We had three fantastic books shortlisted for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards - Stuck by Oliver Jeffers in the Junior, and Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer by Derek Landy and Ocean of Blood  by Darren Shan in the Senior category for the Specsavers Irish Children’s Book of the Year. A huge congratulations to Darren, Oliver and Derek, and we look forward to [...]

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Four beautiful collector’s editions of Michael Morpurgo classics just arrived! If you’re making a gift of stories then what could be better than these?

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October 27th sees the release of another hilarious and moving novel from bestselling, critically acclaimed author David Walliams. ‘Gangsta Granny’ is a story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words. This has all the hallmarks of David’s previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at [...]

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 In a thought-provoking interview with The Guardian, the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are?’ talks about ‘the terrors of childhood’ and how ‘vicious and lonely it can be’.  His latest picture book, Bumble-Ardy, portrays the story of a piglet who loses his neglectful parents to a slicing machine and is left in the care [...]

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