My heart is with the children of Gaza tonight. So proud of our President who has spoken out consistently about the genocide in Palestine. president.ie/en/media-lib...

What would it take to make Ireland the best place in the world to grow up? At #MacGill2025, Dr Niall Muldoon joined @nichildcom.bsky.social, @pforde123.bsky.social @laureatenanog.bsky.social,Rose Anne Kenny,& moderator @ainekerr.bsky.social for a powerful discussion on putting children first.

‪Featuring: @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social Jessica Love Olena Odynoka @tadhgmacdh.bsky.social Briony May Smith Leon Diop @pforde123.bsky.social Lauren O'Hara @louiestowell.bsky.social New voices + more to be announced

Signing in The Book Centre, Wexford. @thebookcentre.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @sarahwarburton.bsky.social

Look who I met in Dún Laoghaire! Lovely to see Cití again. @unawoods.bsky.social @futafata.bsky.social @easons.bsky.social @dubraybooks.bsky.social @laureatenanog.bsky.social

Signing books in sunny Dun Laoghaire this week! @easons.bsky.social @dubraybooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @laureatenanog.bsky.social

Delighted to be in such good company here!

The Wordsmith, has just been published in Ukraine by Old Lion Publishing House. One of the highlights of Bologna was meeting their lovely Rights Director, Olha Besarab. It was such a moving experience to talk to her about Ukrainian children and how much reading means to them.

Lovely morning with Scoil Iognáid’s Rang a 5. As one of Cúirt’s writers in residence, I did a workshop with them on all things writing. Very talented bunch!

WCLF2025 programme will be announced tomorrow, Wednesday April 3rd. We can't wait to share our plans with you. 👀 www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-festival/ #WCLF2025

1000 followers! Happy to be on BlueSky!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Sarah Warburton. Appealing scene-setting from Letters to a Monster. Text by Irish Children’s Laureate Patricia Forde about a little girl’s friendship with the monster under the bed. Out in paperback from Bloomsbury on 13 March. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #booksky

Happy Publication to Letters to a Monster, a hilarious and heartwarming picture book that turns the idea of the monster-under-the-bed on its head, from award-winning illustrator #SarahWarburton and Irish Children's Laureate @pforde123.bsky.social! Published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Cití Cearc!

Lovely review for Letters to a Monster!

If you missed @pforde123.bsky.social 's Laureate Lecture in October, an audio recording is available now. Huge thanks to the team at the Baboró Festival for hosting the lecture and arranging this recording. www.baboro.ie/news-events/...

In today’s Sunday Times, @laureatenanog.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social talks about the importance of books in ár dteanga dhúchais and gives her top picks from our latest resource Treoirleabhar Léitheoireachta 2025 ☘️ @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social #SnaG25

San eagrán is déanaí den Sunday Times labhraíonn @laureatenanog.bsky.social @pforde123.bsky.social faoin tábhacht a bhaineann le leabhair atá scríofa inár dteanga dhúchais agus roghnaíonn sí na leabhair is ansa léi ón áis is déanaí linn, Treoirleabhar Léitheoireachta 2025 ☘️ #SnaG25

This latest picture book, Letters to a Monster, from @pforde123.bsky.social, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, is an absolute joy, highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... Sarah Warburton and I have a lovely new picture book coming soon. The great people at @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social are taking pre-orders! @sarahwarburton.bsky.social

This was a lovely night with Baboró in Galway.

Lovely, insightful review of #WorldOfWanda in Saturday's #Guardian. Thanks, @imogenrw.bsky.social! #backpacking #homesickness #secretfamilies #adhd

Wow! Leagan nua do Cití Cearc maisithe ag Úna Woods. Nach álainn é?

A priest a teacher and a rabbit enter a clinic to donate blood. The nurse asked the rabbit what is your blood type. The rabbit replied "I'm probably a Type-O"

T. S. Eliot died on this day in 1965. This photograph showing his empty desk was taken at the Faber office on Russell Square the day after Eliot's death.

Supertato!

The Lost Dogs by Patricia Forde and illustrated by James Brown wins the Dog’s Choice Award at the Dog Book Awards. You didn’t know that there was a Dog Book Awards? Shame on you. @uclanpublishing.bsky.social @jb_illustrator

Is anyone else going about the house finding books that they read a few chapters of, and then forgot about? Only me then…🙈 #books #reading

The stuffing is made. I’ll say no more. It’s in the freezer. #Christmas #domesticgoddess

We are so lucky to have this man as our President.

Four more days….🎄🎄🎄

Day One of #BookElves2024 and today's theme is Irish Books! I'm sharing 5 books every day so you'll have a recommendation for the young readers in your life no matter what age they are 🎄 A Dublin Christmas 🌊 A Sea of Stories 🦌 Fia and the Last Snow Deer 🧡 Braids Take a Day 🚪 The Boy Next Door

Leaving the lovely city of Edinburgh today. Worth a visit anytime.

Irish artist-y types: @artscouncilireland.bsky.social funding dates for 2025 www.artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

Lost Dogs our specialty!

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Writer down! In bed with horrible cough and cold. Send me your best cure. Must work before Monday…so no pressure obviously!

Just rushed in from Twitter! Delighted to be here. Can’t wait to meet readers and fellow writers.