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Christmas Gift Guide: Beautiful books to inspire a lifelong love of reading
Need Christmas gift inspiration? Here are over 60 books for children and teenagers
Picture Book Snob
Dec 8, 20229 min read
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Why we love Fox & Son Tailers by Paddy Donnelly
O'Brien Press, September 2022 There's always enormous excitement in this house when a new Paddy Donelly book is released. This latest...
Picture Book Snob
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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Why Mythical Irish Places by Mark Joyce is an essential literary destination
Currach Books, September 2022 We are huge fans of Mythical Irish Beasts and Mythical Irish Wonders by Mark Joyce so we were delighted to...
Picture Book Snob
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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Why we love The Roar by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar
Following on from the runaway success of While We Can't Hug and The Longer the Wait the Bigger the Hug comes The Roar. The first two...
Picture Book Snob
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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Blog Tour: Huwie Meets the Red Fox by Dolores Keaveney
We're thrilled to join the tour celebrating Huwie Meets the Red Fox by Dolores Keaveney. A self-publishing powerhouse who has now written...
Picture Book Snob
May 28, 20223 min read
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All you need is love... and dogs... and dresses with pockets!
Our Big Day by Bob Johnston and Michael Emberley, O'Brien Press What's it about? Uncle David and Simon are getting married and the...
Picture Book Snob
May 25, 20223 min read
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The Vanishing Lake (one of our favourite books) is now available in paperback from O'Brien Press
Written and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly, this was originally published in hardback by Yeehoo Press in 2021 but is now available as a...
Picture Book Snob
May 6, 20224 min read
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Murphy's Law
By Muireann Nà ChÃobháin and Paul Nugent, O'Brien Press Prepare to have your heart stolen by Murphy, a puppy whose waggly tail constantly...
Picture Book Snob
May 3, 20222 min read
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Croke Park Mice: The Missing Referee
By Ruth & Triona Croke, illustrated by Audrey Dowling, O'Brien Press Croke Park in Dublin is one of Europe's largest sports stadiums and...
Picture Book Snob
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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Look who's been hiding all along...
Dodos Are NOT Extinct! by Paddy Donnelly, Yeehoo Press, February 2022 Dodos are extinct, right? Wrong! Prepare to have your mind blown as...
Picture Book Snob
Apr 6, 20223 min read
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A wee chat with the Little Album team
The talented team behind the Little Album series, Juliette Saumande and Tarsila Krüse, stopped by the blog recently. It was fascinating...
Picture Book Snob
Mar 9, 202210 min read
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Learning Irish has never been so much fun!
My Little Album of Ireland by Juliette Saumande and Tarsila Krüse, published by O'Brien Press (read an interview with the author and...
Picture Book Snob
Mar 7, 20224 min read
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This little puffling will run away with your heart
Where are you, Puffling? by Erika McGann and Gerry Daly, O'Brien Press Just when you thought this cuddly little Puffling couldn't get any...
Picture Book Snob
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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An interview with Irish author-illustrator Nicola Colton
Nicola Colton is an Irish artist and author originally from near Killeigh Village in Offaly, who now lives in Bristol. Her first picture...
Picture Book Snob
Dec 3, 20218 min read
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Love lights the way at Christmas
A Dublin Christmas by Nicola Colton, Gill Books What's it about? It's Christmas Eve in Dublin and Orla is decorating the tree while...
Picture Book Snob
Nov 23, 20218 min read
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WonderFest 2021
Ireland's online festival celebrating children's books is back! Amid the chaos and confusion that was 2020, a new online children's book...
Picture Book Snob
Nov 8, 20213 min read
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Get by with a little help from forest friends
Read our review of The Little Squirrel Who Worried by Katie O'Donoghue (Gill Books) and our interview with its talented debut...
Picture Book Snob
Nov 3, 20219 min read
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A Spooktacular Place to Be: Review, Interview + Spooktacular Giveaway
Discover why we love this book, learn how Úna Woods creates her artwork, see her favourite creepy places, and find out how you could win...
Picture Book Snob
Oct 27, 20219 min read
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How to enjoy the rain
Eva and the Perfect Rain by Tatyana Feeney, O'Brien Press Eva and the Perfect Rain is a charming story that evokes all the fun of being...
Picture Book Snob
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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Brilliant Irish books published this year (so far)
We're joining in with the #8BrilliantBooks Instagram challenge created by Esther of @mrsbrownsbookbox and Laura of @loveableliterature...
Picture Book Snob
Jul 13, 20211 min read
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