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louiestowell.bsky.social
Featuring @neillcameron.bsky.social @dereklandy.bsky.social #TorFreeman @ashleythorpe.bsky.social @ramzeereads.bsky.social @mazevansauthor.bsky.social and inspired by @checkemoutbooks.bsky.social #UKKidlit and #Irishkidlit
August 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
worldkidlit.bsky.social
FABULOUS news!
The Children’s Booker Prize supported by AKO Foundation will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged 8-12 years old, written in or translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland
#worldkidlit #UkKidLit #irishkidlit #xl8
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Announcing the Children's Booker Prize | The Booker Prize
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
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October 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
amandadunne.bsky.social
Hello! My energy is too precious to waste trying to carve out a tiny niche of positivity in the other place. I’m a specialist children’s bookseller and PhD researcher in children’s literature - I’m here to connect with my beloved children’s books community! #kidlit #Irishkidlit
November 14, 2024 at 12:57 PM
tadg.ie
"I'm not a fool - I'm no Bo-Peep" - Remy searches for his lost little lamb. More at remy.tadg.ie

#PictureBook #IrishKidLit #KidLit #KidLitArt #ChildrensPoetry #Greystones #Wicklow #BedtimeStories
Bo Peep asleep in bed while her sheep are outside the window having a picnic with the wolves Remy stands in the middle of the street calling out for his lost sheep.
April 22, 2026 at 3:06 AM
vonprice.bsky.social
I am very grateful to @littleislandbooks.bsky.social & @antswilkinson.bsky.social for sending me a review copy of #TheBrightestStar by @megcathwrites.bsky.social
It’s a kind, inclusive & gentle verse novel.
#UkKidLit #IrishKidLit
Here’s my review

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Review: The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan
Cover illustration by Nene Lonergan, published by Little Island Books, 1 May 2025, ISBN: 978-1915071804 The Brightest Star is a gentle, kind, verse novel which revolves around the close-knit friend…
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August 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
tadg.ie
Very excited to announce launch of 'Remy Had a Little Lamb' - A poem in pictures for little readers.
see remy.tadg.ie

#PictureBook #IrishKidLit #KidLit #KidLitArt #ChildrensPoetry #Greystones #Wicklow #BedtimeStories
Front cover of the book: Remy and his little black lamb walk the boardwalk over the sand at South Beach, Greystones. In the background we see the ocean, a little bit of the town, Bray Head (mountain) and both sides of Dublin Bay with Dalkey Island in the middle.
April 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
1adoyle.bsky.social
I'm working on making a cosy home for all things KidLit from across the island of Ireland: think digital library meets Golden Pages with AO3 searchability. If that sounds cool ✨join my quest for world domination✨ (or just updates)
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#IrishKidLit #UKKidLit #speirgorm
Fireside Stories Contact Form
Thank you for your interest in Fireside Stories! We are a small startup working to bring all things Children's Literature from across the island of Ireland into one accessible, user-friendly space. Th...
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August 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
tadg.ie
Big thanks to Heloisa Prieto for writing such a lovely quote for the back of the book, 'Remy Had a Little Lamb' - see remy.tadg.ie ... mandatory hashtags :) #PictureBook #KidLit #ChildrensPoetry #PoemInPictures #IrishKidLit #Greystones #Wicklow #IllustratedBook #ReadAloud #BedtimeStories
Back cover of the book: Remy and his sheep sit on the sofa watching television as the dog, a border collie, sleeps peacefully on the rug next to them.
April 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
vonprice.bsky.social
Today I’m joining the cover reveal for Lianna and the Hombit by @ValinoraTroy.Bsky.social publishing on 29th January 2026.
Info on pre-orders and/or ARCs: valinoratroy.com/lianna-and-t...
#UkKidLit #IrishKidLit
Book cover of Lianna and the Hombit by Valinora Troy features a girl wearing a green cloak and white skirt, carrying a bird on a night-time background.
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
vonprice.bsky.social
Thanks @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for sending me a copy of #Solo & thanks @grainneobrien.bsky.social for answering my questions about your fab verse novel. Here’s the interview & my review 👇
#IrishKidLit (adding #UkKidLit for discoverability!)

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#YA Review & Author Interview: Solo by Gráinne O’Brien
Cover art by Anna Bopulogne, published by Little Island Books, 9 April 2025, ISBN: 978-1915071798 Today I am delighted to welcome Irish novelist Gráinne O’Brien to my blog. Gráinne has writte…
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April 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
vonprice.bsky.social
#GiveMeTilMidnight by #OranDoyle is a time-bending, tender, #YA novel, publishing next Thursday 10 Sept by @everywithwords.bsky.social
Ulysses meets Groundhog Day for a teen readership!
#IrishKidLit
Here’s my review 👇

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#YA Review: Give Me ‘Til Midnight by Oran Doyle
Published by Everything With Words, 10 September 2026, ISBN: 978- 1911427537 Ulysses meets Groundhog Day in this contemporary, YA, fantasy novel from Oran Doyle! Set across a single day in Dublin, …
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September 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
vonprice.bsky.social
There’s more detail on my blog today.
#UkKidLit #IrishKidLit

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Cover Reveal: Lianna and the Hombit by Valinora Troy
Publishing 29th January 2026 Today I am delighted to join the cover reveal for Lianna and the Hombit by Valinora Troy, due to be published on 29 January 2026. A grieving girl in need of a friend. A…
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October 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM