Children’s books reviews: Dinosaur-changing pies, mysteries and a fairy-tale tour of Cork

Pet O'Connell rounds up a selection of books for little ones to teens

Jen Wallace, aided by Alan O’Rourke’s expressive illustrations, succeeds in tapping into the obsession many children have with dinosaurs by imagining how it might feel to become a real-life Deinonychus.

Dinosaur Pie by Jen Wallace (Little Island, €9.99)

Rory, sometimes known as Roary Rory, is accustomed to glitches. This is how they can feel: “Words are bashing and bumping around my brain. They have sharp edges … I clutch my head and stomp my feet hard on the floor. I need to run away. I need to scream.”