Children's Books Published in Ireland

Spuds Postsofgold is just an ordinary, everyday leprechaun, living in Toadstool cottage with his wife. There's only one thing that gets Spuds upset and that's spiders. So, he isn't at all happy when Leggers McWeb makes his home in Toadstool Cottage.

Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small.

Winner of the Eilis Dillon Memorial Award. Adam's Starling tells the story of nine-year-old Adam who is finding life very diffficult. At home no-one has any time for him and at school bullies pick on him.

When Conor's parents give him a present of a cowboy suit he wants to wear it all the time - even to school! Panda 23

Conor is learning the piano. He makes up his own very special music. But will it do for the concert? Panda 26

Conor's class are all painting special pictures for a show. Will Conor's painting be chosen to hang in a real gallery? Panda 35

Zebra invited everyone to her party except of course the crocs. Cruncher, Chomper and Snapper are annoyed that they have been excluded until Snapper comes up with a plan to disguise themselves, go to the party and eat everyone up! With their costumes on, the crocs are welcomed to the party and make quick work of blending in, but they soon forget their plan as the party proves to be too much fun!

This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep: how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm, put Polo the bossy sheepdog in his place - and gave the shepherd a great idea! A story about being different, and becoming a hero. Panda 6