Children's books

WITH the Children’s Book Festival imminent, now is a good time to introduce the very young to the pleasure of reading.

Debi Gliori’s books for toddlers are always a delight.

Her newest story, Stormy Weather (Bloomsbury; €13.90 HB) has all her trademark cosy charm. In rhyming format, it focuses on the comforting protection of animal and bird mums or dads for their young in the night.