PICTURE BOOKS

Illegal Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin Hodder €17.99

Irish children’s laureate Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin combine to create this timely story, in comic strip fashion, about a young boy’s journey from Africa to Europe via the Sahara and the streets of Tripoli. The book’s interviews with young survivors of this hazardous voyage will aid an understanding of the migrant crisis.

Grandad’s Secret Giant David Litchfield Frances Lincoln €16.79

Billy’s grandad is always telling him stories about the giant who watches over the town. But Billy knows that the giant doesn’t really exist. A visually stunning book with a gentle lesson about acceptance and kindness.

The Koala Who Could Rachel Bright Orchard €9.80

Bright’s fun rhyming narrative

is perfectly complemented by Jim Field’s bold illustrations in an inspiring story about Kevin the cautious koala who learns that stepping outside your comfort zone can lead to big adventures.

The Stone Bird Jenny McCartney Anderson Press €16.50

Let your imagination soar with this charming debut book – delightfully illustrated by Patrick Beson – about Eliza, who finds a stone egg on the beach. Can she persuade her mother it’s more than just a pebble?

A Sailor Went To Sea, Sea, Sea Sarah Webb, Steve McCarthy O’Brien Press €16.99

This wonderfully illustrated book of popular rhymes and songs will delight children and even have adults belting out a verse or two.