Books for children by Mary Arrigan

Technicolour Treasure Hunt — Learn to Count With Nature (Wide Eyed, €12.80 HB)

Books for children by Mary Arrigan

It cleverly unites colours, counting and nature in an attractive format.

The young reader is asked to identify flowers, fruit, birds, and beasts, from frogs, tomatoes, to whales and orang-utans.

Fun and learning in a book that will last.

Sir Scaly Pants, The Dragon Knight by John Kelly (Bloomsbury, €9.00).

On his way through the forest Sir Kindly comes upon a scaly little creature that has just come out of its shell. True to his name, Sir Kindly takes the poor little fellow home to his castle.

Lady Kindly loves the little boy and nurtures him into becoming a brave little fellow who fears nobody, especially, mean bullies.

When an enormous, fearsome giant with stinky breath, bad teeth, and worst of all no manners, comes to town creating mayhem who will be the one to put things right?

Beautifully illustrated and full of laughter, this is just the book to delight children aged six and upwards.

The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Chicken House, €9.00).

This is a mysterious atmospheric tale of an imaginary isle whose people live under the rule of a virtual dictatorship.

When the dictatorial Governor first arrived on the island, the indigenous birds flew backwards into the sea — an omen of the unease which would pervade the community for years.

When the Governor’s daughter Lupe disappears, Isabella, whose father is the island’s cartographer, knows that not alone has she not been kidnapped, but she has actually set out to find the murderer of their mutual friend Cata.

Isabella too, disguised as a boy, sets out for The Forgotten Territory to find her friend.

It is little consolation when she meets the Governor and his search party, as they are all now in mortal danger from the Banished, and legendary monsters called Tibicenas.

As they progress, even more frightening legendary figures have to be faced down. An exciting adventure with a likable heroines. Suitable for age 12 and upwards.

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