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    Ebook27 pages6 minutes

    Fionnuala

    By Siobhán Parkinson and Carol Betera

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    About this ebook

    Four short stories about the everyday life of a little girl—reminiscent of Shirley Hughes, from Ireland's first Children's Laureate

    Alexandra's adventures include changing her name, bedtime fears, and a plaster disaster. These stories by Ireland's first Children's Laureate were originally broadcast on Ireland's national public service television, and are great for reading aloud to young children. Warm stories for bedtime reading are complemented by sweet and charming illustrations. Also available in English as Alexandra.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLittle Island Books
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781910411216
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    Fionnuala
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    Siobhán Parkinson

    Having grown up in Galway and Donegal, Siobhán Parkinson has lived most of her adult life in her native Dublin. She studied English literature and German at Trinity, and went on to take her doctorate in English literature. She has worked for many years as an editor, a profession that very closely resembles that of writing. She concentrates more on her writing these days, but is also a very active member of the writers-in-schools scheme, and she gives workshops in creative writing and talks on her work in all sorts of situations. She has held various writing residencies and has been editor of, Inis -- The Children's Books Ireland Magazine, and Bookbird, the IbBy International magazine. Her books have won numerous awards and been translated into lots of languages, her favourites being Latvian, because it is so different, and Japanese, because it is back to front. Her husband, Roger Bennett, is a woodturner and teacher, and her son Matthew is almost grown up. Being her son didn't do him too much harm, he claims, but time will tell. Her book Sisters ... no way! won the Bisto Book of the Year award. Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) won a Bisto Merit Award. Siobhán's next book, The Moon King, also won a Bisto Merit Award and was on the iBbY Honour List 2000, in Ireland's first year as a member of iBbY. Siobhán was Ireland's first Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate) from 2010-2012.

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