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Irish Authors & Illustrators for Children

A selection of children's books from Irish authors and illustrators.
A sage green background with an illustration of a park taking up most of the page. At the front a little girl in a red hooded coat carries a basket and is followed by a cat. The title is written in a scroll at the top.

A Dublin Fairy Tale
A cartoon illustration of a ship on the water at night. The title of the book is written down and across the sails in different shape and coloured flags.

A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea
A green background with white illustrators around the edges of Irish things such as sheep, Irish dancers, and St. Patrick. The title is in the middle with ‘Irish’ in big, yellow letters in the centre.

Be an Irish Explorer
An illustration of a mother and child. The girl sits in a box thinking, with drawings and pictures around her. The mother is walking away holding a towel, looking at her phone. The title is in the middle in yellow, lower case letters.

Bí ag Spraoi Liom
A bright coral cover with the title in yellow painted letters in the centre, and sub title in smaller white letters underneath. In the top right corner peeking down is a face from the nose up with white planets around it.

Blazing A Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World
A yellow background with the title in red, rounded letters in the centre. Around this are drawings of different children, with varying appearances from different backgrounds.

Break The Mould
A green background with a pattern in harps. A flat illustration of a king in a cloak, holding a staff stands in the centre. The title is in large white, capital letters in the centre.

Brian Boru: The Warrior King
Bright Sparks: Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs by Women

Bright Sparks: Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs by Women
An illustration of an island in the distance with puffins flying overhead. In the front right is a close up of a baby puffin looking out at the reader. The title is across the sky at the top in blue letters.

Ca Bhfuil Puifin Beag?
A line drawing of O’Connell St in Dublin. It is half hand coloured, with some buildings still white. The title is at the top in yellow and orange against a blue sky.

Colour Dublin
An orange background with a pattern of ‘Votes for Women’ leaflets. A flat illustration of a woman in a green military uniform stands in the centre. The title is in large white, capital letters in the centre.

Constance Markievicz: The Rebel Countess
A green cover with the title in yellow painted letters in the centre. In the top right corner peeking down is a man from the neck up, smoking a pipe and wearing a knit hat. In the bottom left corner is a woman from the neck up wearing a straw hat, with some butterflies.

Dare to Dream
A realistic illustration of a stag with large antlers. The title is in green painted letters centred between the antlers. There are smaller illustrations of other animals around the edges including a puffin, bee, fish, and frog.

Dr Hibernica Finch's Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals
Sold Out
A cartoon underwater scene of a grey baby whale surrounded by various fish, octopus and jelly fish. The title is across the top in white letters.

Finn's First Song
Yellow stars on a blue background with the title in white and red taking up most of the cover. Three small illustrations of women playing sport, camogie, football, and fencing, are around the sides.

Girls Play Too
A blue background with a pattern of old sailing ships. A flat illustration of a woman with red hair dressed as a pirate, a sword on her waist, is in the centre. The title is in large white, capital letters in the centre.

Granuaile The Pirate Queen
A drawing of a pair of legs from the knees down frame the cover. They wear old fashioned shows and have tiny arrows and rope around them. The title in red takes up the centre of the page, with a small drawing of a ship with matching red sails at the top.

Gulliver
A cover made up of different squares of orange, cream, sage and navy. Each one has a different drawing of an Irish scene such as Leinster House, an old ship, and a man in a military uniform. The title is across the middle in the same colours as the squares, against a cream background.

Historopedia Activity Book
A cover made up of different squares of red, blues and cream. Each one has a different drawing of an Irish item such as a harp, a dolphin and wellies. The title is across the middle in red and light blue.

Irelandopedia Activity Book
A cover made up of different squares of red, blues and cream. Each one has a different drawing of Irish things such as hurling, a cottage and Jacob’s crackers. The title is across the middle in red and light blue.

Irelandopedia: A Compendium of Maps, Facts and Knowledge
An illustration of green hills with the title in red across the centre. In the foreground is a close up of a sheep, a cow and a rooster.

Irish Farm Animals
An illustration of two men at the top of a grassy hill. They have cartoony features and wear Celtic style clothing. The title goes down the left side in black letters.

Irish Tales of Mystery and Magic
A blue cover with a drawing of a green island and water, separated by the title in a red scroll. Illustrations of people taking part in different activities can be seen including surfing and swimming, cycling and horse riding.

Island of Adventures
A simple drawing of a little girl having a picnic with a squirrel, in a field surrounded by grass and flowers. In the background is a grey church and round tower. The title is across the top on yellow drawn letters.

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