Children's books
Winter comes and the birds swoop to find food whilst the farmer in his red tractor spreads fertiliser for the spring.
What will have grown above the earth when the sunshine comes in a few months’ time, and where does pussy cat go for the night?
Beautifully illustrated with excellent, child friendly artwork, this is surely a book for keeps.
Words by Katie Cotton and Drawings by Stephen Walton (Frances Lincoln, €20.30) This artistic tour-de-force features stunning charcoal nature portraits accompanied by a sparkling poetic text.
The superb drawings serve to remind us of the fragility of the various species featured, while the extra challenge of seeing how many should feature on the following pages will help to keep the very young reader on board.
A glossary of environmental information about the vulnerability of these animals and birds makes for worrying reading.
by Alan Nolan (O’Brien, €7.99) This is an amusing romp featuring youngsters Conor and his feisty tomboy friend Charlie.
Both young scouts are on a trip to Lough Dan in County Wicklow and unfortunately have to join the orienteering team of Damien and Gulliver ,a pair who constantly make life miserable for Conor.
When the bullies decide to have lunch and send Conor and Charlie ahead to complete their assignment, the pair of friends discover a caveman entombed in ice. When they accidentally thaw him out their biggest challenge will be keeping his existence secret.
Soon they set about teaching him to speak, and he proves to be such a willing learner that he is offered an important job — of all places in their school!
The pair have other uses for him as there are a few scores to be settled with the school bullies, but first they must protect him from some very interested professors who have got wind of their discovery. This is a very funny story that will appeal to the eight to 10 age group.
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