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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 25/10/2026

Extra! Extra! Read all a BOO it! 👻 Grab a copy of today’s @thetimes.com for a frightfully fantastic selection of Halloween stories for all ages. From snoozy spectres to bog bodies and everything in-between, this roundup has it all. Compiled by Publications Manager Ruth Concannon

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 19/10/2026

Are you ready to startle your week off with a good BOOk? 👻 Our CEO Elaina Ryan was on Ireland AM this morning with 6 great reads to get you in the halloween spirit 🎃 Check out our spooky selection here: childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Background photograph grey scale featuring three people, L-R, man, woman, man at the Ireland AM studio. Six book covers at the forefront.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 14/10/2026

We are delighted to announce that Children's Books Ireland has been named as a finalist in the 2026 Charities Institute Ireland People’s Choice Award and we need your vote to win! Learn more and vote here ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Two young students standing in front of a bookshelf holding books and smiling.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 09/10/2026

Our latest research revealed that 54% of parents cite digital devices as the biggest barrier they face when reading or sharing books with their children. Let's unplug & sign up for a #CyberBreak! Join us next weekend to swap screens for a good story! 📚 www.cybersafekids.ie/sign-me-up-n...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 08/10/2026

Q4 of 'Recommended Irish Reads’ has just landed in @easonireland.bsky.social stores nationwide and online! This Q's selection has it all for readers aged 0-12. Enchanting adventures, sleepy spectres, dinky dinosaurs and even a crocodile companion 🐊👀 📚 childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Children's book covers from Q4 of the Eason x Children's Books Ireland partnership.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 05/10/2026

📚Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide 📚 We've updated our Free To Be Me reading guide with 100 diverse and inclusive titles for secondary-school-aged children. Download it for free ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen... 🖌️ @whackochacko.bsky.social

Navy blue resource with six illustrated tiles and the text 'Free To Be Me' across the middle. Reading guide held in front of bookshelves.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 02/10/2026

Children’s Books Ireland CEO Elaina Ryan was down in the IrelandAM studio bright and early this morning with a stack of brilliant reads from our The Best Irish Books of 2026 reading guide. Click the link below to watch back (segment @ 01:54:00 )

Hosts Martin and Eric with guest Elaina on the set of IrelandAM. They are standing behind a table with books by Irish authors and illustrators on display

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 09/09/2026

For this months RTÉ KIDS Book Club, we’re taking a closer look at some of the titles featured in this years Best Irish Books of 2026 reading guide. Click the link in the below to discover the titles 🔗 www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 07/09/2026

Introducing: The Best Irish Books of 2026 From débuts to our Laureates na nÓg, fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and verse, this guide is a treasure trove of talent from the island of Ireland. Discover your next Irish read here 📚 childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen... 📘🖌️: Grace Enemaku

The cover of Children's Books Ireland's 2026 reading guide. It is an illustration of children enjoying reading, centralised around a giant book.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 19/08/2026

Have you had a chance to explore the #CBIConf26 timetable? Join us this September for a weekend of bookish brilliance. Weekend and day tickets at the link below ⬇️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/childrens-...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 13/08/2026

Introducing Class Reads, an expertly curated list of 24 titles for secondary school readers. Bring joy into your classroom, open up chances for discussion, learn, and explore important themes and issues across the secondary school curriculum. Download now⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of Class Reads. It features a line illustration of two teenagers sitting at their school desk with their hands raised. The illustration is repeated across the cover.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 12/08/2026

Could you be a Champion of Reading for Children's Books Ireland? Visit schools, inspire creativity, encourage exploration and promote reading for joy through a series of in-person workshops with this paid opportunity for children's authors and illustrators⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

An author stands amongst students in a classroom as they hold up books to the camera and smile.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 10/08/2026

We started off the week over on Ireland AM with a selection of books perfect for teen and YA readers. Check out our recommendations or catch up on the episode here ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 07/08/2026

Children’s Books Ireland are proud to present our Impact Report 2025, an in-depth review of the work we carried out last year to inspire young readers and champion excellent books and artists across the island of Ireland. To read the report, click here ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

The cover of the Children's Books Ireland Impact Report 2025 displayed on a bookshelf.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 06/08/2026

The latest RTÉ KIDS Book Club has just landed. This month we’re exploring tasty titles all about food glorious food! Explore 6 scrumptious selections which cover everything from eating at the table to food from around the world, sustainable farming and more! www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

A selection of children's book covers about food superimposed on a bookshelf.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 05/08/2026

  🎉We have been chosen as one of the recipients of The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal 2026/27! 🎉 Using this funding, we're bringing a new project to early childhood settings in 2026/27. It’s called Small Print, and you can learn more about it here ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Children sitting on the floor of their classroom. They are holding books above their heads in celebration.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 24/07/2026

Tá Oifigeach Gaeilge á lorg againn chun dul i mbun oibre dhá lá sa tseachtain, ag cur na Gaeilge chun cinn go hinmheánach agus ag déanamh maoirsiú ar na seirbhísí a chuireann an eagraíocht ar fáil trí mheán na Gaeilge. Cuir isteach air seo anois! 📝 childrensbooksireland.ie/ga/news-even...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 21/07/2026

Your first look at the line-up for the Children’s Books Ireland International Conference 2026 🤩 Join us on the 19th and 20th of September at the Light House Cinema, Smithfield. Weekend and day tickets available ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

An illustration taken from the children’s book Wolf Won’t Bite. It shows a circus setting with a wolf of a podium being led in a performance by a pig

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 17/07/2026

Football fever is reaching full-time as the World Cup Final draws ever closer. But the sporting fun doesn't have to end there! Check out this months RTÉ KIDS Book Club for great reading options on all sports from Formula One to Skateboarding. ⬇️ www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 16/07/2026

📚Children and Young People's Reading in Ireland Report 2026📚 An in-depth exploration of the reading habits of children and young people across the island of Ireland. Learn more: 🔗https://childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/children-and-young-peoples-reading-ireland-report-2026

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Illustration: children of various ages and a young child being read to by an adult

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 13/07/2026

⚽️Super Sports⚽️ Children's Books Ireland are proud to present our Super Sports Reading List, featuring 24 brilliant books for toddlers to teens, with everything from soccer and Formula 1 to hurling and skateboarding. 📚🏅 Download it for free now 🔗 childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of the Super Sports reading list superimposed on a bookshelf. The cover features balls from multiple sports in a repeating pattern.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 13/07/2026

Our CEO Elaina Ryan kicked off her week in the Ireland AM studio spotlight with a fantastic selection of titles exploring the highs and lows, the dreams and realities, of ✨fame and fortune✨ Check out our recommendations or catch up on the episode here: childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

six book covers on display across the screen with the background, our CEO Elaina Ryan holding the stack of six books at the Ireland AM studio

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 10/07/2026

You want to read the Irish article from Inis but you only have cúpla focal? With the physical release of each Inis, we always post the translated version of these articles to our website so that everyone can enjoy it (no membership needed). From Inis 78: childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 09/07/2026

Eason x Children's Books Ireland - Q3 2026 has just landed in store and online. It features 9 brilliant books for young readers aged 0–12 and highlights the work of talented Irish and Irish-based authors and illustrators. Check out the selection below ⬇️📚 childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

9 children's book covers superimposed on a blank background. In the bottom corner is a sticker that says 'Recomended by Children's Books Ireland'

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 08/07/2026

School is out, sunshine is IN and Inis 78 is sliding through members letterboxes this week 📬☀️ This issue takes a trip across Europe, celebrating the people, books and partnerships that connect us. Not a Children's Books Ireland member? Grab a copy here shop.childrensbooksireland.ie/product/inis...

The cover of Inis issue 78 is an illustration of school children excitedly chasing a dog with a tennis ball in his mouth. The copy of Inis is being help up against a bookshelf

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 01/07/2026

We had a brilliant time chatting all about books on the Oliver Callan show today! We've got some super recommendations for your summer holiday reading. Listen back to hear what our young reviewers had to say about the selected titles: childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Group of young reviewers, six standing in back, and two sitting in front with Oliver Callan and Elaina Ryan. All holding books in the RTÊ Radio One studio.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 12/06/2026

Refugee Week Ireland is June 15th to 21st. Now, more than ever, we need stories that inspire empathy, solidarity, understanding and connection for people whose lives have been changed forever. Discover a story for the young reader in your life ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of the Reading Together with Regufees reading guide superimposed on a bookshelf. The cover of the guide features the title in colourful writing.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 04/06/2026

For this month’s RTÉ KIDS Book Club, we’re highlighting six titles that celebrate the diversity of modern families. Click the link to view the full selection 🔗 www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 03/06/2026

We are looking for 10 Irish debut artists (authors/illustrators) to speak as part of the New Voices slot at #CBIConf26 Publishers: Click the link in the below and nominate your New Voices by Friday 17th July 2026 at 5pm 🗓️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/GB2PM5K

Jamie Carroll presenting his book Milo and the Mountain at our 2025 Conference. He is standing at a podium in front of a large screen.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 02/06/2026

🌈The Read with Pride reading guide is back for 2026! 🌈 Featuring 100 LGBTQ+ inclusive stories and 100 ‘read also’ suggestions 📚📚📚 That’s 200 books celebrating LGBTQ+ love, joy, and identity. Find out more and download for free at the link below 🔗 childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of the Read with Pride Reading Guide being help up in front of a bookshelf with a Pride flag draped over it.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 20/05/2026

Our Elaina was back on the Ireland AM set this morning with a spellbinding selection of magic and mystery books for middle grade readers. Check out the selection in full here ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 18/05/2026

Our thanks to lead sponsors, KPMG Ireland, for their support and continued commitment to the artists and young readers of Ireland. To @artscouncilireland.bsky.social & Arts Council NI, our venue hosts @ilfdublin.bsky.social and of course our host with the most @rickoshea.bsky.social , thank you!

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 18/05/2026

Presenting the winners of the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards 2026 🏆 A huge thank you to everyone that joined us today both in person and online. It was one for the books📚. Click the link below for a recap on todays event! ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 18/05/2026

It’s almost time to announce the winners of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2026! If you want to join the celebrations, you can livestream the event here ⬇️ fb.me/e/5Ok5H9Ec5

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 12/05/2026

Today Children's Books Ireland were in Leinster house calling on Government to introduce a permanent school library funding stream as part of Budget 2027! Read more about why we need a #ReadingRevolution by clicking the link below ⬇️

A group of people standing outside Leinster House. It's a mix of TD's and advocates for school libraries from various organisation. They are all smiling at the camera and holding up a copy of a report titled 'A Reading Revolution for Ireland'

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 11/05/2026

Introducing the eighth Laureate na nÓg… …Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social A multi-award-winning children’s author and illustrator from Dublin, Haughton will hold the title from now until 2029, taking up the position from the outgoing Laureate, Patricia Forde.

An author standing in his studio in behind his desk. Surrounding him are copies of his books

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 05/05/2026

We love highlighting exciting new books from exciting new voices. Now you can get ahead of the curve and discover these soon-to-be-not-so-hidden gems for yourself with this month’s RTE Kids Book Club. Click the link below to check out the selection in full: www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 13/04/2026

It's day 1 of Bologna Children’s Book fair! Stop by the Ireland stand and say hello 👋 Hall 25b Stand 91 Hall 25b Stand 89

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 10/04/2026

We are proud to present the 6 artists that will be taking part in the 2026 Raising Voices Fellowship 👏 Get to know them and read all about what they can expect from the programme by clicking the link below⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 09/04/2026

Have you had a chance to check out the latest issue of Inis? There are lots of brilliant articles to read which centre around the themes of collaboration and championing of work. We love the cover artwork taken from Laura Dockrill's Sockflea. Grab a copy ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of Inis 77. It features an illustration of an little elephant playing in a stream with other animal friends.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 08/04/2026

Our Elaina was on IrelandAm this morning with some brilliant bedtime books for all of those post bank holiday sleepyheads 🥱 Watch back on the full segment at the link below🔗 play.virginmediatelevision.ie/shows/3426a6...

Two hosts and one guest stand on the set of IrelandAM. On the table in front of them are 6 books. They are doing a segment on bedtime storys for children.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 01/04/2026

For this months @rte.ie Kids Book Club, Publications Manager Ruth Concannon has cracked open an age old philosophical question and found 6 brilliant chicken and egg related reads inside. If you’re egg-cited for Easter, chick out the full selection at the link below ⬇️ www.rte.ie/kids/book-cl...

Several children's book covers on the subject of chickens and eggs superimposed over a bookshelf

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 26/03/2026

📣 Calling all schools, libraries and book clubs 📣 There’s still time to have your say on the best children’s book of 2025! Join our Junior Juries programme, read from the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards shortlist and vote for your favourites. www.surveymonkey.com/r/BRZ2S8H

Two girls reading from one book at their table in school. They are both laughing at the book.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 11/03/2026

We’re hiring! 📢 Children’s Books Ireland is seeking a full-time Artist & Programme Officer to support authors and illustrators and help deliver our core programmes and events. childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/... 🗓️ Apply by 4pm, Monday 30th March 2026

Authors signing their books for children.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 03/03/2026

Our Elaina was on the Ireland AM couch yesterday to talk about some of the shortlisted titles for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards 2026. Check out the segment here (01:10:00) ▶️ play.virginmediatelevision.ie/watch/vod/53...

A woman and two hosts of IrelandAm sit on a large couch with a display of books in front of them to discuss

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 03/03/2026

Tá Léigh Leabhar Gaeilge anseo, treoir léitheoireachta nua lán le moltaí do leabhair iontacha Ghaeilge d’aoiseanna 0-18. Aimsigh cóip agus bígí ag léamh as Gaeilge do Sheachtain na Gaeilge i mbliana 📚 childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommen...

The cover of Léigh Leabhar Gaeilge and the supporting resource guide superimposed on top of a photo of the physical guide.

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 28/02/2026

After more school visits and a final stage show, day 5 culminated with an inspiring lecture by Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde in the historic setting of Elmwood Hall. Thank you to all that joined us in celebrating the joy of children’s literature. Whole Wild World North tour - over and out 🚌 💨

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 27/02/2026

For day 4 we jumped from place to place with schools visits, live shows and workshops. Hard to believe we’re almost at the end! 🚌 📍 Carniny P.S > 📍 Seamus Heaney HomePlace > 📍 Seamus Heaney Centre 🛑

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 25/02/2026

For day 3 of the Whole Wild North tour the gang split up to cover more ground 🚌 ⛴️ Team A: Killowen PS Team B: Rathlin Island Mission: accomplished ✅

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Children's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 24/02/2026

Day 2 brought our first stage show in the beautiful Guildhall in Derry 📍 4 authors, 1 illustrator and 350 very excited students from local schools.

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