellow children’s book-lovers – Mags, Jenny and Tom – in Children’s Books Ireland, for their enthusiasm and tireless work; Kieran Nolan in Oldtown Design for the design and typesetting, and Mark Oliver for the Children’s Book Festival splendid cover illustration. 3rd–26th October 2007 We do hope you enjoy BookFest and find it useful. Please do contact Jenny in the CBI office by email if The Children’s Book Festival is a national you have any comments, suggestions or questions celebration of reading and books, with an about the guide: [email protected] emphasis on fun. There are hundreds of free events happening nationwide in bookshops, Happy reading! libraries, schools and community centres. Best wishes, Pick up a copy of our Event Guide or log on to Sarah Webb and Liz Morris www.childrensbooksireland.ie to find out BookFest editors what’s happening in your area. Join us for a [email protected] fun-filled festival! Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:11 Page 4 Contents Age 0-4 Age 5-8 Age 9-12 … pages 8–15 … pages 16–22 … pages 24 –33 BookFest Overall Editors Liz Morris and Sarah Webb Reviewers Andrea Burke-Khan, Helen Carr, Valerie Coghlan, Section Editors Ruth Coleman, Peter D’Amato, Judy Deacon, Tom Age 0–4 Sarah Webb Donegan, Robert Dunbar, Kieran Fanning, Eoin Fegan, Age 5–8 Tom Donegan & Mags Walsh Nikki Gamble, Alison Gilliland, Emma Hannon, Charis Age 9–12 Caitríona Magner Hughes, Lucinda Jacob, Anna Kamaralli, Patricia Kennon, Marian Keyes, Niamh McGuirk, Caitríona Poetry Enda Wyley Magner, Jane Mitchell, Liz Morris, Jenny Murray, Information Sarah Webb Áine Ní Ghlinn, Paddy O’Doherty, Tomás Ó Dúlaing, Age 12–14 Liz Morris Finian O’Shea, Barbara O’Toole, Helen Power, Síne Older teens Liz Morris Quinn, Juliette Saumande, Niamh Sharkey, Bess Van Irish language Tomás Ó Dúlaing Sleeuwen, Mags Walsh, Sarah Webb, Enda Wyley 4 BOOKFEST 2007–2008 Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:11 Page 5 Here are our editors’ top choices… Poetry Age 12-14 Older Teens … pages 34–35 Information … pages 44 –50 … pages 52–57 Prize-winners … page 58 Irish-published children’s books 2006 … page 59 Participating bookshops … page 61 Competition … page 62 … pages 37– 43 Irish author /illustrator /publisher CBI has made every effort to ensure the information provided in this guide is correct, however CBI cannot be held responsible for The Children’s Book Festival would like to thank: any errors or omissions. The Arts Council, Nestlé Munch Bunch, Foras na Gaeilge, Youth Libraries Group, Dublin City Libraries, To find out more about the Children’s Book International Education Supplies, Glennon Print, Festival 2007 please contact: Oldtown Design, MS READaTHON, The O’Brien Press, Tom Donegan The Goethe Institut, Alliance Française and Eason and Children’s Books Ireland, Sons Ltd. Also a big thank you to all the publishers for 17 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1. their continued support, particularly those who Tel: (01) 872 7475 advertised in BookFest. Fax: (01) 872 7476 Layout by Oldtown Design Email: [email protected] Cover Illustration by Mark Oliver Printed by Glennon Print Website: www.childrensbooksireland.ie BOOKFEST 2007–2008 5 Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:11 Page 6 Shadowing Get Reading and Make Your Vote Count!! CBI runs the annual prestigious CBI Bisto Book of the Year Awards – Ireland’s leading children’s book awards. In 2005 we piloted a new shadowing scheme as part of the CBI Awards. Each year in excess of 100 books are submitted for these awards. Our panel of judges review all the titles over 6 months and after much heated debate a shortlist is decided on – it is this that forms the basis of the shadowing activities. We began the scheme in 2005 with 12 groups – we have since seen this figure rise dramatically to 140 school and library groups participating across the country. These groups reviewed, evaluated and championed the books on the shortlist, and then selected their own winner. In 2007, as in 2006, the . shadowing groups’ overall winner matched that of the selected judgingThe Boy panel. in the John Striped Boyne Pyjamas won the outright CBI/Bisto Book of the Year Award in 2007 for his title, This programme has proved to be very successful, and we are looking to expand the scheme and encourage more groups to get reading! We are looking for primary and post-primary school groups to participate in next year’s scheme. The time frame involved is as follows – the Awards Shortlist is released in March and the overall Award ceremony and winners announcement is in May. So between March and May our shadowing groups are busy devouring all the titles so they can get voting. To find out more and to request information sheets and registration forms for the Shadowing Programme, call the CBI office on 01 8727475 or email us at [email protected]. It’s a great programme to be involved in and one we ow. hope will continue to gr ‘Riotously funny’ The Times Look out for Wilderness, Roddy’s amazing new ‘Brilliant’ novel out this Irish Independent autumn Out now in all good bookshops www.scholastic.co.uk Book Fest 2007.7 28/08/2007 12:11 Page 7 Children’s Books Ireland Become a member of CBI today! CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND is the national children’s book organisation, promoting quality books and reading. Our main activities include the annual adult Conference in May and the month-long Children’s Book Festival in October – both sit alongside other one-day events and author-tours held in venues up and down the country. CBI also runs the prestigious CBI/Bisto Book of the Year Awards, Ireland’s largest children’s book award. Membership of CBI will keep you up-to-date with new titles, trends and development in books for young people. If you are a parent, teacher, librarian, writer, illustrator, bookseller or in any way interested in children’s books, then CBI membership is for you! Membership includes four issues of our magazine Inis and copies of BookFest – the recommended reading guide – as well as the festival Event Guide and other publications. Members also receive reduced entry to all our events for adults. Rates for membership are listed below, simply send payment to the listed address with your contact details and we will take it from there, or go online to www.childrensbooksireland.ie You can also sign on for CBI’s online newsletter. CBI 2007 Membership Rates: Individual (Ireland and UK) . 30/£20 Institutional . 50/£35 Overseas . 60/£40/$70 Student/Unwaged (Ireland only) . 20/£15 Membership, Children’s Books Ireland, 17 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1. For more information, visit www.childrensbooksireland.ie or call us on tel. (01) 872 7475. The Youth Libraries Group he Youth Libraries Group is a very active section of the Library Association of TIreland which promotes children’s books and reading through planned programmes. It organises seminars, workshops and lectures on topics relating to children’s books, activities and children’s libraries.
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