New Book Review now on the website of this forthcoming novel from @theobrienpress.bsky.social and @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social Review by a 4th Class pupil. www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted

As grown-ups we can often fall into the trap of leaning towards serious or ‘issue heavy’ kid’s books, forgetting that kids also need and deserve books that just bring joy. So for #KidsBooksFriday this week, what are your top fun / silly / joyful book recommendations? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire. Booking opens 9th Feb. Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly. Don’t miss it! An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!

Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire. Booking opens 9th Feb. Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly. Don’t miss it! An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!

Coming from @theobrienpress.bsky.social in May is The Bookshop Sisters from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social - partly inspired by the real life Parsons Bookshop at Dublin's Baggot Street Bridge , a hub for the city's literary bohemians for 40 years until 1989. thebookshop.ie/sarah-webb-t...

Some exciting upcoming children's books from @theobrienpress.bsky.social: @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social's is set in a 1950s Dublin bookshop and @alexdunnewrites.bsky.social's in a magical antique shop (and came complete with a matching, magical cookie)

Lots of great new children’s books coming in 2026. Here are some of the books for age 8/9+ and teens/YA coming this season. I’ve got one out in May called The Bookshop Sisters - cover reveal next week. 📚📚📚

Look what just arrived! The ARC of my new children’s book - out in May with O’Brien Press - The Bookshop Sisters. Cover will be revealed by @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social next week. With original artwork by Lauren O’Hara! #thebookshopsisters

I’m currently reading lots of age 8+ books for our @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Jr Book Club 2026 season - they like books with lots of action, adventure, humour and emotion, and slightly shorter books work v well with this age group. Here are some of their favourites from the last 2 years.

Today's #BookElves2025 theme is funny books. Here are some of my favourites from this year and also one of my all time favourite Irish children's books, The Summer I Robbed a Bank by David O'Doherty, illustrated by Chris Judge (age 9+), which is funny, wise and moving - such a great read!

Today's #BookElves2025 theme is funny books. Here are some of my favourites from this year and also one of my all time favourite Irish children's books, The Summer I Robbed a Bank by David O'Doherty, illustrated by Chris Judge (age 9+), which is funny, wise and moving - such a great read!

Great to see 2 pages of Irish children’s books in The Sunday Times today. Well done Ruth Concannon from @childrensbooksireland.ie #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025

Today's #BookElves2025 theme is Irish fiction. One by Sarah Crossan is an outstanding verse novel for teens, beautifully crafted and compelling. It's about conjoined twins and it captures their hopes and fears perfectly. HIghly recommended for age 14+. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚GNs featuring zany silliness & quirky animal characters inspired by Jake’s review of #EvilDuck @chrisjudge.bsky.social ☘️ #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social #bookbloggers

#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Books featuring Faeries 🧚 inspired by communion dress design #fashion ☘️#latelate #latelatetoyshow @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social

Day 2 of #BookElves2025 and we are recommending books with illustrations. Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

Thanks to everyone who took part in #BookElves2025 during the #LateLateToyShow To lots of us in Ireland Christmas means magical stories and books. Night all!

A note from your friendly bookseller watching the #LateLateToyShow – here are all the books featured so you can show your local bookshop exactly which one you’re looking for 📚 Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!

Looking for a great book for a good reader of age 14+ who loves fantasy and family stories – Ithen try the The City of Fantome series, with "The Dagger And The Flame" by Catherine Doyle. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 #YA #TheCityOfFantome #CatherineDoyle

Alright, break time, so now is your chance to get a personalised book recommendation for the young reader in your life! Just tell me their age (0-18) and interests and I'll share a book I think they'll love 📚 #LateLateToyShow #BookElves2025

Some brilliant Irish comic books for age 7/8+ #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow

A brilliant non-fiction book for children by Irish author @niamhgarvey.bsky.social for age 9+. It's easy to read, fun and full of information. Great comic book style illustrations by Rachel Burgess make it a real winner. #LateLateToyShow #BookElves2025

Some of my favourite Irish books for age 9+ this year. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.

The Cloud Kingdom by @mairezepf and Andrew Whitson is a remarkable collection of interlinked short stories, full of imagination and wonder. Ideal for reading out loud. Age 7+. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow

One of the best books of the year is this beauty - a brilliant picture book called Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social 📚Starting off Book Elves 🧝‍♀️ with a selection of picture books 🇮🇪 featuring animals #latelate #latelatetoyshow @RTELateLateShow @irishkidsbooks @bookelves2025 @erikamcgann.bsky.social

The #bookelves2025 are getting ready for the @latelateshow.rte.ie #latelatetoyshow We will be recommending great books for children - ask away if you’d like one for the young reader in your life!

Day 1 of #bookelves2025 - today I recommend Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly (age 4+, picture book), Squid Squad by Aoife Dooley (age 7+ - comic book) and Any Way You Slice It by Méabh McDonnelly (age 13+ novel). Stay tuned for lots more recommendations during the week and during the #latelatetoyshow

Return to Old Ireland! Tír Na n'Og by @erikamcgann.bsky.social & Conor Busuttil & The Stolen Child by W.B.Yeats, illustrated by Erin Brown; glorious gifts that evoke a timeless, magical past. Perfect! @theobrienpress.bsky.social #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/r...

From tomorrow, 5th Dec #BookElves2025 will be on hand to recommend brilliant Irish books for all ages - from tots to teens. if you'd like a recommendation - ask away below. I'd be delighted to help! And I'll be posting some of my favourite Irish books of the year every day. #discoveririshkidsbooks

Looking for a Christmas book for children? There are some amazing Irish titles avail for all ages - check out our handy posters for details! From Santa picture books, to snowy verse novels, there is something for every young reader. Reviews here: discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/the-festive-...

If you’d like a recommendation for the young reader in your life ask away! I’m always happy to help if I can. I read over 300 children’s books every year and I love recommending great books! The #bookelves2025 kick off on 5th Dec too - a week of recommendations from the team.

Also in today's Indo, a fab double-page spread of kids books recommendations from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

We have the amazing Annie Atkins @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social on Sunday Dec 7th for a Santa Letter Workshop at 4pm. Age 6+ Still a few tickets left - the perfect family day out to celebrate Christmas! Book your tickets here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/events/

As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books. And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.

Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411... @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

A lovely evening celebrating six years with the team - old and new! @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social @amandadunne.bsky.social

The Children’s Booker has just been announced. The first prize will be awarded in 2027 for children’s books for readers aged 8 to 12, published between Nov 2025 and Oct 2026. I've picked 10 books that could have been winners over the past 10 years - and they are all Irish! www.sarahwebb.info/blog

The Children’s Booker has just been announced. The first prize will be awarded in 2027 for children’s books for readers aged 8 to 12, published between Nov 2025 and Oct 2026. I've picked 10 books that could have been winners over the past 10 years - and they are all Irish! www.sarahwebb.info/blog

1/ We can’t wait to welcome our good friends @sineadohart.bsky.social & @unawoods.bsky.social this coming Sat at 3pm! They will read and draw front their brilliant new book, Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee. You can order a copy to be signed here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

The Irish Invented Halloween, so Where are Our Stories? From Pookas to Pagan Gods, Spirits to Selkies, Irish children’s books bring spooky season back to its roots Article by Ellen Ryan discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/the-irish-in... Image by Úna Woods from Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire?

Look who’s behind our new Run Home, Little Fox window @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social - by @shannonbergin.bsky.social It’s Trish! The author of this beautiful book, Tom McCaughren (with Erika McGann) will be talking & signing @ The Whale Theatre Sat 18th Oct 2pm with Marita Conlon-McKenna & Don Conroy!

We are delighted to have Chris Judge @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social today fir an Evil Duck event. Signed copies available in store!

We can't wait for our special book event at The Whale Theatre in Greystones on Saturday 18th October at 2pm. Hosted by @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Marita Conlon-McKenna, Tom McCaughren and Don Conroy - in coversation with Patricia Forde. Tickets here: whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

There are some amazing Irish books for children and teens out in Oct and Nov - check them out - from picture books to teen novels. There's something for every child this season. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social See the posts below for all the authors and illustrators.

Are you interested in Writing Fiction for Children? My new 6 week online course starts on 28th Oct. Tues eve 6.30pm to 8pm. Includes a one-to-one coaching session or manuscript critique. Get in touch to find out more: www.sarahwebb.info/contact

Look who’s behind our new Run Home, Little Fox window @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social - by @shannonbergin.bsky.social It’s Trish! The author of this beautiful book, Tom McCaughren (with Erika McGann) will be talking & signing @ The Whale Theatre Sat 18th Oct 2pm with Marita Conlon-McKenna & Don Conroy!

There are some amazing Irish books for children and teens out in Oct and Nov - check them out - from picture books to teen novels. There's something for every child this season. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social See the posts below for all the authors and illustrators.

Are you interested in Writing Fiction for Children? My new 6 week online course starts on 28th Oct. Tues eve 6.30pm to 8pm. Includes a one-to-one coaching session or manuscript critique. Get in touch to find out more: www.sarahwebb.info/contact