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Free To Be Me: Children’s Books Ireland launches Diversity, Inclusion and Representation project with KPMG

Por Claire Hourihane
Children’s Books Ireland in partnership with KPMG is proud to launch Free To Be Me, a project that will ensure that every child can see themselves reflected in a book as well as learning about the lives of others whose experiences and perspectives may differ from their own.    The project showcases the richness and diversity of modern Irish society, with Free to Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide, featuring original cover artwork commissioned from illustrator Ashwin Chacko and contains reviews of over 360 books, expertly chosen for their excellence and representation of diverse themes and characters. In recognition of children’s individual reading preferences, abilities and needs, an accessible edition of the guide has been developed, along with a database of accessible formats and translations in partnership with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland.   According to the OECD, getting students reading for pleasure may be one of the most effective ways to leverage social change, with this change best effected when readers feel connected to, and reflected in, the stories they are reading. But with just 10% of UK titles published in 2019 featuring characters of colour, all children are not yet seeing themselves in… Read More

‘Your most important asset is your voice’: In conversation with Ashwin Chacko, illustrator of Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide.

Por Claire Hourihane
In September 2021, Children’s Books Ireland launches Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide.   Containing over 360 book recommendations for young readers of all ages, Free To Be Me was created to ensure that all children see themselves reflected and celebrated in the books they read and in the stories and images they hear and see.  To celebrate the launch of the guide, we caught up with Ashwin Chacko; storyteller, illustrator and the artist responsible for Free To Be Me’s vibrant campaign artwork.  Welcome, Ashwin. Tell us a bit about yourself!   I am a husband and proud father of three.  I grew up in India in the foothills of the Himalayas, then attended an international boarding school called Woodstock. Suddenly, I was living in a little melting pot of people from 50 different nationalities, each sharing their own experiences of the world, and their own unique perspectives and cultures, but in our coming together we created a new, collective culture.  For most of my life, I lived in this global culture but when I went home for my holidays, I encountered a completely different one: the culture I was born into. I wasn’t fully an Indian, nor was I fully an outsider. As a third culture kid, I can relate to many cultures and adapt to fit in accordingly, but I never fully feel a part of any.   This ability to adapt has had a huge influence on how I… Read More

#RightToBeAReader: Children’s Books Ireland calls for reinstatement of school library fund

Por Claire Hourihane
A new campaign, launched today by Children’s Books Ireland, has called for the reinstatement of the primary school library fund, which was abolished in 2008. Without this fund, fewer children have ready access to excellent, modern books. At a very basic level, all schools require a wide range of texts to order to deliver on the aims of the primary language curriculum, which calls for ‘a consistent engagement with a rich selection of the best literature appropriate to his/her stage of development’. Many schools have had to rely on donations to provide an essential resource. New schools are being built with a library space provided but no funding to fill it. Allocating €10 for every primary school child in the country to help schools buy books for their libraries – including audiobooks and picturebooks – means a Budget 2022 allocation of only €5.68m. This modest investment can open up a lifetime of possibility and excitement for children. Why reading matters A vast body of evidence shows that reading is linked to an array of positive outcomes: reading for pleasure is more important for children’s cognitive development than their parents’ level of education, and is a more powerful factor in life… Read More

School Book Gifting Applications open for 2021-2022

Por Claire Hourihane
Children’s Books Ireland is delighted to announce a number of exciting book gifting programmes for schools in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.   As well as the fifth annual Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries and the second year of the Every Child A Reader Libraries, we have several new book gifting opportunities for schools . Throughout the 2021- 2022 school year, we will be supporting over 1300 schools with new books, with 14 schools receiving a big library donation and 34 schools working with artists to build excitement about reading.  Check out the details of each project below and apply by 14 October 2021!   Robert Dunbar Memorial Library – 4 available   All primary and secondary schools in ROI and NI are eligible to apply. Schools will receive: A library of approx. 300 excellent books  A Champion of Reading: an author, illustrator or storyteller to visit your school in person or digitally (approx. 3 visits, seeing 6 classes)  Training for school staff on making the most of the school library  Resources and support from Children’s Books Ireland including recommended reading guides  Display materials including posters, stickers, bunting and bookmarks  Every Child A Reader Library – 10 available   All primary and secondary schools in ROI and NI are eligible to apply  Schools will receive: A library of approx. 250 excellent books  A Champion of Reading: an… Read More

Children’s Book Recommendations on Today with Claire Byrne

Por Claire Hourihane
As families complete their back to school preparations and face the return of school days, homework and extra-curricular activities, our CEO, Elaina Ryan, has chosen some books that will help to keep children and teens of all ages hooked on reading. UNDER 5’s Eoinín ­­– Muireann Ní Chíobháin agus Róisín Hahessy (age 0+) Eoinín has a beautiful new kite. But making it fly is a tricky business! Little ones will love helping Eoinín in this fun, interactive adventure – the author speaks directly to the young reader, encouraging them to help Eoinín, and by the end, they are big friends. Playful and fun, this board book is sturdy enough for the littlest hands but has prompts to follow that will appeal to toddlers and young children; fun for the whole family! Big Dance – Aoife Greenham (age 2+) This is the most joyful picturebook I’ve seen in some time, with beautiful, vivid colours and an inclusive cast of animal characters. Pippa talks to her Poppa and friends about the Big Dance. Everyone seems to have their cool moves ready, except for Pippa. As she sees her friends wriggle and groove, she gets more and more worried that she won’t have… Read More

ESB Energy for Generations Fund supports Children’s Books Ireland to gift reading packs to summer camps for marginalised and disadvantaged children

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland is conscious of the profound impact of the pandemic and related school closures on children’s reading, as well as on their mental health and wellbeing, particularly for children from marginalised or disadvantaged communities or those living in difficult circumstances. We are pleased to announce that the ESB Energy for Generations Fund is supporting Children’s Books Ireland to gift specially-designed reading packs to summer camps and activities for children aged 5–12 from marginalised or disadvantaged communities nationwide. Thanks to ESB’s generous support, we are providing €10,000 worth of books and resources to groups and organisations that service and support children who are socio-economically disadvantaged, homeless, asylum seekers, members of the Traveller and Roma communities, or experiencing domestic abuse or other difficult circumstances. The books and resources have been carefully selected from our Mind Yourself project, produced in partnership with Jigsaw and ISPCC Childline, to promote children’s mental health and wellbeing. This July, a total of twenty-seven packs have been distributed nationwide to the following groups and organisations: – Aisling Project, Ballymun (Dublin 9) – COPE Galway (Galway) – Direct Provision centres (Donegal, Meath) – Every Child is Your Child (Direct Provision centres in Limerick, Galway, Cork, and Tipperary)… Read More

Children’s Books Ireland and the School of English (Trinity College Dublin) Announce the Inaugural Inclusivity Partnership Awardee

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland and the School of English (Trinity College Dublin) have today announced the recipient of the inaugural Inclusivity Partnership award. The partnership enables researchers to work closely with experts in the area of children’s books to investigate key issues in contemporary publishing for young readers. The recipient, Deirdre Power, is a student from the Masters programme in Children’s Literature at Trinity College Dublin. She will lead an investigation into inclusivity in Irish children’s books, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between empowerment and gender in recent Irish fiction for young adults. The Inclusivity Partnership was formed in the wake of Children’s Books Ireland’s BOLD GIRLS project in 2018, which marked the centenary of women’s suffrage in Ireland. The project highlighted and celebrated bright, brave and bold women and girls in children’s books, and included an exhibition of items from Trinity’s children’s books collections. Entitled Story Spinners: Irish Women and Children’s Books, the exhibition was curated by staff and students from the Masters programme in Children’s Literature. The Inclusivity Partnership is a continuation of that collaboration between the School of English and Children’s Books Ireland, and seeks to explore diversity, inclusivity and representation in modern Irish children’s books.… Read More

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Board of Directors Membership

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland is calling for expressions of interest to join our board of directors. Three directors have completed their terms and will step down in September 2021, and this is an exciting opportunity to diversify our governing body as we work to support diversity in the children’s literature sector.   Children’s Books Ireland is a vibrant, dynamic organisation which seeks to inspire a lifelong love of reading in children, share our expertise and enthusiasm with the adults who guide them, and support the artists who make work for young readers. Our vision is simple: every child a reader. If this resonates with you, and you have the skills to contribute to the governance of the organisation as we implement our Strategic Plan 2020–2023, please get in touch. We are seeking directors with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: Governance and trusteeship Business and marketing strategy Diversity and inclusion Philanthropy and fundraising Children’s literature: writers, illustrators or others who are actively involved in the children’s literature community* We are actively seeking new perspectives so that our board better reflects the richness and diversity of Irish society. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who come from… Read More

Children’s Books Ireland offers free books to babies in Limerick

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland unveils details of the Bookseed baby book-gifting programme 2021 with a beautiful selection of free books being made available for collection from participating Limerick City and County Library branches from 19 June, 2021. The Bookseed programme is available to families in fourteen areas of Limerick City and County and aims to get parents and guardians reading to their babies from birth. The organisers of the initiative – Children’s Books Ireland, Limerick Libraries and the HSE – are particularly trying to reach families who may have missed out during Covid-19 closures. Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children’s Books Ireland, said, ‘We are so pleased to be working with Limerick Libraries and the HSE in Limerick again after a long Covid-enforced break, and we really appreciate their continued support on this project. Limerick babies can once again collect their free books from selected health centres and libraries and we can’t wait to share the magic of these wonderful books by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Chris Haughton and Mary Murphy with them. International evidence shows that that early years book-gifting programmes support families by encouraging them to read with their children from an earlier age with all the benefits that brings. In our… Read More

Together with Refugees: Refugee Book Reading Campaign 2021

Por Kim Harte
Jane Mitchell, award-winning writer of books for young people, has launched this year’s annual refugee book-reading campaign in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR and Children’s Books Ireland. Organised each year to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, the campaign is an opportunity for children and young people to read some of the extraordinary stories of those forced to flee their homes because of war and persecution.  ‘Many of us struggle to make sense of the greatest refugee crisis since World War II,’ said Jane Mitchell. ‘Understanding what’s going on can be especially confusing for children and teens, but young people have a remarkable capacity to empathise when something is presented in a way they can understand. Stories are a powerful way for young readers to explore difficult topics safely. Words have the power to create empathy, understanding, and provoke action. I am privileged to be able to play my part in that.’ As the reopening of Irish society gathers pace, over 200 libraries and bookshops will participate in this year’s campaign. Popular titles include The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf and Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis. The latter tells the remarkable… Read More

Join our team: Communications Officer required

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland is seeking an experienced, dynamic Communications Officer to work on a full-time basis as part of our team.  ABOUT CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND: Children’s Books Ireland’s vision is simple: Every Child a Reader. Our mission is: –  to inspire a love of reading in children and young people in Ireland, –  to share our expertise and enthusiasm with the adults who guide and influence them, and –  to champion every child’s right to excellent books and live literature events and support the artists who make that goal possible across the island of Ireland. Children’s Books Ireland delivers numerous projects that bring the joy of reading to children all over the island of Ireland including Laureate na nÓg (the children’s literature laureate), the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards, Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinics, a magazine and annual reading guide, an annual conference and various book-gifting schemes which ensure that children and young people in areas of need have access to books. We work with a number of corporate partners, and have ongoing strategic partnerships with RTÉjr. Children’s Books Ireland is the go-to organisation for children’s book coverage across various media. For more information, see www.childrensbooksireland.ie THE ROLE:  The Communications… Read More

Announcing the Winners of the 2021 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

Por Kim Harte
The winners of the 2021 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards were announced today in a ceremony hosted by broadcaster Rick O’Shea and shared online as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. Since 1990, these prestigious awards have identified, honoured and promoted excellence in books for young people, and continue to offer a significant opportunity for national and international recognition of Irish talent. This year’s winners include a feminist re-telling of the timeless legend of The Children of Lir, a witty and engaging queer coming-of-age story, and a book of tales rooted in Irish Traveller culture. Awards were made across six categories, recognising exceptional writing and illustration for young audiences by authors and illustrators who were born in Ireland, are permanently resident in Ireland or are citizens of Ireland. The winner of the KPMG Reading Hero Award was also announced, recognising a young person’s potential and celebrating their remarkable passion for books. Galway-born author Deirdre Sullivan and Dublin-based illustrator Karen Vaughan have jointly won the coveted Book of the Year Award for Savage Her Reply,a haunting reimagining of the Irish legend of The Children of Lir for young adult readers. Judges praised Sullivan’s wonderfully lyrical prose, describing the book as ‘a… Read More

Aspire Celebration and Debate

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland was proud to participate in the Aspire Celebration and Debate on 21st May 2021, hosted by Rethink Ireland with support from Piquant. The event showcased the work of the seven Arts to Impact Fund Awardees, demonstrated their cultural and social impact, and a panel of guest speakers discussed the right to actively participate in arts and culture for everyone living in Ireland. The Arts to Impact Fund was created by Rethink Ireland with the support of the Department of Rural and Community Development via the Dormant Accounts Fund. Children’s Books Ireland entered the fund in 2019, with the investment from Rethink Ireland allowing us to extend the reach of Bookseed, our baby book-gifting programme based in Limerick and initially funded by the JP McManus Benevolent Fund. Bookseed gives our youngest citizens access to excellent books by Irish artists in their first year of life, and provides valuable information to families which has been proven to get them reading to their child earlier in life. Rethink Ireland’s support allowed us to bring Bookseed to over 400 additional families per year, for two years, as well as adding community events to build awareness of and enthusiasm for the project.… Read More

Every Child A Reader – Reading Communities Artist Callout

Por Daiden O'Regan
Children’s Books Ireland is seeking four Champions of Reading to work with our school Reading Communities as part of our Every Child a Reader project over a three-year period thanks to the generous funding received from the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal with the Community Foundation for Ireland. The schools are based in counties Mayo, Galway, Cork and Louth, and applicants must be willing and able to travel to these schools on a regular basis as part of their brief. You can learn more about the four schools here. ABOUT CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND: Children’s Books Ireland’s vision is an Ireland in which books are central to every child’s life and where meaningful engagement with books is supported by passionate and informed adults in families, schools, libraries and communities across Ireland. Children’s Books Ireland is a registered charity. Children’s Books Ireland delivers numerous projects that bring the joy of reading to children all over the island of Ireland including Laureate na nÓg (the children’s literature laureate), the KMPG Children’, Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinics, a magazine and annual reading guide, an annual conference and various book-gifting schemes which ensure that children and young people in areas of need have access to books.… Read More

Children’s Books Ireland announces Every Child A Reader Reading Community Schools

Por Daiden O'Regan
Children’s Books Ireland and the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal with the Community Foundation for Ireland are pleased to announce the four primary schools we will be working with over the next three years as part of the Every Child A Reader: Reading Communities project. These schools impressed us with strong applications that told us what they’re already doing to support their young readers and how they are overcoming challenges to create a culture of reading. At the interview stage of the application process, they wowed us with their passion and enthusiasm for books, and their commitment to nurturing a love of reading in their students. They clearly laid out how this project would impact their students, what we could achieve together, and how we can affect positive change for the whole school community. We were also impressed by how excited these schools are to have a children’s book artist as their Champion of Reading and their appreciation of what an incredible opportunity it is to have an artist work closely with their school over a sustained period of time. Working together over the next three years, our shared goal is to make Every Child A Reader in these schools. The… Read More

Children’s Books Ireland survey on reading habits and attitudes

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland is conducting a survey on the reading habits and attitudes of children and young people. We want young people aged 9+ to tell us about what makes them want to read, what stops them from reading and who influences them to read. What we learn from these surveys will be important in helping us to plan our own work with schools, and will give us valuable information about what things readers have in common. Take the survey. Ba mhaith le Children’s Books Ireland ceist a chur ar leanaí (aois: 9+) agus daoine óga cad a chuideodh leo grá léamh a fhorbairt. Beidh an eolas a fhoghlaimímid óna suirbhéanna seo tábhachtach chun cabhrú linn ár gcuid oibre féin a phleanáil le scoileanna, agus tabharfaidh sé eolas luachmhar dúinn faoi na rudaí atá coitianta le léitheoirí óga. Líon an suirbhé.

Every Child A Reader

Por Daiden O'Regan
Children’s Books Ireland is delighted to announce the Every Child A Reader project. With this title, we are bringing several of our school library book-gifting programmes together under one name. Nearly 400 schools applied for school library support from Children’s Books Ireland in 2020. Additional funding has allowed us to choose 18 schools to work with this school term, increased from our original four Robert Dunbar Memorial Library schools, thanks to the generous support of the Ireland Funds, the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and other donors.  For this project, we have thought long and hard about the positive changes we can help make in schools and how that change will be made and sustained. The project takes its name from Children’s Books Ireland’s vision: every child a reader. We want every child in these schools to be reading more, enjoying reading more and reading more widely. We want them to see themselves in the books on their shelves, and to have a window to other cultures, other worlds, through reading. So, we’re providing brilliant books, 160 to begin with – books for all ages and interests. Each school will also have a Champion of Reading – an author, illustrator or storyteller… Read More

Children’s Books Ireland Receives the Business to Arts Judges’ Special Recognition Award

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland is honoured and proud to receive the Business to Arts Judges’ Special Recognition Award supported by Accenture for a selection of our partnerships. We would like to thank KPMG, Ecclesiastical, An Post, The Community Foundation for Ireland, Brown Bag Films, Rethink Ireland and William Fry for their support and enthusiasm for our projects. These partnerships allow us to inspire and enable every child to become a lifelong reader, regardless of their circumstances, and bring us closer to our vision: Every Child A Reader. ‘We could not be more proud to have won the Judges’ Special Recognition Award,’ said Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children’s Books Ireland. ‘One of our core values is connection, and this award is a celebration of our work in partnership with like-minded organisations towards our shared vision of making every child a reader for life. Our already incredible team is made so much stronger with the support of our partners, and we are so grateful to have these relationships to sustain us and our work, particularly through the last year.’ Children’s Books Ireland would like to sincerely thank the Business to Arts Awards judges for this honour, O’Kennedy Consulting and the Arts Council’s RAISE… Read More

THE IRELAND FUNDS SUPPORTS FOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES WITH CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND

Por Daiden O'Regan
Children’s Books Ireland is pleased to announce that it will be working to bring the joy of reading to children in four primary schools in Cork, Dublin, Louth and Waterford thanks to the support of The Ireland Funds. Last Autumn we asked schools to tell us about the impact COVID-19 had on reading in their school as part of our school libraries application process. Nearly 400 schools applied, and told us about the many issues the pandemic has caused; a reduction in lending of the books they do have, not being able to let the children browse, or share books, a curtailment of many of the fun activities around books and reading, stopping reading programmes that involved parents/guardians, grandparents or other adults encouraging reading in the home and the additional demand for more books for children at home for long periods. As in previous years, teachers also described empty shelves, purchasing books out of their own pockets and scouring charity shops. The need for support of reading for pleasure in schools is stark. Thanks to the generous support of The Ireland Funds, Children’s Books Ireland is now able to work with four additional schools, who join many other schools on… Read More

KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021: Meet the Judges

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland was delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2021 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards on 9 March. The shortlist showcases excellence in writing and illustration for children and young people, and presents an impressive and powerful picture of the status of contemporary Irish children’s literature. To arrive at this year’s shortlist, the judging panel read a total of ninety-nine books by authors and illustrators who are Irish by birth, residency or citizenship, and deliberated via Zoom over the course of six months. The judging process is shaped by rigorous debate and guided by the over-arching criterion of excellence. We would like to sincerely thank the eleven-strong panel – which brings together expertise from librarianship, academia, publishing, bookselling, and includes an author-illustrator and a young judge. Find out more about the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021 judges below: The Chair of this year’s judging panel, Pádraic Whyte is associate professor of English and the current director of the Children’s Literature MPhil programme at the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. He is co-editor of Children’s Literature Collections: Approaches to Research (Palgrave, 2017) which won the International Research Society for Children’s Literature Edited Book Award, 2019. Pádraic was co-recipient of… Read More

Shortlist for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021 Announced

Por Kim Harte
The titles competing for this year’s KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards have been revealed today, Tuesday 9 March, giving an impressive and powerful picture of the status of contemporary Irish children’s literature. The shortlist includes a collection of folk tales rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community, a picturebook in the Irish language, and two historical novels – one set in Dublin during the 1913 Lockout, the other in Belfast in 1921 during the partition of Ireland. The selection is made up of a spread of books for young readers of all ages – from picturebooks to young adult novels, and of the eight shortlisted titles, five are published by independent Irish publishers. Founded in 1990, the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards are the most prestigious awards for children’s books in Ireland and are a celebration of Irish writing and illustration for younger people. The eight shortlisted titles will compete for a total of six awards: The Book of the Year Award, The Honour Awards for Fiction and Illustration, the Judges’ Special Award, the Junior Juries’ Award, and the Eilís Dillon Award for a first children’s book. The winners will be announced at an online ceremony on… Read More

Join our team: Research & Evaluation Officer required

Por Ciara
Children’s Books Ireland is seeking a Research & Evaluation Officer to work 2 days per week as part of our team.  ABOUT CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND: Children’s Books Ireland’s vision is an Ireland in which books are central to every child’s life and where meaningful engagement with books is supported by passionate and informed adults in families, schools, libraries and communities across Ireland. Children’s Books Ireland is a registered charity. Children’s Books Ireland delivers numerous projects that bring the joy of reading to children all over the island of Ireland including Laureate na nÓg (the children’s literature laureate), the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Awards, Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinics, a magazine and annual reading guide, an annual conference and various book-gifting schemes which ensure that children and young people in areas of need have access to books. We work with a number of corporate partners, and have ongoing strategic partnerships with RTÉjr and WH Smith. Children’s Books Ireland is the go-to organisation for children’s book coverage across various media. For more information, see www.childrensbooksireland.ie THE ROLE:  As a charity which runs a large number of programmes and activities, we are committed to evaluating our programmes and measuring our… Read More

Join our team: Administrative Assistant required

Por Ciara
ABOUT CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND: Children’s Books Ireland’s vision is simple: every child a reader. Our mission is: to inspire a love of reading in children and young people in Ireland, to share our expertise and enthusiasm with the adults who guide and influence them, and to champion every child’s right to excellent books and live literature events and support the artists who make that goal possible across the island of Ireland. Children’s Books Ireland is a registered charity. We deliver numerous projects that bring the joy of reading to children all over the island of Ireland including Laureate na nÓg (the children’s literature laureate), the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards, Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinics, a magazine and annual reading guide, an annual conference and various book-gifting schemes which ensure that children and young people in areas of need have access to books. Children’s Books Ireland is the go-to organisation for children’s book coverage across various media. For more information, see www.childrensbooksireland.ie and read our Strategic Plan here. ABOUT THE ROLE This is an entry level administrative role which will initially support our work in book-gifting, particularly focusing on our school library programmes and supporting our Children’s & Young People’s… Read More

The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal with the Community Foundation for Ireland

Por Kim Harte
Children’s Books Ireland was delighted to have been chosen as one of three charity partners for the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal with the Community Foundation for Ireland last November. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Irish public, €6.6 million was raised on the night and we are thrilled to receive €302,690 of that to bring us closer to our vision: Every Child A Reader. We would like to sincerely thank the Late Late Toy Show viewers for their generosity, and RTÉ and the Community Foundation for Ireland for selecting us as a charity partner. Children’s Books Ireland champions every child’s right to discover and develop a love of reading. We know that there are many children who do not have access to books at home, or do not have a culture of reading in the home. There are families where literacy or language issues may prevent a parent or guardian from nurturing a love of reading in a child. We choose to focus not just on promoting reading in families, but also on encouraging a positive culture around reading for enjoyment in schools, and working to overcome barriers that keep children and young people from accessing excellent books which… Read More

World Book Day Recommendations on Ireland AM

Por Kim Harte
World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading observed in over 100 countries around the globe. To mark the occasion this year, Children’s Books Ireland is making a special gift of 1,100 books to children and young people in the Travelling Community. A variety of high-quality picturebooks and early readers will be gifted to families through outreach services around the country, including the Tipperary Rural Travellers Project, West Limerick Resources, the Donegal Travellers Project, Pavee Point and Involve Youth Services. The selection includes Why the Moon Travels – a collection of stories rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller Community – by Mincéir author Oein DeBhairduin and illustrated by Leanne McDonagh, a young Traveller woman. We are grateful to all those who donated to our Gift a Book campaign and to Walker Books and The O’Brien Press for additional support. Read more on that here. RECOMMENDATIONS Imagine! By Patricia Forde, illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa, age 3+ A little girl confides in her grandma about her fears: pirates, monsters, the big dog down the lane … Each time her grandma suggests a way to overcome her fear by imagining funny situations. Eventually the girl tells her… Read More
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