Five people, including two young girls, have been pepper-sprayed during clashes between supporters and opponents of Donald Trump.

TWEET, Tweet in the Tree by Julie Fletcher and Anna Lubecka (Caterpillar Books, €6.30) is a handy-sized board book for toddlers aged 18 months who are at the stage of identifying animals and birds. The loud colours and simple shapes, along with easy rhyming read-aloud words, create the perfect bedtime book.

AMID all the hype of the court cases surrounding Operation Amethyst, there has been a lot talk about the horror of the abuse of children.