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# Children's Books

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Voices
Opinion: Writing my first children's book, about one of Santa's elves
Donagh Hourihan tells about how he developed the idea for his first children’s book about an elf from the North Pole.
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Dec 20th 2020, 12:30 PM
# bedtime stories
6,000 books gifted to children in direct provision, hospitals and homeless services across Ireland
There are over 2,100 children in direct provision and over 2,500 experiencing homelessness.
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Nov 23rd 2020, 2:06 PM
# Adaptation
81-times capped Wales star set to retire from rugby to focus on children's books
James Hook scored 352 points for his country from his debut in 2006 to his final bow in 2015.
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Jan 13th 2020, 12:43 PM
# not easy reading
'The entire infrastructure has dissolved': School libraries are struggling to meet students' needs
The school libraries grant was withdrawn during the recession and has never been reinstated.
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Mar 7th 2019, 6:10 AM
# Children's Books
4 events for... literature lovers to bookmark at Dublin Book Festival
A weekend of storytelling, exhibitions, and panel discussions featuring Ireland’s finest literary figures.
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Nov 14th 2018, 3:58 PM
# Roald Dahl Day
10 important things we learned from Roald Dahl books
It’s Roald Dahl Day!
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Sep 13th 2017, 6:08 PM
# michael bond
The man who created Paddington Bear has died
More than 30 million Paddington Bear books have been sold worldwide.
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Jun 28th 2017, 2:02 PM
# children's choice
These are the best children's books in Ireland right now
The awards were presented at a ceremony in Smock Alley today.
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May 23rd 2017, 1:08 PM
# lashings of boiled eggs
How Well Do You Remember Enid Blyton Books?
Jolly hockey sticks!
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Mar 4th 2017, 6:00 PM
# v.f.d.
9 things you probably did if you grew up reading A Series of Unfortunate Events
The world is quiet here.
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Jan 13th 2017, 10:00 PM
# horrigust
We've all been pronouncing 'Roald Dahl' wrong for years and everything is a lie
It’s Roo-al. ROO-AL.
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Nov 18th 2016, 8:22 AM
# world book day
Look at all these adorable kids in their World Book Day costumes
*sobs forever*
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Mar 3rd 2016, 6:20 PM
# The Twits
The Hardest Roald Dahl Quiz Ever
It’s a Whipplescrumtious Fudgemallow Delight of a quiz.
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Feb 21st 2016, 9:30 AM
# reading rainbow
13 things you'll understand if you were a total bookworm as a kid
School book fairs were no joke.
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Feb 16th 2016, 1:15 PM
# irelandopedia
Here's a quick trip around Ireland with one piece of trivia from each county
They’re explored in Fatti and John Burke’s new book, Irelandopedia.
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Nov 8th 2015, 9:30 PM
# do ya wanna
Parents are losing the rag over this book's cheeky name
But there’s just one problem…
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Sep 24th 2015, 11:35 AM
# love books
Which Beloved Children's Book Character Are You?
Are you a Matilda, or more of an Artemis Fowl? Take our quiz and find out.
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Mar 11th 2015, 9:30 PM
# wizard wheezes
JK Rowling has written a brand new Harry Potter short story
It’s available to read on her website, Pottermore.
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Jul 8th 2014, 2:27 PM
# mischief managed
Undeniable signs you were (and still are) obsessed with Harry Potter
For a start, you definitely know it’s Wingardium Levio-saa, not Levio-saar.
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Feb 16th 2014, 11:00 AM
# Readathon
A definitive ranking of the children's books you read in school
From Roald Dahl to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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Feb 9th 2014, 6:00 PM
# oh the horror
This short Twitter story by R.L. Stine will give you Goosebumps all over again
The spooky tale by the childen’s horror author will take you right back.
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Jan 14th 2014, 5:30 PM
# sponsored by kbc
8 books that MADE your childhood
You wouldn’t have minded doing that book report on these stories.
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Jun 5th 2013, 5:44 PM
Voices
Column: Why I want to give a book to every child born in Ireland
Children’s Laureate Niamh Sharkey writes for TheJournal.ie about why reading is so important – and the reason she loves Dr Seuss.
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Jul 14th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Right to Read
Parents concerned over content in children's books
International concerns about what children read are now troubling Irish parents.
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Apr 25th 2012, 7:30 PM
# Best Book
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas voted favourite winner of Bisto Book Awards
John Boyne says he hopes his 2006 novel proves that “successful and complex subjects” can be explored in children’s books.
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Feb 5th 2012, 1:05 PM
# Book Awards
Seamus Heaney to get lifetime award as Irish Book Awards shortlist released
The Nobel laureate will be honoured at the Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards 2011.
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Oct 20th 2011, 7:12 PM
# Roald Dahl
Campaign to save Roald Dahl's 'little nest' writing hut
Push to preserve the shed where author Roald Dahl wrote his most famous works has sparked a backlash from people who think royalties should cover the costs.
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Sep 13th 2011, 3:39 PM
# R.I.P.
Dick King-Smith, creator of ‘Babe’, dies at 88
The children’s author, best known for writing the books that spawned the Babe films, passes away at home.
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Jan 5th 2011, 6:47 PM