How to raise a creative child – who’s also happy, empathetic and imaginative
Small children may seem innately creative, but adults can help or hinder this impulse
New schools ‘struggling’ to fill libraries due to cut in books grant
Campaign launched to reinstate primary school library fund abolished 15 years ago
New fund to provide libraries for Irish schools
Memorial fund is named after children’s literature champion Robert Dunbar
Doodle 4 Google drawing competition opens to public vote
Record 5,000 entries submitted by children aiming to get their logos on Google.ie
Radio review: Sex and Spacey calm Anton Savage during first Today FM show
Nervous broadcaster forgot to pay for parking and was clamped while on air
The big draw: an A to Z of great children’s illustrators
Illustrations are a touchstone of children’s literature. Here is a potted guide to the artists behind some of the best-loved stories
The story behind Beyond the Stars
Sarah Webb explains how she persuaded the cream of Irish children’s writers and illustrators to combine on an anthology to raise funds for Fighting Words
Eoin Colfer is third Laureate na nÓg for children’s literature
Novelist ‘incredibly honoured and petrified’ to be taking on role
The monster success of the Hugglewugs
Niamh Sharkey’s delightful picture book ‘I’m a Happy Hugglewug’ has led to the hit Disney series ‘Henry Hugglemonster’ – and to a careful consideration of her responsibility to her young audience
Deirdre Madden on space and time
Deirdre Madden’s new novel is about a slippery subject. But it’s far from being weird, obscure or overly philosophical
‘Irish illustrators are on fire at the moment’
Ahead of the Rebels and Rulebreakers Children’s Books Ireland Conference, which takes place this weekend, we asked some of the participants about which books rocked their world
Creativity, independence, heart: the future of design
As the Offset design conference kicks off, we ask designers what lies ahead, and look at the best of what’s on offer this weekend
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